, 1862-08-11

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kEwANEE, Aug s, 1862.
We had most enthusiastic war meeting
mere last night, presided over by Mr.. James
Eiacott, With very gratifying results. Judge
Howe opeEed with telling speech, Insisting
that the time Of speaking had gone by and the
time for action had come. In conclusion he
presented the muster roll Of q company in pro-
cces Of formation here, more especially under
the auspecfes of himself, r. A. Tenney, J. A.
Pratt, z. G. Raymond, Rev. Il. B. Foekett. and
one or two otherr, and urged the boys to come
forward and put down their names. Under
tie inspiration OF the telling exhortstions of
Father E1ieott, Judge Howe, and R. A. Ten
ney, the enthusiasm was raised to campmeet-
ing height. J. 4. Mcintyre offered tsn dol
lars each for the first five, and the boys hegau
to comenorward. Egbert White, one Of our
Solid farmers next offered ten dollars each for
tie next ten volunteers; VIM. D. Mit1eo,
gracer, said he would furnish one family with
groceries during the War, A. Thornton. that
he would supply one family with flour. Mi.
J. D. Schr1ve came forward and said that il not
drafted himself, he should mold in reserve
LOCO to aid the families Of volunteers engag-
ed in putting down this heayen-dar1ng and
he'll. deserving rebellion.
The boys By this time we're signing the roll
In rapid succession, and as O furlner stlmulo1s
jog Price, oneof our grain buyers, pulled ont
standing offer ften dollars, aud this he three
times repeated: The ten dollars having been
exhausted, 4. Thornton pu1led out au z for
the Eext man, which Was soon taken, and he
gave another ten before the meeting was over.
John Blackburn next offered ten dollars each
down " ten dollars for the next man. and
eoon there was perfect contagion Of gener-
osity. and bank notes were flying around as
! ttick as autumn leaves. "Ralph" (R. 4.
/. Terney) had his hands full Of them, and, in
the easy, auctioneer style With which he is
| familiar, cried out, "Who takes the money ?
! Who's the next man?'' Father Elliott has
| one tail son in the 42d, and when another
! came forward and signed the Toll, he remarked
that be had "abose taetue feet Of boys in the
then, as they had wheat to thresh, when o. 7.
Graves offered to thresh gratis for any one
| thus situated.
Il was now getting near twelve o'clock,
though Judge How persisted in saying it was
| not yet eleven by his watch, when O. q.
for the uext two Volunteers. Two OF three
| Of the boys we're ready to "go iu,'' but stood
| for twenty dollars EACH their value having in
creased In their own estimation in roportion
to othe demand. To save time, N. A Plymton
! forked orer nv" in addition to former ten
dollars, others added their 1ix's, and the 1ast
| two were secured at twenty 1ollars-making
twenty-six in all obtained during the evening.
It is but just to add that before the meeting
S. Felsenheld obtained two recruits by the
offer Of ten dollars each. It Is likely that
have forgotten other subscriptions.
Before the adjournment, the chairman an-
nounced that Nelson Lay would give ten lol-
lars each for the next ten volunteers, the next
day, and it was moved that r. P Parrish, the
exact man for the enterprise, should select
two young ladies c'pretty Ones" moved
somebody in the crowd) and make personal
application to the. young men II was also
announced that the ladies were already al
work in making splendid banner for the
company.
| Altogether it was glorious meeting. The
company now numbers sixty, and will b.
filled beyond q peradyenture by Saturday
night. Four other companies are forming il
the county, but this promises to be ahead O
them all They propose to 90 into the "Boari
Of Trade Regiment in your city, and cat
assure You that there will not be better ma
terial in it-a splendid set Of fellows. r. A
Ttnpy, ope Of tie bes. and most popular me1
il the world, is likely to be captain.