Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-15

The L Band of Faithful an
Hopeful and Dutiful Voters
Cheer against the Nip
ping Protests Of the
Weather.
The great ratification demonstratioI
Of the administration party in this pan
of the Grant territory last night dis
played great fervOr in q few and grea
apathy in the many. The notice tbs
bad been published in the APPEAL dre'
great numbers of the people to door
and windows to see the meteoric pas
sage of the procession, but the nippin
winds that whistled round the corner
forbade any further exhibition Of patri
Otism at that time. There were, how
ever, several r of very faithful an
enthusiastic eolored men and boys VIII
would be satisfied with nothing les
than chinese lanterns, drum
rattling, bands playing and MARTA
men riding up and down the line. Thes
INDUCED their peculiar fervor to its ful
bent. They were out as early as 81,
o'clock drumming about the city. Am
pie preparations, in the way of lanterns
were made. Several squads Of coloret
chaps lowered about the corners, trying
to inspire enthusiasm in the multitude
but failed.
THE RENDEZVOUS
was at Market Square. At the appoint
ed hour and for long after nothing coulC
be e there but a row of Transparent
| cies suspended from the tops of the pal
ing, and a melancholy squad Of faith
ful darkies watching them.
Among the inscriptions on the trans
parencies provided for the occasion W.
found the following:
How are you, MOngrels9
Equal rights before the law.
The peoples p~arty-the union OF al homes
That tidal wave has come.
Free tea and coffee
Give us a custOmhouse.
The rings are broken, tho people rejoice.
Seven hundre thousand majority, let Us
make IL unanimous.
The people dOn't eat crow.
With malice toward none, and with charity
for all.
The wataga still flows.
AAAEhFr ~ N-F Gar u AAGA liz A4V1A
Give Us d railroad to the Pacific.
The will OF the people the law Of the land,
No party lash-freedOm for all
Memphis is now the central city of Africa
A union Of hearts and Il union Of hands.
Liberal Democrats first cousins 10 Republi-
cans.
The bloody chasm hned-Let us have peace,
FIRST WARD CLUB-GRANT AND WILSON
A banner, made out of domestic and
bespotted with marking-ink, bore the
photos of Grant and Wilson.
Only three flags were to be seen, two
Of Observation-Disclosures the head of the
Memphis Brass Band, and the third one
belonging to the Pole-bearers' Associa-
ton. This society only turned out
thirty-siX spears. 1t was impossible to
find out the names of the clubs or sOcie-
ties, rs they seemingly had an aversion to
being known. One of the clubs we asked
forthe name, and was answered that,
" Dis is no club; this is three societies.
We left, and in counting numbered only
one hundred and fifty-six men and boys.
The club from Chelsea numbered twen-
ty-siX boys and seven men-the band
having the men portion.
ON THE MARCH.
A~bOuteight o'clock the Memphis Band
madeits appearance soon after the Chief
Marshal, Garrett, and colored assistants,
and all was then one continual shout of
" Hurrah for Grant and Wilson, The
bands playeda few airs, commands were
given and the procession moved
from Market Square at half-past
eight 7O'clock, without hardly any
order and confusion worse than Babel.
A ffar fhn limo W~ng G,nnnvulaf 81 wa srlf
ened out, the mob was counted, and the
total number of men and boys, some of
the latter white, was figured at four
hundred and fifty-six-seventy-three
boys and three hundred and eighty-three
men. In the cheering along the route,
EXPLANATIONS were made as follows:
rebels!i' HHell broke loose!" ''Give
Greeley hell instead Of peace!" "GO to
hell, PinchI' "Push the street ear off
the trackp' "We are the boys that did
the work!' ayes, Wen do it againl'
"Hurrah for freedomp "Clear the
track, we are cOmingi" with others
more d~istasteful, and every now and
then flaring their torches at the crowd
that stood along the streets.
In the rear followed a couple of old,
WORKOUT fellows, picking up the stats
Of torches that were thrown away, evil
IDENTIFY with the idea that it was a cheap
way Of obtaining "kindling-woodn for
the morning fire.
on THE BLUFF.
The lads held on prerUy well to their
line Of march, and followed out the pro-
gramme calamity, Drawing wind and
weather in a heroic and patriotic way
that deserved an office, il not that
"mule." They went down Main to
Beale, and whirled about in the neigh
bOrhood of DeSOtO for awhile, but in the
course of half an hour the noisy process
sion reappeared on Madison street and
wendell its way toward the bluff, where
half a dozen faithful and furnishing
wretches greeted them with fireworks
and a feeble stamping Of feet to keep
warm. The grand stand was cheerfully
decorated with flags and things, prinei-
pally with ahugeAmerican star-spangled
banner that had been loaned by the APP
PEAL Office for the occasion. There
were on the platform a number of dis
tinguished folk, principally gentlemen
Of a popular fame and a political cast
Of intellect. Judge Lewis was there
wrapped up in the folds offs blanket, but
still smiling. He was like a patriarch
among his admiring tribe. David
Num-, nom the worse for his recent sue
cessful canvass, William R.. Moore, w.
J. Smith, government officer, Judge
Smith, General Patterson, Captain Gar
rett and d host of others, were on the
stand. The pi0us reporters managed to
preserve their equanimity Of feeling,
and to keep their souls in peace by
continual mental prayer, but in spite Of
this, an odd obligatory expression
would work It's diabolical way
out from their chattering teeth, not
at all in favor Of Grant, or the party.
THE TALK.
Judge Smith spoke first, aud afterward
acted as master Of ceremonies. He was
brief but strong in his remarks.
He was there to rejoice with them that
Grant had been reelected to the Presi-
dency for another term. lCheers. The
continuance Of Grant in the Presidential
chair four years more wa an augury of
prosperity, and was calculated 10 pro-
mote the best interests Of the whole
country. We do not come together to
triumph W. any political party de-
feated. They are beaten, defeated,
routed, and that fact alone is enough to
make all men rejoice who have the good
Of the country at heart. Whatever i'll
may befall the country will affect all
alike, and whatever good may come will
accrue TO the beaten adversary as well as
to themselves. They were all fellow
citizens In the same boat, so to speak.
We desire, the Republican party does,
to clasp hands across "the bloody
chasm" and end the strife. He said
that all the good men in the city, all the
merchants and bankers, rejoieed at the
-Four out Of every five Of them
were glad OF it. The result Of the election
endthelong, weary warfare agains
the government which he said had cost
Memphis forty millions of dollars, be-
cause the taxable property would be
worth that much more than 1t is if the
had ended six years ago. He.