The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-06-20

&c. Plead guilty.
Most of the above, found or plead guilty
still await their sentence.
The Great Democratic Mass Convention
At springfield.
We copy the following account OF the
great democratic mass convention AT
Springfield on "Wednesday from the tele-
graph report Of the Chicago Tunes of
Thursday.
SPRINGFIELD, June Il, 1865.
The greatest political meeting that ever
assembled i: the western States took
place to-day, in response to the call of the
State Central Committee tor a grand miss
convention of the democracy. 1t was a
literal outpourinr Of the people
From early dawn TO the close Of the
day the. democracy streaned into the city
IN wagons, Ga horseback and upon innu.
mrrabls trains uf cars which ran especIni-
ly for the purpose
The entrance al the large Occupations
from adjoining cou'irie. WAS an event %
special Interest These trains OF wagons
came fifty ami hun lrt'i miles in MANY
instances, bringing with them tents and
all the equipment, OF regular enCauIp
ment-, which We're pitched III the nut
skirt, of the CIT on Tuesday night. max
ing the counfry round about alive with
the camp tir.., and r-,o-ant with the
shouts ~: the Democratic yenniaury.
On "Wednesday morning, early, th"-e
deputnt ons formed in lir. and entered
the city in wagons oruanented with ever
green's and full OF thu widest enthusiasm
7 - I H.,
In length.
By : O'Clock in the morning the city
W., filled with busy crowd. which graf
ually tended toward, the Fair Ground
| although it was understood that there
were to l.. no regular proceedings until
! II clock
Inc special trains soon commenced ar
irving Al half past ! the trains from
! Chicago came in, bringing - or 40 cars.
/ loaded down with the mem ,.r. at the IN
vinrible Club aud the democracy Of Chic
: ago The lnvincibl-s were represented
/ hy 300 members, WHO entered the city in
! regular procession, headed by tine
! bard.
Trains arrived every half hour during
the forenoon. and although il seemrd
that the city could hold no more, they
. continued TO come without abatement
The hotels wsrr mere headquarters for
promiscuous througs. who crowded them
TO overflow ing, without hope OF obtaining
either accommodation OF reireshment
The day Was intensely hot, and very
little confer, could be obtained IN the
streets Of the city, so the current set con-
/ tinually toward the Fair Ground, which
WAS about E,ile and "a half from the city.
I There Il space OF several acres was soon
! filed across from the grand stand, which
accommodated about 900 persons with
seals
! The impatience OF the a.semblage, which
was carried away with one grand impulse
of enthusiasm. caused an immediate OF
ganlZatIon.
Speaking commenced at least two hours
! before the time appointed. There was
then assembled in the city and on the
grounds not less than one hundred thou
sand persons. of all ages and sexes, the ma
iority of whom We're on the yrosGd No
woI ds can describe the scene which en-
sued upon the collections Of this vast AS
sembl.ge The air resnunded with the
widest shouts, in which every Voica Of the
tens of thousands seemed blended, while
music from score Of bands u .d.d 10 the
| ciamor, and continuous salutSs from cam
non placed in the central area com
picted the uiroar.
The road from the town to the Fair
GT'ouad was literally threnyed With men,
women, AMI children ga foot, while the
wagons plying back and forth almost oo-
scurd the light in clouds of dust.
1t would be impossible to enIl1lerate
the details OF this animated scene, or TO
, do justice to the overlooking enthusia,na
which infused the whole. 1t was an eX
hibltion OF spontaneous feeling, such as is
/ very seldom seen III popular assenlbages.
t When speak ing began. The crowd divid-
ed into several different divisions, each Of
which WAS addressed by different speak
ers.
An organization was effected at -
clock, in accordance with the pro-
gramme, and the following officers were
elected
Iresiden'-Hon w A. Richardson:
Ftce Presiicats-Chas. II. Constable, ard
40 others:
andS ~ ,ers.
Sp~eches we're made Ly Hon. D. w
Voorhees, of Indiana Uon. Saml X Cox.
OF ohio; Hon " A Richardson, of Ill.
Col. Dlckey. Of al; ] H. Robinson, Of H.;
j. r. Elem. ofLiI; W r. Morrison. Of III;
{. II. kibtin, of 81 Louis; = ) Marshall,
Of III Hon. j. { Allen, df Ill; Hon j. G.
Robinson, of III; J. +. Springer, of ILL.,:
Gen. McKIn>try, of ST Louis ex GOV.
Reynolds OF 1nd and others, from the
different stands Their remarks were all
characterized toy firm and uncomapro-
missing hostility % the measures of the
present administration, aud were received
nv tho audience ia the most enthusiastic
manner.
WITHOUT any exaggeration, it was the
most animated scene of the kind ever wit.
messed in the Northwest. The telling hits
of the speakers kept upa continual uprnar
OF applause, which was resOunded in deaf. !
ening shouts from cue end Of the inclos-
are TO the o: her
One of tho most exciting incidents Of
the afternoon occurred after the reading |
OF the resolutions, when Gen. Richardson
announced to the audience q number of
liberal donations to the soldiers aid fund.