Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-14
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Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.
The Abolition state Mass Meeting at
Springfield, III.-A Pitiable Failure
Only 3I2 Vehicles of All X lnds i'm the
ssmonster, PrOcession-The Total
Number of People i'm Attendance not
More than 5000 to IO,OOO-most of
Them women and ChiIdren-The
Resolutions.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill September g.
The grand Union mass meeting has come and
gone, much to the relief of the managers of the
institution. 1t had well nigh proved a failure
Up to noon the abolition leaders we're in despair
at the results Of their unparalleled efforts to
secure a crowd, and had unanimously arrived at
the conclusion that the thing was pitiable fash
in the pan. Some considerable delegations how
ever, arrived by railroad, putting somewhat
better face upon the affair. and, after mature de
liberation. il resolved to make the best they
could of the matter and herald it to the world as
triumphant success. Those who we're not
there would krow no better and, if Democratic
journals should assert that the crowd was not
what had been expected-was, in short, n slim
gatheIing-it would be set down a contempt
ibIe copperhead lie, and so passed quietly off.
This is The course agreed upon, and shall not
be surprised to hear the abolition journals and
letter writers claiming attendance of so 900
or $1,000. The feat would not be difficult one
for persons of their vigorous Imagination and
hereditary contempt for truth. they salts
fed with the display of women and children, with
a snail sprinkling of voters, the Democracy Ger
tainly
The monster" procession from town to the
fair grounds numbered by actual count 3l2 We
hicles of all descriptions-no more, though some
stra agglers came in alone. This does not include
the city hacks and omnbuses which conveyed
the railroad delegations.
Crowded into the amphtheater Of the fair
grounds. the crowd made respectable enough
appearance, but there was woeful scarcity of
voters for so many people. Out of the six or
seven thousand assembled, not more than one
third have voice in the direction of national af-
fairs at the ballot box
The conduct OF many of the Lea guers was ex-
tremeIy disorderly and discreditabIe Several
fights took place; and numbers of persons were
robbed of the valuables their persons. Sa-
looms and stores we're invaded, and after getting
what they wanted the ruffians would kick up
row and rush of without paying. Their actions
we're in striking aud disgraceful contrast with the
orderly aud quiet conduct of the Democracy in
June last
Spe king took place from stands inside the am
phitheatre, and some orators would occasionally
be moved by the spirit 70 address the crowd from
an extemporzed platform in other portions ofthe
grounds Among the speakers were Doolttle.
of Wisconsin; Chandler. of Michigan: Lane, of
Indiana; Charles p. johnson. of ST Louis, and
Yates. NcClernand, Prentiss, Trumbull Turne
and other smaller lights of Illinois
The people generally did not seem to care
much about the speakers or the speeches, being
occupied with rambling over the grounds, sur
rounding the hucksters' stands or assembling in
groups under the trees.
Giving this meeting liberal estimate, ! say
that there we're not more than from 5000 to
..lfl,..-
icaIly and positively dead failure The mana
gers called for ahundred thousand people TO come
to Springfield aud inaugurate the Presidential
campaign. and but few came. The meeting was
made mp of purely local delegations, and small
ones at that, from Sangamon, Morgan, Logan
and the adjacent counties. and few others from
distance who could afford to come to Spring
field by rail a. half fare No companies were
seen, as were frequently met on the on the 18th
of June, who had come two hundred miles in
wagons take part in the councils upon the state
of the country. The numbers, character and
1 temper of the crowd gave unmistakable evidence
that the heart Of the people is not with the Ad
ministsation and that they will not show by out
ward devotion to a cause their reason condemns.
OF curse the leaders will not publicly acknowl-
edge their discomfeiture. They will put boid
/ face upon the matter, and attempt TO make the
people believe that they are satisfied with the re-
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the fact Is apparent that the failure was most
mortifying and discouraging The Presidential
campaign has begun most unfortunately for the
| Abolitonists IN Illinois. With the most lavish
expenditure OF money, they procured everything
they could desire but the presence of the masses.
! This their greenbacks could not buy.
The resolutions are mere Leather and pru.
hella.' They denOuce the rebellion In Loyal
League style with all the epithets in the vocabu-
larry; declare that they will lay aside party ques-
tions and save the Union; denoonce opposition
| to the administration as disloyaty; congratulate
the army and navy; give strong puff to the
Democrats who are iQLtng to put down the re
bellion, which those Union savers dislike to do
themselves: sympathize with the widows and
orphans; commend and approve the war policies
Of the Administrations :indorse President Lncoln's
letter. and compliment Dick Yates. Though
they are trimmed with dexterity 70 conceal their
real meaning, they are framed by the radicals
and are interpreted 20 mean that the proclamation
/ must tie enforced, and no seeded State admitted
until slavery is abolished Upon this platform
| we have desired them 10 take their stand. and
we rejoice that they anticipated our wishes with
their avowal that this was is war for abolition
and IA not 10 stop when the rebellion Il crashed
and tile Union may be restored, but must be
waged still further, in the interest of Sambo un-
iii lie 700, Is made free and equal by the great
Emantipator The Democracy enter upon the
campaign full of hope and sangune of success.
/ We know the people are not prepared to indorse
1 this doctrine though as one of the speakers de
clared they will come TO il. Upon this platform
/ we will meet them. and defeat them.
i BurxR-The Springfield Republican thinks
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