Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
The Great REPUBLICAN Demonstration.

The Great Republican Demonstration.
We published a brief account of the great
Republican demonstration at Springfield, ILL.,,
the home of Abraham Lincoln, on the 8th.-
The following account of the gathering, from
the Chicago Press and Tribune, we copy to
show our readers how the masses of the people
are rallying to the support of the Republican
standard and its candidate
Sprinqfeld, Aug 8.-The Republican demon
stration in this city to day has been undoubted-
y the largest, most imposing and enthusiastic
ever held in the United States A number of
reporters for the Eastern press agree in pro-
nouncing it 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 by actual count.
Mclean county sent over three thousand. The
regular train from the East, on the Great West
ern Road; brought fifteen hundred, including q
large number from Indiana The regular and
special trains from the West, on the same road
brought over two thousand, including delega.
ton of Vide Awakes from Hannibal, Mo. Me-
nard county sent procession of teams a mile
boat on wheels Sangamon county wasliterally
poured into the city-men, women and chill
dren. The town of Williamsville sent gigan-
tic car drawn by sixty oxen, with rail cuts,
mauls, wedges and rail spltters.
The counties of Macon, Montgomery, Ma
coupln, Morgan, Cass and Logan, each sent
| long caravans with banners and bands Of mu-
sic. Campaign county sent one hundred and
eighty teams, with over five hundred men, who
camped out two nights, for the purpose of swell
ling the great procession. Christian county
sent one hundred and three wagons, and 80 on.
There were more persons in the city at sunrise
this morning, than the entire crowd at the
Douglas demonstration two weeks ago. There
are some fifty Wide Awake companies here in
full uniform. The crowd became almost I'M
manageable before the hour for forming in the
line Of march, but having been at last marshall
ed in order, the procession occupied three hours
in passing Mr. Lincoln's house, in q continual
stream. 1t was over ten miles long Mr.. Lin
coin stood on his porch as they passed, and re-
ceived 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. Trumbull, Doolittlc, Blair,
Gillespie, Palmer, Washburne, Judd, Oglesby,
Browning, Gen. John W ilson, Kreisman and
several others addressed the people, while two
other stands were devoted to campaign singing.
At o'blOck Mr.. Lincoln appeared on the
ground, IN u carriage with few friends. An
mdescribable uproar ensued. The people broke
away from all the speakers, and rushed around
the carriage en- maSSe, shouting and cheering
, like 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
endeavored to speak to the audience Several
Z 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 bjects apart from
= political issues, and then modestly retired.
X Various estimates are made as to the number
- OF persons here participating in the demonstra-
! ton. The railroad officers report over thirty
: thousand tickets sold but it is thought these
. constituted but small portion, comparatively ,
OF the number here especially as the foot pas
= sengers took no part in the gigantic procession.
y notwithstanding the large fair grounds were
% comfortably full during the speaking, no per-
- ceptible diminution of tho crowd was noticed in
the streets. There has not been less than seven
y tty'fvo thousand persons here to-day, first and
last, OF whom between four and five thousand
II are Wide Awakes in uniform.
. This evening the city is in tumult. Some four
~ thousand Wide Awakos are out in torchlight
=, procession Fire works are blazing in every di.
: rectlon, and the streets are brilliantly llumina-
ted, while the vast cOncourse in the streets are
10 in frenzy of enthusiasm. There has hardly
been such ID crowd and confusion since the tow
or of Babel was built.
o Later-9 ID p M. The Wide Awake torch
IS light display this evening is imposing beyond
it description They have been marching around
it the State House and thence to Mr.. Lineolns res
t idence for an hour and half, and the cry IS
0 still they come" The Douglastes here have
n bden taken with distressing collie.