Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-26
R jOiCing of The Multitudss I
A Field Day for soonest Ola ABE

The determination Of the people To-
sweep away everything that ~iths,auds
The restoration Of the Union, or thai
meaaees the glorious did Has Of our
fathers, w,a again pioriou.ly xempli6. d
on SATURDAY < IN the vas muliud
who as-smblfd 10 shines the inaugur
ie.of ~ Cgioa W a~am--in the clio
quei nj pow rial speeches II CT
Sh,ck erd Rv 3 y Fpuli, Ma
U'har nj Gap Klinck, and in the un.
p ecsden'ed enthusiasm ani universe
gond fee ing tbas ,reva led
The uaion IN n turned "a, in large
numbers Ia the morning and worked
with will all day In preparing seats am
ornameuting IN W l~am, aud By dark
10 was beautifully arranged for tbs later
eating occasion. The chief fsnsare 0
the decoration was the beautiful issorip
ton in tri.colored light, "Lincoln ana
johnson that blazed out from the front
Within were portraits Of Washington
and President Liaeoln. with devices
notices flags, &c, &c, all richly lighted
up with gas Early in the evening sky
rockets shooting a,hwArt the SKY, nov
singly and now in volIeys. notified the
people that the WigwAm was opeR. The
streets we're at once filed With the
Union loving men ans women Of the city
making their wsy 10 the nsw quarters.
The thrilling music Of the famous
Cresoea at City Band, as they marched up
street, served to greatly swell the crowd,
and before the band had reached The
wigwam, q stranger, seeing the throng
would have supposed that some grand
triumphal procession was marching
through the city. The immense build
idg-So0 feet long snd 81 feet wide
was soon6lled, and as the glorious new
Of Sheridan's las, victory was announce,
by Mr.. John J. Chandler. the Wild shss
Of Joy aud Of triumph fairly shook tn
building. The deep boom OF the cannon
in salute OF thirteen guns, took up tn
echo of the happy shout, and bore it il
loud reverberations aero So the river an
far down the valley. Rev AlezAnde
Sierritt, Of the Old School Presbyteria
Church, in brief and eloquent speech
aud fervent aud earnest prayer. dsd
Gated the building to the sacred cause {
Freedom, Onion, and the psrpetuity {
the glorious heritage brqueathsd us B
our Revolutionary sires and the foun,
ers Of the Constitution. Gen. Shaeke
ford was then introduced to the va
audience, and proceeded TO address ths
in enc Of the abless, most convincing
and patriotic speeches ever uttered
this city. His words carried eonvietiC
to the heart Of every nearer, and {
two hours that vast crowd Of patriot
mon and wumen sal, or stood, aud drAr
i every word be uttered with most Gag
interes'.
Ths ae he 6rst time that our psop
have h~u ,ue privilege Of hearing ID
"a at Sed patriotic Ksntuckiau, 81
Their ferv,nt applause throughout d
speech, uno their hearty congratulate
sud earnest xpr-ss'ons o, delight al
(, had closed, told bow highly they we
deli hred with the Efcst.
There il no doubt a. to where Gene
Shackelford stands on the krea quest
that nov absorbs the heart of es'
patriotic American, and hssdeeply int
ssts The narions Of the whole world.
ten. Shsekelford vas f,lo ssd BY
Rev. B. l. Fould. Of the Hebrew c
gregation, who spoke in German, I
was warmly eheered By those who md
stood the language. Nathaniel Usi
Esq, Of Vineennss, next address
the still undiminishsd multitude in
eloquent and telling speech, abound
with many important facts from histC
and solemn truths deauced from the
rent events Of the day.
Mr., Usher is an eloquent and snsoi
speaker. and is doing much good in
efforts for the glorious cause
An effort was thea made TO disu