Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-12
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CLINTON, Tuesday Eve. Sept. 4lh. go.

CLINTON, Tuesday Eve, Sept. 4th, go.
EDrroR ExPnEss. sIR: This has been .
happy day for the cause Of Republican
ism in Vermilliou.
The Democracy had been making super
human efforts for two weeks 10 get up
demonstration. which in connexion will
their Paixhan gun ID. w. Voorhees,, they
intended to blow into atoms all the ele
ments of opposition in these parts.
II was not uutil Wednesday last. tha,
we had gotten an inkling Of their inten
tions. so quietly aud 80 secretly had they
been at work. We Immediately went to
work aud 10 the result The Republi.
can procession numbered seven hundred
and forty seven by actual count. among
this number were Wide Awakes; Gig hty
ladies on horseback. in uniform. each with
an attentive cavalier at her side. the re.
mainder consisted of company OF Lin
coin Rangers on horse, a company Of Rail
Maulers, citizens on horseback. IN wa
gons. carriages and afoot. The whole pro-
ce-sion headed by beautiful lady ex-
quisitely dressed. on horseback represen.
ting. presume. the Goddess of Liberty.
She was the cynosure Of all eyes.
The Democratic procession numbered
three hundred and eleven after the stupen.
dpus efforts. they had been making for an
entire fortnight in securing their own and
the neighboring State Of Illinois ! !
Among the Douglasites, was enthu
siasm, no feeling as Of men engaged in
righteous cause. Everything was as dead
as the cause they pretend TO represent.
Their procession was more like faneral
march than a great political demonstra-
tion.
Bnt these matters were only incidental
to the great purpose that brought these two
or three thousand people together. About
way towards The speaking ground, a short
distance above the town. Very soon
thereafter. the combatants appeared upon
the stand, stripped (not quite to the buff
for the contest, which so soon was to re.
fleet so much lustre upon the one and the
disgrace Of Waterloo defeat upon the
other.
Mr.. Voorhees, led of in speech Of an
hour in length. IL was great speech ]
No mar ever heard SO much noise i'm sixty
little minutes. Non. ever saw so much
ken and so little said II was always held
impossible for a reasonable man to speak a
whole hour. without making at least one
point, but Il Mr.. V had started out with
the intention to make Pointless speech.
he eau congratulate himself upon a com.
plete success.
at as full OF sound and fury signify.
ing nothing"
Mr.. Nelson followed Mr.. V. in one of
the most mastery speeches, it has ever
been my pleasure to listen to from him
or any other man. He commenced his
speech with full aud thorough exposition
of the principles of the Republican party,
and made them so plain and so clear that
a child could comprehend them. Having
done this as with the hand of a finished
workman, he turned his attention to the
principles ID of that branch of the Demo
cracy represented by his opponent, and to
the record of that gentleman's brief polti
cal career.
Alas, poor Daniel better for thee, If
milestone had been hanged abou thy neck
and thou hadst been cast into the sea So
utter a demolition has never been Wi lness-
ed within the memory Of man. The skill.
fulness with which the Col. handled the
sword Of double edge aud exquisite sharp
ness, astonished all beholders The pol
ish and beauty of his language; the earn
estness of his manner; the keeuness Of his
satire; the freshness of his wit, aud the
boldness of his attacks, excited outbursts
of enthusiasm which seemed almost wild,
yet at the same time created deep and
heartfelt sympathy for the victim Of this
excrutisting chasiisement, however, we'll
tion and intended to place his foot upon
the neck Of his feeble foe at the very out
set. aud to keep it there. but by some in
comprehensive mistake. he has placed his
neck 10 painful contact with the Coils foot
and cant now get it away.
The Republicans of Vernillion. are
proud of such a leader as Col Nelson
Republicans everywhere should he proud
Of such a standard bearer He towers head
and shoulders above all opponents, anO
those who have met him once. care not tC
meet him again. Mr.. Voorhees, may hold
out TO the end, but his laurels as a grea
leader will all have disappeared, and h
will no longer be terror to Republicans
such as he has heretofore been held BY
his friends. Like Sampson. he has beer
shorn of his strength. aud Daniel is now
NO more than a citizen. CLINTON.
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