New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-04
NETWORK WIDE AWAKE
THE FLOWER OF OUR YOUTH FOB FRgEDoN.
MONSTER TORGHLIGHT PARADE,
10000 Lincolnites in Line.
SEVENTY ACRES OF REPUBLICANS.
Oyer Half a Millien Spectators.
IMMENSE ENTHUSlAS M.
GRAND PROTECTING DISPLAY.
THE CITY ALL ABLAZE.
BANNERS, DEVICES ARD EMBLEMs OF TIE
PROCESSION
Scenes in Fiflh.ayenue, Broadway, the Park,
and the BOWefy.
Scenes in Fiflh.ayenue, Broadway, the Park,
and the BOwery.
CIR AND FENA l. L.
THE GREAT WIDE. AWAKE DEMONSTRATION

THE GREAT WIDE AWAKE DEMONSTRATION
The original purpose Of the procession was triuuPha
hit Dot Typ cal The exciting show Of human masses
in motion az addressed sinstioD rather than
to the grav.r senses, and through them to the con-
seizuce Shou ing voices and wavil banners to cles
steer aud garlands, besfeak the grand symP thy of
m,p their tsssicn for even ,uveess unanimity their
dependence other for the magnetism Of strong
f.elitR bore no deep-r tigu6csnc except in those
$40 tsneous trioue Of the people TO vaor aid patriot
lem Wli,h max the natal ePocns # every nations
Bic ory. We find sufficient reason for the May
f. lures Of proce sJos in country aud for the same
ne ard dullness Of nearly all such outdoor move
men in TIE fact that they have gen rally lacked idea
For prscicsl people, whose i'-ttuuons forbid the
rresrge of grand military sets' hmsnt, they nave
BET too playful The immense die lays of AMID men
in Europe, willie they please they eve OF the cirizen
with glitter and solid ay, aud bis ear With muic
and c. esIs never fail Of the profounder result of
eii er Strengthening lis Loyalty with renewed sense
of security, or aDiuang bis national pids to desire
for new conc .esrs and trop lee. Ia nerics th,re
have been very few rally great parsdes. These few
havs in 81 remarkable il ssnces been tributes mil
tary fame or achievement az ~ben the gratitude of
the npg republ flow ed oat to the Dobl AID geOer
rous Lsf4y ,te when the heroes Of the Mexican War
were restored with sn ovstiOu of honors t. their
places az republican CT liens when the illaStrious
Majyar Chief impersonatng tne CENTRALIZED bat ever
struggling spirit Of European Liberty, was welcomed
With burst of sympaths by our couDtymen.
There have been so few ious ia the pace 'u
ard pros eIipg career of oar people, for massive ex
rressions Of either ntim ut principle, thai process
s,rs 10 the large towns and Ct ss have been treated
with apathy, if not with disrut ano dread. They
have come 10 the illustrations Of the comm impulse
OF weak and Inactive minds o~a d vague unioI and
1oisy proceedings Ard q particularly pl4in stigu.
has of late years been pat upon political on
account Of their partzAn excsssss. So may of The
more reckless and r,vou ioDary Of cur foreigo pop
aiion fave rushed TO the standards OF the false De-
uocracy with their passions and Prejuci,es inland
ty guoanoe that very feious results have been eX'
eriepced aud sre sri justly ap rshtndsd from their
cpep. air demonstrations. Coli ions have occurred,
provoked by the malignant jeers and threats OF hot
headed adyentursrs. These have done much to make
The very raue of political procession terror to Re-
spectacle and sioceIe people.
RaUcorOus exp'tssio s GA banners and Transparent
cies lave ncr asei the dssa isfaOn OF the great L.
te igeUce that p1esdes public affairs. e recent
parsce of the Fuson iss 10 this city was notable IL
Illustration Of all the we have Indicated as opera
ting against tie of the procession IN this coun
try. Wholly lacking in unanimty of purpose Ut th'y
were not deficient in all purpose ~haeverl, te bogus
Rel Lions made most off-UsCe aud irritating ois
rlays Of their bitterness sRains their opponents Nul
Gar caricatures Of rival candidates and advocates
sbourded in rLe line. The names Of men h'notsd 10
The impartial aai Of abe patton were covered vi
ntempruous slang Such features as these oroPerl'
array large class Of peope agains al dem nsira lons
e the bind. We Assert. without undue en'ha-
sizsm, ttat the magnificent marches Of the Woe
.vakes last night will 20 far 10 Kafd rem )ving t1is
mr., ldire Too many Presidential campaigns are
memorable only T the violent uobbiohne7s Of their
marty gatherings but tbir Rrsnc movement OF FfeeDen
all obviously contrast with the d gus ilg barbart ties
Of barb cuts and the ptty eXbioiions OF nAg-Iy ~
TIE Fusouis,s in their late reviews.
The Wild, Awake Parade was typical OF simplicity,
soldity aud honesty Of the Republican cause lt vac
he mott impr, ssiee az diguiied and at the sans
tine nott spirited aud picturesque manifestation that
bss vet been made Of the hearty devotion of the maze
of Americans 10 the csuse Of universal Freedom. II
rllied in degree as novel as il remarkable, the
various types hich form the generous and vigorous
Yaplee character VINCE impulses are felt IN every
81 ciop Of the globe where civil zAti)u holds benign
az. and directs the destioies Of man. AZ sim PIE
expession of frsternal feeling and honest loyalty to
the sublime pr lciples on which the repu lie WAS
faupd,d. it was in a rare gratifying The uruA
cheap exp,di Its Of p)liu 81 enthufi4sm acre not
eed.d TIE very appear Of soch u heath
noble men avowiDg together their so7mn allegiance
20 Trutb and justice was enough to eXci'e the N st
sa,n, 81 enthuti sm. The infasi,rs Of such voome
a ts prsipied Dir of tue country into the close aud
oo,uoted atmosphere Of ely ploics will have az ex-
bil.ra,iog ct upon the tone Of metro2oltan se1t-
,snt and The orderly nduct Of the wbole aftair will
convince skeptics that the porpose Of the kpuohcAn
marty il peace fol one AID that reign of terror can
lot follow the triumph Of Freecom
Az Pageant, the parade was a glorious sac'ess'
The weather perfect for stree c-rm's' snd inc
,pjrt Of gala-day prsvsiled throughout the En're
City. Str ngsrs poured in from every INT, AM Tue
forms Of rustic WdeAwakes, equipped for tbs even
rg march, moved constantly with he brill ct tloe'
of town life. Blooming country maids and ma'ronr
ent the bslmy hours before the darkness, came to be
sctrered BY the yriad torches In wondering among
the broadway WONDERS. At night tn streets throngn
" bich the proce ssou passed were alive with crowds
he popular excitement at tue arriyl Of the japanese
having been exhibited in no suc1 gonerai aud
tunultuous manner. Every ayalabls @lnSoF on
Broadway wAs either sold 1t high figure