Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-23
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS
CuloAoo. May l6,

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Lake and Market streets, and swarmed
in every direction. each one eager 10 be the
first who should enter. When the several
large doors were thrown open the crowd
rushed in, filling in very short time the
entire building. Tho delegates came in
by States and took their seats. The stem
the reporters. the editorial corps
and the invited guests occupied the places
provided for them. The pit
was crowded 10 overlooking, and the gal
leries were radiant with beauty. More
than ten thousand persons were pressed
together within the walls Of this building,
and yet. so we'll is IL arranged. and SO per.
feet its ventilation, that oil seemed com
Portable and were ut ease. IL reminded US
Of our schoolboy days. when In reading Of
Of the glory Of old Rome. we pictured the
Colosseum. when the Eternal City was
having holiday. From about the center
Of the room comes down from the rooi. four
wires. which are connected with small bat
teries, each watched over BY an attentive
telegraphic operator. These small wires
catch up each thought m II falls from the
tongue. and praclsims II 10 the world
Perhaps there has never been assembled
together. Of any one time 10 one room, on
this continent. so many people as crowded
the wigwam today. Glaneing the eye all
over the large hall. from tho reporters
seat, 1t presented one extended sea Of hu.
man heads and faees-each one differing
from the other. no two alike. yet all hu.
man heads and faces.
Gov. Morgan concluded the brief speech
he made on calling the Convention to order.
by moving that David wilmot oct as TEN
porary chairman OF the Convention. There
was very grsa' desire to see the great
"Proyiso" man. The audience shouted
wilmot. wilmot. and on taking the cha ir
he made speech Mr.. wilmot is not pre-
possessing In his appearance nor an enter
tanning speaker. His voice is neither full
musical, and his tongue Is thick and
heavy. From this effort oftbe distinguished
Pennsylvania. we come to the rapid con
elusion. that David wllmot 10 great man
by accidents prominent man in the pub
lie eye, only because at the proper time,
and with the proper degree Of pluck Ne
offered in the Congress Of the United States
bis famous prouiso. lie Is not a good pre-,
siding officer. but as temporary chairman
he acquitted himself sufficiently, tolera.
BILE.
Alter prayer was offered the Convention
proceeded 10 business. Each State was
called upon to select one Of its number. to
compose a committee on permanent organ
ixation. In calling over the names Of the
different States. and whom Virginia. Texas
Kentucky, Missouri. Marylapt and Della
ware answered respectively to their names
an enthusiastic shout went up from thai
vast concoursc Of free mon. which made the
very building tremble. And when South
Carolina and Mississippi were called. q
low contemPtuous hiss ran through the
audience showing how Northern free men
despisc the disunion sentiments enter.
tanned aud advocated by tho leading Dem.
ocrats In those States.
Upon several occasions TO day when Mr.
Greeley, (wbo IN acting as u delegate from
oregop.) arose TO speak. be was greeted
with much feeling by the audience. The
word would fly from one end Of the hall Ia
tho other. that "old Horace" was speaking
and all seemed eager both to see him aud
catch each word IN they fell from his lips
We state this. In this connection. only u
show the Difference our people pay TO learn
Ing and genius. Certainly there IL moth
Ing so very interesting to look upon. When
We behold Horace Greeley. There 10 moth
Ing pleasant to the ear. whom ws hear him
speak and seemingly there IL nothing 80
very profound IN what be says. But then
u Ia Horace Greeley"-he who has thought
80 much. and written 80 much. There !,
this day greater desire on par, VI the peo
pie IN the Great West TO see Mr.. Greeley
than TO see any other living man. II IL the
influence Of tbs press on the popular
mind.
Previous TO the adjournment Of the Con
vention this forenoon. quite difference o
opinion seemed to pervade the minds oil
the delegates, Ia relation.to a motion "a
adjourn. and also the accepting OF an invi.
tation from the Board OF Trade Of this city
to take u pleasure excursion Oh the lake
Confusion appeared TO become worse con
founded. when old Joshua X. Gliding,
arose. and by = few moments Of commor
sense talk. Strengthened every Thing uT
and put matters again on the right track
The Convention then adjourned until Nv,
o'clock this evening. from which time WI
will write in our next.
The indications today are that the New
England States will not ask Pennsylvanis.
Illinois aud Indiana to take Mr.. Seward
il those States say he Ia not the right man
for them.
We still sdheis 10 our former conviction
that Abraham Lincoln 10 decidedly promi.
nsnt. H.
CHICAGO. May "a. 1860.
This morning the crowd in the Conven
ton was much larger than yesterday -
Every square inch OF space was occupied
A gentleman near ~ made an estimate and
fixed the number 81 persons at not les,
than $4,000. Even the ioof was covered
aud human faces looked down through the
Ky -,is hts upon the vast ihrong below. A
rour.t was sent 10 the Convention that il
furnish speakers for 30 900 good R~pubii.
csps who were on the outside aud could mol
get in the house. The streets leading To
the wigwsm in every direction were black
with Black Republicans. Never perhaps
has there been 80 large . mass Of people
together at any one time since the organira.
ton Of the Republican party, and never