Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-07-11


We efseu hear Of the good time to come
bat wish to speak Il the good time Ne
had at Farmsrsburg Yesterday Notwith.
standing The day va. celebrated IT ssri-
Gus places ia The surrounding country. At
"a early hour the thronging multitude be-
gan to arrive =, The little village. add siill
they csAe, until they :, esnsd like an ava
lanehe OF hunss briogs descending upon
the town. Al 10 O'Clock the sound Of mar
tia music annouDced that the procession
had commenced 10 form After Al was
formed !, proceeded 10 the beautiful grove,
half mile south Of the town. which had
been fitted up for the oscSsiou-;he Mt.
Zion baud leading he van With excellent
aud spiril-stlrrlug music.
Aiter short respite al the grove the
procession reformed aud returned 10 The
town 10 receive and escort the orator. Hon.
Thos. II Nelson, 10 the stand after which
the order Of the day was announced Rev.
George Asbury oficiated as CD splsin. DR..
5. Branson read the Declaration OF lnde.
peudeuce, after which Hon. T. Il Nelson
delivered very appropriate aud we'll
timed address. which was very attentively
listened 10 aud we'll received Ly the in
meuse crowd that had assembled Tor the
purpose OF getting refreshing drAught
from the fountaiu Il liberty opened up on
the memorable 4 Ia of Jaly. l776. aud seal.
ed with the blood OF our patriotic slres -
Msy God help Us 10 keep the fountain open
to remove the qaicksands. deepen The
shoals aud widen the banks until it,
cheering waters shall cover the earth
But TO my subject. After the exercises
at the stand. the Marshal announced that
the Band followed. ls;. by the officers. 2d
by the ladies, would march To the table.
dividing and passing up on either side,
when they were cheerfuliy invited 10 par
take OF the fat things Of the land, prepared
for then by th, citizens of Fara er>burg
and vicinity After the ladies had eaten
the table was r-lsden aud the gentlemen
invited TO help themselves. which they
did cheerfully. The table committee did
credit TO themselves by their untiriug tx
ertions to supply the wants oi the vas,
multitude.
After the dinner sas dispatched. . par,
of the crowd assembled st the stand. and
listened 10 the reading Of Washington
Farewell Address. by DR.. 5. Branson,
while others were engaged IN social greet
iugs aud pleasant amusements. Thus the
day passed away, every one seeming To b,
enjoyiu good time.
There was one occurrence, however. thai
! will mention, hoping II may be a warn
ing TO others. While the officers were
forming the procession in the morning, 9
DR.. Ben Collins. from Hartford. rode int
the crowd in state Of intoxication, aDe
cried for Bell a. the top of his voice
swearing that he could whip any man tha
would vote against Bell. making use o
exceedingly vulgar and obscene language
aud that too in the hearing Of large mum
Der OF ladies. He was taken from tn
crowd as soon a possible. and heard /
said that he was stabbed with the beasts o
burden until some of the evil spirits had
gone out OF him. He Is said to be gen
tleman when he is not under the infiuenc
Of the evil spirits. but he like thousands Q
other good men has fallen. The finger g
scorn will Justly be pointed at him. Burn
ing shame and lasting disgrace will fol
low him.
The crowd WAS yariously estimated .
from three to hye thousand ia number.
The officers aud musicians scquitie
themselves like men
Hoping there IS a good time coming
Adicu. W. X. BENNETT