The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-30

Inc CINCINNATI lines ol thursday contains
three and a half columns of fine type, giving
an account of the great Union Celebration at
that city the day previous. We make an alb
stract of the proceedings, long as our limited
space will admit
Yesterday was glorious day for the Union.
The Fillmore and Donelson demonstration ex-
ceeded in numbers and enthusiasm all antic-
ipation. The people were here from the North
and the South, and from the East and the
West. Although no notice was given of the
demonstration except in the Fillmore papers
OF the West the number of strangers in the
city yesterday is variously estimated from
10000 to 25,OOO. They were not gathered
together at any one point. so that fair estm-
alton could be made Without further COM
ment, we proceed to detail the proceedings as
furnished by our reporters.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession was the first demonstration
of the day, and ordered to take place at two
O'Clock P. NJ. 1t came near being a failure
from two causes. First, it was not ordered
until Monday evening, and not published I'M
til day before yesterday consequently the
| Fillmore organization of the city and town.
ships had no time to prepare for the demon
stration, and only small portion of them ap
peared in the procession at all. In the second
place, the delegations from abroad were not
notified of the demonstration, and were I'M
able to concentrate in season. While the pro-
cession was moving in one part OF the city,
thousands from abroad were hunting for it !
Again, the Southerners who had concentrated
| in CovIngton did not reach this side of the
river until near O'Clock, through some mis-
understanding of the committee of the ar
/ rangements
At O'Clock the procession, small as it was,
commenced moving 1t proceeded through
the route laid out until it reached the Times
office, where it met the procession from Cow
ington, when the two were united and march
ed up town again.
At the head were Capt. A. E. Jones' Grand
Marshal, and his aids.
They were followed by car containing the
Continental Band, and handsomely decorated
with flags. Next came an immense delegation
on horseback, from Boone county, Kentucky
followed by the Covington and Newport Clubs
and delegations from Louisville, Frankfort and
other Southern cities. They were accompa-
MED by several bands Of music, and had a
number of display wagons. Among the mot
toes displayed were. " would rather be right
than President" and Kentucky will stand
by the Union at all hazards" In this portion
of the procession there was an organization
numbering largely Of young Kentuckians who
will cast their first votes for Fillmore.
:, Following the Kentuckians, were thou
sand or more from Indiana and the interior
of Ohio. Next came the Central Club of
Hamilton county, preceded by Menter's Amer
lean Cornet Band, and guard, arrayed in the
Continental uniform. They were followed by
several ward clubs. Then came the " Ninth
Ward Boys" who declared themselves a. all
right for Fillmore" and who displayed several
banners. Following was a large delegation
from the townships, headed by four horse
wagon "chuck full' of enthusiastic Fillmore
I men. A long string Of wagons carriages, &c.
all decorated with flags, brought up the rear
OF the procession. Under all the disadSanta-
ges in its formation, it kept swelling in num-
bers until it was near two miles long
The sidewalks Of the streets through which
the procession paraded were almost blocked
up with people, from whom cheer after cheer
went up for Fillmore and Donelson, and were
heartily responded to by those in the process
sion. When the two divisions of the column
met in front of the Times office, the streets
6 presented sea of heads in every direction,
: and the cheers for Fillmore and the Union
were deafening.
As the procession passed along the levee the
: 10000 people were assembled on the wharf
s while the windows and roofs Of the houses
: were filled or covered with people, many OF
6 them ladies. Each delegation or organization
:, was received with cheers, and the waving of
u handkercheE and hats. The houses fronting
= the levee were mostly decorated with flags
It which added to the magnifcence of the scene
The Kentuckians were escorted to the
Walnut street ferry, and passed over the river
: The remaining portion of the procession were
THE CEREMONY UPON THE RIVER.
: This took place at six O'Clock in the even
: ing, shortly after the dismissal of the process
n sion. A rope was suspended from shore tc
: shore, and from this, directly over the center
), of the river hung an immense national flag
. with UNION upon it. The rope was hardly
: perceptible, and the proud flag, whose lower
Of edge almost touched the water, seemed to sus
e tain itself in the air. Three floating batteries
II were stationed in the river, tie whole surface
of which was alive with sailing and row boats
gaily decorated with flags.
At 6 O'Clock the steamers Champion anC
> Hartford City pushed out into the stream, The
% former from the Kentucky and the latter from
l. the Ohio shore. Both were prettily decorated
&c with flags On board of the Champion wer,
!, the Continental Band number of distinguish
- ed Kentuckians, and fifteen young ladies rep
y resenting the Southern States.
1T On the Hartford City were Menter's Bant
j. some two hundred persons, from variou
;. Northern States, and sixteen young ladies rep
resenting the Northern States.
The Times gives the names of these ladies