, 1860-08-01
THE CAMPAIGN In ILLINOIS
Great Mass II et;rgs in Cljnton. Mack
j. mag, B5a1dktown, lRcon, aurora,
De3utp. Xenla. 8elleville,
n -nmouth, &c.
TTumbuL ScEurz GrimslanyV, Judge
Davis, 0gltabF- Wall. ft8s.ha"
recA, aud efA IN tho deld.


TRuInbu'l+ Sclaurz Grimslanw, Judge
Davis, 0gltsbF. W"1C. Hss.hu-
recA, aud OH efs IN tho dcld.
"Honcst Old 4bo." God Bless Hirn'
Correspondents Of III. Prcas aud Tsibunc:l
CLINTON. Ill. July q. ls1o
I sm hoarsc this morning With shouting, and
wea:ied with laughing; but must begin m5
letter with, Horrah for Dewitt County! We
hare had by far the largest gathering erer held
in this county. On Thursday the Democracy
made desperate effort to get up q large meet
ing In this place. They had drums and bau-
ners, dre.csackers and whisky, Allen and Flick
lin; but the people wouldn't come. pcor
Fieklfn made half dozen converts to our aide
by bis ignorant and unnanly abuse Of Abe
Lincoln. liz is certainly the most ABSOLUTE aud
universal tore erer heard making public
speech. The man ia positively too stupid to
know With auy degree Of certainty whether or
not be is telling The truth, He is perfectly
harmless; but it is shameful for the Democratic
State Committee to abuse such person By
sending him out TO make speeches. Allen is
somewhat bitter-1nore cunning, meaner, bet
ter-lookiug aud better informed. Bat they
mike q sorry team.
Well, our Getting numbered more thousands
thaa theirs numbered hundreds. No man in
Clinton, with any character, will deny this; and
we had in our crowd Eve hundred times more
rational and honest enthusiasm. And our meet
ing confirmed hundrede, and awakened earnest,
inquiring thoughts in as many mo:e. l over.
heard an old rough blocking Democrat say,
"This meeting beats orrs all to he'll; there's
no use trying 10 do anything"
The following was the order Of tbs grand
procession "a full brass band in four. horse
wagon; mounted Wide Awakes, 50; gentlemen
aud ladies' on horseback, so couples; four.horso
wagon with pole 40 feet high, and emb'ems Of
husbandry train Of wagons four-hot sc wagon
with s. young ladies; about 20 wagons and
cartiages; four.horse wagon with flag
aud glee club; dezens Of wagons; four
horse wagon with banner on pole so
feet high; immense six horse wagon with eau
vass awning, aud thirty y-tArce young 1udies In
white apd blue, singing songs; more wagons;
immense wagon drawn bJ srx yoke of steers
and cortaini0g thirty three bays, some Of them
ep!itting rails; more wsgons-and still more
wagons; caralcnde 81 young men Oh horseback
more wagons; four horse wagon with banner
and mottocs; doz.n wagons; four horse wag~
on with thirtJ-thrte men auo HAGs. At this
poiat became tired aud went to dinner; bu:
the end Of the Immense train Of wagons and
banners could nowhere be seen.
hare just written that tile foregoing was
the graud procession. take that back- 1t
was only one p5ocesgion--ll,at from the east.
ern side Of the county. The western procession,
from Waynesv'llc, "ape:la, etc. was two miles
long, III it there we're 0ver Ito Wide. .Awnkes
from Atlanta; scores Of banners; full sized
portrait Of Lincoln and Hamlin; brass band,
and large wagon containing thrt5 three ouDg
Indies, and one, younger and smaller thAn the
| rest. shut up in corner BY herself, with this
inscription orer her: They won't let me in,' u
| The hit ct 1oco'ocn Kansas policy Was too pal-
| pable to be 1nis.uken By the crowd, eud TIE
wagon WINS greeted With shouts as IL passed
along.
| ~ agreement ,he two professions met on the
| high ground Just north Of the towD. Mr.
Weldon, candidate for district elector, made u
capital reception speech, and just at Its close
there caEae uloug an excursion tlain containing
about sixty distinguished Canadian gentlemen.
| At their reqnest, the train was stopped, and
| they walked over to the crowd-a dis:arce per
haps Of 200 yards: They we,e greeted wilh
Senator Tsunbu!l. They all expressed delight
and astonishment to see 50 large gathering
and such well behaved people. The flags and
devices attracted their special attention. They
received three parting cheers us they returned
10 the cars; and the Republican multitude
formed in procession and marched to the gruve
prepared Tor The meeting. No one here est.
mates the number ut less thaa 10000. 1t was
twice AZ large as the Bloomington meeilug
nurrah for the Republicans in all this " coun
try round about"
Jackson Grimshaw opened: In 1856 ZONE q
us here present, aided in electing buchanan
President, and erely such nan here is to.daJ
ashamed Of it. lAppfuuse.] Well, elect Dong
las President, ard the Administration Of BIZ
chauan will become ilussrious by contras.
| Renewed applause. in 1855 Llacoln wa
beaten by the unfair dis1ric!ing Of the State
Elect Democratic Iexis AZURE this year, mi
the State will ba more unfairly districtel thai
ever. And the Congressional districts wuul
be SO formed NJ to virtually diafrancbiae eSe.,
Republican in oil these Central Counties. ID
you wait this tllDg DONE No; moi lsit no
lime that the minority should cease 10 rule i
1llinois7 Yes; and cheersl
4 little faction Of Calhounisss were the frs
to tenY the constitutiona1ity Of slavery prot
btion. lie vas the father and grandfather c
';ur modern Democracy. [I.aughter.j at til
| little Democratic meeting here on Thursda,
Allen and Bustamento Fickl;n told you thu
Douglas Vas for popular sovereignty pure an
. simple. 10th these men know it was no suc
thing in accepting the Wicklil. proriso in til
BALTIMORE platform, ,-eren admitting that
had apy before. Allen said lhHt the Ordinapc
ofl1e. Was not Congressional prohibition; b.
: cause our present Congress did not exist ii
, after the adoption Of the Constitution, whc
! that one Of The Tsry first acts Of Il
+ very first CONGRESS since tho Const
tuition WIS adopted, was the rc-atirmation
! that ordinance. Cheers Mr. Allen is said
. prida himsesf on the similarity Of his style
speaking to that Of Judge Doug'a<. lie do
= resemble him in one thiog-in his habit Of n
y telling the truth. tGreat laughnr.1
The Nebraska Bill was simply a bid for II
). Southern snte, which Douglas won't get, b,
u which Brectinridge will. The lutte man so
his birthright for mess Of pot:age, and his I
- val will eat it for him. lApoplause.l Stna.'
t. it WAS resolved to repeal tue Missouri Compr
mise, he had hinself made the suggestion th
q the power to exclude slAvery be not cir,
10 to the people, but reserved tor the deci>jt
Il of the Supreme Court; and that in accordau
~ with his suggestion the power had not be-
is given. [Cheers.} Douglas said in his Sprin
N 1eld speech that the court in the bred Sct
. case bad decided that q master may 70 into
It territory with his slayes aod bold them ther
i. ! afterwards, at Ffeeport. he declared that
slare owner could be kept out BY unfliepd
70 territorial legislation; then lie denied in l.
10 Senate thnt popular foyefelEnty was his ues
:. ure ut all; next he boast d thai under his gre
~ principle New Mexico bad become slave Ter
tory shortly at.erwaTd lie accepted Il platfo,
which surrendeEs the mailer 10 the Sapre.
Court now be conles back and clam8 here
the North, that the Nebraska bill giEes the pr
80 | pie OF the territories sovereign po1er over I
as subject Prolonged laughter. lie has,
er truth, changed oftener than have statcd
be the number is so great that have forgott
!, half dozen Of them. tLsughter] / ha
i, but this man has turned bis cost, pnntaloo
o. apd shirs-eTery rag Of principle about hi
j, Ikoars Of laughter.i
Il. Y. Johpson declares that capital sho,
own its labor; Abe Lincoln haa been h;msel
]e. iaborer, and doa't think 10. TCheers.1 A
Il, | 5cu, farmers and mechanics. dent think I
pnu no decent white man thinks 80; and
an wLite man should vote for candidate v
does. Prolonged caeesing]
IN Riehard 0gltsby said he had come up h
= from Egypt to let this people see who was til
w. candidate for State Senator. You can all
q that SIN not enc Of Ptaranh's lean kiuc
be (1.aush,er.l ran for Congress in 1855, i,
- hopeless district, apd did 50 we'll that the ]
~ pubiicans hive concluded this year to let
ID off with IN easier task. Applause.]
One reason why won't vots for Douglas
N his former abuse Of C1ny. have heard /
=, call thnt great man q Norec-racer, a gamh
co = duelist, m abolitioniat, 4 receiver Of brit
led ! md an infamous demagoeue. [Ilisses 1
groans for Doueia<l Aow he il i1,pua
enough to so about preaching funeral xerm,
- over the dead statesman. But his ISLANDERS
!. Clav alive were AS nothing to his ISLANDERS
it, Clay dead He has lately gone go far as to
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