The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-01

Liberty, surrounded by the following name1
young ladies representing the eleven Southern
States: Misses Lizzie FaIloD. Josephine Eisee,
George Faveto, Josephine Frey, Baluthea Frey.
Sarah Stoneman. Arminis Lenkhullsr, Euphenis
sbizas, Louisa NOLAN, Emma L. Arautes, Mary E.
Arantes. The lights burned by the Knights were
beautifully novel and whilst free from the uuplea.
SAINT flicker and glare of me ordinary torches
cast q brilliant glow of light upon the Streets
through which their gallant bearers passed.
Then the Seymour Rangers, from CarroIlton,
l25 in number-a splendid body; the National
Guards Of Jefferson, 70 strong; Excelsior K nights,
parish of Jefferson, IS /; st. Bernard Seymour
Club, 100; Drsymen's Democratic Club, s52 !;
Blair Knights, ESQ; the Blair Guards. 200. Then
came the Crescent Mounted Club. leo strong, es-
corted BY eco colored men on foot, who walked
On the outside of the line of the Crescents. The
Seymour and Blair Mounted Club of Algiers
brought up the end of the procession.
At the lowest calculation there were %, 900 men
in the procession, and 100000 people on the
streets.
OF the procession was one continued, unceasipg,
never-broken, glorious ovation to the great prin-
cplts in whose honor the procession marched.
1t 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 contebted 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 grandest and most imposing
one Of the sort ever seen, and resolved despite
matt taH
which it had been SO hard work for us Of late to
earn, to show by its free outlay how much we had
at 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 ssy expectation Of a pre-.
paration for similar demonstration, but the u.
limitations and decorations last night were as gen.
ersl, 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, transpareDcies and gas lights in various
devices. Some of them were superb. thinner.
MAINS, Kuntz's. the Maison Blanche 1.-The Hancock
Club, the Pickwick Club, all the Touro buildings
were one blaze Of light. Even Clay statue was
decorated With an arch of light above the grand
statesman's head, and various trsnsparencies on
the pedestal; and it did seem to us that the
bronze countensnce Of the dead patriot relaxed
into smile of appreciation as he behed the mag
nifcent demonstration made in honor of those
principles of freedom and justice, for which,
th,o oh sx, Ia.
strenuously battled. Before the starting Of the
procession and AFTER rockets unnumbered went
up from all parts of Canal street, roman can.
dies bazed everywhere, and the loud roar of
bombs was heard every minute-eyen the news
boys caught the infection, and many q dime of
their hard earnings went in fre-crackers all in
honor of the Democracy.
The people, too, were as much Of a sight as the
fireworks. Canal street was packed full-jammed
TO OVERLOOKING. The cars from o'clock all came
in crowded, and from the side streets the mass
surged in until it almost seemed that room for
snother could not be found. The galleries, by a
wise forthought propped up by wooden beams,
were filed with ladies and children-and all along
Canal street from Camp to Dryades not vacancy
could be discovered in the long line Of eager ex.
pectant faces. Everybody was there. The mag.
nifcent private equpsge, filed with ladies reared
in wealth ana luxury, rolled by, anu was Imme.
diately followed by the humble milk cart, in
which the milkman and his family were seeing
the procession Every humble conveyance was
put in reauisition-carriages carts, wagons, ON.
nibnses, cotton floats, every conceivable vehicle
was there, many of them filed with ladies and
handsomely decorated with flags and Transparent.
cies. We have said it was impossible to particu.
srize the Illumination, but we can give our read.
ers some idea of them by following the route of
the procession. The leading division then
moved from New Levee street, down
he lower side of Canal to Royal street,
where it turned down-the sight which met the
Eye as the column wheeled, was beautiful be.
gond description. The street was q river of
light. Chinese lanterns swung from every gale.
y and hung in every window, transparencies,
many deviced and beautiful, formed continuous
inc. Roman candles we're burning everywhere,
ky-roekets shooting off at every corner, and the
shall we say of them? Filled to
'yeI1owing with the beautiful creoles of our
owed city, each waving her handkerchief as the
procession passed, each looking such glorious
for the cause, each smiling such en-.
'Oursgement to its supporters, how could any
nan look upon them without feeling his blood |
course quicker through his veins at the sight, |
Without his heart throbbing faster with vet |
terner determination to do his whole duty for |
be cause thus pleaded by innocence and beauty. |
The cheers for our champions which every few
moments rose from the separate clubs, and which |
nee started went from one end of the line to the |
ther, showed how the men of New Orleans ap.
reciate and respond to such an appeal from her
Eomen.
But not only in the balconies was the enthus
SIN displayed. The streets were lined with
pectators. This statement. be it understood,
oes not apply to the first few squares below
anal street or above it, but to the whole route of /
be procession from end to end. Where the
eople came from was q mystery. 1t seemed to
s that the whole population of New Orleans was
n Canal street; but we turned into Royal street,
nd there was a crowd as great. We followed the
rUcersiVn 10 Elysien FieIds street, aud at every
tep the crowd became greater. From the old
ian of seventy to the infant at the breast, every
ge was there, and no station lacked its many
spresentstives-and the cheers which we have
READY mentioned as'given by the clubs and echoed
v the ladies' were cauoht nm nv the crowd and