Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-09-25
turned out nails, with Grant and Wilson"
embossed upon the sides, which were distrib.
uted by handfuls TO the crowd.

uted by handfuls TO the crowd
The route Of the procession ended at
Friendship Park, about Eve miles out Of the
city, where Hon. Benjamin +. Butler was to
address the mass convention. The head of
the procession reached that point, and General
Butler spoke to few thousand but the great
body Of the procession never left the city.
The vast Anaconda had neither time nor
space in which to uncoil itself Miles Of the
formation never reached the designated route
of the procession. twas estimated that if it
could have been placed in line upon straight
road, it would have extended thirty miles
1t must be borne in mind that it was made
up largely Of teams carriages and horsemcn,
though all gaily decorated as for a carnival.
If the daylight procession was grand, the
torch.light demonstration at night was gori-
Gus. 1t was like the grand transformation
scene in a spectacular play, ediiyiog and glo-
rifyiug all that had preceded it, Throughout
the whole city every window was aaame.
Myrads Of Chinese lanterns swung along the
house fronts, or in festoons across the streets.
Red, white and blue fires burned continually
along the line Of march, lighting up the
heavens with their colored fame, and produc.
ing strange, irridescent effects upon the brill
liant decorations. Tho torch.ight procession
was said to be five miles in length. Owing
to the snuous character Of the streets and the
irregularity Of the limo Of march, it seemed
to be moving through all the streets Of the
city at once. At times the eye would catch
long vistas, when the streets looked like river
Of FIRE No such scenc considering its mag
niiude aud brilliancy, has ever been witnesso,
IN any American city No such number
have ever participated in any similar display
The tens Of thousands who were IN motion
bore flashing torches; the hundred thousau,
who crowded the sidewalks, who crammed tn,
doorways and balconies, who filed the win
dows and who swarmcd upon the housetops
added to the general conaagraton by film
the air with sparks and balls from Romat
candles aud sending rockets whizzing into tb
sky. The widest enthusiasm prevailed A
least a hundred bands waited continuous mu
sic upon the air, while hundred thousan
voices shouted, ohcered and sung in unisor
The 18th and 18th Of September will ever b
remembered by every one there in Pttsburl
both resident and visitor, as an occasion ney
cr to be expected again, and to which men
DRY will refer as something to be recalled, bu
never to be described cannot close thi
hastily written letter without speaking in tn
highest praise of the noble, large hearted ger
erosity aud the boundless hospitality Of tn
Pittsburgers They invited few soldier
to visit them the whole army accepted tn
call and came. Though taken by surpri.
they were equal to the occasion When tn
hotels were filed, every private house in th
city and vicinity was thrown open The pa
ace Of the Iron King the mansion Of th
merchant prince, aud the humble cot Of III
workman, received and entertained the straI
ger as 4 welcome guest. The ladies Of Pitt
burg reopened the old Volunteer Rel,
Rooms, where every soldier who passed b,
tween the East and West during the war ha
partaken Of their patriotic hospitality Th
+ tables we're spread and waited upon by Pitt
burg's wealthiest, most refined, and most beat
f tifu ladies, and during the two days Of ii
conyentou-Tuesday and Wednesday-the
served gratuitously to arriving visitors oy,
sixty-fye thousand meals
The general estimate was that there wei
from thirty to forty thousand soldiers in a
+ tendance upon the convention, and that
Wednesday there we're from 10000 to loo
600 visitors present from out Of town. {
not think these estimates much if any, exaI
gerated.
The unauimity of sentiment was the mo
wonderful thing connected with the occasio
Everybody was for Grant and Wilson, with
NuNtl ouh u AlENii NHtutNtl bIAut was me-
toned. No one spoke Of the chances Of Il
campaigo. 1t seemed to be more the joyol
celebration Of and rejoicing over victor
already won, than marshaling Of forces r
the fray, Pennsylvania is as certain f
Grant in November as Vermont, and despi
his local aud personal uupopularity, Har
rauit will be elected by handsome majorit
in October This thriving, prosperous az
wealthy region, where work is in constant d
mand, wages high, and money plenty, is a
most unanimously Republican This CONVEX
ton will powerfully affect the election in tn
State, and places the soldier element of II
whole country squarcly and solidly on tt
side of Grant and Republicauism.
THOMAS.