, 1863-11-03
j UNION INDIANA DONATION
PATTY,
EfRnd DcmonstfAtfon In Neba1r or
So.dfeEHs RAnaftIcx.


tFtom Our specisl Correspondent
AlcukohD. Iud-, Oct 81, 1868,
Inc meeting previously announced, bv
handful and Otherwise, to assemble he,o to.
day. has proved larger ovca thar was ant1ct.
p4ted after the heavy rain Of yesterday, which
made tie roads heavy aud rendered It din.
cult for the farme'a to get into the CITY.
About twelve o'clock tho procession formed.
.nd headed BY band Of goo4 nuustc, passed
through the principal streets of this city. One
1A1ge wagon was arranged with racks on
either side, upon which were hung several
aice, lat, well dressed porkers, hiaA quarters
OF Dee, hutton, game, &c, In abundance.
Several wagons we're aliea with poultr, Of
various KINDS, and then came the rood train.
and such train will certainly render happy
mahJ hearts, and ra-m many firesides In tho
homes Of the soldiers fAa.iiirs Of R1ch1n oua
and Vicinity. These were In tho procession.
and Of those who arrived too late to move
with tho sane, somewhere from seventy to
eighty two and four-horso teams, aaa pr1ncI.
pally nice, nell seasoned wood, estimated In
quantity ar over ore hundred cords Besides
these, were huur, vegetables ard many other
~os a"4At1N a40 cOEtf1DateQ 10 tho
county. ~
Several Of the wagons carried large t1.rs..
and many It the horses were decorated with
banne1s ef smaller Proportions When The
march mi vss finished. The procession halted 1T
tDg irte Pearl aslsd tn It street corth and south
for soma distance. aid still lett many eams
on Main, When experienced butchers begaa
at once cuttiog up the beef, pork, etc in tna
before mentioned wagon, and prspa ding il for
esle Or distribution. 6oon afLsr. tic ftrmers
"ns had come In with contributions, were
quite unexpectedly invited to the ma,kct
building, 10 psrtake OF \ good and tubstautiai
ofnner ~hich had been provided for them. :
Al about two o'clo K, Gov. Morton. who
noa oeen announced to speak upnn the oc ca
sion, tsok the stand, which was for.nedi II a
l1't Of the large wagoa.rack, from which the
meats had been distributed, and addresscd
the dense crowd for over IN honr, In his usual
eloquent, logical and happy manner. After
referring appropriately to the occasion, he
closed with m urgent and earnest appeal to
the patriotism ot the people Of, Wayne coun.
II, to IL up their quota Of troops under tho
!a'e call, by the tiEst Of December; that he
had promised the Depaptwent 1t Washing
ton to have them ready By that tims, but that
unless stained and aided By the people, he
WAS ponerlees. He referred with conscious
prico to the record Of the HooaIer boys Ia the
field, and now appealed to their friends ut
home, to honor the record they had Inscribed
in their country's service. and gage somet-ll.
thg tita.upon copterhcads and accession SYM
pa' hiZers.
At the close OF bis remarks he introduced
Brjgadfez General Wm., Benton to the asssm-
bly,, who Is engaged In the recruiting service
IN the State, who appealed to the young men
to come forward In this the houf Of their
countfy's need, and humorouely advised the
fathers present. how they could. through the
influence OF their daughters, and themselves,
prupitious, with the exception of the mud,
and eyerJ thing passed of. pleasantly, and
but gives another evidence to the many, of
the Patriotism, and warm hearted generosity
Of the loyal people Of tho hooeier State.
Wonld not many localities in our own State
Of Illinois do well In this substantial demon
strntion, to emulate their examplef Il.