The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-26
rae GREAT DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION AT

THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATIONS AT
sPRIEGFIELD. --DEhoCRAT AND 0LD,LINE
who's FIGHTING UNDER Tue FLAG or THE
UNloS.-D0UGLAs AND RICHARDSoS STILL IN
THE FIELD,
Never have We for moment doubted the fidelity Of the
people Of Illinois TO the Union and the constitution From
the opening Of have claimed as We stu
claim the eleven electoral Of this indOmitable demo
cratic State for Buchanan and Breckenridge. The e1u
and enthusiastic spirit which animates the demo
cratic Of Illinois strengthens that feeling Of conf
denee in their future triumph which has been freely and
frequently expressed in these columns Again and again
have recorded glowing but faithful accounts of those
mighty demonstrations the part of the democracy Of
illinois which have marked tie present campaign and
again called upon to notice democratic
ton which far exceeds in all the elements of popular
strength and popular enthusiasm any previous political
demonstration in that State We alude Of course TO th
great democratic meeting which held at Spring
field the 18th inst The Springfield correspondent Of
the ST. Louis Republican furnishes elaborate and glow
ing report of this great gathering We make the follow
| ing extracts;
cannot describe to you infinitely the procession indeed
Judge proper had been made for
ganzg into grand procession the thousands who
here. Popular sovereignty the law and the major
y, in rkingy independent irreguarty of ORDER took
their march foot horseback in carriages wagons carts
omnbuse and buggies towar the beautiful grove north
from the square, fitted for the speakers and their
auditors Had those hundreds of vehicles and thou
sands of people been into procession by the OH
the day. and thus proceeded to the grove woult
have been most interesting spectacle In number IL wonle
have approached 2 0one experienced judge 600
the largest by far the largest gathering witnessed
this portion OF the State The number of marshas on
steed adorned with sca and armed with baton indicated
that the original intention to have marched the who'll
twenty five thousand to the grove in regular order.
a. must not omit to notice. however, the delegation
which did appear in therocession and the atten
ton Of spectators.
Christian county led the van under the lead OF II. Van
dever, esq. This delegation large one, in wagon
crowded their capacity with intelligent looking
honest yeomanry, who made the welkn ring with the
and hurrahs they moved around the square Fol
lowing this the delegation from Sugar Creek, OF highly
respectable appearance and large numbers like from
Upper Lick Greek next followed by composed
Germans with large banner inscribed in German Unfor
tunatey, being born that side Of the water, did
find the language quite natural, and give you thu
sentiment the banner 1t was doubtless worthy of
American citizen and of the national democracy The Der
lin delegation large and enthusiastic.
"The Springfield Buchanan and Breckenridge Club cam,
next bearing beautiful banners which arrested the
tention of ALL One large field of white centred witt
portrait of Buchanan bordered with green and decorated
with red, blue, and white The other white
centred with striking portrait of Douglas surrounds
with very beautiful wreath OF evergreen and roses th
banner bordered with blue and urmounted by pair Of bucl
horns fit adorn the brow of royal buck in the forest
Beneath the portrait painted Champion Of Popular
Rights"
i Again:
al was provided with seat the stand where Judg
Douglas speak 1t was high, central and command
ing. dense crowd surrounded the platform, exendip,
back far the voice could be heard, composed of mel
and women democracy chiefly but largely of old lin
wings As large assemblage gathered about the san
where John Hogan spoke, and very respectable numb
that where the German speakers addressed their
trymen The estm ated number have alluded TO. Ii wouC
there 30 the ground
IL would probably below the real number say on
90 0oo In character the audience such ntei
gent speaker would love address fine in their appear
ance intelligent in look and orderly as the strctest dis
cplnarian could desire, and almost to manand TO
man. too-Buehanan IN politics, and pledged to the part
and the Union And il OF the features OF the
sou commented upon by many that many Of the old wheel
horses OF the whig party, who had old In the battle
with the democracy joined in this enthusiastic celebration
not as democrats wings still, who seek party nation
al in It's views, and dread the ascendency Of
eddy sectional in its designs, and limited to the sixteen State
Of the North"
Our limits will permit to follow the correspond
ent of the Republican in his notices of the various speak
ers on this glorious occasion He thus speaks Of Juds
Douglass speech
at was vigorous, logical, statesmanlike dealing in n
sophistry, honest and powerfully calculated to ooncate
his ingenious opponents while contributed large
already high reputation he enjoys in this portion
the State"
Col Richardson and his remarks are thus noticed:
lowing his great hoArseness he spoke with reluctance
but his speech received with many tokens Of favor
with such that he convinced that speec
or no speech, old Dick Is the the democracy
their governor now His speech historical and argu
mentye instructive, and exceedingly interesting but
closed through failure Of his voice and inability pro
oecd"
. Mr. BUCHAYANs CHARITIES.