The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-11

The Fossil Guards

AuulCdtlst Vi Tie true hIlLuuo VI eaAO |
alton, and refuting the silly ISLANDERS that are
now being circulated by the Radicals IN this =
State, were unanimously adopted. The reso-
lutions will be found in full in another column,
and we commend their careful lperusal to
those gentlemen whose guilty consciences see
leach bush an officer" The Fossils will
have flag presentation on Thursday next at
the National Theater. Eminent speakers
will address the audience and as every prepa-
ton will be made for the reception of ladies. f
we expect the affair will be very handsome
one.
Mr. Kane. the secretary of the club has
placed us under obligations for fayors.
The Thirs Ward Fourth SUBJ Pr eeiact Ciab.
meeting was held over Hawkins saloon
last evening for the purpose of organizing
Democratic club in sub-precinct No. 4, of Sd
ward, comprised within St. Charles Rampant,
Canal and Union streets. DIR. Anfoux was
elected temporary chairman, and Mr. Walter
Fl. Perry secretary pro tempore. After the
appointment of several committees and the
transaction of some routine business, the
meeting adjourned until next Monday even
ing at o'clock, at which time all voters favor
able to the Democratic ticket and residents
within the above limits, are invited and urged
to assemble over Hawkins saloon, when a
permanent organization for the canvass will |
be male.
The Blair Guards.
The gallant and numerous band of Blair
Guards of 1868, mounted their chargers on {
Saturday evening and formed in line about
o,cIooL tba Nax, Eao;,, oe1ar 60 oo,,,,.Ir |
with an invitation to join the procession of their
brethren, the Seymour Knights. With their
white mantles, fashioned after the cape of the l
Knights Templar, their long lances crowned
with a brillisnt transparency, and their {
slouched hats looped up with the national S
cockade, they formed a splendid cavalcade.
Under command of their president, E. c. {
Kelly, Esq, they proceeded to Woods Press,
where the Seymours were awaiting them On 7
the way they halted at the residence of j. c. c
Stewart, ESQ.,, on St. John street. where a
large and magnificent wreath was placed upon G
the banner of the Guards, by Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Rocha, the accomplished daugter of that o
gentleman. The Guards added greatly to the S
picturesqueness and efficiency OF the process
sion Saturday evening As they passed the :
CRESCENT they cheered us so Justify as to
make the welkin ring. Honor and success to
the mounted Blair Guards of '6S
Seymour Ran gers OF CarroIItoa.
About sixty very fine looking young men,
forming an organization under the above
name, came down from Carrollton on Satur ,
day evening to participate with the Seymour
Knights in their procession. Their horses
were excellent, and the Rangers appeared to
great advantage.
Firth Ward Club. =
The Fifth Ward Democratic Club turned
out in their full strength on Saturday night S
presenting long line of noble and stalwart
fellows, enliyening the streets with music
banners and transparencies, and flooding o
them with the light of torches. They cheered Il
Justify for Seymour and Blair, for the ladies,
for the CRESCENT and our confreres above and o
below our office, and when they met the "
Knights, the Guards, Rangers and Draymen, "
the most cordial greetings were exchanged. o
sixth Ward.
A mass meeting of the Democracy of the
Sixth Ward will be held tomorrow evening at
the corner of Esplanade and Chartres streets. II
The following distinguished orators will adj b
dress the meeting Gen. Steedman, Colonel c.
Hon. Mr.. Curell, Hon. A. Sambola "
and A. L. Tissot Esq Every Democrat is b
invited to attend, no matter from what part al
Of the city, and colored people will be ad. L
mitted end treated with courtesy b
Liberty Guards. ID
mass meeting of the colored voters of the a.
bird ward, was held last evening, at Freret's
cotton press, under the auspices of the Fossil :
Guards, for the purpose of organizing the m
Liberty Guards. The meeting was called to W
order by Mr.. E. W. Ingle, chairman of the IL
to effect said organization. Ma sc
han Shaw was elected president and Andrew =
Hall secretary. Twenty-nine members were
enrolled. 1t was determined to postpone the
election of permanent officers until the first
ocular meeting, which will be held at the ~
lall of the Fossil Guards, 20 ST. Charles street.
IN Friday night, August 14th The meeting @,
vas large and enthusiastic, and was addressed
~ Capt Ray, Mr.. J. NJ. West and Mr. VIM. g
in explanation of the object of the ~
Meeting. They were followed by several at
olored speakers, viz: W. j. Lockwood, VIM. ~
Gibson, and Nathan Shaw. We listened to
he last speakers address with good deal of ra
interest. He said his birth place was in ba
louisiana, and his fathers grave was there.
That people wanted to know why he was a on
Democrat, and he should crafty them 1.-The fr,
Id people are our people and we are theirs. pa
We certainly can't do without them any %
etter than they without US. They are our an
riends and we should be theirs-not the u, sG
riends of strangers, who had no ties to bind Fs
hem to the soil, but are here merely for the
urpose of profting by our votes and enrich Of
lg themselves by our labors." When we left tn
haw was still speaking Shaw is pure ~