The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-23
THE PlTTSsuR1 CONVENTION.
SPECIAL IElEGRAR 10 IAE NEW .Yaax HERALD.
Great Preparations Being Made for tho Re-
ceptiou of Delegates.


ception of Delegates.
P.rrsDuRo, Sept %, 1850
Great tho expectations and great the preparations
FOR the mass meeting or series OF mass meetings, 10 bo
held hero next week, which, II is supposed, win
through five days-from Tuesday until Saturday Tho
citzens Of Pttsburg sranlng every 10 ma1o
the display success and confidently assert that ten
fifteen thousand strangers wiz DO In the city. large
representation Of tho Senate and tho House Of Rcproscn
tatscs s expected and good share OF the leading
of the parry. The soldiers win form important
itcm 10 tho affair." aud largo attendance or officers Is
counted upon through delegations from The various
divisions OF tho ass6c1atOn known the Gfand Army
of tho Republic rhsfoIJ 70 bo grand display OF arc
works and iorcight pSocnxsous every night In short
nothing 70 he neglected that tcLd 10 swell tho
crowd and glvo deiat 10 the display.
Tue City Hall s already Handsomely decorated with
laurel and tinse aud THIS afternoon corps OF Il or
sixty ladies' AZ work completing the cmbe lish-
nevis Enouah has been done up to this time To sioy,
that the ha will present gay and handsome appear
II the left Of the halt encircled by evergreen,
ths Honor to tho Heroes of Liboriy, Humanity
and Equal Justice on tho right IL tho following" Tho
volunteer soldiers and Eallorsn peace the buwark Of
THO law in War tho strong arm oi tho public defense y
Brwcsn the windows, wreathed with oycrgrsens and
pinned up with rosete. are tho various coffs badges
BEGINNING the loft and proceeding thence around 10
tho sao and down the right they arc posted IA tho
following order Second corps-Ninetocnth, Fimi Six.
icsrth se-en.eenth. Eleventh and Twelfth regiments,
On tho night Of the speakers stand ~ Tho badge OF tho
glorious Army of tho Cumberland, and On the iot tho
badge of tho oli Army oi tho Potomac Then tho
badgcs Of tho following corps :--Fiith--fhlrd,
Fifteenth Ninth, Sixth, Fourth and Twenty second
regiments The ceiling is hung with graceful
festoons bedccked With the national colora, and tho or
nacnn siucc0 work IN tho centre Is encIclod with two
wrcatha In the centre Ia largo ilnscl star, beanii
fully wrought over tho platform y very elaborate
emblem not vet completed, and cqncltly not yet
susceptible Of Interpretation Tho hall u lnrge enough
70 Lold from " olvc 10 i'teen hundred pefsons
1he civic authorities % tho citils a Piitsburg end
Allegiany tho - 1879 have been formally
invited take part in tho proeeoilng. Tho whole al
far Il under tho chief command ~ Hcnsral James =.
Eeliey public tabo i % b. provided and attended
~ salss aud citizens who ympalhze Win tho repubh
can tariy and a-y others that may feel ncrony dis
po Invited 70 send pTo,alcns 70 ssprly the cat
abiea
hmong ,he dls,ingut'sA visitors rresont viii ~ tta
ea1is known aOa AiAst oAnSd by Wigcpa.i1 regi-
mont, and which ~ ;hs war then some nf ih@
politicians who FAaal4sf asraps during no rebel
lion. Tho society known tho I" Grand Army ~ tito
Republic" Ia Indiana has issuod order, through
Gcnorai X = Fnetor, commanding tho department, 20
each district 20 send degaies to tho conyen'op aud
lsrpo attendance from thai state IL anticipated
There but few II any delegates hero At present
sni u II not lkey that many Will nrivc before Mon
day; but tue ctzcns very busy, AMI the radicals
a display prniscwOrhy zeal IN their efforts 10 mako
tN~r meeting steeosz sud 10 turn u 20 pTac cai
account 10 their home election. Y