The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-31
LOCAL POLITICS.
The Consultation o.uh.

snd family circle were crowded with people.
In the upper tier there was a fair sprinkling
of spectators, including quite a number of
| colored men, while about the doorways and
| halls a dense crowd remained standing
| throughout the exercises. There were many
ladies present in the front part of the house
and in the boxes, and, we doubt not their ap-
| proving smiles and applause added not little
to the satisfaction of the speakers who ad-
| dressed them. .
The front seats of the parquette were re-
served for members of the club, who, to the
number of about two hundred came march
ing up st. Charles street from Canal, and
turning into Gravier entered the theater
| about eight o'clock. Their appearance on
| the march was rendered novel and beautiful
| by the peculiar torch lights inclosed in red
and blue shades which they carried. Jaeger's
| band, which, by the way, has come to be in
dispensable in any public occasion, marched
at the head, and was followed by
member bearing an illuminated shield of red,
white and blue, inscribed with the clubs
name. There were also borne in the pro-
cession a number of banners inscribed "Con-
stitution Club 1860" Constitution Club 1856
'60-6S," Constitution Club-Union and Lib
erty, One and disqualification" Nor must
We forget a white silk flag, with a wreath in
the center, inclosing the names of Seymour
and Blair, nor a large gilt eagle, decorated
| with blue spangled streamer. These deco
rations, as the members fled in to their seats
with their lamps burning brightly, were
| placed upon the stage, where sat Major
Austin, president of the club, together with
a number of honorary members, including
some of our most prominent citizens.
The entire audience being seated, and the
orchestra having performed Hail Colum-
bia," (Which was received with prolonged
| applause,) the president introduced as the
first orator of the evening, Hon. J. B. Eustis,
who, in his easy, graceful style, proceeded to
address the assemblage. He assured his
hearers that where he had recently been in
New England, the Middle States and the
West, the organization of Democratic clubs
was going on rapidly. Men who had never
before dreamed of politics, who had never
| given a thought to public affairs, or looked
up to the political sky to see if it were clear,
now feel the responsibility upon them of
| pledging their whole energies to rescue the
| government from the misrule of the domi-
nant party.
| The speaker then briefly sketched the ac-
ton and course of the late Democratic con-
vention at New York 1t had, he said, de-
cided to make its platform before it made its
nominations-in short, to stand upon its prin-
ciples first, its men afterward, and the result
was it had sent out such platform as made
the radical party shudder. The speakers
illusions to Pendleton and Hancock elected
loud applause, but when the names of the
candidates, Seymour and Blair were eulogized
by the distinguished orator. the house was
plunged into an uproar of enthusiasm. "And
thus, said Mr.. Eustis, "in giving an account
of our political stewardship, would also say
that we have given you the best names and
the best platform to be found in this broad
land" As instances of the growth of Demo
cratic sentiment, the speaker told of New
England manufacturing town, where the mum.
Der of Democrats had increased during the
last eighteen months from fourteen to two
hundred and forty-seven, and Of graduate Of
Harvard, living in Chicago, who said that
while in 1860 he had been the only Democrat
in his class numbering sixty-eight there was
now but one of them all who professed Re-
publican doctrines.
The speaker went on to discuss the princi
| Piles and issues of the two opposing parties
drawing contrast between the issues of 1885,
and 1865, and showing the Republican losses
iii the large Northern States. The vote upor
the question of negro supremacy, said he, hai
yet to be taken.
The orchestra having played Dixie, Hon
John BIcEnery, of Ouachita, was mex
introduced, and proceeded to show tn,
manner in which our government, founded il
liberty had fallen into the hands of a part,
as revolutionary as were ever the Jacobin
OF France. The great question to-day, said
be, before the Northern mind is whether tn
government shall be perpetuated, or shall b
; suddenly transferred into military engn
in the hands of revolutionary party. TIL
radical party however, has well nigh run it
course, and under the auspicies of its oppo
; nents, the constitutional party, the rights 0
the people will be reinstated
, Mr.. McEnery spoke forcibly in defense o
i his fellow-citizens of North Louisiana agains
the charges of lawlessness made agains
; them-and denied they are the marauder
which the legislature now IN session pre-
e claims them. He also called attention to tn
, importance of thoroughly organizing the col
ored Democratic vote, and at the conclusion
!. of his remarks, which were greeted with FIRE
!. quent applause, the orchestra struck up tn
}. Star Spangled Banner.
" The other speakers were Professor Din
: itry and c. E. Fenner, Esq, whose re
,, marks We regret our space will nc
n permit us even to synopsize. At their cor
clusion the club formed in line again, an
+ under the guidance of its marshal, Mr.. SalC
3 mon, proceeded to serenade its friends, anon
d whom the CRESCENT was not forgotten. An
: thus terminated one of the most spirited pul
lie rleetings that we have witnessed in an