The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-26
Personal AID POLITICAL.

Gov. Seymour is confident of his election.
Admiral Porter is reported as defending Grant
against the charge of incompetence.
Many citizens" OF Tensas parish, formally
deny the allegations of lawlessness in that parish.
There is a colored Democratic club in rensis
parish.
A Washington dispatch says there is no doubt
that andrew johnson is for Seymour and Blair.
McCulloch is also for that ticket.
Over 81, 900 copies Of tie New York Democrat,
Pomeroy's new paper, were sold on the first day
of its appearance.
A friend of Grant. writing from Galena, says the
general has pretty good idea Of the political
The Planters Banner has full and interesting
account Of Democratic barbecue near Jesnerette
Saturday week.
have q grand mass meeting and barbecue next
Saturday.
Robert, son Of Stephen A. Douglas, delivered his
maiden political speech at Raleigh, N. c., few
days since.
fuks, Miss. has had great Democratic rally
and barbecue. Speeches we're made by Judge
sharkey, Gen. Pike, Gen. Forrest and Judge
Scruggs.
speak before a Grant and Colfax club at Auburn,
Me. Mr.. Fessenden makes but few speeches
during each canvass in that State.
"Bfickn Pomeroy has a stataette OF Beast But
Ter with spoon on his shoulder: He has placed
this ststuette in front of his Office, and written
under it in large letters, "thief, robber, women
insulter." 4
The Fsye'te county, Tennessee, Democracy have
had large and enthusiastic meeting at lagrange.
Three thousand people we're present. Speeches
were made by Col. Leftwich, Gen. Sneed, j. F.
Harris and others.
The Franklin Banner says: "a Radical print
ing Office is about to be planted in this place.
We believe the Legislature guarantees that, and
all other such Offices in the country, ten thousand
dollars worth OF patronage yearly"
Pomeroy says his paper will be red hot;" that
it will be "a true, reliable out andout Democratic
daily paper :" that il will be "the sharpest plain.
est. most readable, best edited and most interest.
ing daily paper ever issued in America" and that
"it will persstenty and unhinchingly advocate the
equality of States or another war" 20. -.
An intimate personal friend of ex-President Fill
more, in q letter to the Hon. Alexander II. H.
Stuart, of Virginia, says: " | do not violate pri-
Vste confidence 10 saying that exPresident Fill
more, and the men who honor himfor his patriot.
ism and craftsmanship, are firm supporters Of
The Franklin Banner OF Saturday says: "On
returning from the barbecue at Jesnerette last
Saturday, we noticed a one. armed sblsck mao
badly beaten his clothes torn of, and crowd
of cOlored men around him. He said they had
teaten him because be had a blue ribbon in his
button hole, the colored Democratic badge at the
barbecue"
Charles Smith, Esq, formerly of this parish,
member of the conventions Of 1884 and 1861 for
merly collector Of internal revenue in this State
has come out for Seymour and Blair. Mr.. Smith
has lately returned from the North. He informs
US that he finds the word Democrat hard to swaI-
low, but that the country will be lost If Seymour
is not elected. Mr.. Smith organized the first Rsdi.
csl club ever formed in Franklin.-IPlanters' Ban.
ner.
Though they had no personal intercourse, Thad.
Stevens kept up one sided correspondence with
Buchanan. Every public document printed by
the government, every bill introduced in Con.
gress. was always mailed to the ex-president by
direction OF Mr.. Stevens. He even carried this
attention so far that be bought at his expense
all the new publications bearing on national topics
which he thought likely to interest Mr. Buchanan;
and this story might be repeated of all the promi
neDt Democrats Of the district.
great mass meeting Of the mountain Democ.
racy Of South Carolina, came of on the 10th inst,
at Anderson Court House. Greenvie, Abbeville
OcOnee, Pckens and Anderson, by rail- and BY
wheel, and by horse sent in their quotas, and
large number Of ladies and men assembled to-
gether TO bear the speakers. About one hundred
vehicles we're on the ground. The age, the youth,
the manhood, and the beauty Of Anderson gath
cred together to show their fidelity to the snow.
white banners of the Democracy.
Nearly two thousand persons-about an equal
number Of white and c0lored-sssembed at the
Grevemberg sugsr.house TO listen 10 speeches
from white and colored orators, on the affairs of
the country and the duties of our people in view
of the crisis which is upon US. People were
present from New Iberia, the bay, the lower and
upper Teche, Bayou Sale, Cypremont, the islands,
and the Au Large. Capt. ID. Kerr presided, aud
speeches were made by Col. A. DeBlanc, Mr.. Nc.
Coy, Willis Rollins, Armstead Osborn, Rev. Mr.
Watkins, the last three colored men. Two brass
bands from New iberia lent charm to the occa.
sion. The dinner was a failure.
The ST. Louis Republican, If the 22d, says: "There
is q mounted ore snization in New Orleans known
as the Blair Knights, which is Democratic, and
which Numbers five hundred of as honorable
men in Louisiana. To show how st. Louis
appreciates this compliment paid to her gallant
champion number Of our most worthy citizens are
having prepared at Mr.. E. Jscsrd's, under the
direction of Mr.. Chas. L. Spencer q msgnii sent
flag and banner, TO be presented from The Blair
knights Of st. Louis TO the Blair Knights Of New
the same size as the United States regmental
white, corded silk surmounted on two elegant
poles decorated with silver. On the top of each
pole will be a heavy gold spread eagle, the psral-
lels terminating in golden scorns. The banner
will be fringed with gold bullion three and one.
half inches wide, ana heavy gold tassel will
hang from each spread eagle. The guy ropes
are OF solid corded silk, and the supporters are
Of heavy ensmeled leather stitched in white silk,
and resting upon q heavy shield. On one side Of
this banner Is splendid portrait Of Gen. Blair,
and Just above his head, and lowering as IL were
as a talismsn Of victory. is g spread eagle OF gold
resting upon the American shield-the whole sur.
rounded by q canopy of tbirtyseven golden stars.
Upon the other side Of the banner is the inscrip-
ton blair Knights, )" worked IN gold. The shsd.
ing OF the border is made to correspond with the
watered blue ribbon that goes round the entire
banner to form support for the heavy gold
fringe.n