, 1860-08-09
39rcss & Crihtt1tr.
THURSDAY, AUGUST {? 1850.
LINCOLN AT HOME.
seventy-Five Thousand Republicans
Call On Him
IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION,
Precision, Speeches droat Guns,
Hon-Fres. wido Awake etc.
IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION,


ARE THE PltAI1IEs on FIREf
Especial Dispatch to The i'rets and Trhunc-l
srxtxorsrLn. Aug. stt, 8 r. NJ l6o.
The Republican demonstration in this city
t,-day las been uude ub:odly the largest, most
imposing ard enthusiastic ever hsll in the
United States. 4 number Of reporters for the
Esstsrn Press agree in pronounoiug it by far
tue greatest in numbers and horsepower they
ever witnessed. Tie special trains from Chi
caso brought between four and five thousand
persors. Tic train from Alton brought
twenty eight hundred, by actual count Nc
Lem County sent over three thousand The
regular train from the East, on the Great
Western Rcad, brought fifteen hundred, it,
Guiding large number from Indiana. The
regular aud special trains from tie West, OIL
tho Same lsoal, brought over two thousand,
including delegation Of wida~Awakes from
Hanniba1, Mo, Mensrd County senta procession
Of teams a mile and half in length, including
mammoth hatboa. on wheels. Sanaganon
County was literally poured into the city
men, women, and Children. The town Of vii
Evansville sent gigantic car, drawn by sixty
oxen, with raii-cuts, mauls, wedges and Fail
split.cra, The copnties Of Macon, Monrgom~
cry, Maeonpiu, Morgan, Cass and Logan, each
sent long carayans with banners and bands Of
music. Champaign County sent one hundred
and eighty teams, with over Eve hundred men,
who camped out two nights, for the purpose
Of swelling tic great procession. Christian
County cent one hundred and three wagons
aud so on. There were moro persons in the
city, at sunrise this morning, than the entire
crowd at tie Douglas demonstration twoweeks
ago. There are some fifty Wide Awake
Companies hero III full uniform. The crowd
became almost unmnnageabla before tho hour
for forming in the line OF march, but having
been at last marshaled in order, the procession
OCCUPIED THREE HorRs IN PASSING Mn. LIN
co1S's house, in continual stream. It was
over ten sAi1cs long! Mr. Lincoln stood "a his
porch as they passed and received fl,e unio-
terrup.ed aud yociferors cheers from tllc mul-
titude.
The speaking took place on tho Stato Fair
Grounds, .whero six platforms were kept at
work all tho afternoon. Trumbull, Doolittie,
Blair, Gillespie, Palmer, Washburne, Judd,
Ogesbr, Drowning, Gen. john Wilson, Kreis.
man and several Others addressed tie people,
whils two other stands were devoted TO cam-
paign singing
Ats o'clock Mr. Lincoln appeared on tie
ground in Il carriage with a faw friends. An
in1es:r.ba5le uproar ensusd. Tic people
broke away from oil tho speakers and rushed
around Tie carriage en- saasse, shouting mud
cheering by thousands like mad men.
1t was feared that the carriage would
be crushed and Mr. Lincoln injured;
but he was taken from the carriage ard
borne by the crosd to ono Of tho
platforms, where be enleavorcd 10 speak to
the audience. Several minutes elapsed before
his voice could bo heard in the dcafenipg
checra which went forth from tens Of ,hous.
ands Of throats. Ar. Lincoln eroke few
moments on subjects apart from political
issues and thin 1nodestly retired.
Earlous estimates arc made as to tho mum.
hsr Of persons here participating in thc dem
oostration. The Railroad oflicera report over
thirty thousand tickets sold; but it is thought
that these constituted but small portion, com.
para1irely, Of the number here, especially as
the foot passengers took no part in the gigan-
tic procession. Notwithstanding the large
fair grounds wero comtsrtably full during tic
speaking, no rcscsp:iblo diminution Of the
crowd was noticed in tho streets. There has
leen tot less than sEvEA7I~F1yE THOUSAND per-
aons here to-day, first and last Of whom be.
tween four and five thousand arc W;de.Awakcs
in uniform.
This evening the city is in tuuault Some
four thousand Wide-Awakes ar6 out in q q
torchliglt procession. Fireworks arc blaz-
ing in every direction and the streets arc
brilliantly illuminated, while tho vast con-
coureo iu tho streets are IN frcnzy Of cnth,l-
siasm. There has hardly been suc., crowd
and confusion since the tower Of Babel was
built
LATER, 9l-2 ?. M-The Wide Awake
torch'light display this evening is improving
beyond description. They have been march,
ing around tho State House and thence to Mr.
Lincoln's residence for an hour ind a-lalG
and tho cry il etill they come" Tho Doug
lasites here have been taken with DISTRESS
ing collie II.
MISSOURI KLM'TlON.
The rclurns from tho interior Of Missouri
come in slowly. By comparing the result in
dozen counties Which We found reported in
yesterdays St. Louis papers, il looks rs If Orr,
the Opposition candidate for Governor might
be elected. And we think there is pretty
good show for the election Of Rollin, Ameri-
can.Republican, ~ Congress from tie Second
district, which extends west of St Louis along
tAa north side Of tue Missouri river. It would
oe too much glory for one day to elect two Re-
paoncan members Of Congress, and almost q
"ePubicau far Governor in a slave State, even
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