The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-08

moonlight pictures il is
possible to conceive. With the Queen
Of the night full robed. walking the
heavens, and the waters of the broad
and lovely Susquehannah rejecting
back her silvery Brightness, IN con-
nection with the shadows OF the
mountain chains through which they
so gracefully flow, the love OF the
beautiful in every soul was fully salts
fed if not satiated. The Pan Handle
Route East cannot be excelled.
THE CONVENTION.
Arrived in the city this morning,
and lodging around among the dele
gates with both ears open, your cor
respondent has cleaned nothing that
indicates or foreshadows the result.
An Evansville delegate remarked
that the more you heard the less you
knew. He has been here several
days, and ought to be posted. and /
am willing to accept his version OF
the situation. The Pendleton men
are united and hard at work. They
speak very authoritatively, to the
effect that the people are all In favor
of their candidate, and the only OPP
position TO him comes from a small
clique of bankess and bondholders,
and professional politicians. They
are, also, using the argument that
there are really no other candidates
in the field; that Hendricks, and
Seymour, and English have all de-
clined, and that Chase is out of the
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Therefore, Pendleton mast be the
nominee. I may be able, however. to
write more intelligently on this point
tomorrow. Sees f
TAsfAlANY HALL.
Contrary to the expectations of
many, and the predictions of not a
few, the new Tammany Hall will be
ready for the Convention. 1t is a
magnificent building, and is being
decorated to day in the most elab-
crate and costly manner. The build
ing itself is massive brick structure,
with stone capings, in the GEN.
ter of which in bold relief is stone
statue of the old Sachem Tammany,
with hand extended as if pronounce
ing a blessing upon his children.
Four cords, decorated with small
flags, are suspended across the street,
and at the present writing Workmen
are busily engaged in putting up a
large evergreen arch, which will be
| quadrangular, having four faces, and
will be trimmed with portraits OF
Jefferson and Jackson, and American
flags of all sizes. The front of the
! building is also tastefully decorated
with flags of all sizes, and streamers
of red, white and blue. presenting a
very pretty and attractive appearance
Indeed the display of national colors
is quite surprising, and no one would
suspicion. from The display, that al
one time, not far back in the past,
these same colors were particularly
Objectionable and even odious to g
large part of the delegates who now
| endorse, If they do not admire, them.
Entering the Hall by large, wide
fight Of steps, you discover on either
hand a suit of rooms, largo and finely
finished, which are set apart for the
various committees of the Conven.
ton. These are also adorned with
red. white and blue streamers. I'm
mediately fronting you, as you ascend
the stairs, are two rows of portraits
of distinguished members Of the
Democratic party. The upper row
beginning on the left, is composed o.
Martin Van Buren,, Secretary Marcy
Andrew Jackson, George 3. McClel.
Ian. Silas T.. Wright and James K
| Polk. The lower row Is made up o.
John Van Buren,, Gen. Dix, Gen
| Hancock, Chief Justice Chase, George
Pendleton, Horatio Seymour, Mayor
Hoffman, and Senator Hendricks
The artist evidently had design il
placing side by side General Jackson
who was all decision and promptness
and General Mcclellan, who was al
indecision and hesitation; and Mr.
Chase, the father of greenbacks anC
the advocate of specie resumption, Il
juxtaposition with Mr.. Pendleton
who pronounced greenbacks fugi
tive vagabonds, and their issue I'M
constitutional, but is now in favor o
multiplying them almost indefinitely
The interior Of the hall is beau
tiful, and your correspondent regrets
his inability to portray it on yapel
as it addresses itself to the eye. A.
you enter the room, the President
stand faces you, a long, heavy desl
or table running the length of thu
platform, in his front. Above him
IN niche in the wall, is a large
marble bust of Washington; at least
4you are so informed, and the infor.
nation is necessary, for few discov-
er any resemblance between the
statue and the ordinary portraits oil
that great man. Underneath this
statue, in large black letters, are
inscribed the words, PRo PATRIA
Above the bust is heavy gilt cor
nice, surmounted with large shield
from which descend heavy silk
curtains, beautifully trimmed with
gold fringe and stars. Suspended on
the wall in the rear of the Speaker &
stand are large and splendid paint.
lngs In fine gilt frames, representing
the various State seals, New York
very properly occupying the center
Each of these paintings is Handsomely
draped with four American flags. The
walls and the gallery are also covered
with flags, festooned in the most tasty
manner. The gallery sweeps around
three sides of the room, leaving be.
tween its ends and the rear walls
room for two corner or monumental
stones-One representing the ole
Tammany building, and the other the
new. Over the draped flags on the
lett OF the Speaker is inscribed the
hgures l176. Over those on his right
the figures 1863.
Inc dome of the Hall, or rather
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