The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-11-14

A special correspondent Of the 81. Louis
Democrat has described how the news OF
the election was received as Springfield. ILL.,,
on Tuesday evening. Mr.. Lineoln's room
at the Capitol Was from en- early hour crowd
ed with interested walters for the news. a.
last the Inconvenience from the crowd be-
came so great that some suggested that hs
should request them TO withdraw Mr.. Lin
coin said he never done such . thing 10 his
life. and that he was not going to commence
then. He appeared calm and collected -
ever. but there WAS n nervous witch in his
countenance when the telegraph messenger
entered. which indicated 40 an xiety that no
effort could repress. About nine O'Clock
Lincoln and few friends went by invita-
ton Of the Superintendent tn the telegraph
office. The first returns were from sonss OF
the counties of Illinois. from Indiana aud
Wisconsin. AT ten O'Clock some impatienos
was expressed for news from New York.
From distant localities in Missouri. and from
ST. Louis news came. all Of which gave
satisfaction. Then came the ss,ounder from
Wheeling. and the surprise from Baltimore
and Wilmington. AS each dispatch came il
was read and sent TO the State House.
where it was received with the greatest en-.
,husiasm. Next Philajelphia was heard
FROM and the unexpected news of the inn
mense majority in Pennsylvania. At mid.
night the ungra,iiied impotence to hear
from New York was suspended by an ad-
lournment TO hall on the oIher side Of the
street where the Republican ladies' Of Spring
field had prepared a COLLATION.. While this
entertainment was in progress . dispatch AZ
rived At the telegraph office from Simon
Draper. announcing that the city Of New
York complete gave the fusionists only 27,.
600. 1t was carried to Mr.. Lincoln, and .
duplicate sent to the State House. 1t 10
utterly impossible to describe the scene
which ensued. As Mr.. Lincoln read it.
ladies and gentlemen closed in and over
whelmed him with congratulations.
AT the State House the scene was FIVE
times as bad. Men pushed each other
threw up their Observation-Disclosures
for Lincoln -cheered for Trun bull-cheer-
ed for New York-cheered for every body
and some actually laid down on the car
petrd floor and rolled over and over. II
was some time before order could be restor-
ed to read the dispatch from Draper q Sec
ond time. New York SO. 100 majority for
Lincnln" And then another scene. The
Illinois STATE House never before heard such
q noise. and probably never will again. Il
is beyond description. and a. this was the
eliminating point Of doubt. groups com.
menced to leave-not to 60 to bsd-but to
let the town know the result. And Spring.
field went of like one immense cannon re-
port. with shouting from houses. shouting
from stores. shouting from house,ops. and
shouting everywhere. Parties ran through
the streets singing "Ain't glad I've joined
the Republicans" till they we're too hosrss
to speak. This news was = complete squelch
er for the Douglasites. They closed their
headquarters and sneaked away-some to
their homes and others to bar rooms. where
the night was spent in carousing. Mr.. Lin
coin and his friends retui ae 10 the tele graph
Office. and in few moments examined fur
Their New York returns which confirmed
the private dispatch. and made everything
sure by q large majority.
All night there was bowling Tor Lincoln
cheers for "Old Abe" kept up. and TO-
wards morning some of the boys procured
a cannon aud fired several rounds.