The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-23
Editorial Correspondence of the Guardian.
CHICAGO, May 10th, 1860.

Editorial Correspondence of the Guardian.
CHICAGO, May 10th, 1860.
Here We are in this great city, the
Mecca to which all Republicans, and in
deed, the whole country, are anxiously
turning their faces. We arrived this
morning, an hour or two after time, the
delay being occasioned by the great
weight of the train. consequent upon the
immense increase of passenger travel
The half-fare arrangement, entered into,
we believe, by all the railroads running
out of Chicago, with the single excep-
ton of the Illinois Central, together
with the great interest attaching TO the
Convention itself, has had the effect TO
test the carrying capacity of the several
roads. Every train, for the past two oil
three days. has arrived full to repletion
with participants in, and spectators of,
the Convention. This morning, heard
it stated, seventy car loads of people ar
rived in the city, and the throng will be
largely increased tomorrow. The inn
mense hotel accommodations possessed
by Chicago, are utterly inadequate 10 the
demand, but with the liberality which
has distinguished the citizens through
out. they have thrown open their doors,
and all who come will be cared for The
concourse of strangers is said to be great
tfohar Aigacuilnrar FAR, last fatl, and The
number is variously estimated at figures
between fifty and one hundred thousand.
The National Committee were peculiarly
fortunate in selecting this city as the
place for holding the Convention, for
certainly there never was more liberal
people, and the contrast between the en-
lerprise and hospitality of the suckers"
and the illiberality and penuriousness of
the !" chiyalry," is as great as was the diff
ference as to harmony and good feeling,
between the opening scenes of the two con
ventions. Within the last four or five
weeks. the Republicans of Chicago have
subscribed the funds for, and completed
the erection Of, a building capable of
holding ten thousand persons. for the
special accommodation Of the Convention.
1t is in the very heart of the city, and
is most admirably adapted for the purpose
designed. 1t is handsomely embell;shed
with paintings, flags and festoons of ey-
ergreens. and the view inside, when il is
packed from centre 10 circumference
with the thousands Of both sexes which
have been in attendance. is very fine
Large rs il is, however, the +" Wigwam"
is utterly incapable of accommodating
the crowds in attendance. To-day, more
were outside than inside the building,
notwithstanding every inch of Standing
room was taken. The arrangements how
ever, were admirable, and there was no
confusion.
1t is universal remark, that if the
whole country had been methodically
picked over, there could scarcely have
been procured concourse containing
the same number of intellectual counte.
nances, and the same amount of apparent
ability and responsibility as is manifest
ed by the immense crowd in attendance
on the Convention, 1t seems to us, that
even the most rabid southern fire. eater
would hardly find tongue, in the face
OF such an assembly. to charge the Re-
publican party with design to stir I'D
lnsurrectlon, induce murder, arson, &c,
or With plotting the overthrow of the
Constitution and the Union. The great
mass of the men on the platform Of the
Convention, as delegates. are men of age,
oi experience. of reputation, of judg-
ment. Gray heads and bald heads are
~ the ascendant. which bespeaks lor the
action OF the Convention calmness and
dellberation. In fact, inside and outside,
there seems to be less of boisterous en-
thuslasm than earnest thoughtful action
fewer ebullitions of zeal than exhbi- |
tons of determination and confidence.
Still. the hyelier demonstrations are not
wanting. Bands of music are almost
cors:-atly paradipg the streets, and
crowds addressed by orators from abroad.
The Pennsylvania delegation. especially,
have taken every opportunity to address