Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-07-04
GRAND FUNEaAL PAGEANT.
000,40O Men, Women and Childrer
IN FRONT OF DIR. READS OFFICE,
Under the outrageous Canopy of a
Siekanore Tree.
THE FUNERAL ORATIONSil!
VENICE PRESERVED.

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On Tuesday night. after much labor and
preparation. the grand funeral ceremonies
in honor of the late venerable National
Democratic party, which yielded up the
ghost at Baltimore City on the afternoon of
the 90 inst. we're performed with becom.
ing eclat and solemnity, ia front of DR..
Reads Office, under the protecting shade
of one Of those beautiful sycamores which
grace hat square.
At an early hour we repaired to the Ter
re Haute House, and found already assem-
bled a considerable number of ladies, sew
eral men. and a large crowd of small boys
A nice new brass cannon-indicative Of
the brazen facedness that claims the Doug
las factions as the "Great National Demo
cratic Party"-had been planted on the
vacant lot 10 front of the Terre Haute
House. and pointed TO the North in token
of the war that has been, for years, waged
by the Democratic party against Northern
interests. Minute guns were fired every
quarter hour, when the gun did not flash
in the pan.
The Terre Hauts (Prof. Fay's) Brass
Band played finely, though solemnly. and
when the cannon belched forth its thunder
the faithful focked into the square until
it is estimated that from $50 TO 200 Demo
Gratis of all hues and shades, from the
ring streaked Popular Sovereignty submit
to the Dred Scott decision, unfriendly
Legislation follower Of the Little Giant, to
the simon pure States Rights, out spoken
follower of the gallant Keptuckian, and
the brave marion Of the Mexican war;"
were present, and by nine o'clock the
number of all political shades, including
women and children, was estimated at
from 400 to 500.
About this time it was announced that
the funeral orations would be pronounced
from the band wagon 10 front Of DR.. Reads
Office, whither the people assembled, took
their way, with solemn step and slow"
Our much esteemed friend, the Hon.
Charles Constable, Of Marshal, and one OF
the first legal minds in the great State OF
Illinois. was first called upon, and pro-
ceeded, in speech Of some 25 or 30 min.
utes, to express fears that if Douglas
should not be elected, that some direful
calamity would come upon the country,
having reference. no doubt, to the disap.
pointment which would oyertake those
expecting Office at the hands Of the Little
Giant. He was in deep grief because that
noble man, the Sage Of Ashland, whom
Democrats, while he lived, denounced as
a murderer. a gambler, duelist, &c, DC,
had been passed over in ls4s, and Taylor
chosen instead. He scolded Honest Old
Abe" sharply tor thinking it the policy Of
the old Wing party of 45 to nominate
Gen. Taylor rather than Henry Clay.
We thought Charley had better stick to
the forum rather than aspire to the rostrum,
though he is said to be one of the most
accomplished orators Of the Douglas per
suasi on in Illinois. zaf
Our worthy Lieutenant Governor, Judge
Hammond was next called up. The Judge
has lately been converted to the Squatter
Sovereignty views and like all new con
verts was warm 10 the cause. He made a
nice speech, but drew entirely on his i'm
agination.
His declaration that no electoral ticket
will be formed for Breckinridge and Lane
in THIS State, was considered a good Joke
by the many friends of those two gentle
men, present.
1t will be hard work we presume, to gel
the Democracy Of Indiana to ignore a ticket
which bears the name of the most distin
guished military chieftain Indiana eve
produced, and the most honest and noblest
Roman of them all. There are hundreds
and thousands Of true hearted men in In
diana who remember the brave leader who
led them to victory and glory at Huementls
and Axhillo.
The manifestations of applause. during
the first two speeches were feeble abortions
Wearying ofthe labored efforts OF the distn
guished but prosy speaker, the crowd loud
ly called for Dick Ryan. the pungent, spicy
inimitable Dick. The cry was warml,
oined in by the large mass Of Republican
which went far to swell the crowd pres
ent.
5 We never saw an orator to whom we lis
! ten with more pleasure than to the accom-
: plisbed young Irish orator, Dick Ryan.
His speech as usual abounded with bril-
3 liant flights Of fancy, bitter invectiv
o against the Preckinridge wing and the lat
. Southern allies of the Democracy.
II was rather imprudent in Dick
speak of Dutch marauders. but perhaps b
/. did not know there were any German
A present. or thinking them all for LincolI
A Lane, Lange and Liberty supposed it di
. lot matter.
The peroration Of Dicks speech was a
. fine oratory as we ever listened to. TO sa
: nothing OF the br liancy Of bis ar-reachiu
q fancy.
We thought he was little too rspaciot
in his appropriation of States and nation
10 the diminutive Giant. After sweepir
over all the continent he skinned aero
l. the ocean and took into the ample folds
q Douglasism. Venice and Genoa, the Lw
: sisters Of the Adriatic.
He declared freedom to be the norm
condition of all civilized people and tn
- the Supreme Court could never decide tn
:. the Constitution carried slavery into 4
Territories.
ie Leaving out his fancy flights and hyp'
H. bole Dicks speech was good Republics
he ism, barrin' bis allusion 10 the Dutch, Al
I'd was loudly cheered by all parties preset
Il. No sooner had Dicks clarion vol
se ceased to ring on the still night air, th
al the crowd Of small boys and half gro'
sll men. impatient for the fun, lit their torcb'
and then the march began.
in All IL was gay though solemn spec
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