Columbia phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-10

,Portapt, as ~ IS unq ueStloGaoiy Cme Hlost poFu-
lar or greatly in vogue with those who have
nothing to lose and everything to gain by the
doctrine and the practice under it,. But to
proceed with the he.processioa, which, though not
set off by the coWeHr de rose hues Of q Partisan
champ de mai, or redolent of the odeur de rose
breathings of the Goddess of Beauty, formed,
with the train of black eharmers by which it
was graced, attended truly belle assem6lee,
that exhibited an equal variety of complexion
and cost ume-the latter consisting of the cast
off and not always well fitting garments which
the genmeas of the tete had supplied themselves
with from the wardrobes of their late masters;
while the ladies, more simple in their tastes,
figured generally in those sweeping white
dresses, for which, though they give to every
damsel thus arrayed the appearance of fly in
milk or jackdaw on snowy morning, are
strangely. preferred or much affected by the
whole race, of whatever color or shade of
colofthey may happen to be. The procession
having entered King street, that now fashion
able promenade. where the Yankee beau and
African belle may be daily seen, in trifing or
in tender talk or yet in dashing hack and
mule drawn buggy, taking more airs to them
selves than they are enabled to draw or breathe
amidst the mist and clouds of dust in which
they "live, and move, and have thar being"
On arriving at the corner of Broad and King
streets, some disturbance aud confusion arose
at the head or in the front rank of the process
sion, through some dispute about precedency
among its black and brown leaders. who had
been assigned equal positions and commands
by their Yankee friends, who were not sufi-
ciently aware of the feud existing between the
Two coiors, or that -eminence was claimed
by those having white blood in their veins over
those descended fro the sable Eve Of the race,
who seems to have been of more frail and
Magdelenic character than her white sister,
who, ut the South, at least has left to rise
up and reproach her either with the legitimacy
or illegitimacy of their births. This poiut Of
etiquette, which either Of the offended gentle
men would have promptly and politely yielded
on the field of battle, was rot, however. to
be easily waived wl}sre, though no blood
was to be shed, Ills claims and dignity were to
be asserted and preserved or firmly upheld
The parties, therefore, were not so easily ap-
peas.3. and regular set too butting match
"a favorte mode of fighting with thi: certainly
strong-headed ifnot over strong-r inded. race)
would have ensued, had not the marshals and
other officials interposed and temporarily COM
pounded the quarrel, by which, however, the
cafalcade was left in rather dccapitated con
dition for the rest of tie day. 1t nevertheless
resHned its march, aud, though now rapidly
falling into disorder, and appearing to have
business on both sides of the street. continued to
make for the distant bourne ofSouth Bay where
1t eventually arrived with scarcely corporars
guard q sufficient purlher to form decent
audience around Parson Beecher, Who, seated
so'iarily and alone under the transpa rency,