, 1860-08-29

The procession was more than than tHo mi.es
in 1eugth-was little orer II hours in entering
the grounds, and the number Of persona there
IN, when united with those already on the
ground, could not have bean less than Il 900.
10 attempt describing the VARIOUS kinds Of ve-
hicles, banners. flags and mottos, Is beyond ny
power. There we're fat boata End their crewa-
there were workshops end their wcrkmen-
there were railsplitters and their mauls-put
together everything that has been seen OF got
up st any previous masa meeting in any part Of
the State, and then you can lcla2ine what We
had with us at the gathering on Stones Prairie
On tf1s 25th inst. Oue Of the most interesting
features waa the number Of lad!es or the ground
---a;l for Lincola aud the Union. Ihete wero
also several Gtee Ciubt. one, particularly,
frcm pcr1y, IN File county, composed pr1nc'-
pall5 orlad.es, who sang most delightfully."- some
Of tie best campaign glees-
After basty renasf, taken BY the immense
crowd, in picnic st}le, The people, at one
o'clock, assembled round the speakers stand
covering several acres Of ground, and the {8dieB
being iii accommodated with seats-the frat
was Gel. a. Jones Of Quincy, who for one hour
aadresssd mont attentive and appreoaa.sTe au-
dtence on the principles Of the Republican par.
ty, and in refutation IF tho fa1se and slanderous
assertions Of the Dougasites. He was then fol-
}nwed by the Hon. 0. q. Browning. ~hn spoke
needless for me to speak Of the effort ct this
gentleman; his far. spread srd we'll earned rep
utation as IN orator and sound ststesmRn Of
the cid Clay Wing school, is tnficient to satisfy
every one th + he made most admirable aud
telling speech. After Mr.. Browning, Jack
Grimshaw mnda one Of bis short, hrst rate
telling speeches, firing lot shot into the camp
OF the enemy, and bringing down shouts Of ar.
plauso. Alter this the meeting broke up, and
| The crowds Of people began 10 wend their way
to their homes, many Of them distant many
miles.
i cannot close this communication without
| stating 4 feet which should he known to the
country 1t large, and that is an organized end
| systematic attempt On the part of the SquatteE-
! ties to suppress, If possible, FREQ speech and
| free discussion. An organized band Of about
two hundred Douglasite rutdaus ARMED with
hickory clubs, and with pnzt5 coloss il their
hats, we're on the ground, and attempted By
tez, by qaarseliag and fighting, to disturb snd
break up the speaking, Three times VAS this
| unruly band driven by the Quincy Wide Awakes
end their Pike County allles from the ground
in the vicinity Of The speakers, and each time
some Of these Squa1ter Sovereigns got some-
thing bY which they will remember for 3 long
I time 10 come ths meeting on Stones PEa'Eie.
| The conduct Of these rnfiaus HAS most outra-
eeous, insulting to ladies By their obsc=ns Lam
gukge, and disgTaceful to their party BY tbeis
cowardly and base attempted Assault on boys
They got not half as mnch rs they deserved,
and hereafter, think, that ne shall find thar
these Douglssite butlies will behave as men and
not a. monsters. In justice to the lood people
Of Adams, va must tay that the greater part et
this gang ofrufIiana were unknown to them II
il belie4ed they we're hired @u their osas:<7s, sA;
k<pf dart, for this express purpose, and
fe. days previously, at PlttsdeId and
Augusta. attempted the same rufiauly
| game. Thay He1e then, as now, disappointed
in their attempt, and ever will be. Every. re
| spectacle Democrat on the ground, aud theEt
we're many, denounced thess bullles, and an
that hundreds Of houeat Democrats in old ADAM
bare become disgusted with their party aus
| principles and intend to come out from the fou
| crowd. aad record their votes for Linco11 aut
Ham1iu apd our whole ticket. :.
Another occurrence ought not to be omitted
| party Of the same Rapg Of rndia1s, On tl1
night Of the 24sb, while alt honest men weru q
rsst, hung what they called IN efjgy Of" Homes
Old Abe on a scalold erected in the centre 0
the Public Squire. in Payson, and had a band 0
devifs, not Eeu, conRregated around With clubs
to prevent, as they taid, the abolit'ouists frou
, accidentally, Of course, &eoked more Ike Dong
las thar Lincoln. Tbs Republicans, verg pro
per1s, did no! interfere, aud the writer Was in
, formed By = respectable Democrat in the town
: that this thing a!one would make trenty liz
. | Republican rotes in Payson township. hop
ta1 bird qdsg will repeat their refined sttempt
in other parts Of the county; ne ar
r csrtsin that no Republican speeches, can do ou
cause hslf 50 much good.
The day closed Hlihous any serious collision
for which the Squatsesites should be yer
thankful to the ladies, whose presence alon
4 saved them fron, the chastisement they 50 re
! deserved. And, Messrs. Editors, when you unds,
stand that this meeting wAa held in the wood1
| | twenty miles distant from any railroad, and i
I thinly settled part Of the country, you will,
an sufe, agree with me that this has been on
at the gre1. srents Of ths campaign.
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