Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-10-17
Volume II.---No. II.
GFrom the Washington Star.]
The KnOw-nOthing Rally-Grand Pro-
cessiOn to Rockville.


From the Washington Star.
The KnOw-nothing Rally-Grand Pro-
cession to Rockville.
Eureka vivat Ju. Tonans! Halo
Kerlumby Erin go Bragh sing Jubi-
lates sound the tocsin strike the Gym
balls beat the drum We are proud
Washingtonians---we are--after the gor-
gcous political pageant of Saturday,
9th Oct, } got up by our own citizens,
regardless of expense and without con-
sideration of outlay. We are surprised
and Indignant that the press of our own
and neighboring cities slur over this
demonstration so slightingly, and it shan't
be said that the Star has failed to do JUS
tice to political. opponents in matter
which does SO much credit to us as q
city.
The morning, then, of Saturday,
dawned brightly and auspiciously. At
sunrise q salute was fred from q park Of
Lancaster guns from the top of the WASH
ington Monument, (Which has lately
been completed by the Know-nothings,)
and from tho plaza in front Of Island
Hall This was the signal for the gath
ering Of the myrads of people of all
ranks, ages, sexes, conditions, and style.
who designed participating in the extra
ordinary demonstration Of the day. Tho
scene, which now began pic up with
grandeur, reached its illuminating point,
when the pageant coIumenced moving,
ut half-past seven, A. NJ, amid the roar
Of cannon, the ringing Of bells, the cla-
NOR of voices, the nodding of plumes,
the roll of drums, tho waving of hanAr
kerchiefs, the flourish Of trumpetz. tho,
$ huttering of flags and banners, thu. blow
, ing of noses, the tramp of hQrses, Che
{ crash of bands, the chanting Of patriotic
! hymns by the moving clans, and @tlic
huzzas of the immense multitude which
, occupied the sidewalks. The procession.
!; when formed, extended from Bcnning's
Bridge to TennalIytown, and was five
hours and sixty-fve minutes in passing
a given point
The following programme of the order
of the procession gives but faint idea
to the reader of the grand result:
PROGRAMME
Escort by the swnmpoodle Artillery.
Musicby the jackson City Cornct Band
Heads Of foreigners on n charger.
Marshal Marshal
Mayor and Aldermen of Jackson City.
Barnum. A straight wing ina glass case. Bolts.
Line Of drqys bearing the paraphernalia Of
disbanded X. N. Lodges. ...aAa
Gentlemen Of leisure.
Beau Hickman. The BoquetlMan.
Political C!ergeymen; twelve abreast. o5
! Anii-Nlaine Law Men.
| Of ..l.ptol Sal...
Grinders. IIand-Organ. Grinders.
Tablet to the memory of o. l.. Whiggery and
| Know hingism--inscription They were
mot particularly lovely in their lives,
and in their deaths they were not
divided.
| One gross Balm OF Thousand Flowers.
| Majority Of the Board Of Aldermen.
Constable. Constable.
Procession OF furniture wagons, loaded with
! rejected Municipal nominations and nc
companying documents.
Majority Of the Lower Board
Constable. Constable.
Motto Political Magnanimity."
National lntelligenccr.
Bunch Of hay. Bunch Of hay.
Copy of WashinPton's Farewell Address re-
| vised and amended TO suit the cxigences
OF Know-nothingism.
| Barrel, labelled Gold Rye"
ocFenlh Nhfo 9HleRhtlOn III uiumphal car,
drawn by thrty-one elephants.
Constable. Constable.
lIobensack's Worm Sirup
Past and present members Of the Jones' Creek
Trade Sales Company.
| Dark lantern. Section Of culvert. Dark lantern.
Colonizcd voters.
Voters on certificate.
Voters just twenty-one years Of age
Delegation Of Tennallytown brokers'
Marshal Marshal
Bladensburg Horse Marines
Members Of the Fifth Ward Mutual Admira-
ton Society.
Delegation OF Camanche Native Americans"
The dead babe "Know-nothingism,' In me-
talic ease, motto;
"Snce am so quickly done for
wonder what was begun for"
Ash cart with the tail-board out
Banner representing the X. N. candidate for
the Presidency seated between two stools
with the fnality Of his spinal column
in harsh juxtapositon with the
ground The stools arc la
bcllcd "Know-notbing-
ISM and "Old-ine
WbigQcry."
The entire population Of the 'Threa Sisters.p
Marshal. Ex-inspeciors Of Tafy Marshal.
Candidates for oiIce---twcntylfye abreast.
oalitionists-l,epublcan and Sinners.
The man who offered TO bet that Fillmore would
carry Maryland, in a straight jacket
Keeper. Keeper.
Women's Rights Men.
hnow-n0thlngs who have refused Office single
file and one deep.
Oaths and obligations Of the K N r. published
boldly to the world, with few unfmport-
ant omissions
Delegation Of ''Natiycs" from the Potomac
river oyster beds.
Plebians. Vi
Juvenile Yankee Doodlcs.
Fancy this imposing assemblagc drawn
up in serried ranks before the Rockville
Exchange--fancy all this, dear reader
and our duty is done. TO the special
Know-nothing Organ we leave the CRATE
full task Of chronicling the doings Of tho
meeting. a
r. S.--Some misanthropic individual
has started report that this procession
consisted Of a couple Of secondhand
omnibusses half filed with boys, and a
raced sulky containing the Seventh
Ward delegation; aud that the grand
array ef marshals we're summed 70 Il.
one unhappy looking parsonage outside
Of q vicious cart horse and with n blno