New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-05
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 5, 1860
on horseback, all in uniform Of belted coats and

on horseback all in a uniform Of belted coats and
caps, each man carrying star transparency with
the name Of State; a magnificent white satin
and gold-embroidered banner at the head.
The Bell Rangers, of the First Ward another
fine body of men, with large and beautiful ban.
ner, and numerous transparencies with funny pic
lures and patriotic notices. M..@
The Mount Vernon Club, of the Second Ward
ayery large and manly turnout, with handsome
banner and no end of speaking transparencies.
The Everett Rangers, of the Third Ward; an.
other extensive and sinewy band of patriots, with
large banner and multitude of pictorial and
noticed transparencies.
The Bunker Hill Rangers; still another solid and
stalwart crowd, with a picture of Bunker Hill
Monument on their banner, several merry allie
gorical pictures, and trausparencies without limit
The Ninth Ward Bell and Everett Union Club
Of the Third District; very long and solid repre-
sentation of the Glorious Old Third, with an appro
pirate illumination Of banners and transparencies
The Union Club of the Fourth District; a large
body Of patriots good the best, with full quota
of banners and noticed ilIumnatons.
The Everett Guard Of the Fourth District; par
ticularly large and handsome turnout, with as gay
show Of banners and lanterns as any.
body Of men on horseback, without banner
or lights, but the two foremost carrying coons
elevated on lofty poles. We had no chance, in oul
haste, to discover who these men were, but well
bet they are all o. X. for B. & Il.
This closed the procession, which, as may
reasonably be inferred, was of immense length
1t would be idle for us to attempt to compute the
numbers in it, or fthe thousands that filed Congo
Square. We can safely state that in the square, in
the procession, and along the lengthy line oi
march, (eXtending down to Enghen street in the
Third District ana up to First street in the Fourth
District the whole circuit of the march being
about eight miles) the whole population of New
Orleans was visible.
Our limited space compels us to omit many
things we would like to mention; we know we
have not done half justice to the clubs and their
picturesque displays of banners and Transparent,
cies-ilags, shields, stars, bells eagles, and all
their own light aided by lines of blazing torches
on either side, and bringing out, as with the light
of day, the multitudes that lined the sidewalks
and the glorious clusters of ladies that crowded the
veraudahs and balconies, waving their kerchiefs
in response to the cheers from the splendid specta
Gle as it passed. There was never, on any occa
sion, more patriotic or beautiful nocturnal spec
tacle beheld in this city.
As we stood at the corner of Canal and Rampant
Streets we could see the head of the line of fire en-
tering Congo Square, whilst the tail was not vel
out Of Camp street. .~"1
The hour was very late when the clubs finished
their march and separated to return to their re
spective headquarters.
The Constitutional Union demonstration last
night was a little more than the city expected
Look out for the next one! .z. ...@