New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-20

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and their tops covered with young men and fire.
works. 4 more respectable looking and actually
respectable body of gentlemen never turned out
on any political occasion in this country. Their
number surprised everybody, particularly those
who were inclined to believe the Fossil organiza-
ton more or less joke.
So immense was the procession, and 50 unwieldy
byreason Of its great length, that the order Of the
clnhs as laid down in the programme was not en-.
tirely observed. We noticed clubs differently
placed in the march down, from their place in the
march up.
The Young Ben Ringers we're out in great force
with THEN 0ig bell on an ornanented truck, ring
ing, and thor usual splendid show of bannors
wreaths, and shieldshaped tfansparencies.
The Consultation Cln5 we're also out in great
force, with their rich ana plentiful variety Of ban
ncrs and tTansparcacies. Their Illuminated eagle
was q very pretty thing 70 look at.
Tho Mounted Bell Knights came praneing along
on their nettlesome steed5 in most gallant array.
They had their splendid banner along, and wore
their usual uniform of banded caps and beited
coats.
The Bell Champions were out for the first time
a long line of handsome and stylish-lookng young
gentlemen, the very flower of the youth Of New
Orleans, with handsome banner and appropriate
transpaFencies
After aE the above followed the Ward clubs,
headed by the Bell Rangers Of the First Ward, a
powerful body Of men, with rousng display of
banners and patriotic and eomical transparencies.
Next, the Mount Vernon Club, of the Second
Ward, another very numerous and solid body of
men, having, in addition to their original banners
and pictures, large line Of crescent Transparent.
cics bearing appropriate notices.
The Everett Rangers, of the Third Ward follow.
ed in great force, with a proper assortment OF
banners, transparonciss and comieal pictures.
Then came the Bunker Hill Rangers, of the
Fourth Ward; not their first turnout, but the same
as first turn5ut their big illuminated and flower
wreathed transparency representing Bunker 1iill
Monument, and their numerous other monument
shaped transparencies, being an entirely new and
muclrapplauded feature in the procession.
| The windup Of the procession was composed oi
the Union Club aud the Everett Guard, both o.
| tie Fourth District, last, but not by any means
least, in the patriotic pageant. The Garden Dis
tricters were out in great and tumultuous force
and had more banners and dtTanspareGcies, actually
than we had time to look at
Imagine the above grand turnout Of the clubs
with their varied and faneifal lights, flags flying
music playing, negroes bearing pine torches al
along on both sides of the clubs see the con
tinuai discharges Of fre-rockets and other works
/ ana the gorgcd streets through which the blazing
spectacle threaded its way, and the crowds o!
ladies that waved kerchiefs and rung bells in front
Of illuminated houses and gardens: hear the
endless lrlzzaing, and the general racket of en-,
thusfasm which fairly drowned the music along
| the mareh-imagine, see and hear all this, and
even then you Will have but faint idea of wha
transpired last night: certainly the greatest ant
grandest political demonstration ever witnessed il
New Orleans.
a number of the clubs did not turn out With
out them the display was great enough. No on,
could correctly estimate the length of the process
sion, for there was no one point at which the hal
of it could be seen, except when it was coiled nj
in Clay Square, Transforming that grassy park int
a blazing field of fire. What will the next mas
meeting be, with all the clubs in the field
As the procession passed up Camp street, tht
Crescent office was honored in the usual heaHt,
manner; and after the disbandment of the pro
cesson on Canal street, at a late hour, the Young
Bell Ringers paid special visit, and treated Us
to charming serenade, for which, of course, w
were thankful as ever, and properly proud.
The late hour at which We write necessitates on
demonstration was one entitled to pages rather
than columns. All we have to say, in conclusion
is-look out for the next mass meeting