Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-02
The wide.Awake Procession in Ra,,,u.,.

Row AND ARRKsrs-MAss MEETING or Rvpr.
LicANs AT FRONT STREET THEATRE.
The sun OF this morning says: "NotIces ap-
peared In the pnblic prints yeste rday that mas
meeting of the friends Of Lincoln and Hamijn
would be held last evening at the Front Street
Threatre, to be proceeded by the unprecedented
citation through the streets Of Baltimore soma
indignation, accompanied with threats were ex
pressed during yesterday, and the COMMITTEES Of
arrangements thought 1t advisable to secure tie
protection OF the police authorities. Accordingly
one hundred Of the day police (twenty fir from
each district under Retrospective captains) were
detailed for special duty at O'Clock last evening
In Holiday street. opposite the theatre, where the
"Wide-Awakes,'i to the number of sbont osO
formed for their march to the Front Street Tbeat,
They wore the uniform of their northern proto.
tyPeSgreen capes, lead-colored hats with red
bands, and carrying the common trident torch.
ana some goblet looking lamps and a banner
a crowd OF at least I've times their numbers col
iected around the Wfde.Awzkes, who were SUBJ
Jected 70 the most degrading epithets misses and
groans. Cheers for all The opposition candidates.
were proposed and given in turn and the attem Mt
to raise cheer for LINCOLN was instantly drowned
by indignant bursts Of Kisses and groaps. The
line formed hastily, and, headed by a band of
music playing cold Dog Tray, !" marched throuob
Holiday street to Baltimore street As the line
storm Of groans and Kisses, but was urged forward
by the marshals, protected by the police. who
formed the files on either side and acted an bod
guard The same species Of annoyance was kept
tlmore street to Eutaw, to Pratt to Charles 10
Lombard, to High, to Pratt to Bond, TO NOM.
menf, to Gay TO Front Street Theatre At the
corner OF Lombard and Charles streets some bricks
were thrown into the proce ssion, and several of
the spectators were struck by them. One or two
lamps were smashed here, and as many ayre,ts
made The march to the theatre was literally a
forced one, and made In the face Of much Insult
and annoyance. Atthe theatre another rush WAS
made upon the p ocessiOn the member were
entering the doors, and number Of arrests were
Ia ao OF parties detected In the act of throwing
bricks and other missiles into the procession.
The following-named persons were arrested and
confined In the middle-di,trict staff house on
charge OF throwing bricks and stones into the
disordefly on the street. Jacob Hamilton N artif
Hedian, henry Fisher, Hugh Kelley, Charles sis.
sell, Robert McGovern, and Henry Holland.
ssisntine Lucas, q member Of the procession, was
eken from the line upon the charge of being
drunk and disorderly. They were ali held for q
hearing. Policeman Mccain was struck i'm the
face by brick, thrown during the passage of the
the chief marshal Of the occasio on i'm the absenc.
OF WIN. E. Coale. was struck in the face on Hol-
lday st., by missiles thrown, al well as several
other persons who were spectators
The procession arri we'd at the Front Street Tb.
ater, ana entered about half past O'Clock In the
meantime the meeting had been organi zed by the
appointment OF VIM +. Coale as president, and
number OF vice presidents and secretaries The
Rev. French >. Evans was then introdu need and
he congratulated himself that he was allowed To
address Baltimore audience; he had known them
.ol ioL,y years HIS address was specially mixed
up with Lincolnism, black republican sm. &c.
he said that be stood a southern soil, the blood
Of the revolution rinkled through bis yeins-tbe
blood OF Valley Forge, Brandywine and the Cow,
pens His address was lengthy one, Interpreted
with any amount of huzzas and Kisses He en-
Gseavofsd 70 prove that Gen. Washington Frank
t1 4 and others Were the founders Of their party
"Wide-Awake'' clubs, after which he rSsumeJ
ana finished. He introduced the Hon. IS. Jov
horris, OF Philadelphia, who spoke amid much
interruption Tor some time. He was followed bv
WIS Judge VIM. l.. Marshall, who was pres.
snt, was repeatedly called for, but did not ppear
The whole meeting was one Of the greatest CON.
fus!on, cheers and Kisses being the order of ths
night. About ten O'Clock there was an adjo,,n-
nert- There was strong body Of police on hand
a the theatfe during the night. - '''''