Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-16

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A special correspondent of the Saint
Louis Democrat has described how the
news of the election was received at
Springfield, Ills, on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Lincoln's room at tho Capitol was
from an carly hour crowded with inter-
csted walters for the news. AT last the
Inconvenience from tho crowd became
80 great that somo suggested that he
should request them TO withdraw. Mr..
Lincoln said he never done such thing
in his life, and that he was not going 60
|commence then. He appeared calm and
collected as ever but there Ms a ner-
vous twiteh in his csnntcnEucq when the
telegraph messenger entered which In
dicated the anxiety which no effort
could suppress About nine o'clock Mr..
Lincoln and few friends went by IN.
vitation OF the Superintendent 10 the
telegraph Office. The first returns were
from some Of the counties Of Illinois,
from Indiana and Wisconsin. Al ten
o'clock some impatiepce was expresse
for news from New York. From dis
tant localities in Missouri, and from ST.
Louis news came, all of which gave sat
isiaction. Then came an astounder
from Wheeling. and the surprises from
Baltimore and Wilmington. AS each
dispatch came it was read and sent TO
the State House, whore IL was received
with the greatest enthusiasm. Next,
Philadelphia was heard from, and the
unexpected news Of tho immense ma
jority in Pennsylvania. At midnight
the ungratifed impatience to hear from
New York was suspended by an ad-
Ijournment 10 hall on the other side OF
the street where tho Republican ladies
of Springfield had prepared collation..
While this entertainment was in pro-
gress "A dispatch arrived at the telegraph
Office from Simeon Draper, announcing
that the city OF New York complete
gave the insionists only 27,000. 1t was
carried TO Mr.. Lincoln, and duplicate
sent TO the State House. 1t is utterly
Impossible TO describe the scene whic h
ensued. AZ. Mr.. Lincoln read it, aides
and gentlemen closed in and overwhem-
ed him with congratulations.
At tho State House the scene was five
times as bad. Men pushed each other
threw up their hats --hurrahed -.
cheered for Lincoln-checred for Trum-
buIl-cheered for New York-cheered
for everybody-and some actually laid
down on the carpeted floor and rolled
over and over. IL was some time before
order could be restored to read the dis
patch from Draper second time. New
York $4,000 majority for Lincolnl"-
And then another socne Tho applause
was tremendous. The Illinois State
House never before heard such a noisc,
and probably never will again. 1t is
beyond description, and us this was the
eliminating point of doubt, groups COM
menced TO leave-not to go to bed-but
to let the town know tho result. And
Springfield wont off like one immense
cannon report, with shouting from hous-
es, shouting from stores, shouting from
housetops, and shouting everywhere -
Parties ran through the streets singing
"Aint 1 glad I've joined tho Republi-
cans" Till they were too hoaise TO speak.
This news was complete squelcher for
the Douglasites. They closed their head
quarters and sneaked away-somo TO
their homes, and others to bar rooms,
where the night was spent in carousing.
Mr.. Lincoln and his friends returned to
tho telegraph Office, and in a few mo-
menls examined further New York re-
turns-which confirmed theprivate dis
patch, and made everything sure by a
large majority.
All night there was bowling for Lin
coln--cheors for"Old Abo" kept up, and
towards morning the boys procured a
cannon and fired several rounds.