New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-20
4 WORD TO THE VIDE AJYAKES.

After it's force Of numbers and brlliancy of equip
ments, The most striking trait of the recent Wide
Avail e procession in this city was TIE comparative
loneliness of its march On Broadway, where the
demonstration should have been most attractive aud
exciting and the strongest impression should have
been made upon the undetermined Gro Nd the columns
advenced almost as if they bent some funereA
service. The sidewalk support was rendered chiefly
by the Metropolitan Police, who grimly frobted the
street and restrained the imp4tuosiy of wholly im
aginary mob. AT few points OF the thoroughfaoe
accidental or unavoidable group OF gazerschiey the
elsncholy pilgrims ON the pork and cotton re-
gions returning to their expensive tents and delight
ed with any excuse for meeting Morp muCey
caught the rays of the torches clustered ia feeble
way their defiance of Freedom aud Der standard bear
ers. Tie places of business, palatal aud Other sise
we're TO their lights. fully equipped pcoces-
sion suddenly entering Of the overd high ways OF
P,mpei would realize not much greater desostion
than that which attended The march of the Wide
Awakes from the Park to Union square.
Whtn New-York goes to bed and gets comfortably
tucked in New.Io will not so much as turn over
for the mightest event possible to outdoor Efe As
public and as domestic creature the American citizen
lie equally in earnest and while he is happy TO stay up
all night if cessary and excite himself il is contrary
TO bis patu to be walked up for that purpose We
doubt whether the sudden intelligence that the Prince
Of Darkness was ont on Broadway, would have any
other effect upon the snug CITY slumberer than to elicit
fragment Of oburgatiCn Of all princes, whether of
darkness of light forgetting the excellent young
fellow Albert Edward, and to provoke a still tighter
embrace Of the noddy god. Otthis constitutional fact
tine Wite-Awakes failed to take advantage. The pro-
cessi too late. There no lack Of curiosity
among all classes, in the most novel; mous, and
brilliant political difplay of the season; bit after
certain hour the community to be wide awake,
puts on Its nghtcsp, and dreams Of early bliss.
In the preparations that in progress for toe
national demonstration Of the "a of October the in
& nifty OF the public should be strictly regarded All,
! alas are not Wds-Awakes; anc of tue thousands
that ill and animate Broadway every evening, mid
night ussaly finds msjority beyond the Aoh OF any
influence. The procession should meet the world 10 It's
| early ramble As the curtain OF nigdt mas
fallen the drama should begin and It's auxilisTes, IN
stead of being few belated pIomeuaters, or the
vacant folk who maintain day -long position otiore
the hotels, picking their teeth aud comparing the,r
pocketpstos and principles, should be the thropes N
search of amusement but sti open to instruction and
that ncopgruous mass Of clever individuals designated
Ne the floating population.
To suggest any addition to the tactics Of an orgsuza
ton 30 splendidly drilled aud disciplined rs the Wide
Awakes may seem rs presumptuous as to direct the
steps OF the Chicago zouSves yet il Is go obvious that
parade of 30 OOo similarly accoutertd men may be
lihe monotonous before its end that we venture 10
propose the introduction into the manual Of mach Of
such evouons rs the most active squads are praeced
in These would lsrd untring animation AID yio
tur, squerets to tie lne and Coupsle the triumph II
| the Nide-Awaks eau Dagn.