The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-10-11
Correspondence Of the Telegraph.

VIII reacn you, Tue teieSr4PH " Ia nave
given you q brief notice of the great
Wide Awake demonstration in this
city last evening. aa
Although in point Of numbers the
procession did not come nearly up to
expectations, yet it was q magnificent
affair, and well worthy of along jour.
ney to witness. $4,000 tau
AT seven and q half o'clock P. M. the
various companies rendezvoused in
Fifth Avenue and Fourteenth, and those
great thoroughfares were literally pack
ed with living, breathing, enthusiastic
humanity, all ranged under their re-
lspective banners, with glazed uniforms
shining brightly under the light Of
ten thousand torches, while at intervals
the scene is varied by gaily dressed
wagons carrying rocket batteries COM
tinually breaking forth into volcanoes Of
,ncessant and constantly changing beau.
tty. ~.
Although the inhabitants in this par
ticular portion of the city are generally
untayorable to our cause, yet occasion
ally the monotony Of darkened windows
Is varied by brilliantly Illuminated
dwelling-.the windows fairly filled with
the fair faces OF our beautiful "Wide
Awake" sisters. s
While the procession was forming, /
noticed very ingeniously gotten up
transparency on wheels, to represent the
white House, with cupola, portico,
DC, with an inscription on either side
10 the effect that the original OF the pic
'ure was to be che home of Abe Lincoln
after the 4th of March next.
1t attracted g great deal of attention
during the march at the procession.
can write nothing that will give you
the slightest idea of the magnificent
display, viewed from third story wins
dow ON Broadway near the st. Nicholas
Hotel. There were red, green, blue
and yellow lights, to the number Of at
least IL 900, borne in the procession,
and every second company, was headed
by band of music, playing the nation
al airs. Occasionally, too, some more
enthusiastic company could not refrain
from breaking OUT with the soul stirring
words of"Hail Columbia, )" the "Marsel,
laise" or the "lied, White and Blue.
The procession passed down Broadway
TO the City Hall Park, thence up Chat
ham st. towards the Bowery, giving
hearty cheers for tho 'Tribune" and
the ''Times,' as they passed their res
lspectlve Offices. A party Of Democra-
10y, assembled on the steps of Tammany
Hall, saluted the crowd with contin
ual grosning, as pastime which they
will undoubtedly feel still more like
indul ging in after election than they do
now. must however do our political
Opponents the justice of saying that
this was the only case that came under
my knowledge, of any interference
from them.
The Connecticut delegations had a
prominent place in the pr procession, near
the head, and rightly so too, for to
Hartford belongs the horror of having
originated this Wide Awake movement,
which is doing aud has done an meal.
"uiable amount of good t. the Republi
can cause during the present campaign.
| Among the companies | noticed the
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Morgan artillery company" ''the Rail
Splittcrs,,' and various other similarly
designated delegations.
Twas informed by the reporter ofone
of the city papers, that as near as could
be ascertained from the officers of the
various divisions there were $1,000
men in the line, and they were two
hours in passing given point
The Philadelphia demonstration
which was to have taken place on Mon
day evening was postponed to last
evening, and kept several thousands
who had made arrangements, partially
to come. On the whole however it
was great success.
The election in Con-, last Monday,
should be great Republican gain, and
indicated majority of 10000 at least,
FOR Lincoln in November, SURE.
Yours in the cause,
S, r. P.