Journal and confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-17

dogs and rolling clouds Of dust, the procession,
moved off; with measured tread, and .satss fist
with. .tolerable regularity, along Boundarysor
Calhoun street, presenting an-imposjog spec
tacle tothe eye of the pbilanthropist, ars.ss- ss
dence Of the progress Of the age, and the tS-
fusion of free principlcs-amohg which, ,sae.
making free with the property Of othels, when
ever this may be deemed necessary by dc.
friends of mankind for the promotion Of these
principles, may be considered as the most 8n.
portant, as it is nquestionably the mostp5Ru..
lar or greatly in vogue with these who. JIRe
nothing to lose and everything to gain by Tie
doctrine and the practice undsr it. But ito
proceed with the procession, which, though
not set off by the coule'tr de rose hues Olga
Partisan champ de mai, or redolert of tic
odeur de rnse hrcathings of the Goddess ssof
Beauty, formed, with the train OF black cbar.
mers by which it was graced, attended a trIy
belize assemJlee that exhibited ah equal varie
ty of complexion and costnme-thc latter cdh.
sisting Of the costoff aud not always we'll fit-
ting garments which the yemmcn of the fPte
had supplied themselves with from the ward
robes Of their late masters; while the ladRs,
more simple in their tastes. figured generally
in those sweeping white dresses, for wl'isll,
though they give to every damscl TINS d,raEe,l
the appearance of fly in milk, or jackdaw ibn
snowy morning, arc strangely preferrcdOr
much affected by the whole race, of whatever
color or shade Of color they may happen to Be,
The procession having entered King street
that now fashionable promenade, SherT -.tSs
Yankee beau and African belle may be daily
seen, in trifing or in tender talk; or yet il
dashing hack and mnle-drawn buggy, taking
more airs to themselves than they are enabled
to draw or breathe amidst the mist and clouds
OF dust in which they "liv', md move and have
their being" On arriving at the corner of
Broad and King Streets some disturbance and
confusion arose at the head or in the front
rank of the procession, 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 sufficiently aware of the feud existing
between the two colors, or that pre-emnence
was claimed by those having white blood in
their veins over those descended from the
sable Eve Of the race, who seems to have been
of more frail and Magdelenic character than
her white sister, who, at the South, at least,
has left none to rise up and reproach her either
with the legitimacy or illegitimacy of their
births. This point of etiquette, which either
of the offended gentlemen would have prompt
ly and politely yielded on the field of battle,
was not, however, to be so easily waived
where, though no blood was to- be shed, its
Claims and dignity were to be asserted and
preserved or firmly upheld. The parties,
therefore, were not so easily appcascd, and q
regular set too or butting match "a favorte
mode of fighting with this certainly strong
headed, if not over strong-mindcd, race) would
have ensued, had not the marshals and other
officials interposed and temporarily compound
ed the quarrel, by which, however, the caval-
cade was left in rather decapitated condition
for the rest of the dav. 1t nevertheless re-
sumed its march, and, though now rapidly
falling into disorder, and appearing to have
business on both sides of the street, continued
to make for the distant bourne of South Bay,
where it eventually arrived with scarcely
corporal's guard or sufficient nnmIcr t" form
q decent audience around Parson Bercilrr, whe,