Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-08-17
Political.

Springfield, Ill. the home Of Abraham
Lincoln, on the Sth. The following ac-
count Of the gathering. from the Chicago
Press and Tribune, we copy to show our
readers how the masses of the people in
Illinois are rallying to the support of the
Republican standard and its candidate:
Springfield, dug. s. The Republican
demonstration in this city to-day has been
undoubtedly the largest, most IMPOSING
and enthusiastic ever held in the United
States. A number of reporters for the
Eastern press agree in pronounciug 1t by
far the greatest in numbers and horse
power they ever witnessed. The special
train from Chicago brought between four
and five thousand persons The train
from Alton brought twenty-eight hundred
byactual count. Mclean county sent over
three thousand. The regular train from
the East, on the Great Western Road.
brought fifteen hundred, including a large
number from Indiana. The regular
and special trains from the West, on the
same road, brought over two thousand.
including delegation of Wide Awakes
from Hannibal, Mo. Menard county sent
procession of teams mile and a half
in length, including mammoth aatboat
on wheels. Sangamon county was LITERAL
ly poured into the city-men, women and
children. The town of WilliamvilIe-
sent gigantic car, drawn by sixty oxen,-
with rail-cuts, mauls, wedges and rail
splitters.
The counties Of Macon, Montgomery,
Macoupin, Morgan, Cass and Logan.
each sent long caravans with banners
and bands of music. Champaign county
sent one hundred and eighty teams, with
over five hundred men, who camped out
two nights, for the purpose of swelling
the great procession. Christian county
sent one hundred and three wagons, and
so on. There were more persons in the
city at sunrise this morning, than the
entire crowd at the Douglas demonstra-
ton two weeks ago. There are some
fifty Wide Awake companies here in full
uniform. The crowd became almost
unmanageable before the hour for form
ing in the line of march, but having
been at last marshaled in order, the pro-
cession occupied three hours in passing
Mr.. Lincoln's house, in a continual
stream. 1t was over ten miles long
MIR. Lincoln stood on his porch as they
passed, and received the uninterrupted
and vociferous cheers Of the multitude.
The speaking took place on the State
Fair Grounds, where six platforms were
kept at work all the afternoon. TrumbulI,
Doolittle, Blair, Gillespie, Palmer,
Washburn, Judd, Oglesby, Browning,
Gen. John Wilson, Kreisman and sew
eral others addressed the people, while
two other stands were devoted to cam
paign singing.
At 8 o'clock Mr.. Lincoln appeared on
the ground, in carriage with a few
friends. An indescribable uproar ensued.
The people broke away from all the
speakers, and rushed around the carriage
en- mas E, shouting and cheering by
thousands ike mad men. 1t was feared
that the carriage would be crushed and
Mr. Lincoln injured but he was taken
from the carriage and borne by the
crowd to one of the platforms, where he
endeayored to speak to the audience.
Several minutes elapsed before his voice
could be heard in the deafening cheers
which went forth from tens of thousands
Of Threats. Mr.. Lincoln spoke few
moments on subjects apart from political
issues, and then modestly retired.
Various estimates are made as to the
number of persons here participating in
the demonstration. The railroad officers
report over thirty thousand tickets sold;
but ii is thought that these constituted
but small portion, comparatively, Of
the number here, especially as the foot
passengers took no part in the gigantic
procession. Notwithstanding the large
fair grounds were comfortably full during
the speaking, no pereeptible diminution
Of the crowd was noticed in the street..
There has not been less than seventy-fve
thousand persons here to-day, first and
last, of whom between four and FIVE
thousand are Wide Awakes in uniform.
This evening the city is in tumuIt.--
Some four thousand Wide Awakes are
out in torchlight procession. Fire
works are blazing in every direction, and
the streets are brilliantly Illuminated
while the vast concourse in the streets
are in q freszy Of enthusiasm. There
has hardly been such crowd and con-
fusion since the tower Of Babel was