The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-28

4 The Prin eeton ladies had very
creditable display. They had fitted
up mammoth wagon, decorated In
red. white and blue, filled with young
ladies representing the States. sur
4 rounded and accompanied by a
mounted escort, each member of
which carried a tasty banner, wi th
the name Of each State and the date
of its admission into the Union.
These we're followed by a large
mounted company of boys, with
white sashes over the shoulder, alto
gether making a very pretty appear
ance.
-o But probably the most attractive of
all the delegations was that from
johnson Township (Fort Branch).
1t was headed by beautiful nam
moth wagon, finely painted in colors
and ornamented with a full-spread
eagle, bearing a streamer with the
notices, Grant and Colfax.p Ba-
ker--Veatch" The wagon was filed
with thirty eight young ladies, dressed
4 In white, with red sashcs and wearing
4 blue turbans inscribed with the names
of the States In appearance it sue
cessfulIy rivalleda the Evansville
Golded Chariot. This delegation was
4 composed of an almost interminable
line of carriages and wagons with
notices among which we noticed the
| following Well fight it out on this
line if it takes all Summer" Is L love
my. country more than party, /" Grant,
the Nations .hope,'s Honor the
brave A noticeable feature in the
Fort Branch delegation was the Mead
Family. The father and mother came
first in carriage bearing banner
with the inscription: Stephen
Beod's Family, 81 ife3 nunsBer, q boys
and 81 girls, all for Grant and Col
faz.Y The parents were followed by
the children in Carriages all drawn by
white horses, and attracted very gen
eral attention and applause.
The procession occupied forty-two
minutes in passing given point. We
have only given a brief notice of the
most prominent features. of this vast
throng as 1t passed along am
9,,-4ArriYibg at the Fair Grounds, as
many as could get within hearing dis,
tanoe gathered around the speakers
stand, and, after music, were briefly
addressed by Governor Paris G. Dun.
ming; but as the dinner hour had ar
rived, with music again by the band
and Princeton Glee Club and salutes
from the Evansville Grant Artil-
lery, the vast multitude, in an
orderly manner, assembled around
the numerous long tables. .oad
ed with the substantials and lux
luries of Gibson County, aud en-
joyed the abundant dinner We
never saw bettor arrangements
or more orderly collection Of
people at a public dinner.
At half past l o'clock the meeting
was called together again by the
music of both the Princeton aud
Evansville. Bands, when Col. Inger-
soil was introduced, and received
with hearty applause. His speech,
of more than two hours in length,
was 90 listened 10 as no other
speech ever was in Gibson County;
alternately convulsing the audience
with laughter, thrilling them with
deep emotion, lifting them up with
its glorious flights of. eloquence. and
drawing out their. appreciation with
its solid and convincing declarations
Of the principles of the Republi can
party. 1t was in substance the same
as the one which so entraneed and |
carried away the people of Evans
vile on Saturday night, and which on
all sides was pronounced the best of
the campaign, and which viii be one
Of the memorable events in the life /
time of all who heard it
At about four o'clock the vast
meeting was dismissed by a salvo of
artillery by the gallant Gun Squad from
EYansvills, aud with cheers upon
cheers for the candidates of the Na-
ton, State, and District, and in the
best of spirits. After the glorious
events of last Saturday, set down old
Gibson as sure to pronounce a verdict
for the peace of the Nation, and the
election of Grant and the rest of the
Union ticket.