The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-08-16

Great Mass Meeting at Springfield, Ill.
Fifty thousand Republicans greet
Lincoln ut has residence.-He Id
dresses the croacdA U1sbounded En-
thusiasm.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette
SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, Aug. s.
THE CROWD.
Immense is the only word that des-
cribes to-day's demonstration. / have
reported crowds in various places, but
for enthusiasm and numbers combined,
have never seen IT,. equal of to-day's
crowd. Two. hundred and four cars,
crowded TO. OVERLOOKING, arrived, be-
sides wagons innumerable, averaging
six persons each. At the Douglas de-
monstration here there were only thir-
ty-eight cars.
DEDICATION OF THE REPUBLICAN,
wIGwAM.
Last night the Republicans dedicated
their beautiful, large Wigwam, that
takes the socks off Douglas. Several
speeches were made by Senator Trum-
bull, and Hon. Mr.. Judd, of Chicago,
and others. Early this morning
crowds began to pour in in perfect tor
rents. At ten the procession formed
and marched past the house of Lincoln.
Mr.. Lincoln stood on the steps, bowling
to tire throng and shaking hands with
his friends. The procession numbered
by actual count only few under six
thousand persons. John Hanks and
j. @. Underwood of Virginia, were
standing near Lincoln. Cheers were
raised for all of them, and for Mrs.
Lincoln.
THE PROCESSION.
The Procession was two hours and
half in forming. There was splen-
did display of Wide-Awakes, banners,
transparencies, etc. In the afternoon
there was speaking from the stand by
Representative Case, Messrs. Carr, of
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin,; Wolf, of Macou-
pin county, Doolittle, Dick, Ogleby,
Wilson, American, of Chicago, and
others.
LINCOLN'S SPEECH.
The enthusiasm was beyond all
bounds. 1t reached its climax when
Lincoln came on the ground. / never
saw so dense and large crowd as sur
rounded him when he left the carriage
to reach the stand, from which he spoke
as follows:
{" have appeared amongst you on
this occasion with no intention of max
ing a speech. 1t has been my intention
since have been placed in my present
position, to make no speeches but
this assemblage having been drawn to-
gether at the place of my residence,
and since it appeared to be the wish of
those constituting this vast assembly
to see me-and it is certainly my wish
to see all of you-[great cheers and
applause II appear upon the ground
here at this time only for the purpose
of seeing you and enabling you to see
me.
I" / confess with gratitude-be it
understood, that / did not suppose that
my appearance, among you would
create the tumult which / now witness.
Renewed cheers. / am profoundly
grateful for this manifestation of your
feelings. / am grateful because it is a
tribute such as can be paid to no man
as man. Applause. 1t is a proof
that four years hence you will make a
Ike manifestation to the next man who
IS the representative of the truth on
questions that now agitate the public.
ICheers. 1t is an evidence that you
will fight for this cause then as you
now fight for it, and even stronger than
you now fight, though / be dead and
gone. most profoundly and sincerely
thank you.
Having said this, let me now say
that it is my wish that you hear the
public discussions by others of our
friends here for the purpose of address
ing you, and let me be silent"
He then left the stand, but was com
PEELED to make a second speech to the
same affect from another stand, which
he was enabled to finish, though the
stand broke down.
LINCoLN's GOOD HUMoR.
The movements of the crowd, anx.
ious to hear him, gave him occasion to
say afterwards with characteristic hui
NOR: "I came here, fellow citizens
expecting quiet, but as it seems am q
great disturber of the peace, / wish
you would allow me to depart"
HIS MANLY BEARING.
Mr.. Lincoln's bearing to-day, under
such tribute of personal popularity
and admiration as have never before
seen paid to any human being, more
and more convinces me of the rea
greatness of his character and of his
fitness for the high position in the gift
of the people.
THE NUMBER PRESENT.
The size of the crowd is yariously
estimated I heard it placed by q
Douglas Democrat at twenty thousand
Candid people set it at from double to
quadruple the number present at the
Douglas demonstration. According tc
the ordinary rules of estimation. the
crowd to-day numbered fifty thousand
persons. BY the Enquirer's standard
of reckoning. it reached two hundrad