Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-30
Great Fillmore Demonstration in New Orleans.

The New Orleans papers contain glowing accounts of
great meeting of the friends OF Fillmore in that CITY on
Wednesday OF last week 1t in response to call for
the revival the FILLMORE Rangers"-the Old Guard OF
the glorious battle OF ls4s aud all agree that was one
Of the largest nobest and enthusiastic gatherings
that assembled in the Crescent city The following
stirring is from the Bulletin Read tit will do
your hearts good, and all the enthusiasm of your
natures Push the ball and glorious victory in No
vember will be your reward:
GREAr FILLMORE RALLY At ODD FELLOWS Hall
New Orleans sends greeting her sister cities of the
South and West and and North She spoke last
ing, Odd Fellows Hall, and in that will be likely
10 be understood Fillmore gathering, such a. never
before assembled in that building took place and mor,
shout heard that will reverberate over hill aud valley
along the plains and the prares and be echoed back
till the spirit Of il shall be caught by the entire Soutb
10 the great Fillmore meeting in New York and it was
fsponse too TO those who think il Ct and decent To rey,
and Willy the only man who capable OF riding upon tn,
storm and directing the whirlwind OF the times and out
them bring peace and safety.
Notwithstanding the intense heat OF yesterday and the
luxury OF the cool breezes of the evening" Odd Fellows
Hall-the largest in the city-was only crammed b,
dense mass oil citizens inside, but the doors Windows
and every accessible place. presented dense thropg
people, "a though some extraordinary spectacle was about
70 be exhibited We could not get near enough Ia
who the officers WERE though We we're toli that Ne
Thomas f. Adams presided. As we entered Mr. Glendy
Burke just mounting the platform at the call Of the
multitude.
"Filmore Rangers" said he and the words were M
sooner uttered than the house shook with a tumultuou,
shout He spoke but few moments bot every sentence
elected applause from the multitude. He was fol.
lowed by A. Foute, Esq who greeted by a perfect
storm OF enthusiasm from beginning 10 end.
occasionally "A he spoke Tor the preservation Of the
Union and Mr. Fillmore the whole audience rose 10 their
feet waving their hats amid long and vocrous cheering
In the midst OF his speech company entered bearing
one OF the identical banners which borne on 10 yc
In S4s, with the Taylor and Fillmore in.ci
| had u -.
messed the that followed We cannot describe and
shall not attemptit We witnessed wilder scene
OF political poasurabe excitement As spon Mr. Foute
could be heard again, he closed and succeeded by
w Harmon Esq, who enchained the multitude for about
half an hour by lucid and powerful appeal for the Union
aud tie election Of Nc Fillmore the only means of pre
serving IT, being constantly interrupted by cheer after
cheer az though impossible help on the part of
those present. The meeting exhibited tie right shirt
/ one.
We have not 10 extend these remarks We say
sgan that New Orleans sends greeting her sister cities
throughout The UnOn AZ well % Lou sanan and the
neighbonng States The assembage of the Fillmore Ran
gets last evening earnest Of what tie conservative
FILLMORE men Of the country may expect of the d,v
OF trial Light up the watch fires Take the banners and
inscube upon them those words Of hre-'The Union il
must be preserved Millions Of hearts will tlirob in de
Ia '''' WIN preserve
Weought 10 aid that the Fillmore Ranger. were dolv
organized az Club and w. y r Parker chosen Presi
/ dent '
Alter the adjournment Of the meeting they formed into
line and marched the strain Of martial rnnsc tboub
/ The streets amid continued cheers
Thus opens brightly and gloOusy the campaign here.