The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-27
GRAND SUCCESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
BARBECUE YESTERDAY.
Six Thousand People Assemble to Eat
Democratic Meat ands Listen to
Democratic Speeches.
Great Speeches by Gov. king. Gen.
Cameron. Judke W. J.. Alien
aud Charles Nelson.


yesterday was grand success, view 1t
in whatever light we may.
The day was all that could have been
wished fortnight and warm. The
crowd in attendance was larger by odds
than was anticipated; and although
fifteen beeves, fifteen hogs and fifty head
Of sheep had been slaughtered for the
occasion, ii was found the committee had
| not provided too much meat.
The crowd ia attendance was variously
estimated at from FIVE to eight thousand.
We believe there was not less than six
thousand people present The Cairo and
Ninccnnes, the Illinois Central and the
Cairo and II. Louis railroads all run cX-
ira trains, and all brought large dclega-
tons to the city. Missouri and Kentucky
were well represented. the ferry boat
Three states and the transfer steamer
Morgan bringing large numbers on every
trip. Mound City and Pulaski county
sent down an immense del
cgatiOn, those from Mound
city bringing one hundred torches with
them in order 10 take part in the parade
at night. The country precincts OF Alex
ander county, a. well as Union and Jack
son counties were well represented. The
steamer Jim Fisk, which arrived at about
half-past twelve O'Clock, brought "A large
delegation from paducah and intermediate
points on the Ohio river.
All the trains and boats havin. arrived,
at one o clock procession was formed
on Ohio leycc aud Sixth street, and the
immense crowd marched to the barbecue
grounds, where they arrived at two
O'Clock. Arriving Oh the ground, din
ner was announced. and the crowd went
at the barbccucd meat and bread with a
hearty good will
Dinner over, at three o'clock the
crowd was called TO order. Mr..
Thos. W. Halliday. and Mr.. John Ii.
Oberly were chosen TO preside, and
in few remarks thanked the assembly
Tor the honor conferred on him, and con-
cluded by Introducing
EX-Gov. King, OF Kentucky, to the au-
dience. Gov. King made an eloquent and
forciblc argument. arraigning the Repub-
lican party for its manifold short comings
and crimes, and proving conclusively
that as a party it was no longer
lit TO be intrustcd with the administra-
ton Of the affairs OF the government.
He gave the colored men present some
good advice-urging upon them the i'm
| portanee of exercising the rights euran-
teed them under the laws-to be free
men and not mere machines in the hands
OF political demagogues. Gov. Kings
speech was forcible and logical. The
speaker was frequently interrupted by
| applause.
The next speaker was Gen. Chas.
| Cameron, of Chicago. Gen. Cameron Is
one of the finest speakers in the State,
and his speech yesterday is acknowledged
on all sides TO have been mastery and
| telling arraignment of the Radical party.
The General discussed the questions OF
the campaign in so clear and simple q
manner "a TO make every point thor
oughly understood by his hearers, and
was loudly and enthusiastically ap-
| plauded.
At the conclusion OF Gen. Cameron
address. Mr.. Oberly, president of the
meeting, proposed three cheers for the
speakers and for Tilden, Hendricks and
Victory, which were given with will.
II was then.announced the meeting would
| adjourn for supper, latter which :the
torchlight procession would take place.
with more speaking at the Tenth street
bands tand. The crowd then dispersed.
Owing TO the lateness OF the hour a,
which we write it is impossible to go into
| detail in giving an account of the torch
light procession. Suffice il to say it was
| the grandest affair Of the kind ever wit.
messed in Southern Illinois. There was
fully one thousand torches in the process.
sion, beside three brass and one martial
band of music. \ company of one hun
dred horscman bearing torches, brought
| up the rear. The procession
formed on Ohio lcvec, and under
| direction of Chief Marshal Wilson
| and his assistants marched down
LeNee street to Second, thence TO Com.
mcrcial avenue and up the avenue ia
Twentieth street, down Twentieth to
Washington avenue, and down Washing
ton avenue TO the Tenth street band
stand, where the speakiD. was to take
| place. The scene at the stand when
| the immense procession marched round
and round the stand, was one the like oi
which was never before seen in Cairo
The whole space for block up and
| down the street was one swaying mass
/ of lire, aud presented bewildcrinc
and beautiful sight.
Judge VIM. j. Allen was introduced
and received upon his presentation to the
crowd, loud cheers. In a most able man
ncr, he eloquently and torciDly discussed
some OF the most salient issues of the
camp-rciorm anG The inability of Tho
Republican party to reform itself; the
corruptian OF the government the ilnan
cial question the characters of Tildel
Oh the one hand, OF Hayes on the other,
| the characters of CullOm and Lew Stew