The New York herald., 1872-09-20
Se
Another Day OF Travel and
Speechmaking.
BUCOLICS AT INDIANA, PA.
Scenes at the Stations Along
the Route.
A CAMPAIGN TALK AT PlTTSBuR0.
His Reasons for Ante Bellulm
Hesitancy.
A CAMPAIGN TALK AT PITTsBuRa.
THE TWO ALTERNATIVES.
lie Would Let the Wayward Sisters Go
tH'ila Rather Than Civil War.
HIS VIEWS Of THE QUESTION UNCHANGED.

PIrTssURG, Pa, Sept 10, 1872.
The night at Altoona passed quietly Uncle Horace
retiring to his couch almost as soon as his speech
Of the evening had been delivered. He was tired
and weary with the long ride of the day before,
though he expressed himself well pleased with
the receptions along the route. They were
indeed far more enthusiastic and hearty, for
the limited time which they lasted. than even his
Portland and Augusta receptions special Pull
man car was attached at Altoona to the train in
which he had left New York. He was accompanied by
Governor Walker, OF Virginia; Governor Randolph,
General Zuiich, James Hutchinson and j. G. Barr,
Of the Pennsylvania delegation and Messrs. Keck
anu Fitzgerald, the Cincinnatians.
AT JOHNsTOwN
a large crowd Of hardy-looking fellows, iron
workers and foundry men, most OF them apparently
old enough to vote, waited tor him eagerly, and
demanded that he should come down from the
platform. He made short speech, pleading weari-
ness and thanking them for the kindly interest
evinced toward him and then retired At Blairsvile
Intersection a few people waited and cheered for
him. sn ..I N
AT BLAIRsvILLE
there was quite crowd but they were not very
enthusiastic. Mr.. Greeley walked among them,
and talked with few, who sheepshly gaped at
and listened to him; but as soon as the eastward
bound train from Indiana had passed the party
again continued its travel, evidently glad to get
away. On the arrival As - ta.
e" AT INDIANA .naa.
another crowd in Sunday attire, awaited him with
| q few cheers and an immensity Of stupid gazing
| He was driven in a carriage to the house
! Of Doctor Mitchell, where ho dined, going
| at twelve O'Clock to the Fair grounds.
| A throng OF about FIVE thousand persons were
| assembled on the grounds, amusing themselves
| with viewing the animals and promenading until
| the great time OF the day should arrive When he
appeared at the entrance gate the band played
| "Hail to the Chief" and the promenadng and
| sight seeing crowd rushed TO meet him. and with
| cheers and hurrahs escorted him to the music
| stand where he
DELIVERED HIS ADDRESS.
| Towards the close of his bucoic apostrophe a
| drizzling rain came Most of the hardy old
farmers OF the neighborhood hoisted their UNI
| breIlas, determined that they would hear all the
agricultural wisdom OF the Philosopher, notwith-
standing the incemency OF the weather. At four
O'Clock the audience broke up, and Mr.. Greeley and
| his party took once more their Pullman car and
resumed their Journey towards Pittsburg
road and tbere was " Of cnnSse No demonstration
| or speech-maEing to that point.
| cA AT LATROBE .., d
| there was quite large crowd OF hardy looking
| voters, while on the balcony Of the little station
| hotel bevy of ladies were gathered waving flags.
/
tion and cheers for Greeley resounded all sides.
| Short speeches were made merely returning
S tne ss ns ades S e
! lana, forwarded to the Philosopher two handsome
bouquets and basket Of fruit, with legends wish
| q still larger crowd appeared, accompanied by
banner to the strains Of a primeval band To these
| the great liberal made speech OF two minutes
| Rln1OlDh
| followed him in speeches similar at least as to
brevity. At Penn and Twins station there was
small crowd, who waited patiently to hear the Phi
| losopher Notwithstanding the drizzling rain
| THE PITTSBURG GREETING.
| 1t was hali-past seven O'Clock. quite dark and
drizzling. over twenty thousand people greeted
| the great liberal CHIEF as the train entered the
Of rns o%tae
street and all the adjoining spaces for at least
three blocks were alive with people. From Liberty
as far up az mithfed street, on the sidewalks, In
taxing s90p Up oaS ali the stfee the black Of
6res, surSed and cheered in nonor Of the Phlioso
pher. Eight, ward clubs, numbering 5000 men;
wearing Greeley capes st and white & hats ana bearing
other, while nineteen marshals. headed by Chief
Marshal J. s. Thorne, were necessary to secure
Fifth, the workingmen's Greeley, Brown and Buck
| alew Clubs and the Greeley Central Club. The
houses fronting the depot square were decorated
with nags,and
BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED,
| while the windows were filled with the faces OF
men and women. Four carriages awaited the
| Greeley party, one, intended Tor the Philosopher
| himself being an open one decorated with iags.
AS soon as his venerable lace was to be seen
in the window OF the Pullman car
cheers went up in the depot and rush was
however, until the Pittsbnrg Committee had dis.
covered everything to be all ready, and then on the
arm Of Governor Randolph and closely accom-
| iican County Committee, VIM. d. Moore, chairman
| OF the Democratic County Committee, and by Gov
| ernor Walker, and Aldermen Fitzgerald and Keck,
OF Cincinnati and preceded by three stalwart
policemen, the Sage ventured into the turbulent
sea ii him WITH dcay he Of
| policemen, and he reached his carriage finally
unharmed. AS he stepped into the carriage; ,. IAN; and
standing up looked around on the assembled thou
| sands, and took of his bat and bowed,
A ROAR OF ENTHUSIASM
went up that was taken mp again and continued
with occasional fluctuations OF vehemence through
out the entire route TO the st. Charles Hotel some
| ten or twelve blocks away The crowd at first
made rush to take the horses OF his carriage,
but the committeeman dissuaded them flom that
se WRe COL uthsom and the C
| cnnatans: in the second rode Mr.. Greeley Cover
nor Randolph, Thomas Marshall and William ID.
Moore, while the third, fourth and fifth were en-
tirely disengagcd from the procession by the rush
| ing crowd, and found their way to the hotel by
/ taking round about route Immediately on leaving
the depot. The carriages passed between the lines
| OF the clubs, with their torches
so we'll at Tr one tail enough to see the
| shoulder Of his fellow man saw IT, and the cheers
which had not subsidized rOared louder and more
heartily than before. The clubs fell In behind the
| carriages, except small escort OF honor which,
with lighted torches, swung axe-fashon over their
| shoulders, staked along on each side Of the car
| rage. Three bands discoursed patriotic music
| throughout the route, while the procession
| OF torch-bearers alone extended over. four
blocks. The route lay along Liberty,
| Smithneld, Fifth avenue, Wood, Irwm Penn,
| sixth street. Market, Fifth avenue and Wood again
to the st. Charles Hotel. The houses on both sides
OF the street were many OF them handsomely
| decorated. Rockets were sent up at nearly every
| street corner, and sulphur lights were burned at
dozens of windows The City Hall, Convention Hail.
where the soldiers and sailors held their Conyen-
tion, the Opera House, tue CAronfce and Dday fost