The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-15
THE CELEBRATION OF OUR VIC
TORY

Saturday night last was proud occa sion
for the Republicans of Vanderburgh county
A celebration was gotten up on the spur OF
the moment, which far. exceeded any other
display of the kind ever seen here. The
Republicans of the city and their sympa-
thizers seemed to go into the spirit of the
occasion with all their energy, and the re-
suit was at once cheering to themselves and
astounding to their opponents. -e
AT seven o'clock the gallant Wide Awakes
emerged from their Hall on Water street in
full panoply, with their lamps burning, led
by brass band and martial band aud
their victorious flag. They went up Water
street to Walnut, thence to Second, thence
to Locust, then past the Sixt Hotelto First,
thence to Mozart Hall When they reached
the Hall, they found it crowded with people.
There was at that place, vocal and instru.
mental music, and short speeches by Messrs.
r. G. Jones and Bischof- The enthusiasm
was so intense and the crowd so great that
it was found impossible to repress them
within the limits of the Hall, and according
/ ly one hour before the advertised time-at
3 o'cloek-tbe procession was formed out
side and commenced its march over the pub
lisbed route.
( The procession contained over Eve humid
red people There were near three hundred
lamps, and flags, banners, and transparencies
in abundance Leading the procession was
a haat ,,,o,,p tad :, Z, ,-ac IoboInd ft Gale
River Packet" containing an efigy of
disconsoIate Democrat bound for that classic
region. Next followed the Crescent City
Brass Band. Next followed banner bear
ing the picture of a steamboat labeled " Salt
River Packet" just landing at a political
graveyard. Her officers, as put down on
the banner were: Tom Hendricks captain;
Ben. Stinson clerk; Stephen A Douglas
general travelling agent; Dan Aiken local
agent A. T. Whittlesey pilot; Smith Gavitt
porter. Then came the beautiful flag Of the
Wide Awake Battalion, presented them by
the ladies' Banners and flags followed at
intervals in the ranks. st
We copied, as well as we could, some of
the notices on the transparencies. Here
they are" Lincoln aud Hamlin )" i" love
my country better than my party" "Eter-
nal Vigilance the price of LibertJ;" +" Me-
chanics think for themselves, and vote for
free principles :" =" Free men, not white
slaves" Free territories for working mem"
"Vanderburgh did her duty, and did it
well !" " Old Abe is bound to win ;" Indi- |
ana, redeemed, regenerated, and olsen
thralled;" "Yanderburgh little but plucky;' |
Ysnderburgh viii. prove steadfast in No |
venber = 1.-THE keystone is in the right
place - /" Certificates only good in doubtful |
cases !" cold Knox, Cyrus NJ. AIen;" |
" Vauderburgh, John S. Hopkins = Spen- |
Ger, james C. Veatch;" ''Pike, j. Wells" |
',Death to the treasury eaters" Fusion
and confusion;2 ''g'he people certify for
Wollin;" 1All hail Indiana Right at
last" ohio in line, 25oog majnrity;" /
"'W hite slaves, when not Democrats; ;" "De- |
mocracy died hard. but died all over;''
g Old Abe defes fusion > " An honest
Court House once more" 1900 majority
does very well ;" f" Pennsylvania, 10000
majority ;" " Indiana good for $4,000 ma
iority" There was one transparency bear
ing picture of a tomb, inscribed Sacred
to the memory of Democracy" There
were also other notices which we could not
catch in the hurry-all ofthem quite pointed
and pithy.
A prominent feature in the procession
was a large furniture-car from which were
discharged fireworks. Bengal lights blazed
and rockets streamed, and Roman candles
discharged their fiery balls from it along the
line Of march.
In the procession, besides the G. c. Band, !
were the German Brass Band and Simpsons |
martial music band, all making most glori- !
our music to march by.
The route lay first through Lamasco AS
the procession passed Kratz s. Heilman's
establishment a splendid sight met the eye.
That vast building was lighted up all over,
seeming like an enchanted palace. George |
Wolfin's residence in Lamasco was also
brilliantly illuminated So were other |
buildings too numerous to mention. Philip |
Decker's residence on Third street and his |
business house on Main, were lighted up |
grandly with his own make of candles. The !
Volksbote Office was also nicely Illuminated. !
Judge Fosters residence on Second street |
and Robert Barnes's on Water, seemed piles |
of living light The journal Office was al |
so brightly illuminated, and so was the res
idence of our next Attorney General. Our |
old friend Sixt on Locust street-that live |
Republcan-had his hotel most gorgeously |
. illuminated with tapers, like he had on the |
night of the 4th of July, with the German
triAcolor and the American flag side by side |
/ in front We wish we could mention all /
i. the Republicans who honored themselves |