Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-19

several thousand people collected in front OF
the addresses and witness the hreworks, which
| (the fIeworks) were certainly excellent A
stand had been erected at the steps on the side
and suspene ed from pillar to pillar were two
large haRs, and Immediately over the space
occupied by the speakers was an arch, upon
which were inscribed the names Of the several
States, Pennsylvania Occupying the central
position. The stand was brilliantly iuumi-
mated with gas lights.
The tursOut in the line OF procession was not
so numerous as had been expected by the un.
terrified, as only q few Of the prominent Dem.
ocrats OF the city-especally OF the central
wards-appearsd in the line or ON the plat.
form. profnsion OF transparencies AID
banners, however, served to give quite q lively
appearance TO the procession, and by stretch.
ing out the line, two abreast, and enlisting a
number OF boys rs banner bearers, the most
" as made of the limited numbers. .
The Georgetown Mcclellan Climb, with A.
| Teagle as marshal, left their hail headed by a
drum and fife, and one or two flags. This
club had upon their transparencies the fol.
lowing inscriptions =" The unterrfied are
coming Father Abraham. y g To all whom it
may Observation-Disclosures and Pendieton shall
be victorious in November" IA free ballot or
free fight" 1.-The only difficulty In the way
OF an amicable adjustment Is the Republican
party-Douglas." mo Union through bay
onets-JOh,a Quincy AGams.'' "WiIh the ab-
elitionis,s the rights Of property are nothing
Henry Clay" This war ought to be conduct
ed only for the restoration Of the Union sour
Amy, Navy. and our Volunteers deserve the
nations gratitude" "Citizen soldiers act ever
within, never without the law ..Citizens of
car-Reason % Miscegenation No
more Of that Abe, an You love me-" "Can an
Ethiopian change his skin ~ "The Union
must be preserved at all lhazards."-AcCleLtan
The Union is the one condition Of peace
Nc Clelton "No peace can be permanent with
out Union.'-Mc Clelda. ~ do not wish to
act in the dark."-Ac Clellan TO Hatteck. "You
have done your best to sacrifice this army
Mcclellan TO .StdRtGn. "a declaration OF rad.
ieal views, especially upon slavery, Will rap.
idly dsplete our present armies.'-AcCtetlan
The First Ward club Joined the Georgetown
club at the Circle, and continued the marah
down Pennsylvania avenue, frequently cheer;
ing and being cheered by squads OF three and
four as they passed different points. DR.. Joice.
VIM. H. Forrest and Jesse Mann were the mar
shals Of the First Ward club, which was also
beaded with martial music and flags, and car
ried transparencies bearing inscriptions as fol.
lows -" First Ward Democratic Club; '"The
Constitution as 1t Is and the Union as it VAS
"Negro equality with white fanatcs;'' " Free.
dom Of speech, freedom of the press" "Ths
provost marshals are ordered to draft without
deIay-Stanton;;" g To whom it may concsrn-
5GG,GG0 p1ore;'' 1--WE shall have no draft-Selc-
ard;' "Our foreign policy, the M onroe doc
tripe;'' "Our home policy, America for white
men," "Our highest law, the Constitution;''..
"Peace on earth and good will toward men,
" The eagle and the cross, the symbols of lib
erty and redemption;'' g The Bible, the school
house and the press George B; Mcclellan,
dleton, Vice President; look out for a victory
over tyranny When the wicked ruleth the
people mourn"
yania Avenue, the Second and Third ward
clubs, the former under the marshalship of
J. W. Clampitt and George A. Scott, and the
latter marshalled by E. F. @ ueen, joined in.
These delegations were composed largely of
mere boys who did more cheering and made
more noise than all the men in the crowd. As
the procession passed the flag at 9th street;
and the Union League rooms on 9th street, they
howled and groaned loudly. When passing
the Patent Office they were greeted with cheers
and waving Of handkerchiefs by some, indivi-
duals on the steps. closer observation re-
yaaled the fact that the parties thus cheering
fact the unterrifed dia NOT seem TO relish,
Judging from remarks made by number Of
them These clubs had upon their transparent
cies the following inscriptions: % The Candi-
da tes are Peace and War. Who do you vote
for ~ North and South. the Constitution
and Law" "Sheatn the Sword and save The
war Tyrants usurp power !" Enforce the
Law" buchanan. Administrator cost
$4,000 oeo, and Lineoln's s4oO,oOG,o99."
'sJusti is the mon ument of our National Clio.
Iy.'' eGeo. b. Mcclellan the Nations pride"
Il give the women ten days to leave the city of
Atlanta, Genp Sherman" .My personal llber-
THE Democrats are coming" aBenten' s mint
drops, versus Greenbacks." ..Trial by jury
.'No more illegal arrests" Free press, free
cartridge box" ..Shoddy's hope, greenbacks'
sour last hope, the ballot box.'
The Fourth Ward club marshalied by Chas.
II UtermehIe, and r. NJ. A. Fenwick, Joined in
at the corner Of 7th and streets, and the line
of march was down 7th street to Pennsylvania
avenue. Inscribed upon the transparencies OF
this club were the following This reminds
me Of a joke, 4th Ward" "Yourself or your
substitute" "Graves, widows, orphans, and
x"s." Manufactures, the engines wheels are
clogged and mechanics shops are closed with
war; Commerce, the ship Of state heads
against the sea Of blood" "Agriculture, the
J low is stopped by cannon balls and the farmer
little Mac.' "The Conservatives are coming,
the whole country Is coming democrats are
coming, aud Wings are coming One OF the
tranparencles carried by this club had upon 1t
device representing MIR. Lincoln splitting the
Union, and headed 1.-The renowned rall-splltter
at work. The Union was represented by
log, and some one INTENDED for Ell Lincoin)
and remarks, "The Constitution must and shall
be preserved" and Mr.. Lincoln Is made to re-
ply 81 do this through military necessity On
he sides of another Transparency were painted
scenes protesting to depict the manner in which
the last Fourth of July was celebrated by the
Democrats and Republicans. The former are
represented as having q large crowd east OF
the Capitol, and the latter celebration is repre-
sented by q crowd OF negroes amusing them.
selves in the Presidents grounds
avenue, the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Ward
delegation, which had come mp 7th street from
Maryland avenue, fell promptly into line.
of music, left Langley's Hall, corner Of Sd ST.
east and Penn'a avenue, about O'Clock, and
proceeded to the headquarters OF the Sixth
ward, 9TH and G street. The Fifth ward turned
out tolerably strong, numbering over one hun
dred, and had with them q howitzer which
was kept in advance and every few minutes
the line were some containing the following
representations a victorious cock growing
over dead one, the latter designated as Lin
coin; ''the winning hand a acesl and the iron
hand of tyranny" .tNobody hurt" "Vox
populi, vox die" 1.-THE people the source OF
power" sour liberties must not be In yaded."
much lonper,"-Lincoln. "Itis easier to pay q
small debt than q large one" IF there is any
man out Of hell who suffers more than do, l
need not apply" "R ,cher will lead all who
believe in the doctrine of Sharp's Rifles" aRs.
publicans believe black is white only little
more SO" "The Cons stitution as tits, the Union
as 1t was" "The last man and the last dollar"
.The four great Generals-General Peace.