, 1866-09-25
he Makes Certain Explanations
Touching the Pending Con-
stitutional Amendment,
General Logan Before the People
Of Whjtesides County.
PITTSBURGH SOLDIERS CON-
TENTION,


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Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
Pr17snUnGn, September Fl.
The display throughout tic city this afternoon
has been wonderful, aud yet 1t is only the prcpar-
atio's Tor display that las caused H. There are
miles Of streets In which nearly every window Of
the high warehouses have ono 10 si1 flags, indc.
pendent ofthe hundreds flargc ones depending
from ropes stretched across the streets. THIS
manifestation is confined to m particular part Of
Tue CRY. bnt ls common to all sections. Half tho
population seemed to be in TIC streets; business
w.s in great degree suspended, aud will be a.
most wholly SO TO- morrow. Pittsburgh IL giving
ltsen up TO tic work OF welcoming the soldiers.
Nearly every ono ont shopping appeared 10 be in
tcalch Of haSs, lanterns or fireworks. Baskets Of
no"cfs aho cTcfgrccns and tsansparcncies seemed
10 be passing In all directions.
@4Ee decoration Of the City Hall is complete
No building In the country l.as ever been more
iastetu'lF adorned. The ladies OF this vicinity
hare made 1t at once 4 monument OF their taste.
wn'l and ceiling m endless variety Of evergreens,
noWcEe and Tags twined Into the form Of grace
ana oeausS. All OF tic corps badges appear
'omong these decorations. The platform aa It was
III saturday though very fastcful1y arranged then
poIe onls lalne resemblance to the present
nnisnea slate. To-day bushels upon bushels
q thc most brilliant HowctH have been arranged
upon II, nnd quantities Of new Gags added. At
otc end ts plow, a stack Of grain, with rakcs,
ritchforls md other agricultural Implements, as
eubtezns OF peace; while at the other end stauds
rihcd cannon, stacks Of usu4kcts and otllc7 en-
hlens Of war. At regular intervals arc Glands Of
silk facs, and near them enormous yascs Of The
choicest flowers.
A hundred Indies and gentlemen Of the city
hare organized themselves lntoa elcc club :or the
occasion. Ono Of the most noticeable among the
new mottots which have been put M to-day Is the
following: "Ihcrc c1n BE- no lasting peace
while lie Tag Of the Union cannot ware unmo-
!eetcd over The graves Of our brave comrades.+'
liepa1atio arc being made on all sides for the
illumination and torch light procession to-mor-
70" light single firm has already sold f!1ecn
thousand Chinese lanterns. There arc no fass
over an5 Of tho Government buildings Offices.
1fantpaieneies are being rapidly manufactured
on I'll slaes. Ae get, the only JOHNSON inscr1p-
tlon WHICH mas appeared, is large pl1card in
'Fent oi bakers chop, supposed 10 be such aud
ieedins Light +fznted Bread" The town is
a'feany nearly 'ua', largo nuu'bcrf Of delegates
nave occh takeE to p:t'atc houses, after being
Ate< escorted 10 thc City ua1l, where thcy are 49,
fsshed " Inc Reeidcnt Committee