The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-21
MILITARY AND TRADE PROFESSIONS.

Among the interesting features Of the great deoosra
tion the large turn cut of embryo military organza
tions the mpromptu professions of he trades and
benefit societies Many Of the merchants and manufsc
tures who closed their places Of business and ceased
operations In their workshops and factories placed them
selves at the head Of their employees and proceeded with
them in Q body 10 the place of meeting This immense
turn o Of the bone and snew Of the city showed in-
contestbly that the working men were In favor of
supporting the government vindcatng the constu-
tion and laws Of their country. II empty pa,
geant there very ltts in the way of mere show,
and nothing In the form Of nssl glitter and gewgaw dis
play With admirable taste, too, there single
party badge, banner device Of any kind. Following
the recommendation of the Committee Of Arrangements
occasional motto expressive of determination 10
maintain and uphold The Union, potpg borne aoft
but the American ensign. This national emblem, how
ever be In profusion, and Of all Sizes from
the tiny toy flags, stuck in the horses head
stalls the hatbands Of tho men, TO the full grown
bunting requiring strong To carry it. But what
gave the principal ed to the presence Of many Of
salwart working was the fact that many of them
bad volunteered 10 their country and ready
start at moments notice 10 wherever danger called
ana their services were required
THE coRTLANDr STREET DEMONSTRATION.
OF these trade professions, ho creates AID moat Sig
nicant that got up by the merchants and others
ing business Corandt street. For days past the
merchants in this street have been very do
monstrstiye in their attachment 70 the Union, and
the national ensgn has been displayed there pretty freely
II only required opportunity for a significant.
dppay OF their patriotic sentiments to be made. The
great meeting in Union square yesterday embraced
that opportunity. Accordingly, at eight O'Clock yes-
tefday morning, movement toward extemporanoous
monster procession begun by Meadey Stowcu Co.,
grcceIs, Of No IL CottIandt They were oined
Dy W. a. Livingston Co, No Cortiandt street, and
Mr. Charles NJ Brewer dong business in the
The merchants Iii the respond d promptly and
subscribed handsomely 10 have the thing carried out
proper manner, and the whole arrangements placed
der the narshashp Of Mr. Bro ven, VINO IS member Of
the New York vouneers and served in the Mexican war
for which he received a medal which he yesterday.
The procession STARTED from Cortlanat street
O'Clock, and passed up Broadway 10 Union square on
entering which they took ncr position IN front Of the
Church OF the puritars ON starting the procession
muster ed about two thousand men, which augmented
all along the line OF march, I'LL, enter the square,
1t aid Dot have been composed Of fewer lhan ve thou
ssnd, among whom were u very large number OF prom
nent chants.
cannon at the head of tho cormn, and after 1t
marched RobeF tson fn band pliSing succession OF
lively All along lhe route the procession was
CHI ed most l1sty, and tbs ladies' their hand
kercbies from the " .pdogs
Along with those who marched on foot were large
nrmber III business wagons, Deloog ne % the irns 10
winch thoy were seyetaly attached The vehicles and
horses were an apdson",y decorated With American
flags. They ~-re as foli3ws:-
tie Western Botcl csrr,ase nled with borders,
composed principally farmers osber reslo2ts from
The q cat Nofthwee BoJh hctscs and carriages
rofusciy decora "a with the nat onfl ensign
A wogon, belonging Ia BiSslow dosg ara dealers in
boots sboes bea ING ta1pvr Tith this hscfip;son
IrE sTAss nGlrfs
stAfVTAusED.
In from, a handsome pc.lte o Wash'ngtoa as
youth IN The C0ntmertt uniform fhs tarn out was
also handsomely ornom.pioa &h me stars and stripes
wagon belonging TO ofairbans & Co, scale and aianco
manufacturers.
wagon, belonging to Mead, Eclchor and TITUS grocsrs
hanf4 M
oofrIASpT STREET
ron TW UNION.
A wavon, belonging 10 Miller and Luther. dealers
foreign and domestic fruits, Washington street
Zach merchant who took part 10 getting up the proces
sior-snd thorc wcro great many more than those
wh.sc names have been mentioned-furnished an Am
ran ensign, which was boine among the body to whc
his employees belonged.
THE BROOKS GUARD.
Tbete were fne iot Of young mcn, numbering rry.
They employed at the Clothing eltacisnmrt -
Brooks Bothers corner Of CahaItnc and Cherry e,yos,
and numbered sixty Each man wore nr orsaa
The Union baoge Some Of tho number have vcantesre
their country Va the present struggle, lar ~
command q Captain posl.
THE MEN or NASSAU STREET.
The merchants and traders OF Nassau and Liberty
streets Turned oat With their employees, under the ead
ershp n u. r. williams numbering over Hve hundred
men. sr. John McAuane bore splendid Ameri
can ensisa They rcre greeted quite cathds..
nstcaliy all tho way up DrotfSay, and their eotrlce
into Union s9aTe clsoi.td immense oppianse
orHER TRADE DEMONSTRATIONS.
Carpenter Plass, machists, Of No. AT First avenue
Peter H. Jackson. NO. 157 Eet Twcn.y-eshth street,
founder, and Cooper Thomas founders, beaded large
body of workmen their respective employs and marched
thcm to tho ground TO the nspiritns strains OF the
drum and 1fe. They all fine, s,l Gart felows-nen
who showed, by thoir physique, that they we're accas
TONED to hard WORK and able 10 stand It. Tue locker
could hardy help under the onces which brough,
sss,a hgs,n.i rssolms toat @ 10 on. 40 sncSaa.r
test uons 20 their Familiarity with oo AMI Stool Ec
dccorn,d with the red, white aad b'uo rosoe
Another nc BODY Of men, were about ave handred en-
ploycd in singer Co.'S sewing ma, hnc factory;
bundrcd and nfiy, attached % Ereaster % caring
making, and the saroo number 70 tho po7cc1l Methodist
Book oonoern These rcep sii aDoa az one body, aac
wcrs uectacd BY q smab cannon, which was foi
slowed by Waiaces Band, pay ing 'Htii 1iumba," az
they took rp iheu pcRhion BY Stand No = oppo
the Evotcfi House On taking their ground Their
hui dereo out raiione salute, an,aat the cheers
The assembled thousands.
THE VETERANS oF 1872.
This body, the fine Old Of last struggle with
crca, britain, met tho Msrce- House a. about
O'Clock. There were present General Eaymoni.
Colonel Daily (cornmandns), Captain Baum, Captain
Goyae ana Lieutenant Baker aad abjai hry othess
'hcs marched up Ercadesy tho auo Old fellows stoppeo
with gait as sttady and heads as erect
se, eT sbot, ys a-,Sss sss T o, Pr Tdl o ohsTf
tire route But feeble Though they have become bp
nge, ana some of then from tho ~ .elvod
Aghtng Faul1tiy tor thaF country, tbetv
few WbD saoWog that thnrc WA good Agut tbon ye
ord one old grutcnan-3u ofGptssid hs was yet able
10 a,icnd trtss, although - might bs incanloibeo
from tho more active GUY of tho isi. thc bright
twins'e % bis Vray eyc nod verifv tho assertion
With Bfeat gooi @sie, Hnd ~y ot co-inon1 Ablc ex
ample to thoir tnl orr thGy allowed 40
other device 20 bo n0rne on ths osca
sicn thsa 1" American cns,so not even
their regineltol cologs t.'h man. however, bore %
biz bcaAi lhe y1Dtoo9 O. rev. white and bna togeJhos
Vit lhc American gtsie an rh0 rhedns no "a rnoeiyca
To- g1apJy IN acton. 1he c5tps rruCydod Dy the
dfum Rnd fife.
TuE NAVAL BEiGApR.
In oht tdiobco 70 a eau made through Tho ncwppaprs
and by Of posters, hladro1 aud forty uan
comprising tho ncSly fafed Dtvsi oreale, marched 10
the ground, under tho commanl of Captain Warrington
A. Bartlett, late Of thu lrited States Navy, 1d
took NJ their position bctwoon Vi 2and No. sttnds
rho naval brisnde nne, seluaolka body of mon
and u in creatlbla 10 t N thas tho whofi