Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-06-27

100000 People 400
Raised for lhe DsnsAt u the sick
and Wounded Soldiers.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June II.
As early as O'Clock this morning, long
professions Of wagons, filled withsenthu.
siastic Democrats, began to arrive ia the
city. During the night trains we're arriv.
ing from every direction, containing from
ten to fifteen cars, ell filled to Overlooking
with people. People iu wagons, on horse
back. aud on foot, come pouring in one
continuous stream, from o'clock until
noon. have no means Of estimating the
numbers. Their name is legion. have
been an eyewitness ofthe great meetings in
the political campaigns Of 1856, 1858 and
and 1860, but have never seen anythingto
compare with this either in numbers or
enthusiasm. Messys. Cox and Voorhees,,
when arriving on the grounds, fresh from
the immense meetings at Indianapolis and
Columbus. were surprised and grati6ed,
as heard them express themselves, to
| see such an immense corcourse of people.
They declared that it exceeded anything
they had ever seen. The fair grounds,
containing twenty acres Of land, is literally
| filled with bearded Democrats. Some Of
the people have come hundred and fifty
miles in wagons. Delegations from -
far south as Jefferson county in Egypt
have arrived in wagons. Sam Cox and
Voorhees,, on arriving on the grounds,
were surprised to be met by large dele.
| CATION OF their own constituents from In
diana and Ohio.
All along the immense procession came
up one loud, enthusiastic g hurrah for Val.
landigham!' The enthusiasm for that
gentleman is as great as ever 1t was for
Douglas when be was q Presidential can.
didate.
There were at least seventy five thous-
and people present; aud good judges es-
innate the number at one hundred thou
sand
Senator Richardson then announced to
the audience that the Central Committee
Of the State had called on the people at
this meeting to contribute money for the
aid Of our sick and wounded soldiers, who
are now in the army, referring the people
to the place designated for receiving mon
eY but the people were SO impatient to
subscribe to the fund that they began to
send up ha ndstull Of greenbacks from all
parts of The crowd. Mr. Richardson 3
hat wa. filled chuck full, pressed down,
an1 running over-gospel measure. Upon
being counted, this contribution amount
ed to about 1926 co., This was al illus
tration of disinterested benevolence with
out parallel.
Among the green5aeks we're quite 9
number Of SIS los aud 2o's.
Mr.. Collins, of VandaIia, contributed {
d.ty-ceut piece Of silver, which was sucl
| If Nat -
ed quite sensation.
There is a magnificent display Of Ere
works tonight. Cannon have been firing
q. intervals all day. The. streets Of tn
are crowded 9Th psePss, s ssd i ,hsy a.
ance during the whole d.y. The peopi,
never manifested more tirm and deter
mined miad, and were never more aroused
to sense Of their duty. During the Who'll,
day cheer after cheer has bee n sen, M ia.
Vallandigbam, as II be were the candidate
Of the party for President.
S!', 400 have been raised for the benefi,
OF the sick and wounded soldiers of Hi
no's, to be expended under the direction
OF the Central Committee. Turner and
Subway, Of Chicago, gave 800, and Geo
Judd and Treasurer Harris each gave $500
Inns speaks nobly for the Democracy oil
Illinois, ana shows who are the friends Of
our brave boys in the army.
The trains leaving to night are filled to
sufocation with people. The CT ,wd can
not all get away before to morrow night
It is believed BY many who are good judges
that this meeting. for enthusiasm aud in
numbers, exceeds anything heretofore on
record In the State.-Co Missouri Re.
publican
The above shows the substantial re suits
OF this great gathering of the loyal De,
mocracy. Nearly $50, 900 handed up on
. call from the President of ,hs meeting,
and this from these "traitors," cooper
heads and "rebels." We trust when
our readers hear Of the Loyal Leaguers
doing anything of the kind they will make
note Of the fact.
| STATE NEWS.