The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-06
THE REPUBLICAN JUBILEE.
Grand Torchlight Procession I!


On Friday evening last, May 1st, the Re-
publicans of the City Of Raleigh joined in
one of the grandest triumphal professions
ever witnessed in this State. The recent
victory achieved over the rebels filled each
heart with emotions of pleasure and graft
tude. and cheer after cheer went up to the
moonlit welkin, burdened with voice of
peoples rejoicing is9 a
At early dusk, several bombs were explo-
dcd, to announce the hour of assembling,
when the band at the foot of Fayetteville
Street, in front of the Executive Mansion,
began to play patriotic airs. TLither the
people flocked, bearing flags and banners,
transparencies, Chinese and oval lanterns of
red, white and blue, and here the procession
was formed under the direction of Marshals
Jones and Hunter In the van of the pro-
cession. Roman candles were kept burning,
while the band discoursed its sweetest music.
The line of march was up Fayetteville ST.,
and thence East along Martin St., to Moore
Square, north along Blount to Target, west
to Fayetteville, thence to Hillshoro' St., and
thence by Edenton to Newbern, and thence
by Bloodworth, Hargett, Martin, Salisbury
and Mcdowell streets to Nash Square, which
was brilliantly illuminated.
Those Republicans. who resided upon the
line OF march, We're greeted with applause as
the procession passed their houses.
The fire works at Nash Square were un-
! der the direction of Mr.. C. H. Drumm.-
Rockets, fre-wheels. cannon crackers, burn
ing barrels of turpentine, and other means
of illumination, were successfully employed,
and when the procession appeared with its
numerous lanterns, the spectacle was grand
as it was beautiful.
Among the Inscriptions upon the trans
parences we quote the following: Free
thought, free walk, free talk. Our trust is
in the American Congress. Loyal men must
rule. Rebels and traitors must take back
Seats Gov w. w. Holden-veni, vidi vici
Those who wish to leave the State because
Holden's elected, Can get free pass to HI
or New Jersey. Nieder nit Andy, down
with Andy) Els sebe die freiheit, (long live
libcrty.) Fur gott und Vaterland. The
graves of those Irish PATRIOTS who died for
American liberty, are consecrated in onI
memories. Liberty for all, protection to
labor. Humpty dumptly on the wall, hump
ty dumpty got fall, Ashe and Pel and Eel
and Hall. We are going home. The new
Constitution-the bulwark of liberty and
freeman rights. .ra.-
The lanterns were constructed under tho
supervision of Rufus H. Harrison.
Under one of the oaks ON Nash square
stand was erected for the speakers. wher,
the audience having assembled it was adj
dressed by Gov. Holden, Gen. Latin, Jas. II
Harris, Hon. D. Heaton, Gen. c. II. Brog
den, W. NJ Coleman, Jos. W. Holden, T. F
Lee and c. L. Harris, Esq. We shall at
tempt no sketch of these speeches. The,
were greeted with every mark of approva
and delight. During the intervals betwcel
the speeches, the band played lovely airs
and at the close of the speaking, songs wei
sung, then portion of the procession
took up the line of march and serenaded tn
principal candidates elect.
Thus passed off one of the most pleasan
evenings known in the political history o
any party ever organized in this State. w
only wish that instead of twenty five hun
tlred of our own citizens, that twelve or fiji
teen thousand of our friends from othc
sections could have been with us to EMO,
themselves and add their strength to the de
monstration. AS 1t is, however, we hav
nothing to regret, but look back upon TIL
evening of May LIST with unalloyed pleas
ure, happy that all our Republican friend
were delighted, and pleased that so many o
our opponents gazed with eager eyes at tn
magnificent display which passed befor
their dwellings like some oriental pageant
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