, 1861-04-20
THE UPRISING IN ILLINOIS.
Enthusiasm and V6lqnteeffng'
Co,iRANIEs 1N.THE: FlELD.

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!: .e'';9 eaAME 7l1EE4 8:AFEz s fG|| 0s'
co, ,1RANIEs I1:T1IE q! FtELD.
We condcnse from large humber of letters
on our table, for which TIC cannot makeroon,
tic following items Of the Union Volunteer
movement in Illinois:
h j. GroTc- tclegraphs us from EARIS1LLE'
Lasallc Co., that the people arc on ilre will
enthusiasm; holding = meeiing:to to sustain INC
government, volunteers npidlg enllst1ng. do
odds that the ceremonies were very affecting,
and strong men were melted to tearsl
u:sBraabuiy: W7;71itsS from DWIGHT, Lar->
;naston county. TINT most exciting meeting
was bcld thcre on Wednesday evening, presld- ]
ed oyer by J. Train, Esq, md Col II :. NOT
ran. il. Tie nucleus ofa company was 1o1meo
On the spot and tho money was paid down TO
furnish the necessary outfit and funds to staft
them of: Rousing cheers were given as each
man presented himself TO sign the muster y
roll. - - -
At the little town Of MCLEAN, Mclean Co.,
m enthusiastic meeting was held On Wednes:
day. participated in by men Of all political
crecds in which 1t was unanimously resolved
to sustain the government aud to enter the
field for that purpose, as soon as Cor. Yates
should permit them to do SO.
In Iou1ox, Stark Co., on the 18th IN I'M |
mcusc meeting was hsld, Irrespective ofparty,
presided over by Hon. E. N. Powell, md nd
dressed by Hon. ]. H. Howc, A Clifford, VI.
Win. Chamberlaln, T. ]. Henderson, Levi
North and Alex Mccoy. Resolutions, were
! passed pledging to the Government the hyes,
! fortunes and sacred honors Of the people ol
Stark county, In its conflict with traltors.
Thos, J. Hewitt Of FoREsroS, Ogle Co.,
writes that mcc!lng was held there on the
18th, Of the most stirring and gratifying char
nctcr It WAS addressed by Rev. +. o." Baxter
md Rev. 4. E. Hibbard- An enlistment roll
vas Immediately opened md volunteers were
rapidly recording their names to march to the
defense OF the Stars and Stripes.
The largest and most enthusiastic meeting
eyer held In DLooM1NGToN met at Phoenix
Hall on Wednesday evening. The people
came out as one man. All party associations
were flung to the winds. Several military
companies commenced forming Immediately.
! at Peoria on Wednesday there was second
;; meeting for the purpose Of forwarding the en-
: rolment Of d volunteer company to be ten
dered to the Governor. John Durham pre-.
! sided, and during tho evening fortI.scTcn
: names we're added to the roll Nearly names
. enough for company have already been OBJ
tanned, One man walked In from the country,
: forty miles, for tho purpose Of cn1lsting. Great
! excitement prevails in the rural districts.
Five companies Lave been offered to tht
Governor from st. Clair county, By. Ex-aov
Kocruer. Two are offered from Paris BY Geo
~ ". Rlycs, one by Capt. Ben Prsntiss from
y Quincy, one BY Dick: O5lesby from Decatur
= one BY Edward Kltchen from olney, thre
l. from Morgan county under Captains Wyntt
l. Adams and Dunlop, and the Lincoln Guards
= Capt Wyatt, Of Logan.
Is Kane county is alive with volunteers. Capt
&C. E. 9. Joslyn of ELGrx holds his company
~ Contineptals IL readiness to march at d mt
- ment'B warning. The AURORA Rangers hay
y. rendered themse1vc IN 4 body to Capt. Ba
, keg's Company Of dragons in this city.
IL Bureau county has turned out in eplendl
style, Two companies from PRINCETON, OF
from BupA and one from WYANE1 have r
ported themselves to Gov. Yates.
rS at MoRR1s, Grundy county, on Mond:
ur evening, after meeting Of the widest enth
sIa,m, a muster rcll was opened and d COZ
[iy pary started. Twenty young men enlist
s Immediately.
eh eh At ALGONQUIN, IIcHcrry county, On Mo
'ae' day, it was resolved by the entire populati
u.s. thas they would raisc e company Of slxey-fo
'as men to be placed at the disposition Of the Ge
ee ernor.
'Pe AT JACKSONVILLE on the 10Th a atremc ndo
ss meeting was held Gen. Murray McConn
tu tue made ringing aud patriotic speech. I
'1e Union Guards Of Jacksonville have tender
:" themselves to the Governor.
LIZ From thu State Journal, 1sth.l
"a If CAMP {ATEs.-The place fixed upon aS
NJ camping ground, or Rendezvous !, tor tue M
~ dicrs in nspzingueld, lis the County Fair Groun
l'en west of the city. The camp will be designa
led; rs Camp Yates, in honor OF the command
ght III Chief. There Is ample room for par
-, ground, and as il probably will be impossi
nlS to procure sufficient number OF tents ln1
ing diate]y, the buildings on the grounds will
hat turned into temporary barracks Slx thousi
,,a troope cncamped In our city wlll bo si|
' worthy Of being witnessed, as it Las never
I'll, | fore occurred.
hat ExGuy. John Wood, Of Quincy, has,
,ic,< underata1d, been rendered the office Of G.
missary General, and John s. bradford, 4.
lse Y, Owen, John Armstrong and Geo Il. Wei
and Of this city, hayc been named rs aseistal
dy's The nominations are ones "ominenl1y III
90 a be made"
The following is the rate Of pay Of the U
Luz ed States' raguisr troops, and to which
tent militia is entitled when called into service
and ! part Of it only is il cash, the remainder be
,,o+e made up il ratione, etc, ut fixed value.
and L1rut Culone' per month ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. II