Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-13
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS In LISR.
BANNERS, FLAGS 6 MOTTOBs.
10000 CLUBMEN MARsHALBD.
OLD TIME EXPORTS BCLlP5EB.
$4,000 SPECTATORS LGOK ON.

EHilE hL hlA ~ COMPARE Will LuC uASHANJ
| of last night. In vain will the Oldest
inhabitsnt Tsck his brain for a precedent,
snd the student of political history seek
for q parallel. Memphis hiss eclipses
herself, and, for the first time in her his
] tory-indeed in the history Of Tennes-
see-hss shown what unity and patriotic
effort may accomplish towards the
grandest aud most sublime moral effects
The enthusiasm of the peOp!e-of men,
women snd children-culmlnRted on this
occasion. All were jubilsnt, all good
humored, orderly and we'll behaved, as
we'll thOse who participated IS those who
! were the spectators, of this grand Occa-
sion.
All along Second and Main streets,
Winchester at the north, and TreZe-
want and Shelby streets at the South,
far as the eve could TeSch, q dense and
closely packed mass of people lined the
sidewalks, filled the galleries and crowd
ed the awnings. Fair ONE and brave
men, old and young, rich and poor,
white and black of our population were
out. Every class participated and ali
acquitted themselves nCbly aud as be-
came al intelligent Snd law-abidlng
people. I0Cidents and a mishGp or two,
such rs are insepsrable from great gath
e AAAh anu AALafCN E4NatCLAN%A-Fr Il ~
oCrted, but nothing that could be con-
strued into mArTing the generally pleas
ant and agreeable features Of The night.
The Indies, without whose presence
even so grand a coneOurss and procession
of men would seem but q poor affair and
could scarcely be called brilliant, they
were everywhere IN large numbers, ele-
gent in toilets and radiant in beauty,
leading the throng in enthusiastic cheers
and demonstrations Of rejoicing.
GATHERING OF THE CLANS.
at an early hour in the evening, the
business houses closed their doors and
began preparations for The grand event.
Flags aud banners and transpsrencies
we're hurriedIy thrown out ana put in
MACE, and gas Jets and csndle-holders,
10 await the decline of day, when forth
there blsZed along the streets, especially
Main. such an illumination as is almost
bevOnd description. Chinese lanterns OF
every shape and device, generally com
posed of The national c%0lore, transpa-
T~eDcies Of singular beauty and RpprOpri-
ateiy noticed, made up, with the simple
aud sometimes GeSutiful illumination Of
the windows, q rare and gorgeous spec
| tsoIe. No vision OF fairy land nor East
arn fable could suTpsss il IN b%Tillisncy,
nor match ii in detail. Lightsome as
sunlight, beautiful as poets dream was
the c0uD d'Oett 81 seen rom the corner
| Of Jefferson and Main streets, looking
| either wav. Whatever could sdd to the
| general effect and appear striking, was
I Ia he seen on and ia the houses OF our
| Democratic merchants and trades peO-
/ pIe, blending into one mingled stream OF
! living fire, resplendenty shining forth
through the emblem OF freedom, " our
starry flag"
About 7 O'Clock the Clubs began to
muster at their respective rendezvous.
Drums and trumpets, the CHATTER OF
horsemen, resOunded on the quiet air,
and recalled stirring memories of the
esrly days Of the war, when Memphis,
vet young in tribulstion and without the
great sorrows that afteTWari overlook
her, reveied in the pleasing holiday spec.
tacles OF military psTadeE, as innocent OF
powder as the gathering q last night.
How the heart leaped as thought tr8Oped
after thought, recalling those stirring
DAYS, end the dead men that ono en-
liveHed political gatherings with theiI
cheers, aud lena the charms of their elO-
quence to enforce the creed and senti'
ment OF party. The years that have
interviewed since Memphis put on the
robes OF political honor and wreathed
herself in gala smiles are buTdened with
sOrrow-hsye been years of trial
Of endurance, OF triumph only il
hope. The war inTsryened RnC
bl9tted u all recollection OF Presi'
Dental contests and all interest il
ali hut one contest-ihat for independ'
ence. From the reality Of an iDdepsnd.
ence that lasted only as long rs Lse'i
and Johnson's armies, we passed to sub
iugation, to military tyranny, and finally
under negro governments. Grooming
vet under the infamous tYrannies thu
in6leted upon us, we lave pledged our
ives 10 orr Northern brethren TO iabO
sei = great work of the Democratic
in To, <hs nemOyGl of our disabilitie
party NsVsntion OF the establishment
and the pa g under Grant and Colfax
Of an emp. iet9 that compact OF
Since we eDteree subs have been es
the 4th Of July laN, stag machinery 0
i&5lished, and the VOL sst in motion
q State organization beeh SUI demon
We have hed all manner OF Stsss IN,
STATIONS, and speeches Of all h N9t -
descriptions, some in and some -.
place, some that ought not to have d.
made, and many that will bear repetI-
ton. TheIeaders and the struggling great
men have inundated us with applications
and explanations OF Democratic doctrine
aud generally we have had every sort Of
display, but the grand, magnificent and
glorious outburst Of last night which, as
seen from the corner of Jefferson aud
Main, near the APPEAL office, was the
elimination of all the efforts of our
party.
Gen. Forrest and his Marshals, Col.
Moses White, Col. irving Halsey, Col.
NJ. Magevney, Capt. F.. L. Hamlin, Capt.
j. w. Cochran, Capt. George Mellersh,
and Mr.. Edward Anderson, were
on the ground with military pre-
cision, and by their promptness
and qulckness OF movement, sO0n in
apired order out of the chaos incident to
formation. Precisely at s O'Clock the
column was on the march up second
street to Winchester, through Winehes-
ter TO Main, down Main 70 Trezsvant.
throagh Trezevant to Shelby, up Shelby
to the stand between Monroe and Madi-
son, on the bluff.
The following is the order Of procession.
and the salient and leading features OF
the city and county clubs, to whom
praise beyond measure is due for theiT
untiring efforts and the patriotic ardoT
that dictated SO much in illustration and
motto that was new, fresh and stirring,
for the grandest political success in the
history OF Tennessee:
THE COLUMN
was headed by six policemen in full uni
form, VINO marched three on either side
and cleared the path for the procession
at the head Of which, in an Omnibus, wa
the
MEMPHIS 7 BAND,
under the leadership of the veteran
smith, surprising even its old prestige
It's clarion notes. swelling upon the sum
mer sir, M making the blood Jingle ant
thrill through the veins Of the vast ant
countless thousands who heard the sono
rous metal breathing martial sounds
Next to the band came the
CAR OF LIBERTY.
This was q platform raised upou
framework on wheels, urmou nted viii
seats arranged In pyrsmidal form, an,
the whole covered with drapery of rel
wbite-and-blue tulle, spAngl'sd with starr
! In front ofthe car was = locomotive Ian