The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-09-23
FROM OLD TIM.

FkOM OLD TIN.
GREAT KT VI OF THE ''TROOLY LOn" -TORCI
LIGHT PROCESSION COZ MILES, 6 NICHE
LoNG-SO, 900 MEN IN LINE AND SEVERAL
MILLIONS FoILowING-'RAU FUR GAN,
| AN CONsTACKs!!
NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 18th, 1868
Friend Democrat Lets take o drink
The agony is over! The child 10 born ant
his name is little Africa! The rug, tn
and scalawag crowd has trailed its enact
ated ranks through our streets. The shirt
tail rangers have hallowed themselve,
hoarse and tho country's safe. Orlean,
amt in ashes and the cutters don't over
flow with Rebel lie. Democratic) blood
Let's go round the corner and smile. But
to the thing; ali! twas immense, and il
anticipation of the event our citizenl
spread themselves in making
| GREAT PREPARATIONS!
Talk about your Democratic procession
why that wasn't half as anxiously looked
forward to, and no such preparations wert
made to give it warm reception, not by &
jug full. p. B. s. Pinchback, the cream
colored individual who, by authority o.
the Black and Tan Constitution puts Hon
0rable" before his name, had kindly offered
on the floor Of the State Senate if any
muss occurred and ''loil blood" was shed
to make big bonfire by setting the whole
city in flames. This, you know, would
have thrown light on the subject, 90 that
the opposing factions could have seen
"who was who" This intimation of the
Honorable gentle-nigger, was seconded by
several white niggers and our citizens
thought it was about time to prepare to
pucker.
I got ont my old pill box, and a. the SIX
doses therein were two or three years old,
1 took it to the .'Shoticary Pop" to be re-
newed. Doctor Watkinson, of st. Charles
street, and Doctor Folsom, of Old Levee
street, are good persons to attend to such
cases, and so paid them visit. Such q
crowd. asd all pAits; they were very busy.
All kinds of arms were being rapidly sold
and carried of; pistols of all sizes and
makes, shOt-guns and muskets, rifles, tlirks,
sword canes and big knives, were in de-
mand. Many like myself came to have IN
old standby repolished and fed. For sew
eral days previous to the procession, both
of these stores, and all the other places
where arms were sold, were literally pat
ronised, and that model of truth and honor,
the Republican, says there were ten thou
sand weapons sold during the week. This
is low estimate, as everybody seemed de-
termined to be ready, and were acting on
the old principle that IAN ounce of preven-
ton is worth pound of cure" On the
last day Watkinson and Folsom had more
customers than they could attend to, and Q
number of other places were complete
iy sold out. So You see our citizens
were prepared to join in the ceremonies, if
the Pinchback invitation was given. In
anticipation of the fun that might COM
mence on the occasion, the valiant Colonel
Mcmillan, the most respectable carpet
Dagger of them all" took his carpet-bag
and started on visit to bis home in Ohio
Parson Conway and other white niggers
also had urgent business ont of the city,
and by gong away, denied themselves the
great pleasure of seeing the rally of the
"loil millions" Even Warmoti thought
it would be healthy to visit Baton Rouge
for brief time. but he was finally in.
duced to remain and take pot luck.
Saturday night, the 18th inst, was the
time fixed for the grand display, and it
came off according to programme. It
rained in the afternoon and looked dark
and forbidding as if Gods anger was
aroused by the foul pollution about to be
visited upon our city, It stopped raining,
but did not grow bright and pleasant
Between Eve and six o'clock p. NJ, all tho
stores closed, ito show their appreciation,
You know" and everybody strnck B line
for homo and there remained. All the
coffee houses and refreshment saloons
closed at six o'clock p. NJ, 20 that the
"loil" could have plenty to eat and drink
they brought It along The
United States troops. infantry, cavalry and
were all ont under arms and Sta
Toned in convenient places, from whence
they could easily be moved il wanted
These facts fully justify my remark in the
Of my letter that extraordinary
were made on account of this
Radical mastering of forces.
THE PROCESSION.
At abont half.past six p. NJ, the Grand
Colonel Charles B. Young, who IL
aid to have ut, bled and died" for his
with troup Of assistants. took
lis stand at the old Free Market building
IN Canal street. They were . '.jay" look
ng crowd, rich in ribbons and rosettes and
ode fiery steeds, and it was hard to tell |
which travelled fastest, the horses or the |
'iders. At this time Canal street was "a
lark as Egypt. nary light glimmered |
rom the stores, mix illumination was to be |
cen, and everybody whose business did
lot require them to remain, were hurryinR |
'omeward. Soon after company of Mig
olored men, with white caps and jackets,
bout eighty in number, appeared on the |
rrOuNd, followed nv n aweat 1ool;nn c,,.,Ia