, 1861-04-23


ready to tight for the Stars aud Stripes ''' ~,
i A friend writes us from BR1.1sEzz that VI.
tie Boone i fully aroused and viii turn. put.
her quota 4 company isto beralsed st once
and rendered to. The EoFeFpor. Our .esrfes1
pondent4complains that tho Telegraph conf com
pany kaeps an.open and ,a7owedi seeessAunist
as operator: II that point. The employees of
the Galena and Chicago; Onion Railroad COM
PEELED him to hoist the Stars and stripes on
the depotand then salute than:.'. :; Is a."'
:, AtCoRr1AaD. on the 'eysuipg of the 18th:
Inst, . 1Nge"and enthusiastic ;Meeting was
held, aud declared unanimously for the Cuu:
stitution- :The; igs7teatestenthasiasm prevails
IN P1Aa9 8 meeting was held on Saturday
night amid fha greatest: nthpsiaan. "a com.
tpany will be Immediately formed ind rendered
to the Governor. PfoSision viii u made for
the support OF the families Of the xoinntee1s.
7. At WrAzET there is a strong wal: feeling.
4 large meeting was held, on :tha evening Of
the 10th, and forty names were enrolled fora
volunteer company. - ! /" ':.'.S s = :: =:
"A friend writes; .us that MArTeoas is~ ali
ablaze. a full company was orgaaatzed ii one
day, and James Monroe; the Bell ana' Everett
candidate for Secretary Of State last fall, is the
captain. A Vigilance Committee was also Or
ganfzed, and the 1on tgned 6y ep.,y man IN he
tos'a-- There Is no division ri. aentlment IN:
Coles county, and she will now send two com.
pandes ,onefrom Mattoon and ons from Charlee4
tor, and stand ready to respond to any other
cali .,E Il
AtA1EDo meeting waa held On Tuesday
evening, atswhich Gem 2. A. Faipe and others
made speeehes.- Gen. Paine has gone to work
to raise regiment in the counties of Rock
Island, Mercer, .HspTyl5 Knox, .Warren5 and
Henderson This regiment viii be ready to
report themselves In a few days.
AT .WAugHaAH on Tuesday evening last, an
enthusiastic. meeting WAS held, and reaolntions
unanimously adopted to stand BY the Govern.
ment. Another 1iks meeting was held OF
Thursdsy evening. 4 company Of volnnteers
has been formed and $3.50 hare bean raised foz
war purposes '"'-:, ,-5'* L. 7'~'''' '''~'
In GENEVA patriotic meeting was held on
Thursday. Jazaaa Harrington u leadfng Dem
ecrat' nsde speech, IS aid Mr.: ;Plato. "a FL
offered to pay regular army wages in addition
u tne 0oVdtnment payJto Ruy ten Mon VINO
would enlist. ''.>.'' -, ii .,
: At yoL1ET the people assembled en- ntasas
on Friday evening, and q 'tou. Tor ayoluntesr
corps opened, which was rapidly filed up.
The Board Of Supervisors of the county has
been called together: TO takde measures fot the
support Of the families Of the yolunt eera..
At DECATUR, q grand mass meeting 1ssheld
on Thursday. Speeches we've made by Hon.
Dick Oglesby, Mayor Smith, Bum and Tup.
per. Decstui "a fully alive to fhs issne!s 80
At cEH7EA11A,, dewn in Egypt, the patriot
ism Of the people i fully afoused; : 4 rifle
eoppany has been formed under the command
Of Capt. 4. 3. lockwood. Ninety able-bodied
men, patriotic snd true-hearted Egyptians
signed the roll and - uowread for march
Ing orders. g.. ,:;,.*: 49,:
At srEB11Hu, everybody IL for; the wat, i
meeting was held On the 18th inst, and after
i patriotic speeches, q company was formed,
and wiu6oo0 be ready for active duty, - =
~ ALTON, one company has beer; formed
and ia already at Springfield, and another is
readysto start :: Capt. Prentiaa, the gallant
Mexican war hero, Is already In fhe field and
ready for action. y - =,
A meeting OF the people 6f' MoHraokEa
COUNTY Eas called to meet on Saturday; for
the purpose Of taking the most active meas
urea to uphold md maintain the Buinn:f A
company has been formed At Hll1sboro'; under
the command of Capt. Jesse J.;Pnilipss and II
has been seeentAd bv fhe: Iovasrno-::S uo,n,+.
gomery county is for the stars sud strlpea::' !; :
A|meeting Of the cltlsens of ME:zuliissip i coux.
TT Vsa'called to mest at Petersburg on s,t-