New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-18

Mobile. :. - - sit
ENTHUSIASTIC TURNOUT OF rHs mAssra
No. lTsfa1t4
On Monday evening grand Union mas So.
ing and torch-lfght procession took psaes In
of character that fully established the sact 81 IL
great strength and enthusiasm 81 the Ben ard II.
erett party Of that city. The Advertiser furnisbss
| the following report Of The affair:
Last night was the first outside dFspfav pY f9sa
| Bel and Everett party Of Mobile, and IL was Of
sucn nature as to cheer the hearts Of the friends
OF the cause and to dispirit its ener1ies Nenv- 81
our oldest citizens declared it the largest nnh4sr
meeting ever assembled Id Mobile and Il castainiv
doubled n numbers any previous political display
| had here this season.
1 A large assembly had gathered I'm front ne fbe
Courthouse previous to the arrival Of tf,e several
\ clubs, and when they came the broad street gvaa
| densely packed from Royal nearly to St Emansel
/ street, the Knights and Rangers extending sven
| beyond that limit. Not more than half the meet
| ing could approach the stand near ehaagf 10.
| catch the words Of the speakers; indeed the
crowd was large enough to have made audience
| for three or four speakers from as many different
| stands.
After the clubs had taken their positions tie
multitude were called % order By John Hail. Esq,
| on whose motion W. j.. Ledyard, Esd was invited
| to preside. Gen. Dennis Dent and II. Pegrynaan
| were chosen Wee Presidents, and MessYg d.
| ssodder and J. J. Il. Wilson, Secretaries.
Before taking the chair, Mr.. Ledysrd msas q
brief address, giving some account Of the progress
of the cause in Virginia and Tennessee, which
States he has recently visited, and paying hand
some tribute to to the political worth, aoundnessi
and integrity Of John Bell. His remarks we're re-
ceived with much satisfaction BY the audience.
On concluding, he introduced Col. G. C. Grove,
Of Perry county, who took the stand and made
brief address. He was suffering, he said, from
severe cold and had been advised BY physician
against appearing and attempting to speak last
night, but he could not resist the temptation to
speak briefly, promising to deliver more elabo-
rate address on another occasion before he should
leave the city.
After Col. Grove concluded, the chairman an
nounced Col. Field of New Orleans, who was an
nouneed and was expected to be present, for sore
cause had not arrived, and as the main feature Of
the display was the procession, IT was thought best
to dismiss the meeting without further speaking
The procession was then formed under the charge
of Capt ]. s. Secor, as Grand Marshal, on Goyern-
ment street, counter marching ON that street TO
Royal, and proceeding thence according to the
route laid down in the published announcement.
1t was, we think, the longest, as it certainly was
the most brilliant political procession We ever saw
in Mobile. The view on Government street, as the
counter-march proceeded, was exceedingly strii-
ing and beautiful. An idea of the number COM
prising it may be obtained from the fact that 1t &
was over twenty minutes passing e given point.
When the last of the Bell Knights, who turned out
in great strength, had passed from Government
into Royal street, the Creek Rangers talso mounted)
who brought up the rear, were apparently but just
below Hamilton street.
The transparencies and notices were numerous
and attracted great attention. The clubs generally
exhibited much taste in their designs. Among The
most elaborate and striking of these waa Ininia-
tnre representation of the Federal Capitol, the
dome surmounted by the portrait of Washington
and the q stars and stripes,'' and on the side the
words g Bell and Everett at home, March 4, 1851
Just in the rear was large bell hing, which sent
forth its peels all along the march. The whole
was borne on a strong wagon drawn by two horses.
As the procession moved the air was filled with
rockets, roman Candles etc, making very bril-
liant display of fireworks. The torches Of the
knights and Rangers were also very unique and
made beautiful appearance. a @
We should be glad, did time or space permit, to
notice more particularly the designs and notices
of the transparencies, but we are precluded from
it at present.
We close our hurried account with the remark
that the first public display of the Bell and Everett
men was most brilliant success, but this was only
an earnest of what they are able 70 do on oeea-
sions. Ii sufficient, however, to show that the
county is, by large majority. in favor Of the elec
ton OF our truly noble and national candidates.