The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-30
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Bob Duffy, (who learned In times now gone BY
how to handle squadrons of horsemen,) marched in
splendid order. This clubs display was, in our
opinion, among the features OF the mounted
portion of the procession. At the head Of the
club was full gged schooner, thirty feet long,
dawn by eight white horses. On her jib was the
following significant inscription The Consti-
tuition, for Washington; Horstio Seymour COM
mander, Frank Blair in the office, sails at P. NJ,
November Sd; will arrive March 4th at noon."
Over the bow Of the boat were two soldiers,
one fully equipped wearing the uniform Of the Uni
ted States. the other without equipments aud
clad in the uniform of the late Southern Confed-
eracy. over their heads was an illuminated trans
parency bearing this inscription: I'VE vote to-
gether." In the center were IL young ladies'.
Miss Stella Murphy representing the Goddess Of
Liberty, surrounded by the following named
young ladies representing the eleven Southern
States: Misses Lizzie Fsllon. Josephine Eisele.
George Faveto Josephine Frey, Baluthea Frey.
Sarah stoneman, Arminia Leinkhuller, Euphenia
sbizas, Louisa Mohan, Emma L. Arantes, Mary II.
Arantes. The lights burned by the Knights were
beautifully novel and whilst free from the unples-
SAINT flicker and glare of the ordinary torches
cast brilliant glow Of light upon the streets
-througt winch tneir gallant bearers passed.
Then the Seymour Rangers, from Carroliton,
l25 in numbers splendid body; the National
Guards of jefferson, 20 strong; Excelsior Knights,
parish Of Jefferson, 80 st. Bernard Seymour
Club, 100; Drsymen's Democratic Club, $50;
Blair knights, $50; the Blair Guards. 200. Then
came the Crescent Mounted Club. l60 strong. es-
corted by 200 colored men on foot, who walked
on the outside of the line of the Orescents. The
Seymour and Blair Mounted Club Of Algiers
brought up the end Of the procession.
At the lowest calculation there were 20, 600 men
in the procession, and 100000 people on the
streets.
OF the procession one continued, unceasng,
neverbroken, glorious ovation to the great prin-
cples in whose honor the procession marched.
Il would have seemed likely that with nearly all
the men of New Orleans in the ranks of some one
of the many clubs which turned out, each OF whom
spent some money in the cause, that our people
would have contented themselves with that one
mode of demonstrating their faith and hope IN
Democratic doctrines. But no. Determined that
every possible means should be used to make the
affair of last night the graudest and most imposing
one of the sort ever seen, aud resolved despite
that it Decessitated the expenditure OF that money
which II had been 80 hard work for us Of late to
earn, to show by its free outlay how much we had
al heart the glorious cause in which we are en-
gagged. We had thought too that the display Of
last July would in some measure have prepared
the citizens to forbear any expectation of pre-
paTation for similar demonstration, bat the illu-
limitations aud decosations last night we're as gen.
eral, as costly and as handsome as If we had not
already given full evidence of what New Orleans
can do.
To give any detailed description of the illumi
nations, notices and devices would take up so
much space as entirely TO exclude other matters
from this paper. All along the great boulevard.
from end to end, was q continuous line Of Chinese
lanterns. transparencies and gas lights In various
devices. Some of them were superb. Zimmer-
mann's, Kuntzs. the MaisOn Blanche 1.-THE Hancock
Club. the Pickwick Club, all the Touro buildings,
we're one blaze of light. Even Clay statue Was
decorated With an arch of light above the grand
siatesman's head, and various trsnsparencies on
the pedestal; and il did seem to that the
bronze countensnce of the dead patriot relaxed
into smile of appreciation he beheld the mag
nifceBt demonstration made in honor OF those
principles Of freedom and Justice, for which,
strenuOusiy paJsisas -ssGsS ---S h~-ss
procet sion and after, rockets unnumbered went
| ND from all parts of Canal street, roman can
| dies blazed everywhere. and the loud roar OF
| bombs was heard every minute-eVen the news
| BOYS caught the infection, and many dime OF
their hard earnings went in fre-crackers all in
/ honor of the Democracy. 60 t.al.
The people, too, were as much Of sight as the
| fireworks. Canal street was packed full-jamme1
| TO oyerhowpg. The cars from o'clock ali came
in crowded, and from the side streets the mass
| snrqed in until il almost seemed that room for
another could not be found. The galleries. BY 9
wise forthought propped up by wooden beams
were filed with ladies and children--and all along
Canal street from Camp TO Dryades not Vacanc,
| could be discovered in the long line OF eager ex
pectsnt faces. Everybody was there. The mag
nifcent private equpage, filed with ladies reared
IN wealth and luxury, rolled by, AMI was imue
diaiely followed by the humble milk cart, IL
which the mkman and his family were " seeing
the procession" Every humble conveyance was
| put in reuuisidon-carriages, carts, wagons. ON
nibuses, cotton floats, every conceivable vehicle
was there, many of them filed with ladies AM
handsomely decorated with flags and Transparent
cies We have said it was impossible to particu
lsrize the illumination, but We Can give our read
ers sCme idea of them by following the route o
the procession. The leading division the
moved from New Levee street, dow
the lower side of Canal to Royal stree
, | where 1t turned down-the sight which met tn
| eve as the column wheeled, was beautiful be
yond description. The street was river {
| light. Chinese lanterns swung from every gall
| ry and hung in every window, transparencie
maDy.deviced and beautiful, formed continuor
line. Roman candles we're burning everywher
|, sky.rockets shooting of at every corner, and u
. bslconies-what shall we say of them Filled
oyerAowing with the beautiful creoles OF OF
loved city, each waving her handkerchief as Il
: procession passed, each looking such glorio'
enthusiasm for the cause, each smiling such e
coursgement to its supporters, no" could al
man look upon them without feeling his blot
l. course quicker through his veins a. the sigl
l. without his heart throbbing faster with y
e sterner determination to do his whole duty
al the cause thus pleaded by innocence and beau
q. The cheers for our champions which every Il
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