The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-03
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Special Corsspondence Of the New Orleans orsscentl
NEW YnRK Oct. o. 1858,

Special Correspondents the New Orleans orsscentl
New YORK. Oct %, 1868.
Another Of those rousing demonstrations which
only the Democracy know how to get up, came
off last night and Tammsny Hall and surround
ings were one blaze oflight, while the enshus asm
without snd within reached point beyond which
ii would have been madness. Tammany a. usual
was filed TO overlooking, and the streets all about
it were jsmmed with people listening 10 the ap
peas made in behalf of q divided and distracted
country. Gen. Blair made a most emphatic
speech In condemnation OF the outrages perpe-
trated upon the Southern people since
the close of the war. The reception given
Gen. Blair was certainly very complimentary,
the applause being so deafening that an
introduction by the chairman was dispensed
with. and the Democratic candidate for
the vice presidency had to wait for some minutes
before be could be heard. When he had finished
his speech in the hall he went outside and ad-
dressed the crowd from the grand stand on Union
Square. This stand was elegantly decorated with
flags and emblems, and in the center was large
eagle, underneath which the words Seymour
and Upion,n formed of gas jets, blazed forth. The
illumination was gorgeous, the streets beng
lighted on both sides by Chinese lanterns aus
pended on ropes stretched upon poles erected for
the purpose. In addition to this a number Of
calcium lights. circulated about, made the place
so light that good opportunity was afforded to
see the immense crowd, which was quite as large
as that of the 5th of the present month at the
place for the same purpose.
Gen. Patton, OF Pennsylvania, made marked
impression on the audience. At the age OF sixty
five be volunteered as private soldier in the late
war, when the Confederate army was within six
miles of Washington City, and also took charge
of the sick and wounded at the second battle of
Bull Run BE was for Grant until he deceived
President johnson, and then he turned In favor OF
Chase, and now had to choose between seymour
and Grant, and he exorted all to do everything
within their power toward the defeat OF the Radi'
cal party. who were rapidly leading the country
TO destruction; and quoting the words OF General
jackson which we're, /" That man deserves to be
q slave who would vote for mum candidate when
the support of Gen. Grant was the perpetuation of
Radical treason. He shut down on old Horace
everyway. holding him up as fair sample OF the
disuDioD or Radical party. He said when Greeley
advocated the abolition OF slavery he did Il TO
make rebellion stronger, and that when re advo-
Gated secession. he deserved the halter Lore than
did his friend jefferson Davis, for whom he went
bail simply TO try and blind the South, and make
them think be was their friend. No! he is like
the majority of his party, treacherous and Gun.
ming, and now that he was disappointed in not
receiving the compliment of the English mission,
be turns TO eliminating Reverdy Johnson.
The Radicals have informed the public that Re-
publican chaIlengers will be at the polls for the
purpose of stopping naturalization frauds; but
this is all bosh, and merely covering for their
real intent. to delay voting, 80 as to prevent
rs 900 majority for the Democrats in this city,
and which they know quite well would defeat
Them. New YORK, am inclined 10 tnink, IS Tue
last place for the Radicals to repeat their Phia-
delpbia frauds, and here in order to cover up
their own malpractice of importing men from the
suburbs, they are crying out fraud. fraud" by
the Democrats. The Democrats have all been
earnestly exhorted to abstain from all violence at
the coming election, and it is sincerely hoped that
no disturbance may occur. but what justice can
Democrats expect from the police, when they
are in the interest of the Radical party, aud will
probably be used for their benefit. Fair play is a
jewel:which is not set in the police cluster.
EYES AND EARS.