, 1862-08-14
THE FIRE on THE PRiIRIES.
The War Spirit in the Country.
nLlk0IS THE "SUCC0R" STATE.

we aRaan condepse uol2 pfle OF letters |
various interesting news from the interior Of |
this state.
In the town ofHighland, Grundy county, |
there are eighty eligible men, Of whom SEVEN
TE-H1aHT have already enlisted! Another |
correspondent writing from Morris, ssys that |
Capt. Fosha's company left there at o'clock
in the afternoon, on the Ath, for Springfield,
with ninety odd men, being the second COM
pany since the lost leVies from this county.
Another leaves on the 18Th from Gardner, aud.
on Fdday the fourth will leave from Morris. i
AT Dover, in Bureau county, msgni-
acent WET rally took PLACE on the 11th.- Men
did not need much Of materiar' stimulaut
to enlist, as most Of the speakers appealed
to their patriotism, but several five dollar
bills changed oHners in the course of the
evening, and in one instance COW was given
to the family Of recruit BY William Landon,
esq. The meeting voted 10 furnish dinner
to the company when they organize, on
Thursday next.
result OF the evenings work. and better
company Of men never left Bureau cnnuty-
This we call well done for q town Of 400 In
habitaute. Bureau county is bound to do her
share towards shielding our gallant State
from the necessity Of draft
Champagne county out Of q voting popu-
lation OF about 2 500 has furnished near ], 500
brave and true men up to this date; and rath-
er than suffer dismemhe1ment Of the Union,
! el1 Tl]l contlnue to give up her brave men AZ
long as she can spare them, eFen to the last
man.
-Iroquo1s county since the call Of the gov
ernment for GOO, 600 troops has sent into camp
at Kankakee the following companies, viz:
Company A, 10th regiment, 101 men COM
nany-: 18th iment. l0l men.
Two companies we're to 60 into camp On the
18th, one ct which Is full and the other nuu1-
company being raised By J. F. Martin, for one
OF the old regiments, think, and still another
company in the west side Of the county, de-
signed for the Board, Of Trade regiment. To-
M nH9bsf IN, :a,, Of h3 men 5ased in this county,
The county polls about 2, 800 votes, aud now
has in the field, in camp, and and about to 60
into camp, 400 men-more than half our
voting population.
At Pano1a, In Woodford county, on the
10Th, war meeting was held, and volunteer
ing handsomely aet At work.
"A correspondent, writing to US from
Charleston, Coles county, says Central Illinois
| is in blaze. The order for drafting was hailed
| with the. boom Of "anvil" artillery and
general rejoicing. By Saturday morning, the
| 10th, old Coles, notwithstanding the fifteen
hundred men noW in the service, will have
| nine aud perhaps ten full companies at head
| quarters in that district.
"A letter from Pontiac says Livingston
county 1s s7ide-awake. Our first company left
| fOr Kankasee city yesterday, commanded BIZ
Capt. Hosklns. A J. Cropsy, ESQ.,. our pres
ent representative to the State Legislature, has
another company ful1, and organize to-mor-
row. A. f. Harding, esq, has another CON-
Pany almost full, cDd at Dwight a company
viii be completed by Saturday evening. We
fhA1 furnish our quota, for the call OF 600 600,
! without drafting, Our board Of supervisors
have done nobly for the cause Of our country.
"A correspondent in Lens, Logan county,
writing under date Of the 18th, says:
Give us credit mark. l. N. Schermerhorn
| opened roll on the 5th. and on the 18Th had
. full company enrolled and reported at head
| quarters. On Saturday, volunteers came in,
but there was no chance for them in that COM
Iany. ]. ". Bollinger then took hold, and
| to-day his company numbers above eighty,
| and tomorrow will be full and reported ut
! headquarters. Let come Of our big towns
beat il, and then We will try again.
"A letter from Douglas county says that
ever 100 men had volunteered during fou,
days. a company left that county day OF
two previous to that time, another left since
and still another il ready to 60. Douglas
county has only about J, 800 voters. She had
sent tWo whole companies and three pasta
| Of companies previously, and Is now sending
three whole companies. Who can beat her