Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-09-13
TIE JOURNEY TO INDIANAPOLIS.

and there IS no doubt oil his elecuop'
THE JOURNEY TO INDIANAPOLIS.
EErHusIAsM BY THE WAY-ARRIvAL AT In
DIAEAPoLIs--TBE PRESIDENT GRoAsRD AND
REvILED-THE Mon REFUSE TO LET HIN
SPEAK Riot AND OuTRAsE-Oss MAN
SHOT AND SEVERAL OTHERS WouRDED
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. lO.-The President ar
rived here at 7.l5 P. NJ. All along the route
from st. Louis he WAS received with great en-
thusia sm Thousands gathered around the
hotel here, giving cheers for Johnson and
Grant, those for the latter predominsting.
The President was introduced by General Me-
redith.
At Terre Haute the President said among
other things The time has come when we
must decide whether the constitution shall be
oblterated or rubbed out and consolidated
government established in its place. [Ories OF
No. never. Tits is the issue before the Amer
lean people The time has come when we must
say whether or not we will continue TO be gov
erned by the constitution OF our fathers, which
established government of limited and define d
powers. We say to all of you Let the con-
stitutiou be preserved as ourlfathers made it
and handed it down to us.
THE PRESIDENT FORCED TO RETIRE.
Al Indianapolis, the President was received
with few groans, hulzas for johnson, and
he commenced by saying: Fellow-citizens
ferries for Grant, lit is not my intention criea
of stop, and go GU, ito make a long speech. II
you give me your attention for five minutes
(Cries of Go on, Stop. No, move want moth
ing to do with traitorsl Grant, Grant John
son, and groans) should like TO say to this
crowd to.night-(cries of "Shut up--we don't
want to hear from you," Johnsonl Grant
Johnson Grant, Grant)
The President paused few moments, and
then returned to the balcony.
Hon. David Kilgore wont to the portico to
try his powers OF persuasion and keep erder
He said: "For one moment hear--(Cries for
order and groans) let me appeal to you
citizens Of Indianapolis and of Indiana, -
(The confusion still continued.) Let me appeal
to you again--(But the crowd was unrelent-
Ing, and would not be quiet,
The gentleman then retired from the portico,
and the excursionists weat to thsr dinner.
The disturbers in the crowd continued to
groap and make other disturbing noises. Sew
eral disturbances occurred with lameE table
results. Pistol shots were fired, by which one
man was wounded In the eyes and another in
the knee.
According to the best information attainable
marshal on horseback was seen riding along
the line of the torchlight procession and evil
IDENTIFY giving directions, as the men soon
thereafter stretched out their ranks. Persons
were then observed knocking down with
clubs several otihe bearers Of the Transparent
cies.
One oftbe transparenciss bore the inscrip.
ton, "JohasoD--Wclcon The President" The
holder of this transparency v as thrown dewr
and shot Sired at him. A friend came tc
his relief aud fred AT the esssilant A.
least dozen or mole shots were fred in quick
succession, The result ia one man was shot
in the heart and several wounded.
The President received few friends, and
retired to bed ut an early hour, and this crowd
finally dispersed rom the hotel about 10 o'cioci
at which time The city was quiet