The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-08

Wagon would contain either pyramids
OF children in red, white. and hlue, or
bear some sarcastic device ia tahlcauX
against Graniism ont hy
COMEDIANS FROM Inr corNru,.
ono OF these latter represented Jail on
wheels. with members of the ST. I.ouis
wblsh, ring inside. clad in rogimental
stripes, aud while the procession moved
these Iail-birds woull shout Justify for
Hayes and Wheeler. An attempt was
made To have IN enormous bull take the
role of Morton. but the animal refused TO
he sitting bull he had to be led. but
The spectators understood and enjoyed
the farce. lngenuitv was exhausted on
nhoitocs. They were prepared in great
variety. and male an attractive part Of
The display. Ii Is impossible to state ex-
actly what the numerical strength OF this
second division was. The ranks moved
closely. but were sometimes four and
sometimes eight deep and were
GRokEN BY SPECIAL FEATURES.
Il is safe enough To say the civic dis.
| play was rs large as the military, ard
this would make the full force of the
/ procession approximate 10000. The late
| Republican parade occupied 30 minutes
| in passage. ro-day's procession, after n
most lriumphal march OF nearly four
| miles, was one hour and thirty minutes
/ passing the corner OF Washington and
Meridian streets, where the largest con-
! conrsc Of people was gathered. Over
! the street at this point AN arch had been
( built and embclli>led, among other dec
, orations. with
alive AMERICAN EAGLE,
with this motto beneath him: II am
safe in the arms OF the Democracy.
Judging from the comparative time in
! passing there could not have been less
than 1900 in the line. This is but irac-
ton OF the visitors in town. One hun
dred and nincty-siX crowded car loads
came in since morning. 10 say nothing of
the immense throng which came in WA
gons. The influx of people to-day has
been at least 10000, aud all for Tilden
and reform. The parade closed AZ |
p. IN. and from = O'Clock OH through the
afternoon speeches We're made from three
stands IN the state house square, and
from all the hotel balconies. The crowd,
were immense at each point each speaker
TALKING To SEVERAL thousands,
and meeting with unbounded cn,husi-
asm. The streets were like vast human
forests. In the principal thoroughiares
they were 80 dense that travel of all
kinds were blOckaded. and no efforts
were made 10 open up the channels.
Gov. Hendricks, as the hero OF the day.
called forth more worship and kindltd
more enthusiasm than any other speaker
OF the occasion.
From the stand where Hendricks
spoke sen. James Slack real the rcsolu-
tons. which were Chcercd >criatim and
then approved as a whole.
THE ORATORS OF TIE DAY
were Gems. Palmer, Corse, Shields, Car
rington. FarnSworth. Sigel, McCandless.
McClernand, Bragg, Mcmahon. Goss,
Curtin, Parker, Bigler, Col. Cahill, OF
Tennessee: Gen. Cameron, OF Illinois:
VIM. Spraguc, OF Illinois; II. Cleveland.
OF Connecticut, and Il score OF lesser
lights. including Thos. Nichols. colored.
from Detroit. who spoke with fine effect.
Before dark the country people began To
dl>per-c. but many remained 10 take
part in the grand torclI-light procession
which closed the festivities. The houses
were brilliantly illuminated. the avenues
were again damned with spectators, can
non were fired from the state-house
square. rockets and Roman candles in
beautiful protusion flashed over the
whole city was
LITERALLY ALIVE.
The main column was a solid river OF
light for miles, and was Just one hour I'm
passing under the arch. Five thousand
torch-bearers were in line. The result of
to-day great jubilee VIII be increased
confidence in the results of next Tues
days election. Ii seems a. if the Hayes
ties have determined to antagonizc Dem
ocratic soldiers. and have cilectually sue
naaIn1 hN 1iutrirptinf, a
els of the Confederate battle-iag with the
inscription, "A solid South, 1861" while
the picture of Gov. Hendricks is on the
reverse side. Last night these were seat
| tered through the streets and I'm the no.
tells by order of the Republican commit
| tee, and have simply insensed decent Re-
pubicans as well as the boys in blue who
favor the election of ridden.
At the principal stand Coy. Hendricks
presided and spoke as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen You will be
addressed by GOV. Palmer, OF the state of
LIMOS. and Gov. Curtin of the state of
Pennsylvania. FOR myself | have only TO
express to the citizens Of other states that
are present, and TO the soldiers OF other
states most cordial welcome TOR your pre- =.
ence upon this very interesting occasion.
lApplausc. You from other states are in.
| terested in the same questions that now 50
oil Inc ppO-
pie OF Indiana. he people OfIndisna have
decided that 30 far ~ ii Is within their DOW
er, we VIII have purer government, and
VIII have greater economies in the admin.
istration Of pubic afiairs. am very hap
Ply in welcoming the soldiera from other
states who are here in large numbers, as
know, who Join with the soldiers OF Indiana |
upon this occasion in asserting the doe. |
trine that, the war being now over, there
shall he "A reunion between the people OF |
the north and the people Of the south, thus |
expressing your faith in permanent union |
OF the hearts OF the people under the forms |
Of the constitution, and your faith In the |
purity OF the government and the economy |
OF the administration IwelcOme you upon |
this occasion 10 the capital of Indiana. My |
ielow-citiZens, l now have the pleasure of |
introducing Gov. Palm OF the state of Ill. |
nois, who led so.He of the soldiers that are |
here In the bloody scenes Of the war and |
who will now address you. applause |
At the principal stand
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS
were adopted;
Whereas, The soldiers and sailors of the |
country, irrespective Of party, race, or ma
uonslity, took an equally honorable part in
defending that country when threatened.
and maintaining the integrity of the Amer.
lean honor and,
whereas, The issues at stake have been
forever settled by the results OF the contest.
aud placed beyond all future controversy
by the Fundamentals laVu Of Tho IanI -