, 1860-08-20
iCurre- -rom.enes Of the Prcss aud Trbuar.}

Avnx. 1llsso'e August 18TH, 1st0.
Permit II reader Of your valuable paper to
furnish you with an account Of an interesting
Republican meeting held At the Academy il:
G:eenbush, on the llth inst. Haricg previous
ly seen notice in the Monmouth 4itt1s Of tho
aforesaid meeting, ihe Wide Awakes Of our
place resolved at once to attend; and iu lrutl.
aud candor eau say tint believo j. Was one
of the most pleasant and profitable political
meetings ever attended. The large Academy
il which tic meeting IVES held was literally
jammed full, and ! noticed many on tho outside
who could not obtain seats. Til: meeting was
called to order by that veteran soldier in the
Republican army Of Warren county, Dr. Ragon,
Of Greenbush, Who introduced to the audience
phlo i. Reed, Esq Of Monmouth, vino spoke
nearly two hours upon the political i:su:s Of
the day, in an impass,oued strain If cloQuence
and earnes;7css exceeded by few Of our NEST
popular orators of the day, and WAS told by
those rho hare heard him often, that il was one
0! his many thrilling speeches that lie is d=li7-
erin. almost daily in the present camraiyu-
The ~quaticr Sovereign dodge and bred Scutt
decision were thoroughly dissec ed aud expos.
ed aud upon the whole, think it was cue Of
the most practical and impressive speeches
hare listened to this gear. i Nr. Marley, the
Republican candidate tor the Legislature, from
old Warren, made brief and pertinent speech,
which was well received.
The various exercises were irter:ptr ed with
oxqellent music from the Monmouth Republican
Brass Band.
In the evening, our Wide Awtkea had torch
li.ht procession, aided ly the Military Band uf
koAeEllIe which give great satisfaction. l have
uouos tut the nee',rg OF that day will result
| in much gord 10 the Ispublican cause in eli
Demucrntic Gseenbueh. The ball Of revolution
in politics is rolling, and executing thorough
work; and the Republicans Of tireenbusll u, =
no. without hope III obtain!ug the asc: :u,ieuc,
ere long, and are sanEu,ne Of gly,u.. uoutst
Old Abe OF ths West six hundred muj .rits this
iall in old Warren. WIPE AWAKE.
GRAND FlZZLE OF TIE DEMOCRACY.
Correspondence Of The 1'rt=t AID 1lihanr.]
p1aoS, Au. lGth lsGu.
The uuterri.ied disuuion D,u. .iasi,es Of Scr~
tliern Illinois met he1e to-Gay fur the purpose
Of spreading their doctrines and themselves
generally. They succeeded only in showing
their weakness, betraring their ignorance, dis
gracing cur streets with whiaky fights and
insulting our women with Democratic oaths.
The show began about II O'Clock, when the
peace and usual q1ietudc Of cur citv was Dis
tu1b-d by the lcua ald unsteady tread oi thirty
broguns. borne upon the pave leadiuE tuwa,d
the NA-Chu Sa House, encAsuE broad bos-trot-
ting understandings, where, under the influence
Of bad whisky, dis, epsed by the temporary
bar keeper, The "Gsrt Ks" grew wild and rtcE-
LEGS il 1lle:r praises Of n1uglas AMI Bourbon,
md 1ver aud over again signited ttirir Hing
ness If living unaer such l}u.fas aud Konr-
bon dynasty. 4 delegation troul Anhny bore
in front ali instrument which We tOvk ter Il
Democratic "sAillelut.'' iuaamuch as it WAS
Care in one a'ter The other, uu:il they number
cd, all told. by actual count, ~; suuir. most
Of whom were voters, but Many We were
confidently INSURED hid 20, their ''papers.'
J. u. Mckay. who by the way, is . home pro.
duct'on OF an Administration Democrat
ed the bali by bawl4rg his disgust for the Re-
publican party. This Eentlt ltmau, Of course,
ras heartily app'auded while speaking end jus.
| as heartily abused and condemned tor his pains
by the speakers who followed. Col. dement,
also was "brtray ed into speech" which ead.d
in the introduction Of ". +. Ltitngwtll Of
Iowa, who arose. cuIm and serene as sun,mvr
| sky, clothl1g himself with thou SIND rain
bows. Lie succeeded beautifully IN conceaiIu..
bis every thought behind IL cloud al b1il!ian,
| words as gorgeous as the clouds lii by the suu-
set hres IN Il June evening, and as completely
drowning every idea, with his syu,pho.y ard
EnP1Va3 ~ AuohE4 ue -u1u Su4k InfU rs lew HS
| Douglas and the Democratic par1y. III u
speech II two hours and hall BIZ succecdxd in
the most mastery mapn.r Of dodaiug eye1T
| issue; heaven out-Douged Dug, aad sud n,nts
about no:hiu:. than CT: IL jim Allen Of tile VA.
bash himself, which latter gentle man, Of cour,e.
| was present aud reudy to rpeak bis "old piecr.''
to reEearse his same imbrcile declaration Of
| bombast aod tustian. that Senator TruubulI 50
cssily aud gracefully rubbed Out ut D;os nlip.-
tou- lie gave, a. is bis custom, that ar,l,snrl
1ca .probleu,, and tAat saan< milk story. Ile has
used that story loEg that the mil Las 80. rel
and his friends receive it no more with relish
A tt1end Of OUTS suid he thought that spsyci,
was {oaAI awful!
lsn jim dbl well. His speecl. carried us
back 10 our school days. and lorcibly REMINDED
US ol The time when even VIC were compelled 10
repeat before rs large IN as@e,nblage, You'd
scarce expect one OF uay age" &c.
Thr evening WAS occupied by siliy spccc,,
from Gus. lienington, who, among Other Tim, =,
asked nm honest Republican, what WAS his NH.
tics: aud upon receiving dircc. aud evil IN.
s~er to h1s ,mrudcnt question, desired auu re-
4ucsted to hAre him put out hecause be was m,
Democrat. Judge Drury and LellngwelI .,aye
lhe closinx kicks. Toa Democracy gave rasn
lerg and loIrihe, aud vanished. :. Sic traAsk
gloriu tsundi.'"