Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-21
From the Raleigh Sentinel, Aug. 18th.
The Great TOrchIight Procession.
THOUSANDS IN LINE f.
RALEIGH ABLAZE WITH LIGHT
SPEECHES, INCIDENTS, &c.

the great Procession was formed on Fay
etteville street at o'clock, P. NJ, on
Thursday night.
The Seymour and Blair Club, of Raj
eigh, the Fire Companies Tin tasteful uni
form, the Bucket Company, and "Young
America" fell into line in front of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, fully equipped with trans
parencles and large and beautiful colored
lanterns.
Hundreds upon hundreds of enthusiast
tic Conservatives and Democrats surround
ed the blazing bonfres, lighting up their
transparencies or kidding their torches
Higher up, the Cumberland delegation was
being formed.
Still higher, the Wilmington Clubs were
being marshalled into ranks near the Var
borough House, which was brilliantly
lighted.
From the front of the Governors Man
sion, the spectacle was truly magnificent
the street was fairly ablaze-presentlng
a grand, glistening, moving panorama OF
vari-colored lights while the flames Of
beacon fires, the glare of rockets, Roman
candles and Union torches caused the
stellar host to pale for a while their in
effectuai fires.
Thirty seven large transparencies, named
for the several States of the Union, and
distributed to stalwart bearers adown the
line and the procession moved, at the
sound of the signal gun, to music set to
the step of the Union. Thousands of
spectators lined the sidewalks, bouquets
of fair ladies clustered st every lattice and
thronged every balcony and portlco, on
the line of march, waving their kerchiefs
in greeting.
We nave neither time nor space to par
ticuiarize, nor to attempt synopsis of the
many cheering and patriotic addresses
elected
Hating first in front of the residence of
Seaton Gales, Esq, which was brilliantly
lighted, speeches, brief but pertinent and
stirring, were made successfully by Maj.
Gales, of the Sentinel, and Mai. J. A. En-
gelhard, of the Wilmington Journal. On
the opposite side of the street, the resi-
dence of w. H. Jones, Esq, was also illu-
minated and the portico and steps alive
with ladies any snowy with the waving of
handkerchiefs. Hero General Matt. ".
Ransom, of Northampton, responded most
handsomely to the call of his fellow Demo
Gratis. and was greeted, were the other
speakers, with hearty cheers. Next, to
the Marlborough House moved the grand
panorama. Blair had illumined most
cheerfuIly, and here a speech was elected
from W. A. Jenkins, Esq, of Warren
Hence, amid boom of cannon and music
aud cheering, the line of lights moved up
ayettevilestreet to Union Square, through
Morgan and Salisbury streets to Hillsboro'
street, and up Rillsboro' street beyond the
corporate limits, to st. Nary's School
The three large buildings here were bright
ly illuminated from garnet to basement,
and the steps, balconies, pOrches and case
ments were luminous with ladies, who gave
the procession an ovation of smiles and of
kerchiefs, and received payment, with in
terest, in cheer after cheer.
Almost every house on the way was il!u-
minated, and in this particular the Demo
cratic demonstration furnishes a complete
contrast to the parade and jubilation of the
Radicals over the State election-then
every respectable tenement, nearly, was
dark as the grave.
Returning from st. Mary's, down Hills
bororo' street, the procession filed Eastward
into Mcdowell street, calling at the resi-
dences of Governor Bragg and Mrs. FL. l..
Evans. where fine speeches, having the
ring of the right metal, were made by Gov.
B., and Senator Robbins, the gallant Con-
sentative champion from Rowan.
Moving thence to the residence of the
late Hou. George E. Badger, on Edenton
street, the patriotic pageant was greeted
by another pageant that awoke the widest
enthusiasm. The whole front of the man
sion was luminous with many colored lights,
illustrating the names of Seymour and
Blair" surrounding the coat of arms of the
United States-'' not a stripe erased, nor a
single star obscured." Here, stirring, elo-
quent and felicitious speeches were made
by Messrs. F. B. Satterthwaite, of Pitt,
David Nj. Carter, of Hyde, and r. G. Bad
ger, Esq.
Cheering away most Justify, the vanguard
marched thence down Wilmington street
to the residence of DIR. Thomas D. Hogg,
where Col. r. FL. Cowan, President of the
Convention, addressed the Democracy in
his happiest style. Returning to the South
front of Union Square, where preparations
had been made fol q grand Balloon ascen-
sion, Hon. Daniel G.. Fowle was loudly
called for, and addressed the procession in
speech sanguine of victory and cheering
to every heart.
BALLOON ASCENSION.
Under the supervision of Mr.. T. T. Fen
tress, three large and elegant balloons, in
scribed with the names Of ''Seymour and
Blair, were speedily inflated and rose
gracefully into the air amid ringing huz
zas. They foated upward md South invest
ward, dwindiing into stars in their grand
eXaltatlOn.
Thus closed this grand and glorious de-
monstrarion, and the different delegations
dispersed to their respective quarters, and
the citizens to their homes.
The Chief Marshal, Major B. G. Manly,
and his Corps of Assistants, did their duty
effectively and we'll. Of these, however,
and many little incidents of the magnlf-
cent celebration, we will take occasion to
speak hereafter. More particularly than
we have done we must notice the noble
Cum erland and New Hanover delega-
lions, and the display they made, especially
in the procession.
The following were the thirty
transparencies provided for by the S9y-
mour and Blair Club of Raleigh, viz:
RHODE ISLAND.
GA mote in thy brothers eye"
NEW JERSEY.
0. K. all the time!
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Radical Curtain drops, and Seymour
appears in front
VERMONT.
"Ephraim is joined to his idols let him
alone"