, 1860-08-24

lat and 4 Lincoln badge on his coat. 4 six-
horse wagon bore 81 I,tlo misses, dressed IN
white with pink Trimmings singing songs Of
freedom. Tie remainder Of the township rode
in - wagons. On each was fig, banner, rail,
buth. or sCme emblem.
Hale township came in 50 wegona decorated
aud filed with people: 1t the head Of thi. del
sga'ica was fiat boat 20 feet in length sailing
along On m imaginary river, without 1uy visible
proptling power. On Top was steersman
with 81 foot rudder. four oarsntn and half \
d;zsn dancing jiss, hornpipes aud 'French
Fours" to the music Of fiddle. The boat was
cb1istened t*'Caele Ahe." and WAS <a routs to
Washington, which the captain said he IVES
bcuLd 10 reach on the 4.h of March next, wien
he Was going ashore 10 tie up for few yeats
or more. This hoat nas hailed wilh shouts u
itsai]cd 4lung.
discovered that it was suspended inside On
wheels and was propelled by stor. span Of
mules working out Of sight, and steesed By
the machinery Of Hams harvester, guided
BY nau. It was perfect automatou cen
tEsance. and WAS puzzle to the outside crowd
a. tt swept along the road, uphill and down.
It came distance Of tive miles.
Young America township, beddss its large
Wide awake Company, sent 20 wagon loads Of
people. ranging from to twenty In each.
Berwick sent six horse vehicle carrying s3
blooming la.ses, a!so 2lf mile Of teams and
horeenen.
Coldbrook sent LIg delegation, with ban.
uers, flags aud music,
Ellison, which was 50 terribly ravaged by
the hurricane, tno or thres yeaEs ago, con
tributed several hundred people a. its quota.
All the remainin: townships we're strongly
represented.
The speaking IVES from two stands, in btsu.
ti:ul shady grove. where seats were provided
for the ladies, and, plenty. Of ice wafer for The
thirsty, dusty crowd. The Monmouth Vide
Awakes acted rs MarshAl4 md escorts, and
preserved excellent order, and had everything
performed according 70 oprogramue. The ecsowd
was rarious!y estimated at 5000 to l4,eo0. Ny
estimate is il, 600 70 1900. 1t WAS vast mas
Of people. Jlags Truubull aod Gov. Grimes
sp: ke an hour and half each from one stand.
And Ar. Cfrs Of Galesburg, Mr. Howe Of ke-
waace. aud Judge kelioEg addressed the other
half Of the people for an hour spieee. The
speeches we.e sharp aud convincing, direct to
tue point, dealing with the living issues of the
campaign openly and caudidly. Tls topics dis
cuseed were tho freedom of the Territories !;
the isht Of the maj 3rity to ensluye the minori-
y as claimed BY the Democrats. 4 contrast Of
tac ~av the D7rccrscy e1eeute laws for a1d
| asainst slrvtry. The abandonment Of Popular
Sovereignty and It's substitution of Supreme
Court Intervention, By Douglas and bis follow.
srs. The Ni1kl:de slare code plank in the
D,ua1as pla:tortn. The horrible cor1uptlops oi
the party in power. Whit "sty great princi
pie has DONE the trcasonab1e disun.on threa.1
Of the Democracy; their design aud how Il
me.s them. The prostitution Of the gov
ernmaas 10 the slave intsrcat, and shs
hostility to protection of free 1abcr
Tbs abandonment Of Democratic principles /,
the bogus Democracy, md tne substitution O
californian. Tic plain duty Of all patriotic
sieerty'cviDg mcn, End the glorious protpec
| Of administering The government after The Al
Of March, on the principles taught and psac
| ticed By ths early fathers who made the Consti
tuition. The good time ecmiug when the gov
eminent will legislate FIR this F+op's aud not tt
Al oli2archy. These topics nre discussed, at,
enforced on the attention Of the people. yude
Trumbnll wastes no b1e..h or strength On CT
nsmcnta1 elocasion or lofty flights Of orasory
but fires atraight ut The mark and sends hi
bullets into the centre Of the target erery sho,
He is making d mort Efficient canras. Erer
SPEECH mskes rotes. b. it, convincing osic %
array Of facts sustained By the DOCUMENTS m
, ! records.
Nnthinr but A rro,t nnf.;r ,r,o-4;,,r .,
{ law c,n defeat him but ar, 1,.,, ncrt.a n.a.,
! ,;can. in III, Gloss eou,i;e. dec,.r. ,h,. w.;
c,,,v them x;,h es.. Ab,o,n,. -.t,,,,. ..;.
;. h,r- been made in a,e1r toun,h;n snd n,.e;..
pa,d,v a ,rhno, d;..,;ct ~, =. to,rd -.
9 iii mt do he,,., nv ~. ps..s,:.s
t;cse, than At onz nr;or e1cct;,n 1.as-..
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, of mi, v.1r.n conn,x nd - ~. ...;.s
j. H.. ~, hn,d;ro xor- 49, :, ~.~. ."I:l ss
a.. .o,ld r.,;. -.
mn. wiz s;r -, h,-o ee.e. :.
y ou,c,.n in :our a.1&oa,;on -to.,,..
{ ". b.re. t.n ~fo,n,er n,ne1o,;,., ~ :,
or twenty. r. tho c,., rn;oh+ h, s..
. one man. No ve,o beaten tro r.,r. soo .
r: | win. in onr 4.rntb;r II. .b,,, r,---;. :.
t Z, IN nn.;o,i.r ,b;s IN" .,o,h.- ~. =. :.
bad 40 uefori,y and will donh1. ~ 4notb
said. "My tovn.h;n. e.v, Pr~no,t en ~ -
, u;ya Old Abr $50 nsisr;,v. ~ Inv. * NJ,
our delegation carving Lipcoln b.dce, VI
were Democrats six wcets ero." On old n,