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

of them from the effect produced. TIL
crowds cheercd vociferously. and only le
the ground when the speakers were sxhaus
ted aud nature called for rest aud refresh.
meut. cl
: We have verbatim report of Mr. Cor
j wins speech. which we will publish to
morrow.
The procession was the largest and mos
imposing political demonstrations eve
seen in Indiana Not only was its length
and the number OF the people composing
! il remarkable. but IL was admirably vel
behaved and orderly. 1t reflected credi
on those composing il. and on the Republi
can party of Indiana that they represented
Had all persons who visited the city taken
part in the procession. it's length would
have been so great a. TO have required
eight or ten hours TO have passed given
point Nothing has exceeded IL in the po-
litieal history oi the State, and nothing is
likely to during the present campaign.
After the speaking the crowd at the Park
swelled that which had been left behind
in the city, aud the shadows cast by the
sun grew longer. impaiieuce to see the fire
works and the torch light procession be-
came manifest. An excited crowd and ex-
citing scenes Were visible on every street
marked out for the procession. Indiana
polls never showed such animation before,
and such political enthusiasm was never
Witnessed al any former period in our
streets. Ii was cheering 10 Republicans
and dishear,ening TO Douglssites. 1t was
in such contrast with previous demonstra-
lions in our city during the present cam
paign that terror struck the heart OF every
opponent of Lincoln and Hamlin. Lane and
Mortsn. We have no objection for that
terror TO continue.
rnRcBLioHr PROCESSION AND iLLrMixAriox
We presume that large proportion of
The people went home on the evening trains,
but no one could hsve told it from any
perceptble diminion in the crowd. After
he speaking was over. which was about
five O'Clock, companies delegations and
crowds thronged the street, in irregular
masses, going in all directions, shouting,
drumming and having good
lime generally. and many of them residing
n the country must have gone home, but
Is night fell the throng seemed to increase
instead of diminish, aud the press was as
,reat, and the difficulty of locomotion a
ong the walks quite equal to what it was
n the day time. Probably the citizens
urned out in larger numbers TO see the fire
works and the torchlights. Certainly there
we're very many more ladies out than we
loticed during the day. About S o'clock,
n little before. the Wayne County Wide !
Awakes came out, aud forming at the !
court House. marched down Washington /
treet. As they came down in double col. |
INNS, at the rapid pace, aud in very close |
rider, the line of light seemed to reach |
Jack beyond the power of the eye to dis
inguish one light from another. At the
.rch on Meridian street they divided, pour
ng round the pole in two continuous 1
treams. joining on thesw side till they l
we're actually lost in the distance, aud the /
ye could distinguish nothing but hazy
thinner at the west end. Aud still they
ame on from the east out Of the cloud of I
light formed by the collected torches till !
he whole street was ablaze with them; the /
light. 10 spite Of the full moon, glancing
brightly on the walls on either hand, and /
showing the hundreds of flags in ftful
,leams as the wind fluttered them about. /
We believe, but are not shuTe. that "Abe's
Boys" Of Connersville, were 10 this ad-
'ance guard of the procession, and there |
we're certainly several other companies,
'ut we could not learn where they came
rom. Below the Bates House they coun-
came up to Illinois street aud /
nsrehed up to University Square, where
he general rendezvous was appointed.
In the meanwhile the other companies \
orming at the Court House marched up
Pennsylvania street to the same point, and .
or half an hour both streets were lined .
nth fire flowing on to the square. At the I
quare the companies were halted for half 1
N hour or more TO arrange the order of ]
march, aud there was afforded the best op .
To see the whole body together. /
They surrounded the square entirely, filled
he length Of Pennsy ylvania street from near /
he Blind Asylum to Market street, aud al
most an equal length on Meridian street. !
While thus resting the Coliseum was con |
,tantly shooting out rockets and balls. I
md every discharge was greeted with /
houts from the vhole vast space covered /
BY the fiery regiments. When the march !
vas resumed the procession turned out Of I
pennsylvania street TO the east and march. I
"a up to Fort Wayne Avenue to the arch /
rected there which we noticed yesterday, 4
Ind wkerr tie different delegations were
counted to determine the one entitled to |
he banner under the resolution Of the Club |
De over five thousand. The award and |
he reasonso Of il will be found below. From
Fort Wayne avenue the procession moved |
down Alabama street to Ohio;
where portion turned up Ohio and went
10 East, continuing down Eas; to Wash
iugtor, aud then down Washington, while
the rear divisiou kept on down Alabama -
The first division reached all the way round
Ohio, East, aud Washington streets, so far
at the rear was still on Ohio when the
front reached the Court House. While il
was passing the Court House square the
second division came up on Alabama TO
Market street, and halted there Till the
first had passed. and then they joined In,
aud the rear Of the united procession was
away up Alabama street when the front
vas down at the Bates House. This was
the period Of the procession which Presen-
ted The nest striking view. Washington
street was one continuous mass Of fro for
nearly a mile, from the center Of which,
aud moving along with IL. n wagon loaded
with Roman Candles was sending up a
eoustant shove. OF brilliant balls, render.