Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-05

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ben Up The greater part u The rrecsdir
night. aud uere not abl- Ia endure the 4
: ugOe. While eiher- lei, The procession a
ter geisg over sbsai half IT.. line u ma. 81
We we're unsbie o DE- gusi- al o., DELE
cations 10 lh- PROCESSION. and w,ll met
rioa only such a. - could r.e.y"iz-
4 Pirsi ~a. the pf,ze banner offered l., ii
Indianapolis Wide Awak~- 10 the iargs-
organized delegation. carried in carfise
by the committee on s~ards. followed b,
the Nsiionsl Guards band aud ,hre
dseked car containing b-susifui li,'ie girl
dressed ss representatives, Of the sis,e
aud Territories The car 49, the pre,iie-
sights We ever sew. and ~w The uo.i az
mired feature Of the prcees-,o.
Following the car. sss guard Of honor
came the Indi.nsroii. Rail xsuler.. in
neat peat ni .l''rm # rrd shirts. biscI
ranfsIoohs aud drsb hss- ani csrr,in.
mauls. and Immediately after then, the To-
disrspol's Wide A~ske-. ~ahon torches
but having instead muliiud- 81 mai
toes expres-ise- ef the sentiments 81 ,h.
Republican patty
NEXT came the Washington towushir
delegation Of Marion couaty. with babpers
rail maker- At work and device represent
ing Old Abs's Wedge penesrsi,og aud
splitting the Democratic party.
Following this came The rippecanoe
county delegation. saakine q long citing
carrying banners. .ireamcrs snd notices
Nestesme long string OF Nide Awskes.
. carrying their lamps and wearing cape.
and Low crowned ha;s-ths latter bearing
the names of Lineoln aud Hsmiin. These
were hom Wayne and Fay elite eou mites. =
Mixed ia with them va. the Decatur dele
CATION displaying 'annsr To the effeei
that Decatur va. good for 500 naisrity.
aud that Lane ~s- 600 ahead and the
pocket heard from
"Abes Beys." from Cosnersville. were
especially objects Of attraction. They are
fins looking body Of men, aud five evi.
dence In their appearance Of being able to
give reason for The political faith that s
within them.
A huge wagon. drawn by forty three
yoke % oxen. from Decatur aud Wayne
townships, Marion county, drew cheers
from every crowd II passed Each yoke Of
oxen was decorated with hsg. The "a
gon contained men making rails. thrash
ing wheat. building fences. making wa
gons. doing blacksmith work. &c. When
opposite the Court House the wagon
nRogE Down,
which detained the team Tor half an hour
or 40. While II was being rigged up
portion Of the rear part of the procession
passed ii, and broke ranks" Afterwards 10
let the team "come il" again.
Right after this came 4 fiat boat" on
wheels. drawn by six horses. named Mon
rovis." aud hailing from Morgan county.
L. Was = representation of Old Abe's early
life. and was rugged with oars. ''rudder
and pike polss," after the manner Of
river craft.
Coming next was big boat wagon.
drawn by fourteen horses. carrying stone
cutters. rail pens, and revolving star EN-
blaxoned with Republican notices. These
representatives OF the industrial interests
OF the country proclaimed their sentiments
az favorable to free white labor. free homes
for the free. aud for slaves to be kept where
they are.
The Cass county delegation bore an oil
painting in representation Of Old Abe
mailing rails, Inscribed with the motto;
Honest Old Abe, ucexeelied Al his trade,
!. mauling the rails, aud the fence will be made"
The Wide Awakes from Perry township.
Marion county. and from Hendricks coun-
", appeared cn horseback and made . fine
display.
The Hamilton coouty delegation brought
up the rear. aud showed. themselves. Of
greater numbers, twice over. than the
Dougissitss had in their entire procession
Of The 18th Of July. They claimed 10 be
the "Friend. Of Abraham.' and spoke Of
gi,isg I 600 Republican, majority We
hope they may
The Upton county delegation. large in
number. wore pink searfs. and did. also.
the Hamilton part Of the procession -
while the procession vas moving west
~rdly on Washington stree, two large
additional delegations arrived by the Gin
einuati Road aud marched ap Virginia Az.
enue A. u interested With the proces-
sion ell that part Of I, east of Pennvlvs-
MIA street had 10 halt snd ~ait uut,i the
o.~ recruits we're given their positions
Durins the entir~ march u the process
sloa the streets wsrs 10 perfect blockade
Thsrs ~sre rs~ple - ,h. proc. ss,en. ia the
streets. sa eseh side ~ u. ~ the ~iadovs
Of the hse-~s slsng iss ssreh. On the side
vsiks. isncs-. cellar doors and every place
where I, was pos.,hle ior people TO sn or
s,sud. aud alter she rrec-ssien moved 10
Military Psrk here spr,srsd 90 b. as
ns, peolis N Nssh,azien street a. there
we're ~h,is the PROCESSION wss marching
After sstsinx sn,s Military Park snd siiia<
Il up. s.d hihsg all the .sesnt space
ssouad q. essersss The vacant square north
ef the Sisis House -ah ~sgets. horsss.
assn nd -emsa. and filios up the State
Houss square 9th these vhe ssntst tc
tsrts IA the shade. the crowd ga washlog-
son street -ss searesl, psres, ,tibly di@is.
ishsi rhs sre~a ~ss immso~s--thst i'
the col, vogd thai .ll describe u.
The march Il he procession uss sali
ssud vl,h music Nv he National Geard'
City Gr.y.. ralsn Rrsss. ssd keelsy''
martial bsads d lni1snspelie; hitehsil''
corne, RAnd Il Riebmcml. lhs Mobiles
ville Silver Bsnd. The Andsrsos. paavilis
kekoso. Peru. l%6saes, aad . score .
other bra.s And mar.isi hsnds that We d
not kss~ where ca iocste. 1hsts was u
lsek q ussS 81 ssy iias of The day Q
sseaiag. IN any p.s,of The city
The Lsncoln Rsngsrs Of Liberty. Usso'
oeoesss. ssd osa Aess Bsys sf oossers
vile. snd the W,dc Asskss Of Richuosd
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