Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-07-18

\ rail mauisr engaged in opening his
"cut." with = huge maui aud wedge"
Over his bead vas bs.rtIfnl banner. bear
Ing on . white ground sarrouaded BY
deep red border. the motto. "Prse speech
Pres Labor aud Free Homes"
A number 81 uiee aszs adorned this
delegation
Every Ino@sb, added largely TO the
already vast multitude. until BY II o'clock
a pedestrian found It difficult. 20 ira
rvrse the sidewalks. bevies Of rural beau |
~ and ehivalry forming slraos, q CON
plese blockade.
The Otter Greek delegation. next sriv-
ed. being respectable in nanbers. and be-
ing well supplied Nth fags. banrers. &c
One banner -urDoonled with ii.ho
Srsph Likeness Of Mr. Irscoln. bore the FOL
sosiHg inscriptions
Abraham thou. ~hc usaissl aud
ftf'est INC Nv q @ctf 49, >...'-N -
nocrsey."
A. - o'sioek. the extra train from the
West arrived. being vast Dulsitudss from
Paris. Charleston. Msltoop. aud other
points. or the Alton road. including the
PARIS Wide Awakes. 10 the number 81
a~srly zoo. aud a promiseuoc- mass efeii
.reus among whom 80 veil ~ among the
W ids A~skes. We reeog airsd many Of the
most sterling citizens Of Edgar ADD Coles
counties.
rur PROCESSION.
At ops o'clock. the boom Of Canpon
gave signal for the formation OF tie pro
ess.ion. AID dsleg cations rapidly burned
to the square. South Of the Terrs haO'e
House. just a. the procession eonuene
ID forming. fearful storm Of rain preee
ded BY a Tremendous Wind smounting al
most 10 a tornado, burst upon the city, q
notice Of which will be found 10 another
place
The proesssios sss for the tune. broken
up, and the crowds sought shelter. as b-.,
they could
In az hour the rain having past over,
add the atmosphere which bad been swell
tering all day had subsidized much in tam
pera,ure. Procession vas reformed. sns
The "mzrch began. and proceeded dow
wabash street 10 2nd. South on 2pd =
Ohio, east on Ohio TO Market. south OF
Market to Gookins grove. y here the speak
ers stand had bee1 erected. and seats pre-
pared for the accommodation Of the pee
pie
A numbers are usually disputed. vii
allow our readers to Judge Of he uumbs
in procession by referring TO he length Q
Il.
The procession extended in close eolum
from the corner Of oh street TO 2nd. an
sroun I'D the square OF 2nd and Ohio.
Market.
The grove IN which the meeting va
held. il admirably adapted to the purPos'
: The ground Is denssly shaded with thri
~ trees, and inelsues towards the stand Z
that the eutire audience when seated conl
look the speaker right straight IN the fac
rARIs oLkK cLrs.
The exercises At the stand Commence
with music by the band. which was 70
lowed by song by the Psris Glee Clu'
which wss received with enthusiastic al
plsuse. This "Glee Club" is composed I
nine youog ladies aud i've gentlemen. W b
did themselves much credit by the msnn'
IN which they rendered the approPris
song selected for he occasion.
Tie devotion Of the people 81 Illinois
their glorious, patriotic aud honest feliO
citiren, Abraham Lincoln is rsmsrkabl
ard extends to all classes. excepting.
eour.e. the scattered remnant Of the Ia
J. Dougla. party. TIE ladies Of Illinois a
especially anxlous for Old Abe's success
But ne mu., psss frcm the song to
TsE srEEoa
he long procession at length arrived
ttl, beautifs! grove. and found At least d
d ousaud people were there waiting the q
rival OF I'd. distinguished speaker. NJ
Clay was soon upon the stand. and The
! eoun.s ucsd the packing together OF huns
#, beings. To one who vas upon The star
with The speaker, ali around for acres NJ
!. acres. there was nothing to be seen but b
man heads and faces, bonnsts and bat
ribbons. aud heads "A SEA u upturn'
aces" a. before The speaker. ADD he "a
introduced to the sudisnee by Col. Sslso
! the President Of the day. Three ior
cheers vent Up tor cs.siu- NJ. Clay. at
he commenced speaking
II We can not give even a synopsis OF ID
D. .peech. Ii ess. /. Csssius N. Clay
, bold. dedaui. mastery. tie handled q
81 slave power without gloves and spoke
% terms that would admit Of no rnisunde
standing Of hi- bitter. deep. un1inehio
a unforsivtpg hatred Of that iu-tituti'
r, ~hleh Ia. 30 parsiised the energies
a the South. snd - so 81 var with Z
Re- great doctrines Of the Christian faith =
y Il vss strange to north.rnsrs 10 hear o.
whose hone 10 on slave soil talk
10 earnestly. 40 boldly. e uObIy aud 90 We
} % this su' Jet
'e H.. speech ~As Unconstitutional on
e sbounding 10 historical references and 10
= zeal conclusions. IL vsasplend.d tribu
tokis head and heart. Gao IL be iAs, su'
MAJ. 90 the u,tsriag Of such ssntimsn'
has been rnobed oE America soil and
81 property destroyed without redress. N
d, Clay spoke foF NOR. than ITO hou'
q holdinx all those uho wsre - fort
10 n,s s. to ge, within the sound Of
. voice. ehsinsd To their plsess Ia lis,eniE
attention Frequent bursts Of spplsu
u interrupted him. snj the slillress whis
prevailed every .h-rs. told hos eager
4 vs.s audience 90. 10 catch every 20
uhtrh fell from his ltps when he can