The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-28
GRAND MEETING IN GIBSON
Eight to fen Thousand People In
4 Council.
The Largest ard Most Enthusiastic
Meeting Of th3 Campaign.

haSG OdluFCtt5 was u iuCLIOIdDAe ddJ
for Gibson County. 1t was the occa-
sion of the appointmeht for speaking
by Col. Robert g. IpgersoH, the elo-
quent orator Of Illinois, and in honor
of the distinguished speaker and the
glorious principles aud leaders of the
Republican party, twas resolved by
the Central Committee to- call upon
the people to, make grand demon
stration for Grant and their Country.
And right nobly did they respond to
the call. Itwas concededto be the
largest meeting ever heldcin Gibson
County. and thus far in this campaign
the largest held5in the First District
1t was fully twice as large as the
great District9 Mass Needing held
by the Democrats in Princeton few
weeks before in honor of Senator Hen
dricks. ThegnumbeF- in attendance
was estimated 1T from eight to ten
thousand, and some good judges even
placed the nuhber as high as twelve
thousand. When the procession ar
rived at the FH6r Grounds and just
before dinner, the vast crowd could
only be eshmat ed by acrts, and yet
at the same stifne the streets of the
town seemed 4lSe with PEOPLE. When
it is remembeSed that the people
present were exclusively residents of
Gibson County, except the five hun
ared who came up Onethe train from
Evansville. our readers may reason
ably conclude that the Republicans
Of Gibson are aoide atoaL;e. and will
expect a good aecount.of them on the
second Tuesday of October.
The excursion train from Evans
Vile brought us to Princeton at 10
O'clock. Going up on the Public
Square we found the streets perfectly
jAmmed with people. The Princeton
Band was out discoursing sweet music,
Capt. r. NJ. J. Miller, Chief Marshal,
and his assistants were busy in ar
ranging the different delegations from
the various townships, which block
AIDED the streets leading into the Square
from every direction, and with the
music of the Crescent City Band, and
the huzzas of enthusiastic Republi-
cans, presented a livlier scene than
Princeton ever witnessed before.
Some delay was oecasioned by the de-
tention of the Owensville (Montgom-
cry Township delegation. The roads
had been made almost impossible
by the incessant rains for ten
days passed, and it was1a wonder that
even a single thousand should have
assembled, to say nothing of the ten
thousand present. As soon as the
Owensville delegation arrived the
procession took up the line of march
through the principal streets of the
town, and thence -by-the-E. & G. de-
pot to the Fair Grounds. First came
the Crescent City Band, foilowed1
by The speakers, and the Young
Mems Cavalry (dismounted) and
Grant Guards of Evansville, who
presented-quite a hands0me ana s6f-
dierly appearance. = - 49,
Next came the Owensville delega-
tion, at the head of which was the
Evansville Golden Chariot Borrowed
for the oecasion) filed with beautiful
lsoung ladies representing the Goddess
of Liberty and the States. This del
egation was composed Of 6ftS-seven
wagons crowded with men, women,
and children. The next in order was
the Gibson " County regiment of
" Fighting Boys in Blue" headed by
the Princeton Band. The regiment
was mounted, and made up exelu-
sively of soldiers of the late war,
still following the leadership of their
great Captain to another, victory.
Most of the companies marched by
platoons, nine horses abreast. Among
the notices borne by the " Fighting
Boys we noticed the following:
We have saved the country and will
pay its debts" sWe Will vote as
we shot" No compromise with
rebels -E Following this regiment
came the Barton Township delega-
ton, headed by large American
flag. aud composed of along line Of
buggies aud wagons. This delegation
displayed a large motto--ss-Destb -
Democratic roosters." -