New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-15

SNNJ N"nsoihSu many racy mOJtOes, as
significant as funny. Among others might
be noticed, I'VE Have no Use for
Minors or Mules,n "Colored People will re-
member Lincoln, ""We Go for Seymour as
we Went for Lee picture of q carpet-bag.
ger with the legend "When we came in 1862
We Came to Stay another picture of Frank
Blair driving gang of darkies to ''their
place" and underneath the words Demo.
cratic Platform Another transparency had
the motto, God is just, and we are Free"
The majority of the clubs had evidently
Stunned expensive display, although with
their torches and transparencies they made
striking appearance. re.-
Many of the clubs, however, had spared
no pains In their preparations for the occa.
sion' Among others the "Grant and Colfax
Zouaves' had a beautiful uniform. The
Dunn Cadets" uniformed in white, with
eolored trimmings, looked very fine. So
did the "Hibernia Club composed almost
entirely Of young, able.boded men. and
several other clubs of white men, young and
athletic-too many, III fact, to shoot, hang
or Danish when Seymour and Blair is elect
ed. The Algiers club, consisting of the Rad.
ical Republican Club of Agiers, and the
auxiliary club located at Tunisburg, mus
tered over one thousand strong, horse and
foot together. .
At the time the last of the procession was
at the corner of st. Charles and Julia
streets, the head had reached the corner of
Julia and Camp, thus extending twice the.
distance from Julia to First streets in the
Fourth District. Although the streets we're
thronged with spectators of all classes and
colors, and the air rang with jubilant
shouts from the procession, echoed by
the crowds on the sidewalks, not the
slightest incident occurred to create
disorder, except that occasionally a
coal oil torch, perhaps impressed by the
motto on one of the transparencies, ''Let
us be Red Hot Radicals would take fire
all over, and being consigned to the gutter
would then blaze away on its own account.
Everything began and ended quietly as
was possible in a gathering of uen over
flowing with a joyous consciousness of
freedom attained and of full participa-
tion in every attribute of citizenship.
The large number of men in the process
sion by no means came up to the number
OF Republican voters in the parish and
vicinity to judge from the hundreds of
colored men in the crowds on the sidewalk
all along the route of the procession. These
colored men may certainly be counted as
Republicans. In slavery times the law pre-.
sumed that every black man was slave
now it is fair to presume he is Republican.
The route of the procession was not
gilded by the welcoming glitter of splendid
transparencies on the buildings, as was the
case when the Democrats turned out
The streets were somewhat darkened by
the closing of coffeehouses, although these
last are, with hardly an exception, places of
Democratic resort, and of course were not
closed for fear they would aid in heating the
blood of Radicals. Notwithstanding the
little drawbacks, the procession was a bril-
liant success.
The whole affair passed Off in an orderly
and creditable manner. Those in the pro.
cession maintained the utmost decorum and
close ranks. According to previous instruc.
tions, no cheering was INDUCED in except at
the word of command of one of the proper
officers. The people on the sidewalks, of
whom there were many thousands, looked
on with interest and admiration, but con.
Quoted themselves with the utmost pro.
priety.
The arrangements effected by Major Will.
Hanson, Chief of Police, were admirable.
officers were stationed at certain places
and charged with the preservation of order.
In addition, a number of men were mounted
and ordered to follow in the procession.
So far as we can learn the active duties of
the police were light, but their vigilance
was unremitting, The whole force from the
Caief to the privates, are entitled to the
thanks OF the community.
The weather became at last propitious,
although the latter part of the afternoon
was anything but promising. The clerk OF
the weather, (who is good Democrat, and
reads the Times regularity after having
sprinkled the streets, apparently went into
the mourning business, suffered and kept
still. Everybody was glad that he ceased
his annoyance.
We reproduce our report of the great Re
publican demonstration Saturday evening.
The details are not complete, and an apology
is due to many of the Republican clubs for
not designating more particularly the trans
parenoes and notices which they bore in
the procession. The gallant Republicans
of the Fourth Ward deserve more honora-
bic mention than they received. The JEFF
ferson parish clubs are also entitled to a
more extended notice than was given them.
One of the clubs has sent US communi.
cation as follows:
a. COlfax Guards.
NOTICES on TRANsPARANcIEs-cRUM OF
COMFORT.
Democrat to Radical: Now Sam, you know
that we have always been your friends,
clothed you. fed you, taken care of you
when sick; then take my advice and come
over to us the tried friends of your race and
we will save you from the clutches of them
Internal carpet-baggers.
Radical; OATS all berry good, but you see |
them carpetbaggers have always been our |
best friends, and we are g'wine to stick to |
dem to de last; darfore away wild dis here /
persuasion, t'wont take, fer we helped to |
save dis Union and am not g'wine destroy |
u and our own future welfare.
WHAT THEY TELL US.
fWe were born here together, nursed |
here together, in infancy we played to.
gether,. and We, can not easily forget these
things for the sake of strangers
Well then, If we were your equals IN child. |
hood why then do you object to US in man
,@Look out for the big squan next No
vember.' rt l n
Schuyler Colfax, the nations choice for