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

vast crowd the Connersville boys attractt
t special attention. by the military precisic
of their marching and the regular han,
ling ot their torches, every one being hel
at the same height. and all blazing with
clear white smokeless light. Though n,
so large as The Wayne county compan
they were better drilled, we think. and th
promptness aud accuracy with which the,
obeyed orders was most creditable
Arriving at The Court House, many O
the companies entered the square, ant
marched back and forth, while those out
side countermached, TO got together for tn
flag presentation. and thus the Who'll
crowd was brought together within tn
length Of the square. and the light of sucl
a number of torches confined 10 so small
space was as great as if huge confagra
ton we're raging there. 1t was a very bril-
J liant spectacle. though less imposing thar
the extended column that swept nearly The
whole length of the city from East to West
( We must bot omit To mention here one
handsome feature % the show, which
though not 20 prom ineDt as some others
was still very attractive. Mr. Yohn's
magnificent new block, and the new Jour
nal building, were Illuminated, the latter
from the ground To the observatory. The
large number aud size of the windows 10
the latter building made the illumination
on Circle street very beautiful show, and
the observatory, high in the air, was also
brilliantly illuminated. presenting the ap-
pearance, with dark space intervening be-
tween it and the lights below, of large
lantern swinging in the air.
THE NUMBER IN PROCESSION.
Allen, Wabash. Cass. Miami, Howard
Upton, Wayne, Union, Fayette, Henry,
Shelby. Decatur, Dearborn, Vi.o, Putnam.
Hendricks, Tippscanoe. aud several other
counties that we could not recognize were
represented in the procession. The torches
were forty minutes passing given point
Fully one third OF the procession marched
four abreast. Wayne. which we thought
in the morning would get the prize ban.
ner. made beautiful display. vigo, Nj
ami, Hamilton, Upton and Decatur were
largely represented. Between 1000 aud
), 900 torches were ia the procession, and
counting the musicians and banner bear.
ers there were over 5000 moving through
the streets
The procession was fully one mile and a
half long. When the rear end was in Penn.
sylvania street the line of fire extended on
Fort Wayne Avenue east of Alabama,
thence back to Alabama aud southward
on that street, with a division on East st.,
to Washington. Two miles, probably,
would be a nearer approach to its length
than mile and a half
THE PRESENTATION.
The indianapolis Wide Awakes, through
their committee, made the award of the
prize banner 10 the Ccnnersville Club
"Abe's Boys" They had the largest mum.
Der of uniformed members, had no minors
among their torch bearers, and we're as
well uniformed, aud better drilled than
any other company. Even if their mum.
bers did not entitle them To the banner,
their superior drill. the distance they had
to come, and the inoonveniences TO be en-.
countered in reaching railroad station,
deserved commendation. The presents-
ton was made in front of the Court House
last night about 10 o'clock, by Hon c. b.
Smith, In a short and patriotic speech,
which was received with deafening cheers.
When it was announced that Connersville
had carried off the prize the shouting was
prolonged in thunder tones FOR several
minutes. Capt. Newkirk. of the Corners
Vile Wide Awakes, received the banner,
and when the exercises Of the evening
were over, the Club carried it off in tri-
umph in their march TO the cars for home.
They were proud of tfeir victory and had
good reason to he.
Some misunderstanding existed as to
the spirit Of the resolution of the Indian.
apolis Wide Awakes, respecting the award
of the banner. 1t contemplated organized
aud uniformed Republican clubs in towns,
not an association of town climbs represent
ing n county. If any county delegations
are dissatisfied with the award they will
at once see that the intention was to give
the banner 10 the town, and not the coun
ty. having the largest uniformed delega
tion.
After the presentation of the banner the
crowd that had enlivened the streets all
day gradually dispersed. aud near mid.
night the city was as quiet a. il usually is
after such an occasion. Aud so passed
away a day aud night, in which were seen
more people, grander display. and more
political enthusiasm than was ever before
known in the capital Of the Hoossr State.
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