Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-16
How the News. af Victory was Re.
ceived at Apriue6eld Ill.

| A special correspondent of the st. Louis
Democrat has described how the news of the
election was received at Springfield, ILL.,, or
| Tuesday evening. Mr.. Linc0ln's room at the
| Capital was from an early hour crowded with
interested walters for the news. At last the
Inconvenience from the crowd became so great
that some attgeested that he should request
them TO withdraw. Mr. Lincoln said he never
did such thing in his life, ahd that he was
not going to cornm,. pee then. He appeared
calm and collected as ever but there was
nervous twitch in his countcImnce when the
telegraph messenger entered, which indicated
an anxiety that no effort could repress.-
About nino O'Clock MIR. Lincon and few
friends went by invitation of the Superinten-
dent to the telegraph Office. The first returns
were from some Of the counties of Illinois, from
Indiana and Wisconsin. At ten O'Clock some
inpatience was expressed for news fr0ih New
York. From distant localities in Missouri,
and from St. Louis news came, all of which
gave satisfaction. Then came the astounder
from Wheeling, and the surprises from Balti-
more and Wilmington. AS each dis patch
came it was read and sent 10 the State House,
where it wss received With the Greatest nthrl-
siasm. Next Philadelp phia was heard from,
and the unexpected news of the immense ma
jority in Pennsylvania. At midnight the un-
gratiied impaticnce to hear from New York /
suspended by an adjournment to hall on |
the other side of the street where the Repub-
lican ladies of Springfield had prepared col |
lation. While this entertainment was in pro- !
gress dispatch arrived at the telegraph office !
from Simeon Draper, anHod. ing that the city t
of New York complete gave the fusionists on I
ly $1,000. 1t was carried to Mr.. Lincoln, !
and duplicate sent to the State House. |! is
utt .rly impossible to describe the scene which
ensucd. AS Mr. Lincoln read it, ladies and
gentlemen closed iii and Overwhelmed him
with congratulations.
AT the State House the scene was five time
as bad. Men pushed each other-threw up
their -hurrahed--chcered for Lincoln
cheered for TtGnbull ll-Gfhftered G1fhftered for New York'
for everybody-and some actually
laid down on the. carpeted floor and rolled
over and +,~er.-I 1t was some time before or
der could be restored to read the dispatch
from Draper second time. "New York 50,-
900 majority for Lincoln " And then another
scene. The applause was tremendous. 'rhe
flliGoiS State House never before heard such
a noise, and probably never will again. 1t is
beyond description, and as this was the cul-
nnating point of doubt, groups commenced to
eave-not to go to bed-but to let the town
know the result. Anf Springfield went off
ike one immense cannon report, with shouting
rom houses, shouting from stores, shouting
rom ho,ssctops, auNF shouting everywhere
Parties ran through the streets singing sir't
glad I've Joined the Republicans" till they
Terc too hoarse to speak. This news was
complete squelcher for the Douglasites. They
,losed their headquarters and sneakcd away
'ome to their homes. and others to bar rooms,'
where the night was spent in carousing. Mr..
lincoln and his friends returned to the tele-
graph Office, and in a few moments examined
urther New York returns-which confirmed
he private dispatch, and made everything sure
~ a large majority.
All night there, wos bowling for tsrreolp-..,
:hecrs for "Old Abe" kept up, and towards
morning some of the boys procured a cannon
md fired several rounds.