New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
THE BELL AND EVERETT MEETING.
No.; MONSTER TURNOUT ..m@
TWELVE sPEEoHEs---GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
The neIi and seIl-Rinser Clubs.


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THE ToRGHLIGHT PRocEssIoN.
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The Bell and Everett mass meeting on Canal
street last night was one of the very largest and
most enthusiastic that ever assembled In this city.
The preparations were made on the most liberal
and tasteful scale. large platform extended
from the base ef the Clay Statue in front TO tie
banquette opposite; directly over the Statue was
a lofty arch Of framework covered with canvas,
and illuminated inside, so as to show the notices
and other patriotic devices painted outside On
the arch appeared these famous quotations Of Clay
Webster and Jackson, one under the other
- would rather be right than Of The nited states
Liberty and Union, and forever inseparabet
The Union and shall IL preserved
On either side of these notices were the names
Of Bell and Everett, whilst on the pillars were
painted extracts from Rashington's Farewell Ad-
dress and from one Of Clays great Union speeches.
The whole was handsomely decorated with flags
and the streets brilliantly illuminated. As the hour
of meeting approached, band of music sent up.
its strains the cannon doomed at the foot of Canal
street; rockets and bombs blazed upward, and the
multitude grew larger by steady streams from
every quarter.
The street became densely packed from side to
side and to an invisible distance in the direction OF
the river, there not being light enough to cover the
whole multitude. The balconies and verahdas
were also much crowded, many of the occupants
being ladies, We cannot pretend to compute the
number OF people present; but the meeting was
certainly and by far the largest ever held on Canal
street.
At the proper time, the meeting was called to
order by Mr.. Salomon, who called off the names of
the following gentlemen officers of the meeting:
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9ere Henry Faqan Milton eii NsCsndsh b Sani9s,
,n p%fsfi z r. Maalsn tqn & ehaef NJ Conrad Hon os
PGas v raERet' , ~ E b soaEy E NehGas Murray II
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ch9rlevfle + r Coleman John H Pike H. T. Sietson J. L.
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Paseens Iafarre, Hon John I. Michel, 4 commande,
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| Col. Seymour was heartily welcomed, and, upon
taking the chair, made brief and able speech,
nouneing the object OF the meeting, and alluding
| pointedly to the issues Of the day.
| The Hon. Randell Hunt, who had been announced
as the first regular speaker, was not present. owing
to indsposition, and this was explained to the
crowd. sm. @= -..mu M
| Christian Roselius was next in order. Before he
appeared, the following resolutions, expressive of
| the sense of the meeting, were read
| l. Resolred, That We ratify the action and adopt
the resolutions of the State Constitutional Con-
vention, held at Baton Rouge on the Fourth of
July, 1860.
2. ResoEted, That we desire no other platform
than that promulgated by the National Constitu-
tional Convention.
5. ReSolred, That in John Bell and Edward
Everett, the nominees Of that Convention, we re-
cognize faithful long-tried and efficient public SER
wants, who have always proven true to the high
trusts contded to them, consistent and fearless
advocates of sound, safe and national views and
principles upon all questions of public polity which
now divide and distract the country, and worthy
the confidence and support of the Union-loying
Constitutional men oil all sections and of all
parties, and that we hereby pledge to them
hearty and earnest support.
The resolutions were ratified with will; and
after that, Mr.. Roselius was brought forward, and
began with one of his usual vigorous and telling
| addresses.
| Whilst he spoke the meeting was interrupted,
but in q very pleasant manner, by the arrival of
the g Union Bell Ringers of Jefferson City, with
music bells ringing and @ottoed banners and trans
| parencies.
| Next came the Young Bell Ringers with
music and rockets, marshas on horseback, bells
ngling banners, and transparencies with patriotic
notices. The big transparency at the head bore
| picture of an enormous bell, with the names of
the candidates, and the Union platform. One ban
ner said, :. Young America will protect the legacy
beuueathed by their fathersn another said
Young America we'll take the Union car when
our bell rings" All the four Districts of the city
were represented in this procession of t Young
Bell Ringers Z; and most, if not all of them, will
cast their first vote for President next fall, they
were fully entitled to the enthusiastic applause
which they received.
Mr.. Roselius went on with his speech but as he
spoke, new feature of the meeting presented it,
self; not in the way of interruption, however, it
was merely relief to the extraordinary plethora
of the meeting. w=
| A large part of the multitude, being unable to
get near enough to hear the stentorian voice of
Mr. Roselius, repaired to the west or opposite side
of the statue, where a second meeting was organ
lied and addressed by several speakers.
The lateness OF the hour Of adjournment, and the
difficulty which beset US in taking notes. on
the iammed platform in front, must be our excuse
for not offering even synopsis of the speeches
delivered.
| We can only state that twelve speeches were
delivered; eight in front of the statue, and four
behind it. In front, the speeches of Col. Seymour
and Christian RoseIius were followed by an eo
quent, spirited and spicy variety from Messrs.
Jonas, A. Y. Blocker L. Madison Day, Mcconnell,
James Otis, and Col. Field.
! The meeting in the rear of the statue was adj
dressed by Messrs. A. N. Ogden, Jr., 7. G. Noel
Col Ed. White (the last two of Jefferson City)
and Col. Field. The latter spoke, in answer to
calls on both sides of the statue, being second
speaker on one side and last speaker on the other
1t is impossible at the late hour of this writing, 10
speak of the eloquenee, humor and telling argu-
ments and hits which characterized the speeches