Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-15
How the News was Received ut
Springfield Ill.

A special correspondent of the ST. Louis
Democrat has described how the news Of
the election was received at Springfield, ILL.,,
on Tuesday evening. Mr.. Lincoln 'sroom at
the Capitol was from an early hour crowd
ed with interested walters for the news
At last the inconvenience from the crowd
became so great that some suggested that
he should request them to withdraw. Mr..
Lincoln said he never did such thing in
his life, and that he was not going to COM
mence then. He appeared calm and col
lected as ever; but there was a nervous
twitch in his countenance when the tele-
graph messenger entered, which indicated
an anxiety that no effort could repress.-
About nine o'clock Mr.. Lincoln and few
friends went by invitation of the Superip-
tendent to the telegraph office. The first
returns were from some of the counties Of
Illinois, from Indiana and Wisconsin,
At ten o'clock some impatience was express
ed for news from New York. From dis
tant localities in Missouri, and from St.
Louis news came, all of which gave salts
faction. Then came the astounder from
Wheeling, and the surprises from Balti.
more and Wilmington. AS each dispatch
came it was read and sent to the State
House, where it WAS received with the
greatest enthusiasm. Next Philadelphia
was heard from, and the unexpected news
of the immense majority in Pennsylvania
At midnight the ungratified impatience tc
hear from New York was suspended by an
adjournment 10 hall on the other side Of
the street where the Republican ladies Of
Springfield had collation.. While this
entertainment was in progress dispatch
arrived at the telegraph office from Simeon
Draper, announcing that the city of New
York complete gave the fusionists only
27,6OO. 1t was carried to Mr.. Lincoln
and duplicate sent to the State House
1t is utterly impossible to describe the
scene which ensued. AS Mr.. Lincoln read
it, ladies and gentlemen closed in anC
overwhelmed him with congratulations.
At the State House the scene was five
times as bad. Men pushed each other
threw up their Observation-Disclosures
for Lincoln-cheered for TrumbuIl-cheer
ed for New York-cheered for everybody
and some actually laid down on the car
peted floor, and rolled over and over. Ii
was some time before order could be restor
ed to read the dispatch from Draper {
second time. "New York $4,000 for Lin
coin p And then another scene. The ap
plause was tremendous. The 1llinoi:
State House never before heard such &
noise, and propably never will again 1t il
beyond description, and as this was The
eliminating point of doubt, groups com
menced to leave-not to go to bed, but tt
let the town know the result. And Sprig
field went off like one cannon report, witt
shouting from houses, shouting from stores
shouting from housetops, and shouting
everywhere. Parties runing through the
streets singing "Ain't 1 glad I've joined
the Republicans" till they were too hoarst
to speak. The news was complete
squelcher for the Douglasites. They clos
ed their headquarters and sneaked away
some to their homes, and others to bal
rooms, where the night was spent in carous
ing. Mr. Lincoln and his few friends re
turned to the telegraph office, and in a few
moments examined further New York re-
turns, which confirmed the private dispatch
and made everything sure by a iare major
ity.
All night there was bowling for Lin
coln-cheers for "Old Abe" kept up, ant
towards morning some Of the boys procur
ed q canon. and fired several rounds.