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

q been up the greater part of the precedin
~ night. aud were not able TO endure the Il
ie tigue, while others left the procession al
It ter going over about half it, line ef ,nas cl
We were unable 10 des gnaie all the dele
e CATIONS in the procession aud will men
o ton only such as we could recognizo.
n First was the prize banner offered by tn
y indianapolis Wide Awakes to the larges
h | organized delegation, carried in carriag
by the committee on awards, followed by
D the National Guards baud and a thre,
decked car containing beautiful litIle girl,
dressed as representatives of the State,
aud Territories The car was The pretties
sights We ever saw. and wa. the u ost al
mired feature of the procession
Following the car. as guard Of honor
came the Indianapolis Rail Maulers. in a
neat neat utiivrun of red shirts. black
pantaloons aud drab hats. aud carving
manls, and Immediately after hem the H.
dianspolis Wide Awakes, without torches.
but having. instead. multitude OF mot
toes expressives of the sentiments of the
Republican party
Next came the Washington township
delegation of Marion county, with banners,
rail makers at work and device represent
ing Old Abe's Wedge penetrating and
splitting the Democratic party.
Following this came the Tippecanoe
county delegation. making long string
carrying banners, streamers and notices
Nextcam a long string of Wide Awakes.
carrying their lamps and wearing cspes
and low crowned ha;s-lhe latter bearing
the names Of Lincoln aud Hsmiin. These
were from Wayne and Fsyette couniies.--
( Mixed in with them was the Decatur dele
cation displaying banner To the effect
, that Decatur was gsod for 500 mslerty,
and tha, Lane was 900 ahead and the
pocket heard from.
"Abe's Boys" from Connersville, were
especially objects of attraction. They are
a fine looking body of men, and five evil
dence in their appearance of being able to
give reason for the political faith that is
within them.
huge wagon. drawn by forty three
yoke o. oxen, from Decatur aud Wayne
townships, Marion county. drew cheers
from every crowd it passed. Each yoke of
oxen was decorated with flags. The wa
gon contained men making rails, thrash +
ing wheat, building fences, making wa
gons. doing blacksmith work, &c. When |
opposite the Court House the wagon
BROKE DOWN,
Which detained the team for half aa hour |
or SO. While it was being rugged up a
portion of the rear part of the procession /
passed it, and "broke ranks" afterwards 10 !
let the team "come in" again.
Right after this came a "fat boat" on {
wheels. drawn by six horses, named Mon !
rOvia," and hailing from Morgan county.
L. was a representation of Cid Abes early I
life, and was rigged with oars, "rudder
and pike poles," after the manner of /
river craft.
Coming next was big boat wagon,
drawn by fourteen horses, carrying stone
cutters. rail pens. and a revolving star en-
blazoned with Republican notices. These /
representatives of the industrial interests |
of the country proclaimed their sentiments
as favorable to free white labor, free homes !
for the free, aud for slaves to be kept where 1
they are.
The Cass county delegation bore an oil 4
painting in representation of Old Abe
mauling rails, inscribed with the motto:
"nonest Old Abe, ucexeelled at his trade,
Is maulins the rails and the fence will be IN ade."
The Wide Awakes from Perry township,
Marion county, and from Hendricks coun-
ty, appeared on horseback and made fine
display.
The Hamilton county delegation brought
up the rear, aud showed, themselves, of
greater numbers, twice over, than the
Douglasites had in their entire procession
of the 18th Of July. They claimed to be
the Friends OF Abraham and spoke Of /
giving l 900 Republican majority. We
hope they may.
The Upton county delegation, large in
number, wore pink scarfs, aud did, also,
the Hamilton part Of the procession
While the procession was moving west
wardly on Washington street two large
additional delegations arrived by the Gin
cinnati Road and marched up Virginia Av-
enue. As il intersected with the process
sion all that part of it east OF Pennsylva-
MIA street had TO halt and wait until the !
new recruits were given their positions.
During The entire march Of the process
sion the streets were In perfect blockade.
There we're people in the proce ssion. in the
streets. on each side of il, IN the windows !
OF the houses along It's march. on the side
walks fences, cellar doors and every place 4
where IT was possible for people TO sit or
stand, aud after the procession moved to I
may peopls on Washington street as there
were while the procession was marching,
After getting into Military Park aud filling
IL up, aud filling all the vacant space
around it. covering the vacant square north
Of The State House with wagons, horses,
men aud women. and filling up the State
House square with tho.e wh" wanted to
tarry in the shade, the crowd on Washing
ton street va. scarcely tihly dimin-
ishei The crowd was immen'e--lbat Is
the only word that will describe IT,,
The march Of the procession was enli
vrnd with music by the National Guard,
City Greys', Union Brass, aud keeley's
martial bands of Indisnspolic; hitchsll's
Cornel Band Of Richmond. the Mobiles.
1 Vile Silver Ba nd, the Anderson, Danville,
! Kokono, Peru, Lebanon. and score Of
other brass aud martial bands that We do
not know where TO locate. There was no
lack Of music al any time OF the day or
evening. ip any part Of the city.
The Lincoln Rangers Of Liberty. Union
! county. and Old Abe's Boys Of Coupsrs-
Vile. und the Wide Awskes Of Richmond.
were the striking features, 10 numbers. Of