Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-07-18
OVATION TO CAssIUs n. CLAY.
HONOR TO THE BRAVES
Notes OF Preparation.


A stranger visiting our city yesterday.
would have known at once that some uass
ual event was approaching. or had jusl
past. from the fact that a state Of restless
excitement was manifest on every hand.
Men were passing backward and forward
through our streets. with half concealed
flags. while Wide Awake caps. capes and
lsmps were thick as blackberries. Early
10 the evening. crowds Of people were
gathered on every corner. aud 90 every
sidewalk, aud wnen il wss auiborativeiy
announced. that Cassius M. Clay, would
arrive ou the night train, the excitement 10.
creased, aud the hurry and hustle Of pre-
psration Increased.
At nine o'clock, and indeed long before.
Head Quarters was crowded with live Re
publicans. anxious to do honor TO The mar
who. having won honors on foreign bat
tie field. has covered himself with immor.
tai glory. by vindicsting the right OF TIRE
speech on Slave Soil.
signsl for the assembling of thousands on
the sidewalks. until by 90 O'Clock. Market
and Wabash streets presented perfect sea
Of live humarity-men. women and chill
drrn The Wide Awakes fell into rasks.
aud were drilled for a short time on Mar
kel street. Many new names we're enrol.
led. until it was found impossible to furn
ish near all with uniforms
At 100 the companies re formed. and
proceeded TO the Depot. to meet the II
o'clock train. The regular step. the sim.
pie hut neat uniform aud the cleaning
lamps all combined. to make a grand and
imposing spectacle.
The procession. formed in sections Of
four. extended more.than two squares. and
was lead by lively martial music. 10 front
OF the Terre Haute House company B, per
formed several nice Military evolutions.
to the great admiration Of the immense
crowds. that had congregated in front of
the Hotel. aud on sll the contiguous
grounds.
: Precisely on time The Train arrived, and
Mr. Clay was received BY the Committee.
aud handed into the carriage. amid the
widest excitement. and was escorted 10
the Terre Haute House. where rooms had
been prepared for him.
The Wide Awakes quickly formed ia
: close order on the west side of the Hotel,
together with an innumerable crowd 81
citizens. when three shouts that made the
wslkin fairly ring, and reverberste vsnt
up for Cassias N. Clay.
!, Mr.. Clay made his appearances on the
balcony and was introduced to the multi.
tude by iCol. Nelson. After thres more
rousiug cheers Mr.. Clay, who was very
hOsise. spologised to the crowd, expressing
his heart felt thanks for the msnifeststion
!. OF respect paid, partly to himself. he pre-
= .umed but more to his distinguished friend
Abraham Lincoln
"He had heard he said " that the prizes
of liberty was eternal vigilence. which he
supposed was keeping awake in the day
time. but they seemed to be wide awake at
night"
Thanking them again for the honor done
him, he retired amid the desfning applause
: Of the multitude.
Col. Nelson was loudly called for aud in
few felicitous and eloquent remarks, vel
: coined TO our homes and our hearts, the
i chsmpisn Of. free speech, and ola free press
e General Steele of Parke was then intro.
duced to the crowd aud addressed it with
q much fervor and sloquence for few min.
y utes, being frequently Interrupted by burst,
Of applause.
10 The Companies were then deploysd inio
" line aud marched 10 Head Quarters. ~hers
: they wers dismissed,
Tbs demonstration was one BETTING the
J. occasion. and was altogether the most en-.
: thusisstie we have ever witnessed in this
1 city.
. The entire length of Wabash street was
: literally lined with men. women aud chill
. dreR.