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

them. The same impulse which had actusted the
Creoles urged the Americans to display their love
of the cause. Many stores had their windows
brilliantly illuminated and their fronts decorated
with transpsrencies. From the Office OF the Nor.
gan line of steamers just above Grsvier street, a
rope had been extended to the house opposite,
and from it hung Gags and pennsnts innumersble.
Many of the private residences were handsomely
Illuminated, and in their decoration vast deal of
taste was displayed and the ladies were as nu.
merous and enthusiastic as their Creole sisters.
The galleries seemed but rows of flower.
beds, and the puzzled spectators In their
contemplation, was bewildered in the attempt to
decide upon the most beautiful one. The streets
were full and the enthusiasm as great as in the
lower part Of the city. Prytania street was q re-
petition, and Washington and Magazine streets
told the same story. All along these streets the
private dwellings were illuminated, and in many
instances the designs were very beautiful. To
psrticularize is simply impossible; as soon might
we attempt to divide beam of sunshine into its
various rays and analyze their separate merits as
to endeavor to select and hold up for admiration
any one Of the countless offerings that were last
night laid on the altar of patriotism, and whose
combined msgnifcence and beauty can truly be
giving LEANS of the sun.
Scenes and Incidents,
There were enough able bodied men mingled
with the immense throngs all along the line Of
march to have formed another procession fully as
numerous as the immense pageant at which they
gszed.
The soda fountains for squares around the
localities where the procession temporarily halted
were emptied In incredibly short order by thirsty
Democrats.
Our pelican, which, proudly percbed before the
CRESCENT office, reminded the thousands of
Louisisna's sons as they passed of the emblem Of
their native State, appeared to be fully imbued
with the spirit of the great occasion. A curious
crowd gathered around him, but the birds long
bill kept them at q respectful distance. One
small boy had his hat taken off by an over indul
gence Of his curiosity, and a colored lady came
near losing her waterfall.
The spectacle presented on Canal street, before
and during the start of the vast column of men,
battles description. The illumination was brilliant
in the extreme. Fireworks shot upward from all
sides, the long lines of sidewalks aud balconies
we're not crowded, but absolutely jsmmed with
people; most of the buildings we're decorated
with fiery stars, crescents and other emblems,
while profuson of flags and banners futtered in
the breezes Of the night.
Could balloonist from some distant point have
looked down in his aerial fight upon the scene,
ignorant of what was really going on, he might
with reason have imagined that the subterranesn
gas beds of the Louisiana lowlsnds had broken
out in flames through the earthly crust, or that
some terrible conhagraton had burst forth and
enveloped the city. But what glorious specta.
Gle would it have been in any event. viewed from
an altitude of two or three thousand feet
There was strange quietude throughout the
city during the day betokenng the approach of
universal excitement in the evening. Toward
dusk, young men with red caps, with grey caps,
with white caps, and clad in all kinds of uniforms,
might be seen hurrying toward the places Of rem
devious; and from that timo until midnight there
was no termination of the excitement.
The procession moved with remarkable prompt.
itude and with scarcely amoment's detention along
the entire route. Such marshalship as was dis.
played in moving SO admirably such vast body
of men, as it were by clockwork, would have been
crediiable to Napoleon and his generals them.
selves.
The time occupied in passing the CRESCENT office
was two hours, almost to a minute. When the
head of the sixth division, which may he said to
have been aboutthe center of the line had reached
this point, bound uptown. the rear guard was at
Toulouse street, still on its way down.
singular occurrence took place as the Blair
Zouaves marched by. In their rear followed a
wagon bearing huge transparency, pouring forth
lurid flames and reekiDg with fumes of birthstone
and sulphur. This was designed to represent
the fiery lake Of Avernus, in which little imps
and demons were with pitchforks hesping glowing
Goals upon the monster Radicalism. As the me.
mage passed under the huge flag, which was sus-
pended over the street before our Office the three
fork of of the little iron devils pierced
its striped folds and staid there pulling the little
fellow out Of his Internal residence and restoring
him to earthly existence. He hung dangling there
for the rest Of the evening, vivid warning to
and carpet baRgers that the only thing
to save them from political hell-fre is a close
cutchng at the stars and stripes and the Consti.
tuition which it symbolizes.
serious looking dog, decked out with badge.
and pair of spectacles. sat on the box of wagon
in the procession, and seemed ready to bark for |
Seymour and Blair if called upon.
The neighboring parishes of st. Bernard and |
Jefferson, and the right bank too, all turned out
glOIlOuelys All uOuOi W lucm tucu tut0usldbm |
and pluck.
There was not a disordery occurrence within |
bur observation last evening. The procession had
dispersed by midnight, aud then 10 a wonderfully |
short time the streets resumed their wonted |
quiet.
The headquarters Of the Hancock Club on Canal
street resembled the tabled palaces Of the Eastern
nagi. A large railroad head light, at either end
IF the gallery, pointing up and down the street.
With red refectors between them, lit up with dsz
ling briIliancy the entire length of the grand bou
evsrd. The portrait of Hancock, fanked on either
ide by those of Seymour and Blair, encircled with
surel painted on semi circular transparent frames
light feet in diameter, and lighted with a double
ow OF gas jets, the whole surmounted by huge
'lazing star with two crescents; the scores of
'arti-colored lanterns arranged with consummste
aste by the clubs executive committee and last
nd best of all, the cotorie of beauty which
rowded the galleries, by special invita-.
ion of the Hsncocks. conspired to present
sbleau beautiful as the dreams of fairies
In immense bouquet rocket of red, white aud
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