Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-09-28
Fire Works and Public Meetings.

They must have had Sc high old time,'' at the
grand Democratic Mass Meeting, at Philadelphia, on
the 18th inst. They bad in the frs, instance, an
immense crowd, not to be counted but measured by
acres They had banners, transparences, good
speakers and good letters, and much enthusiasm all
of this good. But they had platform COM
mttee which proved itself not good. Some say that
the committee was slightly over the seas--perhaps
hafseas over, and they treated everybody, especially
the reporters badly. They had also fireworks, and
what then did is thus described bV reporter:
Immediately after the close of MIR. Nichoson's
speech, the Sun of Liberty "a huge freworkl became
outrageous, and placed under the dlsagreeable
necessity of making very brief summary of the
speech. a portion of the Ninth Ward delegation
over jealous in handing up their banners upon the
stand, which was already luttering with them in ev-
cry corner, managed to thrust one of them over a
few of the nnumerable lighted transparencies that
were posted around the platform.
There was but one fash, the fire leaped at a bound
along the fag which, though it had been used as
a kinder, became in one instant entanged with the
Sun of Liberty-a rework ten feet in diameter with
proportionae circumference, and studded with rock
ct heads that could not have contained much less
thln pound of fuminant powder each one Whiz
Bang Whir! Che--fummux! Away went the Sun
of Liberty away went Mr. Ncholsoni 1t was
the charge on the Redan the capture of our report
orial MameIon our Malekoff! Imagine that star,
above your heal and raking you from stem to heel,
just three hundred and seventyive times per second
with many coal scuttes full of cndes and sparks
that burnt like fury-not to speak of the smoke,
which beat that of the Chemical Works in volume,
and acrid lime and as pungent as harts.
horn Oh, let me out! let me in Why, sir on
our veracy, we have stood the edge of the Vesu-
Wan crater, and anything there that began
to be like this Down all the transparencies-
all the banners-all the candes-and all the masses
! L. had oIxo1 a.,
and blocked up the avenues-down they came, apd
danced. leaped and plunged-anerithmon- as though
they liveley set Of fried founders on spree.
Everybody wanted up-we don't know where to
everybody wanted down-duo; everybody wanted
in everybody wanted out of the muss; every bod,
wanted under-the table. We haG no hat on-our
hat was full of sparks-what should we do with our
head Our wig was one-half blaze and the other
half frzze-we didn't like it we didn't like the
heat, nor the noise the smell We had three
smali pepites of fusees in left ear good ounce
Of brown powder in our right eye, and half grown
rocket worrying coat-tail. So, upon the whole
we didn't like any of it. But what TO do? Aban.
pom the batteries Never! Then, how could we,
denned in a corner-evidently the aim of Q ncen-
trated fire that cut OF retreat-a bank of crisp
individuals going through the calsthenics behind,
around, above and under us-coudnt get 10 the bal
! ustrade balustrade ten feet from the ground, and
the huge thirty thousand roaring below. The strug-
gle was tearful-~band playing martial airs
tWave, Munich all thy banners wave,
Who rush to glory the grave" &c.
Bridge OF Lodi, Marengo, Chaputepec, Balaklava-
furious red noses and smuggling haif-transparency
with sail free and equal" bonne,ng corpulent
gentleman, who desperately struggles to be be rid of
his blazing head-dress-awful and demoniac contest
- neither freedom, equality fresh (h) air to be
had--what shall do! While celebrating, we
felt ourselves moved. and all things passed away
one of the thirty thousand, and, though singed, We,
saved Reader had been sweetly pushed over
the balustrade and propelled to the depths below 81
To whoever did that good deed, We say mildly with
our hand on our heart Thank you"
! When We came TO, we found in our possession
what was once dashing white hat, now, alas pie.
bald to complexion, and crumbled sheet or two
J OF brown copy, with bToWner holes through it. In
shape and texture something between sponge cake
and crisp waffies. We looked, and the Sun of Lib
erty was giving one last malicious whiz of triumph
with several queer looking Samsonian gentlemen
whom we hadn't seen before bowling harmoniouslJ
from the ''coignes Of vantage under the platform
If Mr.. Jackson, of Philadelphia will take the res
possibility the next time of keeping the whole pyro
technic planetary system at RESPECTFUL distance from
the speakers stand be will oblige the Press B,
such an arrangement that of Monday night W,
poor fellows, TOO close to such SUM- are per fore
driven into the role of the comet not even omittin,
the characteristic of that heavenly body-a blaznl
.ai: but tnen comets have not top-knots or wits
kers!
After all, nobody badly hurt, though man,
/ were somewhat bruised. We should have regards
the whole affair as summary and fiery judgmen
upon those rash individuals who had dared to meddl
with the reporters only that we suffered among tn
worst
!, However, the Sun OF Liberty was at last coaxe
to keep quiet and IN about twenty minutes the meet
resumed its former appearance, but the reporter
table and chair were gone, and we found it absolu,e
impossible to get again upon the stand, which wa
much too small for any such purpose as that fo
which II had been designed Henoo xDa mao obI;
like the other representatives of the Press. to tak
our notes below as We best might on our diapidale
hats, on other mems shoulder, or in any way pract
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