The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30
River Falls, Pierce County. Wisconsin.
Wednesday, May, 30, 1850.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
THE TRIP.

CHICAGO, May 16,
I arrived hero last evening, being but 30
hours from Prescott. The route by the
way of La Crosse is expeditions, bat has,
at present one great Inconvenience. Pas
sengers are lnndsd at La Crosse about
pnidnighs, where they have to hang
around the Depot or sit i'll the cars INIT!
5 o'clock. I saw q notice Of Sleeping
Cars" on this road, but ell in TIL, train
we're lay cross cars,-that il, those in
which if you wish 70 ley down, you have
to occupy TIVE seats leaving tho central
section of the body very dost.,rte u sup
port.
The route from Elm. Junction % Chi
csgo is through a. beautiful colHgr as
is in the West. Old Rock County, Is
grssn enough, but hol Republican sons
are not troubled that way, The track on
the Fon du Lac & Chicago road is laid
with the extension rail, which obyiateo
much of the usual jolting and racket at
tendsnt upon ear riding.
TIE ATTENDANCE.
The attendance upon the Convention
is inmsnse. To-day, Chicago, Is emf
nently metropolitan. 1t belongs not to
Illinois, but to America. Tho sons of
every State, from Maine TO California,
thronc her streets and crowd her hotels.
As an Illustration Of the interest felt, and
the numbers present, l will state that
about thousand editors arc present and
have registered their names at Z itorisl
head quarters. Speaking Of the general
rush, the Journal, OF last evening says:
Tie city is throngod with Republicans.
Lengtbenei trains are throbb.ng them III
to this prairie home of ours, morning aud
evening; the Railroa! Depots beat like
great hearts with the living tide: Repub-
iioans from mountains Green, Blue, and
White; Republicans from the woods ef
Maine, the green valleys Of all New Eng
land, and the wild where rolls the Orc
gon;' Republicans from tue Golden Gate
and the old plantation; Republicans from
everywhere. What seems brilliant
festival is bit the rallying for battle. Ii
Is al army with banners.
They have como up hither with the
strong hand and stout hear, ejoicing
In the growth of Principle, that if the
story of the Revolution be anything moro
ehnc fable, and the watch fires of CONT
rental camps other than sacrifices to 'au
unknown Cod was dearer to our fathers
than the full garner and the peaceful fire
side,
THE wIGwAM.
The "Wigwam" is a noble evidence OF
the spirit aud liberslity of the Republicans
of Chieago. 1t ID the largest room III
The Coultry, and when its spacious floors
and galleries are crowded with eager lis
teners, it is a glorious sightto bshoId. 1t
has bssn tastefully decorated by the Ia
dies of the oity, and is now one Of the IL
stitutions. Last night it was crowded to
its utmost capacity. Speeches were made
by Gen. Nye of New York, Judge Kelly,
Of Pennsylvania, and others. But the
Wigwam, spacious as it is, can contain
but fraction of the eager thousands who
have assembled here. The PEOPLE are
here. They have come with zeal and
enthusiasm, like that which the Jews
went up to the great Temple services OF
old, and they have beer heartily ard hos
pitably received.
TIE RESULT.
No one can now predict wha. the re.
,..l, of the Convention will be. As there
seems to be 8 fair probability that tbs
nominee viii be the next President, tbt
friends of every candidate work desper
..taIv in his behalf. The Dsn9ocrat and
the Journal, of this city are FOR Seward
The Press & Tribune is for Lincoln The
Missouri Delegation and Judge Bates
other friends, are working desperately
Cor him. An address to Republicans
strongly setting forth the reasons 70,
nominating Bates, has just been publish
ad. signed by Horace Grsely, Franz
Hlnir, and others. But there is no use i.
-uesusltiBg when the certainty viii 81