, 1860-08-23

well q triumphal reception OF As. Yates, on,
pext Governor, and other speakers for the &C,
casion. who were expected On the 10.40 train
iron she West. sit was conceded by all thai
tho salem delegation outrivafied anything oi
tss =, ,ott s. s;ss before IL Esyp. nay b permit
l1rgo and imposing, headed by the Salem Sax
Horn Band. Then followed tho noticeable fea.
ture Of the occasion, q large four.horse Wagon,
| some thirty six feet long, which comprised the
| Youth and beauty Of the town-thirtJ-1re
| young ladies' all dressed in white, with each 3
blue searf and Lincoln aaR, with beautiful white
hats plumed and adorned to the best order with
each Lincoln badge representing the different
States and Territories OF tho Republic, the
name Of some S::aie placed in large letters d.
agonally aeross the most appropriate place, the
bosom. Then poor Kansas. dressed In hlack
and Grape, followed on horseback, immediately
after.. pp to ten o'clock tho various delegations
of tho county. except Centarlfa, had arrived.
aud received IN tht{r ORDER With cheer efter
cheer
At halfpas. ten o'clock, TO the astonisbneut
Of all, there hore in sight from the South an
immense delegation from abroad, old jefferson
ha1iog caught Up tho battle CRY, and they came
breeze, in a solii delegation Of over tire hun
dred from Mount Vernon and Rome, the
former place d distance Of twenty two miles.
They we're received With plaudits and huzxas
the ladies doing their share by waving Of hand
kerchiefs and hurras &c. Under the direction
of B. 3. Osborn marshall Of the day and asst
ants, the delegations already arrived now form.
ed one grand and imposing scene- A solid dele
CATION Of all marched up Maine street. west-
ward to meet the Ceutraiia Delegation, headed
by the Wide Avakes Of This city. They were
soon greeted BY ths W,ds AWakes. Eeaded BY
the Csntralja Corotet HFsss Band, the uho!e
covering stance Of one mile and = lAlc The
indiaa nF Ton<retIa .rt 1fe,n& Vono. L..
Intuition had = similar programme to the Salem
ladies', and kanxas was represented again.
With three bsass bands and half dozen mar
tia!-meu, with hundreds Of 1azt, notices and
tTsnsparaeoies aud decorations Of every de-
serip:ion, lL4y now marched down through tie
north of the village to beautiful grove, whege
the speak uz. VAS commence at O'Clock.
Yates, Gatloupe and Allen, addressed the peo.
pie IN the afternoon. At each interval OF the
speaking the fast audience vas regaled By some
T TeE{ apgfop1a'e campaign soDg,, by Aessrs.
l!nkeFsG Glee Club. and Instrumental music from
the banda. The Whole affair passed off in
mcst satisfactory manner, ind with the most |
enthusiasm.
Ia tue eTening We had torch light proces.
sion a.. headed b. tie Wide Awakes. also nrand |
a. afeE which public speaking was
and q, "a I@aFf nouss By Hon. Aessrs Phil
loo. capable Of holding 7oo peopie. It dp saoldpg
4 great contrast to the meeting in The sane
' spot" four years ago, when the meeting vas
about 20 il number Including speakers. Hon.
Abraham Lii ella, Senator Tlumbu,l aud Others
addressed The small. and faithful band. We feel
he double assurance that by the first Monday
q November next, we shall be able to roll up
'ne thousand Republican votes in Marion com.
=. The so called Democracy are completely
hop fallen, AcCay offering to wager sums Of
money before the meeting came. of that ,he1e
sould not be xix hundred peolo III Iowa, on the
occasion. This has been the largest political
meeting or assemb!age Of people in this county
be county-w,sh the the exception Of the State
'air at Ceatralia in 1858.
Egypt ia all right. The people are rising up
their might. The demagouges quake and
.embls. The hand writing l:as sPpeared upon
nc Wall, but more anon. Yours truy.