Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-26
RADICALIsm DIsl1AYED.
The COIOred Population for sey-
nOur and blair.
COIOFed Democrat
ic Procession.
Over One Hundred wagons and
Teams, and u Thousand
Men ia the Line.
Great Enthusiasm.

A demonstration which was as crafty
ing as 1t WAS novel and unexpected, cleo
saified and astOnished our citizens lsst
evening, and struck terror and dismay
to the hearts OF the villainous Radical
carpet-baggers and scalaWags in oCr
midst 10 it, the infamous tyrants and
thieves, who have so long oppressed
and ground down and robbed
the people, read their doom. II is the
handwriting on the wall, that tells them
that their stay among US must be brief
that their days and hours OF tyranny, ra-
pine and oppression are numbered, aud
that they cannot long escape the ven
gesnce which an outraged people is de-
termined TO mete out to them.
1t was rumOred yesterday during the
day that the colored employees of the
Nicholson pavement company, to the
number Of several hundred, had organ
il ed a Seymour and Blair club and would
parade the streets during the evening in
a torehlight procession. We treated il
SIS the regular Saturdays rumor, and
paid but little attention to il. Great wa
our surprise at hearing at sunset that az
rangements had really been made for 9
great display and turnout, and that il
would soon be on the street.
About o'clock loud aud prolonged
cheering was heard on Second street,
and on repairing in the direction from
whence the sounds came, we met the
head of the column moving down Sec
oud street toward the Stillman block
at the head Of the column was a plat
form drawn by four horses, OBJ which
was blazing tar barrel, giving a bril-
liant and beautiful light. Above il on E
pole were the stars and stripes, inscribed
with the names Of Horstio Seymour and
Frank P. Blair. On it were mounted
some ten or a dozen stslwart sons of toll,
who were shouting Justify the names OF
the great men inscribed upon their ban
neT. 1t wEs followed by fifteen of the
huge teams used for hauling blocks, al
filled with lsbOrers and emplOyees-all
cOlored. These in turn were followed by
carts and drsys, loaded with voters, to
the number OF eighty-fve, interrupted
at intervals with platforms like the
first, with barrels of blazing tag
lighting up the whole scene. The rear
wss closed up by a colored band of music
and about six hundred colored men Oh
foot. The line of march was down Sec
ond to Union, down Union to DeSoto,
DeSoto to Vance, Vance to Main, W
Main to Gayoso, around on Gayoso ana
Second, making tho turn al Mayor Left
wich's house, thence TO Poplar and
Third streets.
On passing the house of Mayo: Left
wich, the whole column, which was over
a mile in length, broke into loud and
prolonged cheers for his Honor, who, |
unfortunately, was not at home.
On arriving at the house OF T. 3. |
Brown, Esq, chief of the Nicholson /
contractors, On Poplar street, the process
sion was halted, and Mr.. Brown ap-
peared, and made them Que OF the most |
stirring Democratic appeals that We
have ever listened tO-full OF sound sense
and the true Democratic doctrine. He
showed them that the Democratic party
were their only true friends, and that
the only safety to the country
was in destroying every vestige
of the cruel sEd villainous Radi-
cal party. The speech was inter
rupted and cheered vociferousIy, very
frequently, and at its close the speaker
was greeted with tremendous applause.
Mr.. Brown was a Douglas electOr for
Iowa in 1850. and is an old school Demo-
crat.
At the close of his speech ten
barrels of ale were rolled out and
tapped, and when We left, the whole
party were making short work OF them.
Maj. b. B. Waddell was Grand Mar
shall of the occasion and was assisted by
Messrs. o leli, Baldwin, Larkin, Wild
rig, McBain, Matthews and Postal. The
affair was a grand success and We hope
to see it often repeated. The ball has
commenced to descend the mountain
and it will gather strength and size and
impetus as il rolls. Let the Radical par
ty stand from under!
P. S.-After writing the above the
crowd, with q band Of music, visited and
serenaded the AUaldRche and APPEAL
Offices. Col. Galloway being loudly
called for st the AUGldRche office, re-
spOnded in few neat words. At the
APPEAL Gen. Pike was called for, but
being sbsent did not appear. Ga passing
the Bulletin office the band played the
ROgue'S March.