Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-11-02
Grand Meeting at Kccnc- 5000.


e Grand Meeting at Kccnc- 5000.
y The Republicans and Wide Awakes d
5 both Vermont and New Hampshire had
: grand Demonstration at keene, ON Monday
/ There must have been at least 5000 pres
: ent. The surrounding towns in Cheshire
1 County sent in large companies Of Wild,
Awakes in uniform, and most of them Will
the stirring, old fashsioned martial musi,
of 76"-fife and drum, but there were alst
several fine bands of music.
After parading while in the streets, they
marched to head quarters for refreshments
and then came the speeches which were
made from a stand out doors, erected fol-
the purpose.
Dr. Charles a. Phelps of Boston, made
capital speech. 1t was full of wit and
anecdote, and produced fine effect. He
showed up the disunion humbug, and thor
oughly dissected the fusionists, and pro
slavery democracy.
Geo. S. Hale also of Boston, made a
thorough going republican speech, but we
were necessarily absent during most of the
time he occupied, and cannot notice its
points.
Hon. Henry Wilson of Massachusetts.
made most telling speech, as he always
does. lie has commanding FORM good
voice, and speaks in a manner which car
ries conviction. He was most enthusiastic
ally received, and commenced his speech
by an alluson TO the noble State of New
Hampshire as the place of his birth, and
also paid handsome compliment 10 Yer
mont. He said he was in Maine when the
news came that the old Green Mountain
State had even increased her usual great
majoritieS, and that it sent an electric thrill
through the republican party Of the coun-
try, and showing that the tide toward re.
publicanism was unmistakable.
Between the several speeches several ex-
cellent songs were sung by the Keene and
Claremont glee clubs.
But the grandest and most IMPOSING dis
play was made in the evening. Hundreds
OF Wide Awakes with music paraded with
numerous transparencies, and marched
through the different streets of the VILLAGE. |
The residences of Republicans were very
generally illuminated, some of which were
exceedingly beautiful. The hon. Thomas
NJ. Edwards residence was specially so, as
we'll as many others not known to us. which
we're lit up with lights TO every pane of
'lass, even to garnet. The Keene Band
accompanied the Wide Awakes of that Mace
On their banner was, +" Liberty and Union.
me and inseperable, now and forever"
Old Rindge" was there with fine company.
| his town is TO Cheshire County what Yer
mont is to the Union, having given last
prlng, PA republican and Al democratic
totes. They bore a transparency, We
AN do il" and wore scarlet uniform
W alpole Wide Awakes were there so strong
n uniform, On their transparency was ave
nave faith in Abraham" on another side
vas portrait of old Abe. Troy company
lad banner" Wide Awakes are ont
Rogues at home" A fine company we're
here from Springfield, this State, under
command of Capt. Gill. There was nearly
hundred of them. Another hundred came
rom Claremont, accompanied by the Wind
or Cornet Band. 1t was a fine company
With splendid banners. Bellows Falls and
chester Wide Awakes were accompanied
With Chester martial music and Bellows
Falls Cornet Band. There were also 9th
RS which we cannot of course find room to 8
make mention. The whole was most grand .
nd successful demonstration, like all other a
epubhcan meetings this year, and it is
eedless to extend this notice. Q