Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-24
Procession in Honor of Messrs Buchanan
and Breckenridge

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On Thursday, the 9th inst, at 10 clock, a.
m the citizens of this District and of the
vcinage, friendly to Messrs buchanan and
breckenridge, as President and Vice President
OF the United States, are respectfully invited
to assemble in front of the City Hall here
Ats o'clock on that morning a national sa-
lutte will be fired. The procession will be then
forthwith formed, and proceed in the follow
ing order, to wit 1t will move down Louisi-
ana avenue to Pennsylvania avenue; along
pennsylvania avenue to Georgetown; there,
up Bridge street to High street up High street
to First street; up First to Fayette up Fay
cite to Second and from thence will return
by Bridge street to Washington city; thence
along Pennsylvania avenue to New York ave-
nue.; thence down New York avenue to Fiji
teenth street thence down Fifteenth street to
Pennsylvania avenue; thence along Pennsyl-
vania avenue to Fourteenth street; thence
down Fourteenth street to Maryland avenue );
thence along Maryland avenue to the Capitol
passing on the south side of the Capitol, by
Pennsylvania avenue, to the Navy Yard and
thence by Pennsylvania avenue back to the
City Hall.
On the return to the City Hail an Grafton
will be there delivered by w alter Lenox, Esq ;
after which a national salute will be fired
At night, between and 9 o clock, citizens,
who may be willing, are invited to illuminate
their dwellings.
The following gentlemen are appointed as
sistant marshals, TO wit: Robert Ould, of
Georgetown, Capt Henry b Tyler, Col j
Berrett, VIM. ID. Mutt, Jno Tyler, jr DR. VIM.
Jones, Major Il. Lindsay, Geo w. Phillips,
Chas Wallach, Daniel Radcliffe, Col. A Pro-
+. Bayly, Maj. S. L. Lewis, Col TT Robin
son, f. Wilson, c Ct Wagner, W. R. Wood
ley, Merit Jordan, Dr. j. Il. Blake, George
McNer, W. Il b. Cross, A A KimmelI, Mai.
j. A. Barker, Capt. P. u. Key, and John +.
Bradley. T-Ts
The Msrshal-in Chief will be designated by
an orange-colored scarf, and the assistant mar
shals by pink -colOrei scsrfs
The marshals who shall have been chosen
by the various clubs within the District will
please report themselves to the chief marshal
At their earliest convenience
The assistant marshal5 are rel uested to meet
at the City Hall at 9! o'clock O. m , on Tues
day next
Citizens in carriages will form and proceed
IN the rear Of the procession
WIN. SELDEN, Chief Marshal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. q, 1856
In consequence of the disbanding of most of
the State Clubs within the District, the Chief
Marshal is prevented from inviting an ap-
pOlntmeRt from them of an assistant marshal
TO represent each State, and as il is very desir-
able that the citizens Of each Of the States re-
siding in this city should participate in the
celebration to take place on Thursday nex',
the following gentlemen have been appointed
TO act as assistant marshais ON that occasion,
with request that they will extend an invi-
tation to the citizens of their respective States
residing in this city, and to any who may be
visiting it, to join in the procession with suit.
able banners. The States not yet represented
by an appointment, will be thus honored 80
soon as the gentlemen they desire 20 act shall
be named to the Chief NJ rshal or either of
the assistants already named:
w. III. Goldman, Me; K F. Page, N Ii :;
X J Ruger, N. Y; A. J. GlOssbrenner, Pa (;
ii. Z Bateman, Nd Col. w. III. Jones, Del.
l. Peyton, Va; J. B Holderby, N C; S. G.
Jamison, S. c; I; Sturgis, Ga; d. K. Lind
say, Ala John Hunnicut, Va; Ii A. Cooke,
Miss Isaac Racket, N. j; N. E Welch,
Mich I. Ii. Maddox, La X. J. Atkinson,
Ohio; J q Long, ILL.,, DR.. Y Hunter, Ky;
j. X p. Campbell, Tenn Dan. Radebaugh,
Ind; J Lackey, Mo. By order:
Z. u. WAGNER, WIN SELDEN,
Assistant Marshal. Chief Marshal