Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-06

ing of the clans as is seen but once In a lie
time, and when once seen is never forgotten
1t seemed that half of Middle Tennessee had
poured its teeming thousands into the city,
which shook to its very foundation with the
incessant shouts for BELL aud the Union.
We have neither the space nor the ability
to describe the scene as il was. The affair
was mere neighborhoOd meeting" but 1t
was as If a thousand neighbOrboUds had
been melted intO one, and had come together
to testify their devotion TO the Union. and
their determination to defend the Constitu-
ton against its foes, be they of the North or
of the South While the procession was
forming, the Public Square was a solid mass
Of people, while countless bright eyes BEAM
ed, and myriads of hankerchiefs waved, from
the neighboring windows a tempest of balls
sent up deafening peal, and ten thousand
voices rang the battle-cry which will to-day
nerve the arms AID inspire the hearts of mil
lions of American freemen- The music of a
dozen bands mingled with the hurrahs of the
multitude, and above the great throug hun
dreds of gay flags and bright banners rolled
out their broad folds in the warm beams of
of the unclouded sun.
At last the prOcc essiOI was formed, aud
the word to move of was given First came
HoRS's Silver Band in their splendid chariot
drawn by four hor-es- Then followed the
Consolation, beautiful ship manned with
full crew. and her tall masis ano rigging
gayly decorated with flags and stremers.
young sailors, with that same old coon" be-
tween them. The Constitution had an arma
ment of six guns on Carriages, with which
continued caunonading was Kept up all
along the route. Next came the military.
consisting of the Bell Grays. the Bell High
Ianders and the Bell Blues. each headed 10y a
band of music. These were followed by the
orators of the day aud others in car
riages, and then came the the Union, live
steamboat. under full head of steam, with
her captain, her pilot. her engineer and fire
men all at their posts. and her machinery in
full play. The Constitution and the Union were
the chief ''lious'; of the PROFESSIONS, and were
greeted everywhere with deafening shouts
The former was gotten up for the occasion
by Capt. r. L. CRENsHAB. OF the Bell High
landers. and others of the gallant Union
boys of the Fourth Ward The steamer
Union came from the no less gallant Union
boys of South Nashville. Eich oil these was
ter craft bore banners with appropriate in
scriptions. Behind them came humberl4ss
carriages and buggies flied with ladies and
gentlemen, bearing flags and banners; and
then some two or three hundred young men
who will to-day cast their fir t votes, and
will cast them for the Union. They all wore
badges with suitable notices, and presented
long and very encouraging array Of youth
ful patriots about to strike the first blow in
behalf of their cOuntry's cause.
Three printing Offices on wheels were pro-
minent and interesting features of the i'm
mense procession. They were furnished on
by the DAILY Banner, one by the Diiy Patri1t,
and the third by Mr. VI. o. Books. They
had their competitors setting type, and their
presses in operation, throwing off hundreds
of circulars which were scattered among the
people. There were also two tin shops. each
with four or five workman busily engaged in
making buckets. cOffse-pots, trumpets, &c,
which were also distributed amongshe crowd
as fast as finished. And then there was a
black smith shop, with its bellows and anvil.
with the smith hammering away sas large as
life and quite as NATURAL
On broad earpeted platform or stage
stood soldier in complete armor,'' holding
in one hand sword and in the other bleed
ing head, while his foot rested upon head
less effgy il human shape, representing Dis
union. Above him foated the stars and
stripes. the flag of the Union and the Union
party. mss.
After all came hundreds of men on horse
back, with banners and flags. A large dele
CATION from EdgefeId joined in the process
sion. headed by Fenton's Silver Band.
Having marched through The principal
streets Of the city, the procession returned to
the Public Square, aud the people having
gathered around the stand at the East front
of the Court HOUSE, sIirri1g and eloquent
rallying speeches were made by the Hon. JOHN
s. BKIES. the Hon. Russell HoUsroS. and the
hOH- EDWIN u EWING. which were received
with unbounded enthusiasm.
The procession was about one mile in
length, and from one end TO the other was a
perfect blaze of excitement and enthusiasm.
Many of its prominent features We have no,
time nor space to notice besides the whole
affair was so unique, stupendous and imposing
it were worse than win to attempt anything
like description.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS LAST NIGHT.
Never within the memory OF the Oldest in
habitant was there such a demonstration in
Nashville as that of last night. Il was grand
and glorious beyond description. Even the
days of 40 aud "A never Wit
messed anything to equal it. For long hours
the principal streets OF the city were as rivers
Of fire, whose light blotted out the stars aud
Lit up the whole heavens like mighty con
dagration. =s - ss-
The torch-light procession, made up not
,f boys, bat of men who will strike another
blow for the Union to-day, was nearly Two
niles ia Ieagth-byl tar the longest ever seen
q Tennessee. There were nearly Thousand
orches, and the number of hanners aud trans |
,arencies was beyond cumputalion. The |
teamer Union, the ship Constitution, and the |
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