Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-19

ring kusie---Petriotic, Manly
Speeches" The World Moves
If any doubts existed in the minds 0.
TIE people that the masses are sWake .
70 the importance Of the present poist'-
cal campaign Tie great outPsurins OF
he psopls on Saturday night must have /
removed those doubts. The nesting
was By ell odds the largest We have ever
seen ia this ci.y-certsiniy one-third
larger than the famous ratification meet
ing so "sbly and slOqusntly addressed
By the great 6reman-
Main Street was literally packed full
Of people, forming one solid mass from
First Street TO the middle Of tbs block
below tbs Branch Bank, so densely
crowded that it was almost impossible
for man to make his way through the
assembly.
Ia addition 70 those in the street and
on the sidewalks eli the buildings oppo-
site and on the same side we're filed
With ladies' and gentlemen listening and
locking from the windows, and great
crowd vas packed together on the porti-
co Of the Bank
The decorations for the meeting we're
elegant and betting the occasion, OF
which We rscollect the following: Over
the center, The Union, the Constitution
snd the enforcement Of the laws" On
the column TO the left, Abraham Lin
coin, the Man Of the People" Between
the columns banner inscribed, " Oar
Caunty Candidates, Good Men and
True" On the oihar colamn next the
alley handsons SHIELD inscribed, Oil.
yer P. Morton, the Soldiers Friend
On the column to the right Of the cen.
ter, ANDREW johnson, the Patriot oil
Tennessee Between the columns ID
the right was another banner inscribed
Cyrus ". Allen, our Gallant Standard
Bearer" and on the right another shield
Conrad Baksr-Honor the Soldier.
In frOnt Of the portieo, attached TO the
railing. was 8 large banner inscribed
Joseph A. Wright NO North, nc
South, no East, nc West nothing bat ths
Union" Large American flags wer,
suspended within the recess Of the por
tico and on each side Of the speaker.
The famous Crescent City Band wer'
present, Of course stirring the hearts 0
the vast audience With their inimitabl'
music. and q Glee Clnb, just organized
added greatly 70 the interest Of the even
ing by singing patriotic and eampaigI
songA
OF the speeches /. is Of course impos
sible to give even the briefest Outline.
The people Of Indiana know Jesepl
A. Wright, and they kno~ bis devosiol
to principle and his fsrvsn. love Of coen
try.
His speech vas one Of the best Of hi
life-ths out gushings Of = patriot
heart, imploring his fellow-eeunsryms
to stand BY the old dag, and to save ID
life Of the nation. He showed that It
present war 10 9 contest between labo
and eapital--a contest on the part Of th
people for the right of self-goyernmen
Of tree labor and for the right Of ii
majority 20 rule. he wiped away ih
cAptious objections urged, and the off II
pestsd ISLANDERS published against the A
ninistrason. His dsnuneiations Of thos
soulless creatures who are constanl
weighing their country against dollar
I. and cents, and Who are willing and Gov
srdly enough to give up their eounsr
lest il should cost them something ,
save il we're vehement and whitening.
We never saw e crowd listsz MOI
/. attensivsly, or applaud = speech mor
heartily.
For more than two hours that va
crowd stood and listened with unsbatiu
inseresi-seareely an individual leAvin
the crowd, notwithstanding the sffor
:, made in one or two instances to dra
them od BY getting up an sxei.emeI
!. outside.
After Gov. Wright, Col. Mank address
cd the people in . NEST earnest and eli
qusut speech, in The German languag
!. which bad the effect 70 draw forth hear
cheers from the large number Of Germs
adopted eitissDs present
Aftsr the Glss Club had sung cat
paigu song got 6p fer the occasion
Capt Klinek, and which was recsivs
!. With the most szuberant applause, lor
ealls we're made for Elinek, wbo rsspon
= ed in . few remarks, sbounding vi
the most telling hits at the " BOttern
Clan,' aier which the crowd dispsrss
a, greatly delighted and encouraged, b
by no means vearisd With listening
" the manly and patriotic words which Il
from the lips Of the speakers. (caE
: Klinck's song will be paslishsd in
= morows paper
At the close Of Gov. wrights specs
? three tines thres cheers we're given
the whole crowd for the Union, for Abr
Il ham Lincoln, aud for Gov. Morton. elo
. ing With three more for Gov Wrigt
There we're large numbers Of people
from the ouf-t0wuships, and also fro
Wsrrick county, and the meeting VI
!. doubtless productive Of great COED