Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-24
LATEST NEWS.
fHm the Richmond VIM
GRAND FILLMORE DENOMINATION
Rally ofthc American and WING Fotces-poic
0aa~ing and Eorch Light proces-ion q rent
fnthus,asn for Fillmore and Donci.oo.

The grind demonstration ot the friends of Fill
| more aud Dnnelson, projected aud arranged hv
the joint action OF The American and Wing Ekec-
ullye Committees. took place yesterday evening
and was certainly one of the most imposing pelit
ical displays We have ever Witnessed in the ne
tropns of the State The weather. in spite of
the Democratic hopes Tor the CONTRARY, was peen
liarly nuspjciou,. In the morning. the sky wole
Il gloomy aspect, aud il was feared by sonc thpt
there would he . continuation ot Saturday
storm; bat II, the day advanced. the clouds d.
appeared and old sol" ditfl>ed hi genial lflvs
from clear armament. The prevailing tom
prrature, too. was pleasantly cool aud eNhiiira
ting; indeed there could not have been u more
propiioa> day for the dem ,traton.
At an carly hour in the afternoon, tie pole
measuring one hundred and ten feet in lcugih
was djusted and raised TO the position il WAS
designed to occupy. ON the brow nt Church Ill.,
near Capt Libby csidence. from whence II yirw
of Main street, for nearly its entire length = oh
talned. Long before sun set, the enthusiasm
among the Americans and Wings in the city uan
Tested itself on all sides Crowds locked tn tho
scene of the pole raising in order that they meht
hear the remarks of Marmaduke johnson. Esq,
and witness the elevation of the :" Stars and
Sripas,' emblnzoned with the names of lis true
defenders, FILLMORE and DoSELsoN."
At dusk, large BON fire was kindled near the
place where the pple had been erected. nnd at
bFlfl lnItrNulS ulill me ceremonies were tli>tt
all kinds of AERIAL fire works were DISCHARGED -
Illuminating the entire nrghborhood, and attract
ing great numbers of ladies, with their escorts,
to the vicinity If the rendezvous. At o'clock,
the star spangled banner hosted, amid the
reioicings and cheers of the assembled multitude
aud Marmaduke johnson, Esq, thereupon deIv-
cred an eloquent aud feeious speech. which
ELECTED cheer after cheer, and heightened the en-
thusiasm already peryading the immense crowd.
\ sin WI IpTTpp Il iniOpIini civ nttpr the
conclusion of his remarks. and with the Arnnry
Baud in advance marched To the corner Of Main
and 9th streets. where numerous deeE tion
from Petersburg also accompanied by Il hrass
band, awaited its arrival. The "Coekade Bows
had come over in the evening mail train, aud
were brm full Of enthusiasm We saw several
odd Coens" in their ranks. As well as large
number of ardent young Americans. I'll" Pc
trrsburgers were placed at the hcad of the col
umn, and the procession then resumed its pro
gress up Main street, greeted on all sides hy re
sponsive cheering from the ou>ands who lined
the sidewalks.
We are positive that no political pageant mich
has ever come off before in Richmond exceeded
this in the number aud enthusiasm oi its partici-
pants; nor was the procession composed Of boys,
as the Loeufocas will be to proclaim We
took position in order that we light view it as
it passed, and satisfied that nine tenths Of
those in the ranks were voters. The process.
sion would no doubt have been mile longer
but for the general anxiety among the Fillmore
men TO get 10 the African Church in time To- hear
the speaking innumerable nsparencies, hear
ing various devices and Inscriptions but
all expressing devotion to the Union aud the
Constitution, were borne in the procession
At every intersecting street. rockets were fired
Off in and out of the column. The glare ct the
fireworks and trans parencies, the illumination of
private residences. the shouts of the paPu'ace.