Wilmington journal., 1868-08-21
APPEARANCE OF TUCKER HALL.

We Reporter) visited Tucker Hall on
Wednesday afternoon, where we found be-
vies of young ladies engaged in giving the
finishing touches to the garniture of flow
ers and foliage and flags in which they had
attired it for the morrow. The de corations
are beautiful. Heavy hangings of White,
Red and Blue, festooned and fastened with
evergreens, adorn the galleries. These
encircle in their graceful curves, elegant
medallions bearing, severally, the peril
nent, patriotic notices Fidelity to the
Constitution -" Fidelity to the Liberty of
the Citizen -" Fidelity to the Rights of
the State -" Fidelity to the Union"-
and Fidelity to the Principles of Free
Government"
A large and beautiful "Flag of our Coun::
try" canopies the Stage, its brilliant folds
gathered and looped on either side, sup
porting pendulous crescent inscribed
| "Seymour and Blair" The stands of the
President and Secretaries of the Conven-
tion are draped in spotless white, tasteful
ly ornamented with stars and wreaths and
evergreen embroidery woven by the Ia
dies
The cover of the Presidents table bears,
in cipher of "iving green" the blended
initials of the Democratic nominees. En-
cravings of Seymour and Blair, and min
iature Union flags arranged by nimble fin
gers, guided by the quick eye and the in
stinctive taste of woman, sparkle and tiaunt
amid the foliage of the cedar and the
holly.
ARRIVAL OF THE WILMINGTON DELEGATION.
The reception of tie Wilmington dele
cation briefly noticed in yesterdays issue,
was, in itself, all imposing and enthuslas-
| tic popular demonstration. The train ar
| rived amid the blaze of bonfires, the boom
| ing of cannon, and deafening cheers from
! the dense throng that had assembled to
greet our guests. The reception address
of @. M. Busbee, Esq and the response,
| on behalf of the New Hanover, delegation
by A. Nj. Waddell, Esq, were eloquent and
patriotic.
| THE PROCESSION
was soon formed. The Wilmington Dele
| cation with transparencies and banners,
preceded by band Of music, were follow
| ed by the Seymour and Blair Club of Ral-
eigh and the mounted escort. Citizens
generally fell into line, and all at the word
| of command, marched through Harrington
and Hilsboro' streets to the Capitol, and
thence down Fayetteville street to the mar
ket. Here the requisite arrangements haV-
! ing been previously made, the procession
|
ed to their respective quarters.
INCIDENTS.
Passing the Exchange Hotel three rousing
cheers were given for Plato Durham.
The Republican Headquarters were next
greeted with as lugubrious groans as dis
gusted mortals ever uttered. Throughout
the march the intensest enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
| TRANSPARENCIEs.
A brilliant feature of the display was The
large and luminous transparency borne upOI
wheels. which the Cape Fear boys brought
with them. It bore the following inscrip
tions:
ballots. not bullets, is the Democratic
war-cry." "Let us have peace which is no
war;" Under this flag the Democrati
party will lead to Union and peace" eth
subordination of the military to the civi
power" 'Liberty can only be secured b.
the supremacy of Constitutional Law.
1.-The Cape Fear Country brings greeting
to the Mountains"
On opposite sides of the transparent pyra
mid were epgravings of Seymour and Blall
=, with the words "Our next President Horati
1 Seymour, of New York, "Our next Vice
. President Francis P. Blair, of Missouri. -
Smaller transparencies borne by the coIore
Democratic Club of Wilmington bore tn
: notices,
: eve know our friends and will trl'
: them"
v "A star for every State ga State fc
It every star" "Down with the scalawags.
q "Down with the carpet-baggers."