, 1862-10-22

ThS S W iahst be cas1IsS Sn diasssnl,y. Tt,sF
lhe !. .niRYer'i q preaeIfe4 ,or n6t.. ftmnense
epplAlsa:l WY, the rehels tplt .Ipoh .tYo1f
must et4hd by the Qopssttnttol''As Why,tbe
issa ssH'E @sBa& Rs b.s e 4ea}as{ Ss{
ff'ss SSs g5 M s e. 4sp 4s g.
sveIy {etession :symbAlhltdr ief fhe % MOTH at
bad to 20; : through .'ih6 zslme = ',mlil.
! ;F)sh thby Neraa compelled 70 60 oYer tho
top5 7 haye. Y09 NAY take my. head Tor 4
football 4 they didn't change thelr notiops:
Tho South 70 :ta7e thls Union I would do It.
ep Bae fe}St's safs sql .ssyea children 1t homo
order to catch. the train i mutt bring my re-
marks to Close. The speaker closed with
most stirring aad eloquent APPEAL i4 behalf q
enth6 6siastic applause; liz aGdioncs riaiag 70
their feet Il. niasis and giving tho gallant cap
tAih cheer after cheer as be retired. -..,, -,
col. IYNon'a Address.
Col. Lynch, or the 6skh Illinois regiment,
one .ot the treturned prisoners also, being
upon the stage, Was loudly called for and
came forward snald a whirlw[nd Of applause.
He spoke substantially as follows: ~
Fellow :Cisizens: thank You tor this kind
reception. In looking o4ef this vast audience,
! See many familiar faces, and heartily, most
es1y P Sasd4 ss saay gsteGg
rheled, and must necessarily, be restricted In
what / shall say 10 you. I have been placed ul.
der parole, obligated not to did or assist In any
manner tho enemles of tho Southern Uonfed.
eraey. IHlll not aid the enemies Of that con.
federaoy, In military polnt Of view. But ny
;s,,}ag ;s, shS firth. No parole can make mo
As Gen, Prontias remarked, I have been
through the mill. left Chicago on The 11th
Of February last, with regiment OF over 500
men,, We we're ID tho battle Of Donelsoi, and
that regiment acted. braEely. After that battle,
I had 6qtternhs prisoners under my charge.
10 retain iheir bIdearma and the officers to 70.
tain their swords. My regiment WAS In tho
battle OF Shiloh. After that battle We had but
210 left, The most OF them, nearly all Of them
Chicago men, now sleep Ia Southern SOIL
Yet, even 81 q Southern prison, the report
came to me that The Northern people under.
not captured until ten minutes before six
O'Clock In the eEening, alter lighting Aercely
al day. That night Il ruined as never ssw Il
rain before. The prisoners we're compelled to
lie that night In q corn field without cover.
Tho next morning they Here lying IN mud and
water several inches deep =. :
l hardly need tell you that have always
hate been an apologtst Tor the southern pso.
pie. pronounced the stolies Of their cruel.
lies to bo gross fabrications. considered
tho Abolitlonlan and Republicans the enemies
Of tho Union. 1 stN nes sav % noso.
While I MAS confined In the Madison prison
Tho officers were allowed but two ratioas per
day. those rations consisttng Of four ounces
houf bread. This. bread wss madd' Of
meal and water mixed aud roasted. It was
first roaseed on enc slde and then on the
other. It was very hard on the outside.
lLsughteE.] And very soft on the inside.
,We used to. pitch qaolts With these
were the men I bad been defending, the men
apologiktd for, the men treated ii gentle
manly manner at Donaldson. never suffered
30 much, however, during tny whole ihapr1s-
onment, -. DID when arrived at Wssitng.
ton and found that there we're men In the North
synpathi5lng Nth the rebels !. The rebefs ere 9
them; These Northern enemies 4re vipers.
They sting ug and We cannot find; them to
crush them, NY ou1y platform fs, II love my
country. ~ you ~ know, have neyez
been an Atollslo1ist. hare turned negroea
wS came Into M camp e.; Svgr t1 their rebel
now; but II It should be necessary, to save
this glorious Union, I pouM laks ryl
mknt ,Qf Hxgrots and ,n}a,rA ialo
rDt1ls.S .'st1mmense applanse.l E7srj
party nov should be merged into one. There
ehonld b. no REPUBLICANS, no Democrat:
tngs. Twas opposed to Abraham Lincoln
an now opposed to every man Who opposes
Abraham Lfncolu.
[Ats this point, three tonsing cheers wert
sl7en for The Colonel, amid the #aytng Of hst'
and hAhdkerchlefs. The ovation listed 70
some minutes, and eliminated lna perfec
tempest of enthusiasm, At the. closa Of whic1
the speaker proceeded,l,
.sYou may talk about tho unconstlsutlonallt
| OF the Prssfdent'e Pr1clamatton, ! tell you
that proclamation u Lived uP:to. II will prov
eeiytd: 'Bnt 70 make this proclamation olIac
tire, 1t. mpsk have the support Of the people
and no ioyal man will refoso It bis support.
The Southern people ate not going to! Civ
up until they afa thoroughly ,Vhlpped} W
they nsyer viii pe Whipped Mhile every sls7
Is equal 70 ene .o5 onF so1dlers. tn a4grot
! Il
pend upon Onion foeltog IN the South. I'll
while trash pro Agatnst Us. They hare Doe
made to believe that the negroes would b,
come their equa1s Il the South we're conduei
ed, and in many instancea they ars their egus'
If not; their spperiora.. When va eleyat
snea nsss hy Y A. ~ " sh 1Afes issn Il 3
4 md with the4 :ien6fky 81 desperation, viii
II our soldiers cannot Aght well, because khel
sre men here throwing cold water upon the
eforle. I've must. sustain oar .GoTernmef
and tho Administration, and II thers arssme
btS ~ b Ses sp fpp pRa dcss no ss ssppo
the Government, right Or wrong, 1s not m
friend d. Prolonged applAuse.]
Col. Lynch retired amid long continue
cheering, and the 0halrmAn announced as Il
next speaker =. !
uoN. .. 4. GOODWIN. -
Hon. 8, "A. Goodwin, War Dsmoeat d
]lvered most scathlng review Of the Peat
Democracy. We regret that our 1!nits pr
: cluds Tho publication Of One OF the most eli
quent speeches Of the season, ii this issu
We shall publish 1t entire In our next. At Il
close Of tho Speakers address The meetlr
1 GEN. p1aRNT1ss Ar THE BOARD OF ,TRADH.
i Yesterday: at noon,: Gen. ,Pfentias,: 9
escorted bY, a eotnmiteeo combating Of Q.
Wicker, william B1oas,, J.J. RtehAxda, ii
others, 2ihltsd thes Board Of Trade 'Room
After fsw moments devoted to eopsratul
lions, Gen. ~Prentlss :wsA presented to Il
! Board As body. The general was received vi
three times three, to which b. replied su
Il = =" aRa. PasaTisa' stasoa. >s-:i ::
:, 0EnTLrA1N IhAve: consented to ferhh
In your city until 0 o'clock this evening, b
tora proceeding 70 meet my. children, who
. .. hAve not seen for savan raonths-to' a3dre
tho citizens. / do this because ! fearJ fro
r / what hear, that there ID something wrong
that Iou are divided In sanument-shAs t4e
are many among you Who arc opposed tot
! prosecution Of thia war, In manner that
: Termination may aoon bo reached. { ! want
toll you what what I hare seen, what ha'
e1perenced 10 the laua bf Dixta. ~ 1,3;1
IL Gentlemen, l hare ddtsrmtned to t.ke II
tIe|d again Immediately. + / haYe been 61chau
: edwin exchanged tho months eKo, but b
. &aast tiled 10 eacAle FROM their, Iand, 4
seized md confined Tor two months.