The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-14

Special 10 the New Orleans grescent1

Special TO the New Orleans grescent1
New YORK, Oct. 6, 1863
This city has been the scene of political excite
ments, and huge mass meetings have been gotten
up in support OF all sorts of men, of all sorts of
parties, but since New York has been New York
there has not been such meeting for political
purposes as was held here last night
Commencing with the headquarters Of the affair
at Tammany Hall and ending with the smallest
stand on the street, the meeting was In every
particular grand success, and showed conclu.
sive evidence of the estimation 10 which the cam
didates OF the Democratic party are held by the
masses.
The large hall was filed to OVERLOOKING, great
part OF the audience consisting of ladies, and the
enthusiasm was unbounded. At the mention of
the name Of Gen. Mcclellan the house almost
shook from the outburst of real, heartfelt joy.
The letter, declining the honor Of presiding, writ
ten by the general, was truly characteristic of the
man. While paying an elegant tribute to the
candidate of the Radical party, he denounced the
principles of the party in uDmstakable terms.
The election of Gen. Badly Smith as chairman
was greeted with tremendous satisfaction, the
ladies joining in honoring brave man and Q sin.
cere lover of his country.
Outside Of the hall, on and about Union Square,
there were seven stands all decorated elegantly
and the main one Illuminated with gas. The
street from Tammany Hall to and around the
square was hung with Chinese lanterns on both
sides, and dozen calcium lights made the ground
ss light as day. To estimate the crowd would be
hard task, but to speak within bounds I may
safely say that in and outside of Tammany Hall
there were rot less than fifty thoussni persons;
add to this more than fifty thousand persons in
the procession, and you have grand turn out
Spssd a hs ssasSEsS isseSsend Heq Xh2 ysg
ed from the grand stand on the square was so
impressive as to make ones blood tingle as the
procession filed by, with bands playing stirring
airs and each club being greeted by salute
from some "long tomsn which belched forth a
welcome TO all. There il no installing the fact
that great disappointment was felt because en Nc
Clellsn had declined to preside as many supposed
thatupon hi return to this country he would enter
actively into the political arena. His eulogy on
Gen. Grant contrasts not very favorably, to saw
the least, with the action of the Radicals, at
meeting called by them In commemoration of the
battle OF Antietam, and in all their blowing and
extolling the bravery of certain soldiers, they
never 30 much as mentioned the name Of the com.
mander OF the army on that memorable field
simply because he was not as bitter an enemy of
the Union as they were. 1t is just this bigotry
which declines to acknowledge good in auy who
do not belong to the same gang that has brought
the country 20 where it Is, and IL the American
people are going to submit to continuance Of 1t
for four years, all conservative and Union loving
men had better pass in their chipsn and get
out. This feeling pervaded the crowds who
gathered last night, and If it will only run in the
veins of majority of the voting population, be-
fore the third OF next month we shall be saved
from further tyrannical abuse.
There was not brass instrument player in
to"n "ho was not employed last night, and the
quality Of music furnished was, of course lrst
class. and In fact the entire arrangement was on
grander and more liberal scale than ever before
leaving the meetings of former years entirely in
the shade. both as to display, numbers and ora
tors. John 7. Hoffman. the pride of New York,
made short speech, recounting his observations
on the tour which ne has just fnished in Penns,l.
vanis, in which he said that he was confident of
success in that State, if matters did not take q
very serious change before election.
Any stranger arriving here last night would
know that something very unusual was going on,
for no one here ever saw anything take hold of |
The people and excite them to such q degree as
dld the events OF last evening. The grand pro.
cession will take place the latter part of this |
month, and il Is expected to surpass any process
sion ever formed here just as much as the meeting
Of last night surpassed that of former years. / |
will say nothing more except that New York is |
good for Seymour and Blair.
f-.. EYES AND EARS.
LETTER FROM HARRIsONBURg, la.
= THE CROPS RETURNING PROS. |
PERITY-JrDGE LYNCH.