Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-08-16

Seventy-Fiye thousand Republicans
Call on Him.
Professions, Speeches, Great Guns, Bon
Fires, Wide Awakes, &c.
I'm M emse EMthMs 1 a s ma
ARE THE PRAIRIEs ON FIRE.

SPRINGFIELD. Aug 9th, p. NJ, 1860.
The Republican demonstration in this
city to-day has been undoubtedly the larg-
est. most imposing and enthusiastic ever
held in the United States. "A number Of
reporters for the Eastern Press agree in
pronouncing it by far the greatest in num-
bers and horse power they ever witnessed.
The special trains from Chicago brought
between four and five Thousand persons.
The train from Alton brought twenty eight
hundred, by actnal count. Mclean County
sent over three thousand. The regular
train from the East. on the Great Western
Road, brought fifteen hundred, including a
large number from Indiana. The regular
and special trains from the West, on
the same Road, brought over two thousand,
including delegation of Wide Awakes
from Hannibal, Mo. Menard County sent
a procession of teams mile and half in
length, including mammoth flatboat on
wheels. Sangamon County was literally
poured into the city-men. women and
children. The town of Williamsville sent
a gigantic car, drawn by sixty oxen. with
rail cuts, mauls. wedges and Rail Splittcrs.
The counties OF Macon, Montgomery, Ma
coupin. Morgan. Cass and Logan, each
sent long caravans with banners and bands
of music Champaign County sent one
hundred and eighty teams, with over FIVE
hundred men, who camped out two nights,
for the purpose of swelling the great pro-
cession. Christian County sent one hun
dred and three wagons and SO 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 Com
panies here in full uniform. The crowd
became almost unmanageable before the
hour for forming in the line Of march. but
having been at last marshalcd in order, the
procession OCCUPIED THREE HOURS IN PASSING
NE. LINcoLN's house. in g continual stream.
1t was over ten miles long! Mr. Lincoln
stood on his porch as they passed and re-
ccived the uninterrupted and vociferous
cheers from fhe multitude.
The speaking took place on the State
Fair Grounds. where six platforms were
kept to work all the afternoon. Trumbull.
Doolittle. B.air. Gillespie. Palmer. Wash
burne. Judd, Oglcsby, Browning, Gen.
John Wilson. Kriesman and several 9TH
ers addressed the people, while two other
stands were devoted to campaign singing.
At 5 o'clock Mt. Lincoln appeared on
the ground in a carriage with few friends
An indescribable uproar ensued. The peo-
pie broke away from all the speakers and
rushcl around the carriage en- masse. shout
ing anil cheering by thousands like mai
men. 1t was feared that the carriage wo'd
he crushed and Mr.. Lincoln injured; but
he was taken from the carriage and borne
by the crow,l to one Of the platforms, where
he en,leavorcl to speak to the audience
Several minutes elapsed before his voice
could be heard in the deafcning cheers
which went forth from tens of thousands
of ihroats. Mr.. Lincoln spoke few mo-
ments on subjects apart from political is
sues and then modestly retired.
Various estimates are made as to the
nwmber of persons here participating in the
demonstration. The Railroad officers re-
port over thirty thousand tickets sold; but
it is thought these constituted but a small
portion comparatively. of the number here,
especially as the foot passengers took no
pant in the gigantic procession. Notwith-
standing the large Fair grounds were CON-
fortably full during the speaking. no per-
ccptible diminution of the crowd was no,
tieed in the streets. There has been not
less than SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND persons
here to-day, first and last, Of whom between
four and five thousand are Wide-Awakes in
uniform.
This evening the city is in tumult. Some
four thousand Wide Awakes are ont in q
torch-light procession. Fireworks are
blazing in every direction. and the streets
are brilliantly illuminated, while the vast
concourse in the streets are In frenzy o.
enthusiasm There has hardly been such
a crowd and confusion since the tower oil
Babel was built.
LATER. 9 l-2 P. M.-Thc Wide Awake
torch-light display this evening is improv
ing beyond description. They have beer
marching around the State House anc
thence to Mr.. Lincoln's residence for or
hour and a-half. and 1.-THE cry is still they
come" The Douglasitcs here have been
taken with distressing cholic. w.
The EIcction---A Glorious RepubIicar