The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-13
From the New Orleans Courier
Great Meeting Of the Democracy.

Great Meeting Of the Democracy.
presume Col. Hodge is convinced by this time that
there some little enthusiasm among the democrats OF
New Orleans, and, at all events that they have degree
OF strength point OF numbers that not to be sneezed
at We ask the Colonel to say, in the sincerity of his
heart if he ever saw so numerous and enthusiastic an
semblage OF men IN Louisiana, or any other part OF the
United States in England, France, Spain, the West
Indies, in South America, in China or the East Indies ,
in all OF which countries the Colonel has travelled and
sojouned. For ourselves, who have been out of
our country, confess anything
equal to it, or like it. The whole of Canal street,
$50 feet in width, from Dauphine Chares Streets
blocked up with one solid mass of human beings; while
further down Canal street, towards the woods and up
from Charities street, towards the river the democracy
spreadno so densey packed, but yet very consid
cradle numbers; and then again in ST. Charles, from Ca
nal street to the hotel, and beyond and around the hotel
the mass was scarcely less compact than in the hckest
part of Canal street
distinguished military officer, says the number of persons
present not less than 10000 We have been told BY
several gentlemen who attended the whig meeting on the
preceding Saturday. that meeting five times as
numerous One of friends says the democratic meet
ing compared to that of the wings, the proportion
OF ten to Let this be as may, il glorious meet
ing, gratifying to the friends OF sound principles and
suspicious OF the best results in louisiana and through
out the Union 1t was not alone the vast number as
sembed that held forth fair promise for the future it
was the spirit of patriotism, the devotion to democratic
principles glowing in every BOSOM and beamne in every
eye, that convinced the lookeron that the GOOD OLD
CAUSE yet safe and that sustained by muudes
like this of free and bold hearts, the names of CASS
and BUTLER will be borne in triumph from the Rio
Grande to the st. Lawrence.
The democrats had their cannon, their rockets, and
their music but they needed not these appliances 10 eX-
cite their ardo They felt the impulse of duty and that
was stimulant enough. The wings, with whom every
thing is arhhcial could not account for the animation
that pervaded the democratic Masses reused to the high
est pitch OF enthusiasm and yet conducting themselves
in the most perfect ORDER act of violence was wit
| messed, not an unseemy word was heard
About o'clock the barouche drawn by four ELEGANT
white horses, containing General Butler Governor John
son. and Senator Soule, was working its way with
great difficulty with the handsome Of young demo-
Gratis horseback, through the crowd that filled St
Charles and Canal streets On arriving the stand the
General received with shouts, the like of which we
never heard beforebut probably not loud as those of
the wings of New Orleans on General Taylor's nomna
ton, which nobody heard the spot, but which the
General heard by telegraph at Baton Rouge
General Butler was addressed by Capt B D. Howard
and his speech, together with the Generals reply will
appear IN the next number of the Courier.
When the speaking was over the democracy formed