New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-29
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THIRTY THOUSAND MEN IN LINE.
The New York papers publish lengthy accounts
of the tremendous Union demonstration in New
York city on the evening Of the 23d. From the
Herald's report we extract the following:
The Minute and the Union Men turned out in
immense numbers last night. On the Sd October
the Wide Awakes had their procession, 80 long
talked Of, and introduced like stage display,
with a blast and flourish Of trumpets. The pro-
cesson was large, though not SO large as the Re-
pubiicans claimed, and was composed, for great
part, of youths able to carry torches, but unable
to vote, either at the approaching election in No
vember, or, from appearances, at several subse-
quent elections. The ranks were swelled by clubs
from the back country, cities and villages-from
Albany, Troy, Hartford, Danbury, Boston, and
even from more distant points. This conglomera-
ton OF clubs, metropolitan and urban, passed
through the streets in solemn array, like mid
night parade Of the Sons Of Malta, nnenthusiastic
and awakening no enthusiasm. A party Of cowled
monks, bearing lighted tapers, returning from a
funeral; would have been quite as provocative of
any political excitement as those Wide Awakes,
who were SO called, as wit happily observed,
because they had no place to Sleep The crowd
which gathered to see them appreciated as all
New York crowds do, this lack of enthusiasm, and
before half of the duh procession had passed, the
Wide Awakes were popularity christened "soIn-
nambulists,o or " sleep-walkers.n
Capt. Isaiah Rynders saw the procession, and
determined to surpass it. With the aid of the
Union men of all parties he has succeeded in doing
more than he intended; he has given us genuine
torchight procession, the greatest New York ever
saw-in numbers and general appearance unsur-
passed-a procession seven miles in length, and
which was over three hours in passing any given
point; organized upon principle directly oppo-
site to that of the Wide Awakes the procession Of
last night was composed, with the exception of a
few invited clubs, entirely of our own citizens,
men who can and will vote here in the city and
State. In numbers it more than doubled the Wide
Awake procession, there being, upon the lowest
estimate, from twenty-five to thirty thousand men
in line, while in elan, vim and enthusiasm, it was
uneguaed. Cheering and cheered, it swept
through the streets mass of lights, men, music,
cannon flags, uansparencies, tableau, fireworks,
and banners, indescribably imposing, and the
shouts which everywhere responded to the cheers
OF the clubs from the thousands who lined the
cession were SO. numerous that the thousands in
line were hardly missed. The crowds upon the
sidewalks were unequaIed even at the Prince of
Wales reception, and so orerfowed the streets
that the procession could hardly pass, the men
cheering and the ladies enthusiastically waving
their handkerchief. As the various companies
passed the Herald Office on their return, they
cheered tremendously. il the light from those
countless torches could iilumine all minds if all
would keep step to the music of the Union if all
our voters would come forth, like the minute men
of 76, at the signal of danger to the Union, Black
Republican fanaticism would be rebuked, the
Wide Awake torches quenched, national conserv-
atism once more rule the land, and none need
fear for the safety Of our country and our whole
country.