New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-13
ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 49, 1868

were artistically painted. Others looked as
II they had been painted by man who did
1t himself instead Of employing q painter.
But they contained many racy notices, as
significant as funny. Among others might
be noticed, I'VE Have no Use for
Minors or Mules" "Colored People will re-
member Lincoln" !" "We 60 for Seymour as
we Went for Lee,n picture of carpet-bag.
ger with the legend "Whcn we came in 1862
We Came to Stay" another picture of Frank
Blair driving gang of darkies to their
place." and underneath the words Demo
cratic Platform" Another transparency had
the motto, GOD is just, and we are Free"
The majority of the clubs had evidently
Stunned expensive display, although with
their torches and transparencies they made
striking appearance.
Many Of the clubs, however. had spared
no pains in their preparations for the occa.
sion. Among Others the "Grant and Colfax
Zouaves" had beautiful uniform. The
Dunn Cadets" uniformed in white, with
colored trimmings, looked very fine. So
did the "Hibernia Club" composed almost
entirely of young, able-bodied men, and
several other clubs of white men, young and
athletic--too many, in fact, to shoot, hang
or Danish when Seymour and Blair is elect
ed. The Algiers club, consisting Of the Rad.
ical Republican Club of Algiers, and the
auxiliary club located at Tunisburg, mus
tered over one thousand strong, horse and
foot together.
At the time the last OF the procession was
streets, the head had reached the corner of
Julia and Camp, thus extending twice the
distance from Julia to First streets in the
Fourth District. Although the streets we're
thronged with spectators of all classes and
colors, and the air rang with jubilant
shouts from the procession, echoed by
the crowds on the sidewalks not the
slightest incident occurred to create
disorder, except that occasionally a
coal oil torch, perhaps impressed by the
motto on one of the transparencies, "Let
us be Red Hot Radicals would take fire
all over, and being consigned to the gutter
would then blaze away on its own account
Everything began and ended quietly as
was possible in a gathering OF 'len over
flowing with joyous consciousness 0
freedom attained and of a full participa
tion in every attribute of citizenship.
The large number of men in the process
sion by no me ms came up to the number
of Republican voters in the parish ant
vicinity, to judge from the hundreds o
colored men in the crowds on the Sidewalk
all along the route Of the procession. Thest
colored men may certainly be counted a.
Republicans. In slavery times the law pre-
sumed that every black man was a slave
now it is fair to presume he is Republican
The route of the procession was no
gilded by the welcoming glitter of splendiO
transparencies on the buildings, as was III,
case when the Democrats turned out
The streets were somewhat darkened b,
the closing of coifeehouses. although thes
last are, with hardly an exception, places o
Democratic resort, and of course were no
closed for fear they would aid in heating tn
blood of Radicals. Notwithstanding tn,
little drawbacks, the procession was bril-
liant success.
The whole affair passed off in an orderl,
and crediUable manner Those in the pro
cession maintained the utmost decorum an,
close ranks. According to previous instrIc
tions, no cheering was INDUCED in except a
the word of command of one of the prope
officers. The people on the sidewalks, o
whom there were many thousands, looked
on with interest and admiration, but con
Quoted themselves with the utmost pre-
priety.
The arrangements effected by Major viii
hanson, Chief of Police, were admirable
officers were stationed at certain place
and charged with the preservation of order
ddition, a number ofmen were mounte
and ordered to follow in the procession
So far as we can learn, the active duties Q
the police were light, but their vigilanc
was unremitting, The whole force from til
Chief to the privates, are entitled to th
thanks of the community.
The weather became at last propitious
although the latter part of the afternoo
was anything but promising. The clerk {
, the weather, (who is good Democrat, an
reads the Times regularity after havin
, sprinkled the streets, apparently went int
the mourning business, suffered and KEEP
still. Everybody was glad that he cease
his annoyance.