, 1860-08-10
The Great Springfield Meeting!


this part of the State on yesterday. We hase e
10 adequate words to describe what our eyes
behcld. NeTer. we believe, in Tue history OF tie
country, WAS there larger or more magnificent
political demonstration than that which yester-
day took place here at The home Of Mr. Lincoln.
Certsiniy nothing has ever occurred in the west
~Lcl II all compares tu it. Heretofore We have
been IN the habit oil referring tn the Harrison
Convtntinn, which met here in lSi0 or to the
rippecanoe Mass Meeting which shortly after
wards Cd cmbleJ Ut Ciuc,uua.i. az large rect
,ngs; but leoceforth the Lincoln rally of 1sGl
will be the sto5dard Of re- ferenc'. For its extenr,
its cum5+rs and lts display, it n skes new er4
in the matter OF political demonstrations, while
Nv its vustness and enthusiasm, il proves con.
clIeisefv that tho PEOPLE ate heart sud strength
for LINCOLN.
Bu: shut shall We say Of it, The thousands
upon thousands who were here from, all the
central counties Of the State, know far them
convey in LANGUAGE essu . taiut idea Of the
m7pster Il .ir? The day Was most fsyorsble
'or the demonstration. The SUI arose in the
midst Of dense fog, which was speedily dis
peled br light breeze from the West, leaving
the weather warm but pleasant. The pageant
Of The day WIS heralded BY the frtrg OF q
National salute, but even at that early hour The
roads Leading to iona were already filled with
vthic es, and ths stree.s vera xfise vi bury
ing crowds. Long before niEe o'clack one
oense nass o. hnmfn 9e'ags I'nea ell the NOR
ouEhtares. :3trenfners, hennerf, hiEr, and mot
tes, we're nung 10 the breeze In all direcilonf.
una Tue cltV assumed ao1fany appearance. the
like Of which YVES never before witnessed
Meanwhile Col. W,lliams, bis staff and ssxi. ant
MarstlalR, we're busiv arranging the positions
Of the various delegations. as they arrived, 1or
The grand procession.
,aa:.,, aa,.,s-o',eoa ~. ae "ao ~ ueo .hu ene
'aa. ,. eoIn.nsn h;e W. oS!ng 70 me lnamense
IL iauetb - and , Ike a,cn,n " nes anu nuts
r;oMs tel..a,as -; ~ .a ~ VI u.g.ns 'ne r.
down for lie nrocess inn was mi stE;c,Ir ato~ "
tsroait hat ,h eaada, no. ohy " I'll ooas .he
r ~ ou. th 'ns rna e1aaess ~ aua lnos.
saa'. " sIe n A'nu w. nave e'eF seen. IN 'Ae
a.."e y. .!.! oaane, mo't'ef, uet'ces' GaFs'
.aei,.d ~, .hnny c.n.o a., narol5 nave oeeh
20 nn- ,ana- n.r. ~ npna ~. se'stal eonnlns
~ ,hn,d w. ~, u ;,,oe..,hi. ~ Ivne, P.!on
u tneua. ~ nn1 y i"pots'o'e 70 give even IN
,i!pa .h,ah ~. u.s. " 'ie numerous oeeRa
IN ,otaJ 1ha n7apcsss;nr IA. s"e foaa' "ns1e
1oteu AlI ptueesa!ou' lucy Passeo: ho lar
"e'e "o'e ~ Ee' 'aesn, IL 'ne ioaio"1ns
o'uG1 U:an. - u.,,:u,-, .
.;a,. ~ -a-d 49, ros.a y. Wa..i, nua, .ua.ea'
.'"h *n - n'Ateu VI AePuo!chh pl'ncl'
"na ~ =. ~tn apprnplua.e tnottaes'nmonE
.ue't' VIZ. Wnn"1'E me aeFnoncsn Dell ,sih
S,o,a .,o T,c,a, "'''''' !" 11a'n''" 1"u &ne WHOLE
o'a'e 1'cAe''
~ ne c,. ne.p,e s,is nlouIa n1a aa.e!!eu 3H'
,.d ~. aas.:. 'e 40 10 >'' '''as>
nh' w 'ue 'Fpoai
~" "tEa'd :1' !, 'he FIR o. Em'l,. En- IT, takes lsTay
~ 'A' T. 'e's tut LILY. s's"
Fal!0wicg this were tho SprinpGel,l VIE
Awake Lincoln Club and BAND, ,Srrloef rla Lin
cola Young America, Springfield German VIDE
A.vakes Quincy Wide A~a.es, Hannibal {Mo
WIDE Awakes, with Tarlnus banners. Mrna,,f
county Vice A~ales, Green equity Wide
Awakes, karkhkee Wide Awakes, Macon ceun.
ty Wide Awakos, flreinis (Casz count, Wide
Arakc:. nasara Mason county Wice Awakes,
Hkiu Wide Awakes, I.ucon {Nurst,utf conn: =,
Wide Awuk. s. Pc ,ria Wi!c Awakes. n.ca,ur
tMaeon county Vile Awakes. Dewitt county
Wide Awskes, st. I1uis {Mo.) Wide Awakes.
I.aSal'e Wide A~ak"s, Jacksonville Wide
Awakcs, Deardstown Wide 4 ~ukss. riatt conn.
II Wide Awakes, Merc,!onia Wide iwakes.
About atl these companies we're headed by
bands OF music.
Then came tufty.one coun,ea nf 1nd;eq anil
gentlemen on horseback, gally capa,isooed.
haiiing from Cotson HlIi Precinct, which A.
trac.ed much attention.
A handsomely decorated car Of Springfield
young ladies'; also one WITH mioses, represent
ing Tue several States.
'aH 1aEEea schooner, Nth sa'lors aboard, got
up ID ,s e1cenen1 s'sle, anu ora"n bv SIX horses,
tue "ofk Oh soie ot the Springfield Repub.
Itcans'
TIE eaterp1isins propreters Of The Spriue.
field Woo!en Mill we've REPRESENTED in ,h.s me-.
ccssion by nu immense wagon contaiunr a
power loom, driven by small steam engine
During the progress Of the procession they
made several yards Of substantial jeans cl III
from which q pa1r of pautuoons for Mr. LIN.
coin ere cut and made up. The wagon b:rs
,lle: significant motto, "Protec:ion to Homo
Industry"
The Christian county delegation followed.
consisting Of lo3 wagons aud nearly 1,a15
strong. They had numerous flags, banners,
etc, and car in which were represented rari-
Gus trades
The Aenard delegation, among other goos.
fln g.. had Il Hat boat on whetla, representing
Lstcoin's curly experience at New Salem; also
wagon dra"n by four horses Representing.
ra!l. sp!ltters ut work.
Rochester turned cut in sc wagons nearly
500 strong. Two decorated carriages were li.l-
I'd with Dung l.dses representing the different
S:ntes
Fancy Greek caufe in IS wagons and number
I'd $50. 1t also hud cur viii young lad,cs
in 1t.
Dawson turned out well. md Ind plao n deco.
rated car OF Young l.dirg.
II. chanicsnurg was fulty rcpresented the
delegation conaistiux Of $50 in ss wacont
Sco:i County hent no avu wa.ons md ncar,v
q thousaud men.
Taz.we|l County came in wacona IN tta r,,,.
ber of 800. Ds1nyan alnn. f,rnishinv over nne
hundred. r
The Sprine Creek deleeation. vbicl, cnusisted
Of 10 wscnps filled. renrraented 1,no,r ntter
features three cars t;ileo vilh ,ounr ]ad,rs md
q variety Of handsome barncrs and sn;cv
motiueg.
,erlin mustered 800 stront, in a;rtv ra,on.
4 rail waron and 4 hi, f]at boat viii m i'm
n,cnse ru,Ider ntirncted murb sttent;on NA 'A'
Cotton il;Ii came in 3,T1 strong Ico csh;r
oa wht.ls with pn old ttler is front s,,I;tt;nc
rails was greatly admired md vcil got To-
Cra ham deltra,iyp. thirty wagota viii mn,
metous f4Rs and banners One Of the vaeona
contained thirty..bree beautiful youop ladies'
representing ,he State,. A comDany Of thir,rs
three horseman vere alan N tb;s d4f.ca,;an
Rochesfer urecinct turned mt a1re1v o,o
OF the best lea1u1es was he wauan cnnta;nin'.
ladies' reuresentinr The d,7srpn, s,stss
Ihe Ni. Pulgski Lincoln Guards nsde . fine
In the Wijliamsyil)e de1eaa.;on ~ ~h,rt .o.
500 strong, eas IN. immense warnn drswn hy
,wen,v.1trea otr of o~sn rh,I ~.,-an ..a ~
nerfect medley of wo,lshnns --h'a,r.5';h si,oa
in,, horsr. annther mat;n1 xhnas. =. ,xh.a,.;"1s.
n,sl;nu n rheai a ,sna ~, ,oao oao s,;;,,;aS
ca1ncr,rrs a;nn,rs shasna,E"r. .a 'r..s"s .a.ss
n If ,ba .,as+ s,t"sst;~s 80, elc'
men d;sensed -. Ird,.ns i; ~ ;,1;ts,;ea n9re " e.
Boston ten n.rtr" NJ IA rhar a"tad =, hug aae
nsrs w.,l ~ X Iaeaat;. - ~seu ,usn
man1 nrrsons sl;nI;n1 ~ on a,.a "as u. .soupiei
Abor3e,nrs nf tha nts;re ~ ~. - ~. i's
nr,,r,s hnrnse rha;- ho-..,n"st,;,, '@sn 'os'
nerb snd th.;r rondnrt and 1sn.rs, ssn"as. 80 ~
pave un,rerrai nies.nse " ,,ndatp,pd ~. q aues
e ,hem aTe ]es1dent. of nofsana patt
ss;d 80. - s''1; ~ naa VIC
.es.t -a-,, ,.si,a-se ~ T. ]uet wiz
.ses.; rsst "G ~ eet3 nepuolcan
Tha p,ee.snt ] py.;na 'deM ds,srr rsrxsnee. rra,;aa