Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-07-05
THE CAMPAIGN IN ILLINOIS
Corresp onder cs Of The Chronicle.


from my Pro.rso,od siienee that we are not
alive and awake to our country's call in the
coming contest. The entire North. w est
is thoroughly aroused, and the importance
OF being at our post with our armor on is
fully known to US.
Since the announcement Of the nomina.
tion Of "Honest Old Abe,' at Chicago, there
has been no cessation in the fight, deeming
il be6tting good soldiery to keep the van
tage ground we have, while contesting the
intermediate distance to the goal. Mr.. Lin.
coin 10 well known throughout every part of
this State. There is scarcely Sucker OF
any Station but has .seen and heard him,
and are as familiar with his history, private
and public. as with their neighbors'. You
can readily guess then the enthusiasm man.
ifested by US all in the effort to make him
the President of our Union--the Captain Of
our old ship, "the Constitution"--to guide,
guard and direct our National welfare during
the next term of four years, after the en-
tombing Of the political miscreant, the "Old
Public Functionary." We not only talk It,
but act ii. We have dug up the ashes OF
the ever memorable days of l840, and they
have lost none ol their reiulgence by twenty
years peace.
Two weeks ago we held our ratification
meeting. and Us we do nothing by halves
but ego IN on our muscle" for the biggest
fuss and greatest display of feathers the
circumstances Of the case will warrant, we
had, to say the least of it, a glorious time.
The day opened with the firing of cam on,
and the ringing Of bells, and the very vault
OF Heaven was filled with the shouts tina,
were sent up by the Thousand throats in
huzzas for "Oid Abe" Before ten in the
morning we were fairly at it. Our city
band, assisted by variaus others from the
neighboring counties, were busily engaged
in escorting in different delegations; mech
anlcs we're engaged on the pole 10 bs hoist
ed; glee clubs were gladdening groups Of
"hearty fellows" on the corners, the women
sung "Old Abe ard Free Territory" to the
click of their machines as they stitched up
the Stars and Stripes; the drums rolled; the
cannon boomed; feathers foated; bright
scarfs waved; men huzzaed and every heart
was enlisted in the cause. At O'Clock, A.
M, the delegation from the town of Genesee
was escorted 10 to the stand through the
main streets bv the Mt. Carroll band. They
were led by large wagon, drawn by ss
fine and well equipped horses. On the
wagon was erected platform, and on il
were twenty stalwart men, employed in tht
different farming occupations, the chief o
which was splitting and piling up som'
very crooked rails from very crooked sticl
of timber. Then followed the raising of tn,
pole. Every man took TO the ropes, and il
a twinkling it stood upright. The bands
strick up simultaneously our national "Eai
Columbis," the merry colors tripped up th
ropes, and :hen such a bedlam followed a
was never been hesrd since the Lord visite
the BABY bylonians. At about IL O'Clock tn,
Empire delegation was brought in by tn
, combined bands. This delegation was pre-
! ceded by large wagon of stupenduus pro
! portions, filled with ladies', aud drawn b.
sixteen yoke Of cattle, of very uniform siz'
and color The train that followed of wagon
carriages, bug gies and horses, with major
I, ity Of the footmen on the sidewalks, wa
; more than mile in length. These wer
scarcely called to halt until the Lee count
delegation came in, led by the music an
. members of the Dixon Wids-Awake Clut
} Then came the cars with their hundreds an
. the babel wss gone through with again.
3 Al. .lo'clock, r. NJ. the Ipeakerp of III
, day took the stand. When say that III
Hon. Leonard Swett, Hon. Issac N. Arno'
3 and William Bross talD of Chicago, pei
formed thar part of the eeremoney nee
{ not follow them through the remainder
{ the day to convince you that our mee,in
was purely Republican. AGerman orato
: (whose name now disremember) was
s attendance and spoke to about five hundrt
d of bis countrymen In their mother tongu
i In the evening,
j. "When night shook out her sable curtain
= b And pinned il with star"
|. the Dixon Wide. .Awakes formed processit
}. ard paraded the streets by iorchlight. Th'
j. we're in full uniform and presented an imp
i sing appearance. This done, the hundre
that had not gone to their country HON
h epaired to Wallace Hall, a very large al
J. | commouious one, Dut not sutncien'Iy 50
h accommodate all, and listened to the closil
o of the exercises Of the day by the Hon. /.
9, fwett.
e was glad to see. faces here that we
q familiar to me in Old Belmont, and am co
y fdent they lost nothing by being present.
y This is by no means .occasional--we a
h having them every day. either here or 10 Il
Ia IL.
and every thing is done and said just as
Is true -hear,sd, justice. loving people would
IA likely to do or say with snch hopes befo
" them. You need entertain no fears wha
u ever for our State. She is body and breech,
/. for her bravest and hest Of sons, 'Old Ab'
It notw ithstsnding Douglas is nominated.
y we just now learn that he is. We unde