The Portland daily press., 1868-08-31
IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM.

The demonstration of the Republicans on
Friday evening in raising Grant and Colfaz
flags appeared to discomfort the Democrats of
this city, who sneered at the whole thing, not
wlthstanding they themselves had naugurated
1T IN their Pendleton procession by their dozen
torches and as many transparancies. ...
But it the Democrats were not pleased with
the demonstration on Friday evening, what
will they say to that OF Saturday night? There
were about 150 more torches in the procession
OF Saturday evening than there were in that
of Friday, and the enthusiasm was still con-.
tinued, showing that the Republicans of the
city are wide awake, and ready to meet the
copperheads any where.
The Republican Brigade turned out in strong
numbers There were more than five hundred
torches burned in the procession The process
sion was formed by the Republican Artillery
and the Grant and COlfax Club of Ward One,
who marched from Munjoy to the Ward Room
OF Ward Two, where the Club from that Ward
fell in Thence to the headquarters of Ward
Ihree, where they were joined by the Club
from that Ward. Thence to Lancaster Hall
where the Clubs from Ward Four and Five
joined them. 4. .iso-
From Lancaster Hall, the headquarters of
the Republicans, they marched to the Sixth
and Seventh Ward Rooms where they received
the Clubs from those Wards.
The battalion thus formed was under COM
mand of Major A. M. Benson and his aids,
Messrs. f. r. Harris, B. F. Whitney and j. c.
Small. 1t passed through the route designated
in the Press of Saturday, presenting a most
imposing spectacle. All along the route the
sidewalks were crowded, the houses were bril-
liantly Illuminated, and the ladies were way
ing their handkerchiefs to the procession. The
flags thrown out were on Spring, Pine, Con-
gress, Carleton and Portland streets n ~ rs
Never before was the upper Ward in such
blaze. The dwelling houses were magnificenty
lighted up, and in the vicinity of the places
where the flags were to be thrown out they
were beautifully decorated. Especially was
this the case where the flag was thrown from
the block of dwelling houses occupied by
Messrs. Breed and Tukey on Spring street.
which was brilliantly decorated with flags, aid
the edfice magnifcently illuminated from Gel
lar to cupola.
On Pine street the John B. Brown block
made brilliant display before throwing out
their flag.
On Carleton street it appeared as if it was a
general gala time. Every building was illum-
mated and decorated in the handsomest man
ner We cannot specify, for if we should men
ton one we should have to mention the whole.
Fireworks in profusion were thrown up, and
salute from an artillery piece was fired.
The procession then proceeded to Portland
and Grove streets, where the fifth flag was
thrown out, amid the cheers of the crowd.
The buildings in that vicinity were well ilIum-
mated
All along the route of the procession vast
crowds lined the sidewalks, and thousands fol-
lowed 1t. AT varit us points large numbers
were collected who saluted the procession with
rousing cheers. Fireworks were thrown up in
profusIon, and the enthusiasm was immense.
The music was capital. They had our own
Forest City Band, of which we have no need
to speak. Also Lnrng's Yarmouth Band.
whose music elected praises from the crowd.
Then there were the Continental Band and the
Drum Corps, who reminded our citizens of
olden times by their music.
1t was beautiful demonstration. There
were no speeches, and the whole affair was
through little after 10 O'clock. The battalion
marched into the square in front of the Repub-
lcan Headquarters and formed hollow
square, when Major Benson the Chief Marsh
al, thanked them for their military and orderly
conduct, and dismissed them to their several
quarters.
Two attempts to insult the colored Club in
the battalion were resented in such a manner
that they will not, probably, be repeated again.
The ladies all along the route, from Munjoy
to Bramhall, cheered on the procession by their
waving of handkerch:efs and throwing bo-
quets, thus evincing their attachment to true
Republican principles. "Hit
There are few more flags to be raised in
this city of the Grant and Colfax order, and
the Republican Brigade, at which the Demo
Gratis sneer so much-because they cannot
equal twill be on hand to assist in throwing
them to the breeze. @ .af.7