, 1860-07-25
LINCOLN AND HAnILIN-
The People wing.
THE P1RA1RlEs ABL,azH.


cAR.isv111x, July 81, 1860.
Fs.day, July Goth, was for every good and II.
vorable result, by far the ereatest day our peo.
pie have ever seen. They came together by
thousands, and as on the day Of Pentecost were
converted from the error Of their ways, under
the all.powerful ministrations of the Republican
apostles.
On the day above mentioned. Rockbridge, in
Green County, WAS the scene Of the most s2len-
did triumph in numbers, enthusiasm and good
feeling that ever was witnessed at any political
gathering in our Stats. Twenty five thousand
persons, at the lowest estimate, composed tho
audience on tile occasion referred to.
1t is impossible to report al! the incidents that
are worthy of notice. From two o'clock in the
morning until one o'clock Of the afternoon the
sovereign people we're rushing together in Tor.
rents in our grand rendezvous Of Republican
armies, with flags and banners, streaming in
long lines over tile uudalating prairics, and
strains Of li.ely music to herald the approach
Of each coming host. 1t one o'clock about fiye
thousand wagons and carriages had deposited
taeir enthusiastic freight Ut the place OF meet.
ing, the arrival Of each delegation "otlicially
announced by firing salute that rang out in
laundering melody among the hills and deep
wood on ths north Of the ground. amid such
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Awskes were parading the ground. Drums
we're rolling, bands playing, uud thousands
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e'nn u P'ss S.sa ~ " saa.. % conn+F Ren,,h,;can
n.ad;a.ta for ccnorssa commenced the sneak
H., .,a fro,, srhot know cao tell The "C1re.
r;sn o,stor" that h;s empty defamation and
uou;rerino tair' talk will offer but little resis.
+onca n the uncomnromis;ne logic of Sir. Case.
NJ. s,aach met with ercel]ent effect
~ tbs neant;me Jndoe Palmer caused the
x,.,l ~, +ha front of The n,stform to be re-.
roved nrenaratoey to introducing Mr. Love.
INV Tba sudoe then told the audience that he
des;,.d everv one to have fair view Of the
a,ealer from head to foot; that misrepreseuta-
tim had induced MANY to believe that Lovejoy,
;n.,a,a ~ ha;no q man. was a frightful mon
.t.r ao,;nrad With seven br.ds and tan horns
win Which +o oo,e and worry The neace of
comnnn,tv. h therefore n,esented Nr,
1oveiov amid the widest enthusiasm.
Simultaneous with peneral rush bv the
crord 10 ret near the sueaker, the thousands
n,e,s,d in a so1id mas. on all sides Of the Mat.
firm. md awaited in eager silence for the frs,
tones of the orator. They we're not silent long
the startling elooueoce-sparklinr wit. and
winning appearance of the orator flied tbe
audience with irrepressible delicht, Tears
4rick,ed in the fprro.a ,f many a str,dr faro
where the be,r, ,xas for The frat time tonchei
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| .e o,,.4,1 ,rha,a ,a,,,;,rsa-asant.,;or bsd do,,
u. rort vii syrrounaea by such " clo,,d q
w;.nsssa, ~ ws. . .r,1;nos s,,tt n ssa ,on
nsr voo;,o s,,ccessf,, war aca;ret Tho .c
crnr1a,ed n,e;,d;re. of rear. 1ovp;ov vo
n-..+ q. Tho occ.,;,n-odeo,,tato n tho wort be
fora b;u N n,s;ua;ca con1d nve ,ono in N
ara.a.,. snd hs.-;no ~ srch t,u,hs
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