The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-28

More If tie Cambridge ".Spree. I've
published. last week, a few choice extracts
from Vallandigham speech at the recent
Cambridge spree A correspondent of tire
Indianapolis Journal, who witnessed the
proceedings. gives the following graphic
description. The Journal voucbes for the
veracity Of the writer, and friend Of ours
who was present and who also read the de-
tails as published below, vouches for their
truthfulness:
:" 1t was only by listening quietly to
the remarks Of the crowd that their real
sentiments could be learned. Huvahing
for Jeff Darts vas common occurrence.
and to damn the aboltionists" seemed TO
be the especial duty Of both speakers AID
hearers. This was no doubt done in pur
suarce of the general order issued by
Beauregard some months since. A man
who. from his outw ard appearance, might
have been taken Tor a respectable and loyal
citizen. was heard to remark. "What we
can not do, Beauregard can" One Jealous
fellow swore he could whip Christ or any
other G. d id man in town" They all
rejoiced in their shame. and delighted i'll
calling each other e Butternuts.' g Trai-
tors" Disunionists,' &c. A string Of
butternuts about six feet long was suspend
ed above the faint imitation of the American
flag which waved over their place Of meet
ing.
9 But to fully appreciate the moral tone
of the meeting it will be necessary to give
some history of their conduct during the
day and evening on the streets. BY ten
O'Clock in the morning there were crowds
Of from twenty to fifty gathered in front Of
the saloons. (of which We have six,) fully
steamed by sod corn whisky, talking in the
most boisterous and noisy manner possible.
About noon the grand procession which
formed east of the city and numbered some
sixty wagons aud carriages, moved through
town amidst the most hideous and unearthly
halooing. roaring and bowling ever heard
outside Of Pandemonium. They proceeded
to the Grand Temple Of Democracy" pre-
pared expressly for the occasion, which, by
the way, was the depot Of the Short Line
Railroad, poorly seated and without window
lights. During the whole afternoon there
was constant stream Of drunken. noisy
men passing to and from the different sa-
looms to tho - Grand Temple, insulting
every respectable looking person they met.
Towards evening the scenes along Main
street beggared description. Not less than
thirty men we've lying dead drunk within
the distance of two squares, while those who
were able to get about were standing in al
most every position except on their heads.
Had the inmates OF hundred mad houses
been turned loose and doubly maddened By
bad whisky their conduct could no. have
been mora Disgusting and Outrageous than
was that of these men. 1t would be i'm
possible to give the number Of 6ghts. as
fighting appeared TO be the order Of the
day. and their own lesier had to beg them
for Gods sake to desist,' telling them ..,hey
would disgrace the party and its leaders by
such conduct
The drunkenness here last Saturday
was not confined to those who made no
pre.ensions to responsibility, but all classes
were drunk. Men whose properly has
given them position and influence At home,
were here beastly drunk.
This is the character OF the people who
claim 10 be the only party capable Of ad-
ministering the laws of this country. These
are the men who propose compromising
with JEFF Davis and his horde of followers.
and then hanging Presiden, Lincoln and his
Cabinet officers Such was a part of the
programme As announced by one Of their
speakers. and applauded by the whole au-
o'ence. do not believe that parallel to
'os conduct here on that day was ever wit.
messed before in civilized community.
The above description is BY no means
exaggerated. but a fair aud candid state
nsat OF their whole procsedings.'. e..sI