Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-14
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Memphis has never witnessed any
thing st all 10 comDaTe with the display
Of Saturday night. La vain viii the Oldest
inhabitsnt rack his brain for precedent,
and the student Of political history seek
for a parallel. Memphis hEs eclipsee
herself, and, for the first time in her MS
tory-indeed ia the history OF Tennes-
see-has shown what unity and patriotic
effort may accomplish towards the
gTa1dest and most sublime moral effects.
The enthusiasm of the people-of men,
women and children-cu, minated on this
occasion. All were jubilant, all good
humorej, orderly and wei behaved, as
well those who participated as those who
we're 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 eye could reach, dense and
closely packed mass OF people lined the
side walks, filed the galleries and crowd
ed tie awnings. Fair women and brave
men, old and yonng, rich and poor,
white and black OF cur population were
cut. Every class participated aud all
acquitted themselves nobiy and as be-
came an intelligent and laW-abiding
people. Incidents and 3 mishap or two,
such as are inseparable from great gath
erings and kindred exeitements, are rs-
ported, tut nothing that could be con-
strRed into marring the generally pleas
ant and agreeable features of the night.
The ladies, without whose presence
even so grand eoncoHrse and procession
of men would seem bui poor affair and
could scarcely be called Brilliant t,-they
were everywhere in large hunters, ele.
CANT in toilets and radiant ia 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 and banners and transparenCies
were kurriediy thrown ont and put iD
place, and gas jets and candle-hOlders,
to await the decline OF day. when forth
there blszed along the streets, especially
Main, such an Illumination as ia almost
beyond description, Chinese lanterns Of
every shape and device, generally eOD1
posed OF the national c0l0rs, tEanspa-
reneies of singular beauty and apprOpri-
ately noticed, mGde up, with the simple
and sometimes beautiful illumination Of
the windows, rare and gorgeous spec
tacle. No vision Of fairy land nor East
eFn fable could suTpass it in bTiiliancy,
nor match Il ia detail. Lightsome as
sunlight, beautiful IS poets dream was
the coup d'OeU as seen from the corner
OF Jefferson and Main streets, looking
either way. Whatever could add TO the
general effect and appear striking, was
70 be seen on and in the houses Of our
Democratic merchants and trades peo-
pie, blending inte one mingled stream of
living IRE, resplendently shining forth
through the emblem of freedom, our
starry hsg.n
About 7 o'clock the Clubs began 70 I
muster ct their respective rendezvous. 4
Drums and trumpets, the clatter of
horsemeB, resoundsd on the Qniet air, 1
and recalled stirring memories ef the /
early days of the war, when Memphis, I
vet young in trib0lation and without the I
great soTrows that afterward overlook !
ber, reveled ia the pleasing holiday spee- /
taclss OF military para6es, as innocent Of 4
powder as the gathering OF last night. (
How ths heart leaped rs thought trspped 4
after thought, recalling these stirring 4
dsys, and the dead men that once en-. 1
liveBed political gatherings with their 1
cheers, Rnd lent the charms Of their elo-
que1ce 20 enforce the creed and senti-
ment OF party. Inc years thet have /
since Memphis put on the
robes Of political honor and Wresthed 4
herself in gala smiles are burdened with I
been years Of trial,
Of endurance, Of triumph only ia
hope. The war intervsned and
bIotted out all recollection Of Presi-
Dental contests and al interest in
sll but one e0Dtest-that for independ-
snee. From the reality of an independ.
ence that lasted only as long IS Lees
and Johnson's armies, we passed TO sub
iugation, to military tyranny, and finsliy
under negro governments. GroaniDg
yet under The Infamous tyralnies thus
inflicted upon as, We have pledged cur
selves 20 cur Northern brethren to labor
Ia the great work OF the DemOcFatic
psrty-tbe removal OF our disabilities
and the prevention Of the establishment
Of an empire under Grant and Colfsx
Since we entered into that compact on
The 4th Of July last, clubs have been es-
ablished, and the working machinery OF
4 State organization been sst Ia motion.
We have lad ali naanDer of club demon
5trations, and speeches Of al kinds and
. .seriptions, some In snd some out OF