The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-18
EVANSVILLE, IND, SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST lS 1861
Great Republican Demonstr"tIOn. ID

Z Great Republican Demonstration.
( Last night, according to announcement,
the Republicans had grand demonstration
in honor of Carl Schurz, Will Cumback, and
Henry ". Ellsworth.
At d o'clock in the evening, the Wide
Awakes, to the number of about three hun
dred, accompanied by the Crescent City
Brass Band and band Of martial music,
commenced their march, to escort the speak
ers to their places of speaking.
The companies were uniformed in black
oil-cloth caps and capes, and carried their
lighted lamps and American flags, fastened
to long stats. The officers were dressed in
different colored uniform from the privates,
and carried colored hand-lamp5. Their drill
was excellent for new recruits, and was the
admiration of the lookers-on. The various
evolutions were gone through with very
skllifully, and as a person looked along the
serried lines of fire, or through the vista oil
light as the files moved in open order along
the streets, the scene was impressive in the
highest degree. The steady step and deter
mined bearing of that semi-military orgas-
ization gave it a moral power that is n0@
being felt in the cause its members have es-
poused. No man can look at them under
drill and say that in their vocabulary there
is any such word as fail.
By a short line of march, they reached
the residence of Mr.. Philip Decker, on Third
street. between Vine and Sycamore, where
the speakers were collected. The speakers,
accompanied by Messrs. Decker, Page, and
Jones, entered carriage, which fell in at
the rear of the procession. The procession
then proceeded up Third street to Sycamore'
up Sycamore to Fourth up Fourth to Main'
down Main to the intersection of First and
Main, where the speaking was announced to
take place.
An immense crowd was in waiting. The
ranks of the Wide Awakes were formed in
open order, and an avenue was opened
through the crowd, and the carriage con-
tanning the speakers was driven through to
the stand, the lamps at a " present in their
honor. There were two stands-one on
First street, the other on Main. 1t was an
nOunced, however, that Mr.. Schurz's health
wonld not permit him to speak in the open
air, and he therefore proceeded to Mozart
Hall, and all those who desired to hear him
10 the German language followed, including
the German Wide Awakes and Turner's.
The Hall was quickly filled, the stage
loJ;
present Mr.. Schurz proceeded to deliver
an exceedingly able address, which was fire.
quently interrupted by enthusiastic cheers
There never probably has been a German
political meeting of equal interest in this
city. The orator spoke about two hours.
with great earnestness and eloquence, lay
ing bare the depravity of Democracy
and showing the excelences of Republ-
canism, with a master hand
At the First street stand, the exercises
were commenced by a song from the Lincoln
Glee Club, in lively style.
Mr.. j. G.. Jones then introduced Mr.. ELS
worth. The latter gentleman stated that he
spoke against the orders of his physician
(having had the chils and fever the day be-
forel. but on seeing around him SO vast a
crowd-so much larger than could have
been assembled to hear a Republican speak
er four years ago-he would like to know
how any man could resist the temptation to
speak He couldn't, and should speak and
risk the consequences. He accordingly
proceeded, in a speech three quarters of an
hour long, with his characteristic eloquence
and impressiveness, to define TIE position,
claims, and prospects of parties. We have
pretty full notes of his speech, but owing
to the lateness of the hour, cannot go into
detail. Suffice it to say that his effort was
philosophical, eminently practical, and of
conservative and national tendency. 1t can
not fail to do great good for the cause.
The c. C. Band performed, at the close OF
Mr. E.'s speech. "Yankee Doodle" in its
usual inspiring style.
Mr.. Jones then introduced Mr.. Cumback.
This gentleman remarked that this was his
first visit to Evansville, though he was ma
tive Hoosier. He vindicated the patriotism of
the Republicans most triumphantly, by
showing that they had made no threats
against the Union, while Democratic orators
and writers habitually do SO. His party was
decidedly Union party. He attacked the
record of the Democratic party, showing its
Inconsistency and corruption up in strong
light He showed how its extravaganza had
lost for the country $9O,OO0,OOO since Bu-
chanan took his seat. He proceeded to strike
right and left in the most effective style, and
by his happy hits, appropriate anecdotes
and able arguments completely demolished
what little there is left of the Democratic
fabric. Mr.. C. threw much light on his sub
ject, and made converts to the Cause he
preached, by his irresistible facts.
After he finished, the Glee Club sung a
song, the band PLAYED a tune and the