, 1860-08-22

lCurrc:Fot Lcc o{ tic lrcs* nu,t Tribunct
1iESxErtS. Aug. r. lsGo.
Our little town is quiet to day as New Eng
land Sabbath; not SO, however, on SATURDAY,
when our streets wero a'irc and throDeed with
the largest mass of humanity that tile "oldesi
inhs5itant" hns seen gathered within the limits
Of rntnsm County.
The wh'f" -af1alr wcs got up with less than
four days not'ce that Lavejoy wal 10 be here
Mnd address US; hut The peopls we're ready and
responded to the call in right good earnest.
About ten o'clock the crowds commenced rour.
ing in, and continued till nearly ore. Whero
all the people came from was tic mystery, but
come they did, "as wares come when nayies
are stranded" Wide Awakes with music and
banners filed their long columns into town,
while tho almost endless lines Of carriages and
vehicles Of every description wound their tor
tuous courses through cur streets, blocking up
tho passages, while this human tite on foot
surged around and through them in the most
amtable confusion.
The States and Territories and ,l,e District
Of Columbia we're represented by forty.tl,ree
young ladies', appropriately dressed, who came
into town on horseback, the one designating
Kansas being clad in the deepest mourning and
riding outside Of tLs procession, CARVING u ta.,
on which WAS inscribed, They will not let uls
The Indian Territory was represented l,y y
beautifully dreased squaw, WHO rode splendid
ly, but Looked ~ though size "dida't care
whether saarery was voted 'lown or vo,ed up.'
At about halfpast one. the csuwd assembled
IN the Public Square and speaking commenced
TknR1 [n@
number with the Douglas crowd that gathered
on Friday Of the week preceding, at the same
place, to hear Jim Alien. Every une admits
that we had ten where they had oae.
Lovsloy was in one Of hts happiest veins, aud
from trst to last, listened TO with the deepest
interest, while ut freqaent intervals the ire
presslhlc enthusiasm Of the'audenoe burst firth
into deafening cheers. Aliens "bowl oi milk
and the "celiar door" were upsc. most pitiess-
Iy, aud the s'lttle dodger" .ad his Crea. prin-
ciple were nowhere.
The whole stair was but fitting tribute 10
the great champion Of free speech en- the tioor
Of Congress, and sucn demonstration must
have swelled his heart with sense Of grasitica-
lion, thAt the immortal principles which under
lie our reAl liberty aud constitute our true
greatness, ID 80 aby represented By him, have
recelved IN Endorsement at the haads Of his
constituency.
-As had been announced, Milton 7. Peters, Of
Princeton who in 81; wusthe Democratic Eleclor
for this Congressional District spoke in tue even
1nB at the Court House, but tie capacity OF
the house could accommodate but q small por-
tlon OF those who wished to hear the speaker,
so the stand in the square was ugain occupied
aud several speakers improEised for the occa.
sim. The exercises closed with torch light
procession, ard su:h oae Is few Of us had |
ever before seen. Altogether it was Tie grea: |
day for this part OF Illinois. and will long be re-
membered a. one Of tbs great features Of the |
campaign Of 1850. We need y few more If the |
Same sort in other Places to stat the CONVERSION
Of thousands, who are almost persuaded to come |
out from that monstrous detusioo, with which |
few aspi.ing demagogucs would q deceive thu
natioa." But tue yes Of the people ere opened
and the good work will never 20 back sard.
" The day of our redemption draweth Nigh
r, g In