Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-10
From The Naiehe. Courier.

luz rIIbhOhE bhAND RALLY ON Y.
II the occurrences of Saturday last did up to
highest anticpatOn- of the sangune high indeed
even TO extravagince, must those expectations have
been.
The morning opened most beautifully Alta very ear
hour the unusual throng and bustes streets gave
token that event. which the public pulse vsonded
IN no common degree, was a hand
The Hon. IL ,. Smri and tho Hon. G. Wilcox with
other speakers known to have arrived the previous
evening, aud all tile preparatory gencnt Tor the ac
commoIAtion OF the audience went steadily forward.
At ii o'clock, A. VI large crowd OF both ladies' aud
gentlemen had assembled on the Bull the Fillmore
Pole, which had been completed early hour Tor the
reception OF the ever glorious stripes and sthrs.
Col A l. Bingtuan hal been invited g. deliver adj
dress, on raising the beautiful flag Of the Fillmore aud
Donclson A'.ociariou. The anticipated pleasure listen
ing again 10 his sound augmentation his pathetic scnti-
nents and pure classic Illustrations had excited large ex
pectaton and we'll aud noly did this veteran 30 past DO
ucal contests discharge the duty he had undertaken to
perform At another time hope to be enabled 70 give
synOP5ls Of this truly able aud beautiful address.
At signal given during Col. BInganans address the
dag vas raised and Federal salute fired from a field
piece On'tle Bluff
The flag j. beautiful national Que, a feet long by 25
feet VIDE AL 'T'ln large Characters the Of the
peoples candid ,tes Tor the Presidency and Vice PrrSdrn
cT IL prou H. boats At elevation Of some IS feet
bove our towering Bluff it, onst-lation O 81 stars all
diks, bore aloit Into the pure atmosphere above even
~ the election OF the patriotic Fillmore the Presidency
will elevate Government above tell miasma OF mere
party and sectional Influences
THIS Interesting ceremony concluded the immense
vas
occupied 10 is utmost capicty-ndeed il il doubtful If
ever did contain many human brngs within walls
before. Certainly since 1870 have never seen as.em.
Ded in city great number Of deeply ted and
cntt usastc cilen' Scores OF ladies' and gentlemen left
unable W obtain adntance, while the dense crowd with
in WAS al excitement aud enthusiasm
At little past ~, the Hon. II. y. Suril was ntf odu
ced 70 The audience by Rph North, E.q the President
Oi the AssUcatOn His appearance greeted with lond
cheers aud when silence succeeded he Addressed the
assembly for about tao hours Ia Of the abcst and
most complete argunents We have ever had the good
Mr.. Smrilrs exposition Of squauer Sovereignty. as
shown from Gen. Css exposition OF his Nicholson let
by able anayas ofthe Kansas Nebraska bf-the t
umouy Of viriou. leading Democrats o both the Northern
aud Southern Si the letters and speeches Of both
Buchantn aud Breckenridge. most lucid and unan.
sWeralc He argument covered nearly a the debatabe
gfounl occupied u che present cOntest-n manner.
once terse logical and interesting that degree that
though many most uncomiorttbly situated tioaudi-
| ence renvined thOugi spel.buund-snd lev there
we're, think Of his opponents hut regretted his
close. Continually repeated burss Of applause Interrupt
I'D his remarks, aud showed the lively appreciation in
Fhch ii- various posous impregnaDlo ~ 20 many S..
va-topola. we're held by his hearers.
~ the close the audience Dispersed We were grat.
fed 70 src the bright eyes Of beauty sparkle With even
more than cnmn0n bfsncy. aud expressions OF delight
sud approval fall FROM their tongues The general agree-
urn vent round pt There should be another gathering
Of the matrons and malens night welcome another
able cOmbatint IN the same cause
M6i ", the Young Mems Fillmore Associstion as
scmbci on the Of Pearl and State streets and
iorIned 10 procession, with military band and large
number of tfanspsrencics torches Sc marched with
cheers and shouts through several the city 10
the Courthouse. Al, T.. w. the President u the .so-
citation introduced 10 the audience assembled the
Hoo. Gr-tavus WILCOX. OF Jrfcrsou. IT, was grrct-d
sith the utmost enthusts aud pr0credeiat QUO 70 the
duty afegrc him, with hearty g-Ol will el0quencc sud
power iffcstby attractive lngic not DC otefthtOwn
aud n,er.pcrre With illustrative sics Of ~if aud hu.
nor exceedingly refreshing. short tine aftef Mr. VIII
COZ commenced tbe procession entered the Court house