Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

Republican Demonstration at Nation on
Friday.
After witnessing the whole affair we feel
ourself utterly inadequate TO do the sub
ject justice There were 80 many different
phases Of the demonstration that IL was
utterly impossible to gather notes Of all
from which to make complete detailed 70.
port. Many things however were 30 prom
inent aud attractive, that they deserve
more than passing notice.
The most attractive fesisres wsrethe Trimu
phal, and Pyramid Oar, Of which we made
mention on Saturday. These were
both gotten up at Charleston, and was the
most creditable display Of good taste aud
cunning devise we ever saw. The first
was built In the siylelofa fine first class
railroad car, with a second story, and
vas so skillfully arranged, and so george
ously decorated as to appear like the work
Of snchantment. With it, band Of sixty
six young ladies all auayed in beautiful
uniform-white dresses. blue sash each bear
lug the name Of State. qualified with a
significant adjunct. as for instance Fruit
ful Pennsylvania" "Minnessota, the
younges, sister" &c +, n neat and lovely lit
tie pink jsunty cap, exqusitily trimmed, IL
was but small stretch Of the Imagination
TO consider il the chario, of the wood
nymphs built by enchantment Nor did
crowd Of lovely faces within serve to dis
sipate the dream Of enchantmeni. Sixty six
/ Of the prettiost faces chosen from town
proverbial for the beauty of its women in
a clusterl Ye Godsl how il made young
hearts beat faster and rivited the gaze OF
thousands in undisguised admiration. The
pyramid of beauty was equally attractive,
bearing circle above circle of sweet faces,
and sparkling eyes. the sylphlike little
Nora as the brightest jewel in the cluster
forming fitting apex to this pyramid of
fair young flowers,
But little less attractive in taste and or.
rangement, and certainly no less attractive
10 the beauty Of their occupants, were the
next succeeding twenty outfits. Some were
in form OF ancient chariots. ornameuted
with most consummate taste and skill, The
dress; being much the same in all varying
only as to the colo and ornament Of tn e
caps. some being pink, some blue, some
white, and trimmed in every variety of
style.
One huge wagon constructed OF roug b
oak saPPlings just as cut from the forests.
drawn by thirty three yoke Of cattle, and
bearing corps of Rail Maulers at their vo
cation Of splitting rails, was another at
tractive feature in the procession. The
author we knew a few years ago as a most
upcompromising Democrat; but like thou
sans of the honest yeomanry of the land !,
he has become convinced Of the corrup.
tions of his former party leaders. and now
goes for Honest Old Abe"
Another large wagon was fitted up as
blacksmith shop nth a full corps of hands,
and AN old farmer with his horse to be
shod, which work was done in fine style
while the procession was moving. Other
wagons fitted up in similar style, follow
ed with flags, banners. &C., &c.
The Wide Awakes on horseback and on
foot, formed another interesting feature Of
the procession, both on account of their
numbers and on account of manly intelli-
gent appearance.
Banners. transparences and devices were
numerous, and were all of character very
commendable indeed.
Not banner or motto alluded to the
"nigger," that was left entirely to the Pc
culisr guardians of the sable race-the
Democracy.
We cannot enumerate the different de-
vices, but can only give few.
The Triumphal Car on one side, contain.
ed the sentiment;
"Westward the star of Empire takes its
way;
Our girls link on to Lincoln, our mothers
were for Clay"
On the other side,
while Empires star to Springfield points
to gladden. all the West;
This brightest galaxy of stars, here points
to Abrahsm's breast"
Another wagon bad;
cold Jim and The Homestead; Yates and
Free Territory, and Free Labor" Give
me liberty or give me death"
! A transparency represented Yancey and
Douglas pulling dows the Temple of Con-
sttutionsl Liberty. A broken Jug repre-
scented the irrepressihle conflict and the re-
suits thereof
A banner contained the likeness OF
buck, with "Breck" pulling At the antlers
and Dug" holding the caudIe sppendage
when which he had succeeded in extract
lug, but in his effort had lost his balance
aud was going to grass.
Another represented, Doug coming out
al the little end OF horn with the words,
"Out come with my Great Principle"
The speaking was on the Fair grounds,
an so acre lot, aud was going on at three
or four different points at time. Love
Joy, Yates, Mathew Kellogg and Hurlburt,
of Ills, j. G. Underwood and others, adj
dressed the people, Corwin and Trum-
bul, were both absent, much to the dissp
pointmsnt of all present. Loveioy, as
usual, drew the crowd re spoke in the
circle of The amphitheatre. aud for four
long hours Republicans, Democrats aud |
Union men, stood listening with the most /
intense interest to the words Of breathing.
burning eloquence that flowed from his
lips. At no time was the crowd around
him less than 5000. aud the applause was
frequent, enthusiastic and universal; Dem
ocrats in spite themselves, were compelled
to applaud many Of his most pungent hits
and palpabe proposition.
The other speeches so faF as We heard
them. were full Of the true doctrine.
Democrats admitted that the crowd on
Friday was four times as large as that Of
the Democracy on the 18th OF July. The
Democtatic ionrna ais claimed IL 000 nm that