The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-13
THE GREATEST DEMOCRATIC GATHERING OF THE

THE GkEATEEI DEMUOhA1lN VI inA
CAMPAIGN.-THIRTY THOUSAND DEMOCRATS IN
COUNCIL.-ThE BUCHANAN FIRES IN INDIANA
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of last Saturday issue contains
full glowing and graphic account Of the great democratic
gathering at Connsrys Indiana on the preceding Thurs
day "on the day before says the Enquirer, all the
towns within twenty thirty miles OF the scene of the
great display were alive with enthusiasm, resoundng with
the stirring rolls Of drum the exciting music Of many
bands and the vigorous hurahs Of large delegations Of the
sawart democracy The number present at this imposing
demonstration Of the strength and enthusiasm Of the de-
mocracy Of East Indiana is estimated at thirty thousand
From the account before u.s. Of this great oupourng Of
the democracy, we make the following extract:
owe counted rnRrY-rwo HICKORY wAooss, averaging
sixty or seventy feet long, built of large hickory logsa
filled young ladiesa dressed in white red and blue
and their decorated with flowers and evegreens Zach
township wagon containing thirty grlsand love-
y rosy, bghteyed, happy girls they were-representDg
the States the Union each bearing banner marked with
the name represented side and the
OF and Breckenridge the other Banners were
borne by wagon inscribed with some appropriate motto
The Jackson wagon nearly concealed BY hickory
bushes Another bore banners having large and complete
map the United States side with this inscription
over it, The Democratic Platform; while ON the other
side there map in which fifteen OF the States were
concealed and this was Inscribed Fremont
Platform NO Sixteen States. One Of them bore in front
huge picture of bloody in Louisville during the
know nothing riots Some them had lofty hickory poles
yenty and eighty high with banners floating from their
SUBMITS During the entire day these various vehicles
passing into the town, until they fairly enveoped it.
Zone wagon rather OF large dimensions and very
ornaented contained hundred lovely girls
waving banner, bearing this motto The Hoosier girls
all for Buchanan and Breckenridge
Another wagon hundred and fifty feet long,
and was drawn by OXEN the largest
we ever saw, and the noblest animals There
two hundred men, girls and boys this mammoth vehicle.
many other wagons conveying mixed companies
of men, women girls and boys all having banners inscribed
buchanan and Brecknridge;' Our Constitution and
Union.'''
The Enquirer continues:
"And such stentoran hurrahs such mingled uproar of
shouts of drums and bands and discharges Of arleryof
which fine brass pieces that skuly
managed by company Of boys-never heard outside
of Hooserdom. Finally however, after much confusion, by
tremendous efforts of the marsha the greater part of
procession marched into the ground dedicated by
the Connersve the of the county fair which
been prepared for the democratic demonstration The
day far before half the procession had filed into
the enclosure As each delegation and upon
the ground it saued with loud hurrahs from the vast
multitude spectators and others that had gathered the
ground early in the day. One OF the lot which
twenty five extent occupied by the tables which
covered area of two or three acres"
Samuel Heron, esq, presided the immense multi
tude assisted by large number of vice presidents and
secretaries The assembled thousands and ten of thousands
addressed with great power and effect by Governor
Wright Samuel Bushkirk, esq, John L. Robinson, esq,
Hon. Alexander Walker of Cincinnati and other disn-
gushed democrats