, 1863-12-17

eEes-fto1n this country: lApplsuss;) Bow Is
ths g be d01s to the SHnh
!es e.! ard @ i sppilsuse5 70 You hsTo ii read fa his
an@ af be and snesnee
tells us, TINT the summer is ended the harvest ia
passed. ard ye, aeeureed rebels are not saved.
81 se agg gS 5tfs r.
poi1ted us. VI iookea to Faaee ald "a wa ,'ep eot
boh1nE ag! .om that r. g0i1 2t We "a a
they would fight upon The other aidc,''
lApplauee.! We have lost the ereat Miseissip
hlverand gil The great States 0! theWest; ba ssys.
Burnside: Be had not heard Of The defeat when
he wrote that meseage-but that failed him and
Eoy be has no hope len but In the Lord lepplaute
That II The Northern people had shown united
'front.' npon the opening Of this war, that the re-
beliion would have been put down In less than ono
enough to tTy and divide us, but they have nearly
al net their fate; the great mass OF them, SO far
a. 1he5 nsc politically sostaly and morally con-
encless curses on their beads,
L there is to be no consc1iption in the United
States. We must work sud send forward men to
withhold us, with starvation staring them
II the face and our soldiers In close pnssuit.
We struggled along for awhile as men often do
tight for, then God granted MS General under
whom We shal1 be successful. [Applaase.l n tie
last WIZ sou find the game disastrous state Of
eEal 1er General was pnt At the head Of thc army,
and each in turn falcd aud 1t was only nearly the
close Of the war that Andrew jackson, who was
was fonna, and the thunder Of lis cannon brought
pence ns the thunder Of Gods cannon, backed byn
generous people, viii bring US peace. lApplause.]
& o1 Ras'sss 81 eas
Ills waI Tic Teai estate q this country is mort
fhe corruption, Ill fhs rascaiity is TO b. settled
By the real estate and by the farmer Of the country
fcy They ca cannot IT,. run t. away from thels
cam .ke "a thr boads and feel them Il bis Pocests
--sale them away and never be troubled about
the fate Of their country. + is those that own
It is because am for protecting our homes, aud
because nm for economy, That 7 want this cor
Enpt var to cease. Al wars bring corruption.
bring corruption: and when sec papers, opposed
to the present Administration, bringing these ras
saS to the g Ei ans t be n pnt
Il dFe should break oat ID Ike street Tonight,
while that fire was raging would you 70 to Chief
E9gi9ee5, Mnr1is-o present enslnee5-and a ssy,
right; II is not fought according to my principle
thera ia that steamer, .'I.ong john lad you not
hettcr move It semewhcre else s-these T. the
-
thoae were wise men Il they would 20 aid bother
s@ sss 8 Woud thnE
well that newspaper would attack the Chlef En-
gineer and his snbordinatcs til the 1re was put
thefe % is eGeat s Sarning Gn It i Sarn}pg t the
last vcstige Of liberty on the earth; it ia destroy
ing the best Government existing, and shall we
Ggef gp tns fs = 9at n
took place when was Mayor. Before We had our
steamers thc boys used to play the hand engine,
and amer playing an hour Of t,so was pretty hard
on them. ! saw the men were very tired, and near
Sola n now. Me sud .fSe T White af boys Sea't ies
me- IND, ,s sa5a! "a st ne asSss is
That is often the case. They were mighty glad, 1
tsll you; T. hays eoSa bSlly negro come ug to
We are exhausted with It, and when our colored
fhe@ t.5s ssd "a sll =; kgRaass Whss
shoot him. and negro does come Up and shoot
him, ain'f that negro better, patriot tLan an
That being the csEv what is tie use Of quar1ellns
like band OF brothcrsf Nc are living IN this
couutry-wc are MI expecting TO die here, and 1t Is
our common home, in which We hare common
interest in putttng down common enemy, Shall
VIC not do IT.
lince:u rs our chief eneineer for year and q
Ell Is oar and nae9
and il be does wrong at the end Of his term II will
be time enough to talk OF another naau; but he Ia
4ow 9ns , man, a9d We have tq GO for him Or for
brother demoegats-nen who have been suspected
Of being opposed to this war.Ieall on you to help
~ close It np. With yo1I I'D It can Be closed.
for II JEFF, Davis believes he can make better
terms Of peace with yon than With us. he will nse
all bis means to protlaet it. It is my anxiety to
many widows and orphans; It Is my desire to
arrest plunhes3pg and corruption. which are
always ancidente Of war that make mo anxious to
close the war and crush the rebellion. T call upon
you all to come md help us. loud applausc.l
SINGING.
Another gong was then pealcd forth by Frank
Lumbard, t'Old Shady" gong he had learned In
Vieksburg. It WAS received heartily and eucored.
He sung the Red, White and Blue" after which
three cheers we're gwen for the national oolors.
Address OF LIEUT. COL xASS.
The PreAident called upon Lieut.. Col. Mann, o.
the Yates Phalsn1, to address the Meeting; hs
Was in the body OF the HILL, and rose, remsrkinf
that, 50 many Lieutenant Colonels were present
that he wasnot quite sure he was the man wantcd
He came upon the platform and spoke somewhat
a. follows:
Fsl7otc- CitfzenS:- For as such am proud tt
Claim you. 1appear under very peculiar circum
stances, almost stranger among you. When
Side, and had but few acquaintanccs. Iaiterwards
returned to Michigan, and did not come back til
the night when the guns dred On Sumter, resonud
and became soldier, I see before me few
!eadersd PC aid Il Wsshinstea il = ofgaaizIhg M IL
Of ndentship, and wished me God speed In recruit
ing. For while was at home sick, bnt soon re-
Joined the regiment, when health returned al
have been with them. return nnder orders from
Gen. Gilmore, to recruit. have been proc1almlng
The glaa tidlags Of Abe's call ios 900 more a
come e thsss ssss ;30es his ssusast
day, bringing the co1ouel's message: "saJto the
people Of Illinois that az we are the only Illinois
regiment IN the Department Of the Sonth, who an
sanes an1 usf R9b be ed a. Ro you hesr
he IT, anx to up thf ,ha 9ng
hep Us S out Of on trouble. Ro-not trouble
thss tho b
to giorious termination. The bone Of contention
Is r1sang up In ita might, and fighting On our sla
puas Re gG er Hh1se
eas ens IL of III Wit III a1sh Assh. Il
81 h s i Soaba 9e9E e ana eas aes
Patrick Henry. "I.et It come"
! believe in this kind OF draft but inasmuch q
Illinois has done n0bly and more than hled he
quotas under the previous calls, am ready an!
willing to EaiEe these c09, 900 by volunteering.
is for ny interest that the 1Ia1t shoald come. NJ
regiment is one Of, the oldest In the dcld, ani
would get many Of the consc1ipts, hit am wi1lin!
to forego this. It remains for you to decid
whether you will wait til you are drafted and hay
to 60. In the words Of Burns, Shakespeare, o
some poet, Why should we mourn conecripte'
friends" &c. Enlist in the gallant Yates Pholan:
and your namcs shall endure in glorious memory
We want Ton TO reinforce Grant, 20 that IN sprin.
inforee Gilmore Of great guns and great heart, an'
to SUMTER 10 The iort that dred the arst gnn and "
want TO DIG up to the CRY and lay it in ashes, g
| down their arms.
| The speaker then related the experience Of a,
Irish soldier at the battle Of Chiekamausa, VIII
so hot that h without drop Of whisky coul.
! not be more than fire miles OF. They were Tnnt
ed to I'll up the ranks 80 that the rebels might tee
's sassm sy s9ae aen look up to F'
ring mameaf q q i; ii isne He collected The M @ sr@
penalties: The rope proved too short i sailo
6at lis advice vas followed and al was righ'
tried to crectth monument Of Union tonight
Is almost erect-noW then in behalf Of ron BRAY
boys ta The field, Wet the ropes"--a1d mp VI
lie infamous leaders Of this rebellion On its to
the Stars and Stripes shall wave, and Just uudci
neath-in living 1ght-shall be inscribed tn
| words the Union aud Constitution, one aud In
eeparable-noT and foreycy.n
PROVISIONS FOB FAMILIES.
MurTy Nelson then advanced. He was not ge
ing to make a speech, but simply to say that
WINS dna1red tn give thar Yne.tfnr anil fho7a xvhic