Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-08-08
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siHss 1870 he's iLsfs hes s'inSsi svsu
hslf The snihusissu % he rsTi n ihs
aassss u che people. 10 fa'eI ~ I'ssi'lsn-
iisl hsaissss Ihs shels tauHiIy ssta'
10 h. ihoToush'y ATsussi sad he spirit sI
ioImsr days Spas 10 aHimais the Tsslls
al ever ihs l.Hd. AZ Worcester, Mas
Cuha, Whitehall, West Toy, srasuss, sHi
liufAlO, N'S isIIi iisLmoHi, Va BALI
a'ors, Mi Savannah, Augusia, .nd A,laa-
10, Ga Columhus, ClsyslaHd, Toledo, au
Cincinnati, OLi0 Nashville, sni MsE,phis,
fsnhs aud Mes urleaus, L., immsHss
gatherings, sPesehss, tanhrss, aHi l.ooIa-
ing cannon have shown the eaTRSslnes,
and joy II ,hs people At the nomination
u The lemocTaiic ticket for ILe Presidency
There Is no h,islske about il, the people ar
terribly in earnest the lion is abrsa I, and
the sReaking jaekalls are hurrying to their
drns, The demonstration al New Orleans
On the night 81 July 9Th far exceeded any
ouiPonriHg Of the people that ever before
occurred in the Crescent City, There Was
feeble effort made by the Radical eonsls-
blss 10 lessen aud curb the enthusiasm OF
the people, but in vain the vast area OF
Lafayette Square Was damned with living
hearts thrilling with hoPs Of the victory OF
Democracy and The downfall Of bloody
handed Radiealismi aud Camp and 81.
Charles streets from the Square to Julia,
aud from Canal TO tie Square, heavSd an /,
surged with a vast sea Of human beings,
rending the blue welkin Of the South with
shouts Of joy, evoked by the strong hope
Of triumph; and the demonstration was IL.
resisiiblc, the police we've ingulfed In the
surging masses, and the people had their
own free way. According to the account
Of the Times, Gs well might the Radicals
throw pebble Into Niagara river to stop
iis rush over the sleeps of the cataract, as
attempt 10 stop the mighty proeo ssion Of
the friends Of Seymour aud Blair who, In
their ratification meeting on the 9th ult.,
were indeed 10 tie Radical usurpers "terri
BILE as an army with banners" We could
add nothing better TO this article than the
remarks Of the New Orleans Picayune, of
July 25th,
Never before in the history Of political
parties in New Orleans has such a demon
stration as that Of last night cen wit.
messed by our people. Not confined to one
class Of the population, but penetrating to
every household and family who love liberty
and wish to perpetuate constitutional gov
eminent, acommon sentiment OF patriotism
united our people in display which, in
magnifcence and effect, has never been
cxcelled. The whole city was illuminated.
Every window was blaze of light. Trans
parencies and banners foated from the
housetops, and stretched across the streets,
bearing the inscription of Seymour and
Blair" told Of prevalent enthusiasm
which no Presidential election ever before
excited. Crowds Of people thronged the
streets, and professions added interest to
the scene. From balconies and doorsteps,
along the brilliantly lighted avenues, la
dies waved their handkerchiefs as the
procession passed, and gave, by their SYM
pathy, renewed interest. to the occasion.
There were none too humble-none too
high-to sympathize in the movement and
participate in the demonstration. From
the outskirts 10 the centre of the city the
people were alive with enthusiasm-were
instinct with excitement. They felt that
the dark"days of oppression were over
Again they were sovereigns of republic,
a part of the nation. No longer the foot
of the military ruler was upon the bold
and the free heart, that has throbbed with
so strong sentiment of human liberty,
and felt its loss so. bitterly. Free again to
love their government and help select its
rulers, they testified their appreciation of
the event by rejoicings that came from
hearts as loyal as aver felt the influences
of liberty or stirred with tho consciousness
Of freedom.
With them it was not mere outburst Of
popular sentiment. Long cherished prin-
ciples were finding vent in demonstration
that illustrated their devotion to the true
theory Of the government. 1t was the
dawn, after years Of darkness, of the old
faith that their fathers taught Them. that
built up a nation and, spread its influence
over the world. With these feelings, and
actuated by these principles, they filled
every street with their professions all tend
ing to common centre. A spot of earth,
hallowed by the name of Lafayette, q name
by the memories Of the Revolu-
ton, was fitting place for people To
meet, to rejoice over the restoration Of the
liberty he periled his life to secure, but of
oh bod l..
after the tempest the dawn of light. At
every gate the professions came in. Al
ready the large square had filed up with |
people, but still they came, and new shouts
Of welcome hailed the added throngs. Far
rs the eye could reach q sea of upturned
faces looked upon the stand. The strains
IF martial music, and the glitter of trans
formed scene at once gorgeous
Ind picturesque. In this square were rep
resented the intellect, the wealth and peo-
pie of New Orleans. They were men whose
very hope and interest were identified
with her prosperity her honor and success.
Did men were here, whose memories
tretched back nearly half q century; here
we're the youth who were born upon the
oil; the working men whose bronzed fa ,es
md earnest mien bore the patent of ma
ure's nobility; the strength and power of
he land.
"The strength and power of the land"
'ye those are the words. The workingmen
Iold in their hands the destiny of this
represent its strength and
'owe AS at the demonstration SO well
above, the great masses, the work
ngmcn are now thoroughly awake from
be centre to the circumference of the land.
he masses in a republic suffer abuses long
nd are slow to act; but when forbcarance
eases to be virtue, they ever rise in the
majesty Of their strength and power,
url despotic placemen from their unsub-
tantial thrones, and doom them to return
o the ignoblc obscurity from whepce they
anne. They understand the theory of this
know the vile practice
our rulers for the past seven years; aud
s sure as the sun rose yesterday and is
xpected to rise tomorrow, they will re-
uke and humiliatc the bold but unscrupu-