, 1860-07-30

"o''o "o''LnB LOT lHe traln yesterday hft&I.
noon at Rantoul, an hour or two we're spent
most PLEASANTLY, and among other thiues,
debate Was instituted on the merits
OF monATchical and republican form,
o1 government, in which, by agree nent,
the republican side was sustained BIZ the Cana
dtsus, and the opposite BY the Americans. This
arrangement produced great deal Of amuse-
naens The American, who for the time being
made himself royalist, was Mr. Crandall. Of The
ofoaua Oaton, aad hisopponent Was Mr. Taylor.
Misunderstanding, Of Canada West. When about
ready to start, the dtb=te WIS closed by the
following little poem, which By its admirable
taking of" Of the whole affair was received
with great applause. Its author is Mr. Kirt-
land, formerly Of the Illinois Central Railroad
Tbs contest nigh: 30 o.. but to wha. cnda
EacA eAn attack snd nei::.-. caa cefepd.
Will the peculiar fxc ulurs Of each
Is amply shown In each kucccrd;ne rnee,l
aGe wcakest ponta In hts twn government
L-ca speaker sho"a; IN Ntrcngest language sent
straight ~ co:apasriota hearts who n4tcnng stand
cous'1oed, unwilling. .gatnss their na,1vc land
minds me Of the old time dorkey.,ace
n*ss th-t OLE wins that hns the hindnost pace,
For who 10 show ons f4ti[nss il 20 ablr
As.he (oF the) who shase our roof and tabl.
And What binxs th1mea blnsh 10 all onr ,sca.
Asthose eKposes iE domestic ca.ca
Which viii occur zen IN the hs.hrst rt1lson4
Though each ce-tFuy dsz.n regulations
po.as no xoo1 1eI.r, n so,, ~, ~ a7saa ~. 'aP's'
Mono! Whatever Isivaie trousles c,nc,
Ouf dirty Inca sh uld be wa.hed Ut i. me
"hosse1's fosn: Brtta.i4s faults t. &stt On.
LII It not be this lcsluE. loyal B.iton,
A"dn America nurt eutfer scandaL
s;ase u. good Loro. ,be hca14aS ,.on, ,..,,r
@, urr;x;no a. r1r,,,. .o,..,-
al.aw.d o,r Cu,.d;., F-;lnd, ~ 's'0 s''1e "as
the farmers Of that vicinity and snm,,..a. a
the gentlemen Of 1J,b,,a W, hs,,.,a, ..,s.
upon the platform. Tie fart. !, rsosrd - ~
tl,,ty thousand mere farm ha,o,o;sa - ~.
.sullivant, and the 6Ye thousand scre f.r, -
Mr. Harris. who ba. recont1v so,d s,o ooo
worth Of stock from his own herds: vore I,1r
noted by The members of ,h4 nresx Muc, o,,,..
yniuub}c ipformat;on VIVA communicated r.,,.
miles beior Ufbana ,be 1Irh.n, ,,,....;.a
Lewis Ellsworth. E,n.. President If ,ta r,1;na;.
State Agricultural Soc;str H. 1.h., a|n>
catur. fa1mse pre.ideot Nr Vim H,n. oc -.
p,rt. y,ce President. md Hon n +, 7,,u1sa
f~Rural", were adJed to our n,5r ~. lnor1
iedcs thew posscss ia recnrd :. xes,prn ,or;c,1.
tire has been in constant reons;,;on hv 4bs c.,,.
dian sgriculturists and the members of ths
press. Mr.. Austin his shoved a nroner onnrs.
citation Of tho objects to be STAINED hy the ~.
cursion, By inviting these gentleman to accom-.
pane it.
In tic evening We arrived at Mattoon, and Us
we we're to wait here for the night train from
Chicago. alter tea the most Of the party attend
ed Il meeting at the Douglas CLUB rooms. Tgo
speakers were listened to, who fasified history
aad played the damazogue in argument. in
way shat showed them mt imitator. of the
"Litle" Giant HIMSELF OF course nobodv
amoug lhe Republicans would Interfere with the
meeting, but on returning to The ho.e1 m out,
door meeting was at once orpapized- vhen Car
Cr4ud4ll, Of Urbana, dissected The falsebood
md the sophistry Of the speeches at the Dour.
Las meeting in a manner that ras truly rrf,esb.
,rg. Ills pi.h5 iokes, seorchinc sarcasm
aud unqueationed facts, eomplete1v de,aa,,hed
the Douglas ypouters:
Morning davned On us few u,;es ahore Zen.
tsxlia. At Cobdcu VIC found bo4es and hosl.t.
Of rips peaches in abundance frono tbe form
Of Messrs. Nexhslt { Clark. md h,a 10
pleasure oil meeting Mr. Clark md ~, exca,,.nt
IAdv, to vhose lotnita1;tr 70 rsr. -. ,a.,a,.
indebted .hen On tie excursion of orr Aceds.
mJ Of Sciences. ,ew weeks since. 4. n
M4rscha!k, ESQ Of Jonesboro aim ,oincd ,he
party. and br h;x extensive ec,,u;,,...n u;,,.
til. agriculture Of Southern 1l,;no;, ~ h;,a.
nisl good humo-, contr;hnt.d ,nv., ~ 49,; p
terest Of the psrty.
1t noon We arrived NJ c.;ro -.,,;r.s .. A.
ST. Ch.rles Hotel. aud rere mn., .oree,h,r sn.
tsrtaincd By the proprietor. n II st;nn,r w.
aud his clerk, Mr. Smith, The St Charles !. -
new aud largc brick building. and makes the
stay at Cairo most Agreeable. instead Of a Terri,
BILE penaree IL it IVES few Years sro Ansr
dinner We crossed the Mississippi and had a
pleasant rids on tbs Cairo and Fulton Road to
Charleston, the county sea. OF Mississippi coun-
ty. t~elve miles from Cairo. On arriving, our
escort led III to the large and horpitab'e m.n-
sion Of Col James Moor, where VIC soon AZ.
hesnhted under the shadow Of an immense will
loF tree. Several Cue water melons we're first
dl.cusscd amid pleasant chat aud most acrreo.
bic soclsl intercourse. A rnmtte aboot the ,.r.
den and grounds was then taken, after which
sh= party assembled under the willow aud were
cordially welcomed to Missouri and to Ch,rle.-