Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-12-29
Prom tha Riehmon;l Enaniror.
The Democrats Festival.

On Wednesday night. was the grandest
and most brilliant affair we have ever
seen in Richmond. The city swarned
with Democracy. and it's beacon fires
lighted up every portion of Richmond.
At half-Past Eve, P. NJ. a large crowd,
including many ladies, collected in front,
OF the Capitol Portico, TO witness the
beautiful display of fireworks, which
went off admirably. The last piece was
most brilliant and rich specimens of
Pyrotechnicszit wasrrsbeautiful Sun,
presented by Captain Dimmock, who aid
ed by Mr.. BoYles. of the ,Armory. kindly
gave their Valuable assistance in preparing
a handsome trircolored balloon and lIu-
minated with lamps, was set CT: it grace
fully scared up into the, sky, crossing
James River In its course South, and was,
cater long time, lost N the clouds among
: the stars TRe tHfire works over, the
dicrowd moved to the City Hall on Broad
Street, where Torch Light Procession
was formed, led by g. w. Munford,
: Chief Marshal, assisted by Col. T. B.
Bigger. Several hundreds of blazing
torches moved up Broad Street, produ-
cling grand and picturesque effect
There. was but one transparency, and
that was a simple one 1t contained the
names of Pierce, King, and the Consti-
tuition twenty-six stars, and motto,
California is coming" On Broad street,
several houses, principally our German
fellow Democrats, were handsomely, lllu-
rninated-and we observed few elegant
u transparencies in the windows; one of
them Inscribed Democracy forever. =
In reaching Adams street, near which
: point t,centg- seven rockets were sent up,
the procession passed several houses
which were brilliantly lighted up. From
Adams street the procession returned by
Franklin, down Fifth to Main street, and
down Main to 18th street, thence reach
ing the place of dining. The torch-fght
procession, as viewed on Main street, was
one of the most majestic spectacles that
can be conceived. 1t looked like mo-
wing forest of fire. Indeed, the whole CT
~ seemed to be on fire, and the whole
population apparently turned out on the
occasion For the full success of the
torch-light procession much credit is due
to Messrs. w. R. Drinkard, j. M. IL.
Burnett, G. W. Clutter, v; Bargamin,
W. Weiss, ]. kessler and E. Neidt.
An immense crowd was gathered in
and around Mr.. Grants splendid Factory,
which was brilliantly Illuminated, where
the dinner was spread by Geo. E. Sadler,
in an abundance and elegance, that do
him high honor. The whole length oil
the room, 100 by 50, were spread SIX
tables, groaning under the substantials of
life. The room was decorated with the
flags of the several volunteer companies,
and flags from the shipping-and with
Welch's fine portrait of Washington and
jackson, and with several portraits OF
Pierce and King. In the afternoon,
hundreds ofthe fair daughters of the. CT
ty called to admire the elegance with
which the table was arranged and the
room decorated.
The pressure in the building was very
great, and IA, he tables were very often
cleared and replenished, it l. estimated
that from six to seven thousand persons
were IN the room during the evening"
In addition to The Elec.ors and Demvera-
tic members of the Legislature, there
were Messrs. Venable of North Carolina
and Meade of Virginia, in Congress, and
a large number of our fellow Democrats
from Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover
Petersburg, Po~hatan, Louisa, &c, and
also many of our Wing fellow citizens
whom we were pleased to see heartily
enioving the good things set before them
by the Spartan Band. From the
crowds that filed the building. from
the thunder of shouts and applause, one
might we'll have imagined that the Me
tropolis of Virginia was fully in the hands
of the sovereign and unterriied Democ'
racy. THE string of the LATCH was en-
tirely out, and the festival was emphatl
cally free and open-handed. For the
handsome manner in which the arrange
ments for the festival were carried int
successful operation, great credit Is due
to the Committee of Arrangement, and
particularly Messrs. L.. w. Glazebrook
r. o. Haskins, w. G. Tompkins and o
B. Luck .r.. rr.'-
con reaching the tables, the blessing o
Heaven was invoked by the venerable ant
beloved Rev. Philip Courtney OF the Me
thodist Church. .a- .aEU5
DR.. w. A. Patteson presided with grea
dignity and energy. In the absence o.
Judge Mason. John B. Young, ESQ, wa:
appointed a Vice President The sub
stantials being discussed, the President
rose and'made the following admirable
address: t7
Gentlemen, Electors, Members Of the Le-
giSlature, Friends and Feilo1 CitizenS
tits. my pleasure, as it has been my
duty to welcome you here to to this Re-
publican festival, in honor of the signal
triumph of our party, in the late Presi-
dental election.
This victory lacks no element of COM
Pleteuess. 1t is the triumph of truth, oil
fidelity to the Constitution and Union,
over virtual treason tn both of virtl1e