, 1863-09-01
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
The Fayetfc County Rfof--Qunntrel
Here at tho Democratic mNs5 Meet
fug.-The Mass Meeting on the Sd"
DesefterH Arrested


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lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
TIE FATE1TE COUNTY RIOT.
Notwithstanding the statements and avow-
ala Of the State Register and kindred prints
concerning the loyalty of the Copperheads,
and their entirely peaceable disposition as re-
CARDS The loyal people of the State, within
the past two weeks four serious outbreaks
laye occurred in different parts Of the State.
Ofthe af1air at Danyil1e the newspapers Of that
section have advised you, those at Fulton and
Laslne have given short accounts OF, but
the particulars Of the last and most serious
outbreak tat' vandalis, Fsyette county, hare
not yet been fully set FORTH. All Of these at
flsys, however, only 60 TO show that there
'exists band Of armed traitors in the State,
| large number Of whom can be concentrated
Mt any one point, at short notice, In the cen.
| tr1 md southern counties. Indeed In 80
large numbers can these concentrated bands
be brought together: that ia some instances,
as in this case at Vandalia, the authorities
have been oTerawed by an armed mob.
The affair at Vand&lia, as I learn from let
ters xrttten by reliable parties on tho spot, is
| county, named summeryille, and some Of his
| men, in attempting to arrest deserters IN the
county were assa11ed by band Of Copper
heads and wounded so badly that their lives
afe on paired Of The men, however succeeded
father of two others Of the name Of W Sharn' a.ro
md they we're conducted by them out Of tae
county. Tie father Mas arrested for harbor-
trE his sons, whom the Marshal and his aids
failed to arrest The attack on the Marshal
ara a has aads q. occurred On Monday night. On
at Handa1la to the number Of two or three
hundred. They took possession Of the County
Fair Grounds, nearthe town, aud their 1ur.
Der Is low august 26) varlonsly estimated Ut
IRON I'VE hundred TO two Thousand. They
are from this and adjoining counties, md still
they comel'' -.
son Tuesday they made known through
their friends and fympathizers Of the town,
that they held the Union men Of Vandalla ro-
sronsibls for the release Of the old man
| to them they would arrest and punish certain
prominent Union men Of the town, and dc.
stroy their property. This threat Induced q
| few Union men to obtain from tho almost
dying Provost Marehal diApatch to Commits
| sioner OkcaD, requesting the release Of
which they agreed to suspend further pro.
ceedings under the threat until they could
hear the anfwer Of O'Kea2, for which they
are still waiting up to this "wednesday eve
hing at sundown. We know not what the
right may bring forth"
| VIC Ae "ittout any eAAclEnL organization,
! without srm6, and have no prospect Of rally
| ing g sufficient force to meet such numbers.
If left unaided ne must submit to such treat.
n entas may, in the mercy Of Copperheads,
he n:cted ont to us.''
ave expect returns from the Commission
er TO night, and cannot reasonably expect
him TO grant the release. Indeed, !, for one,
do not cetire it. nor nDy other backing do I'M
to demands: Of Copperheads, the Chicago pre-
| cedent notwithstanding; but do want that
| my GoTernu eIt placa nc In circumstances
Tor sel5;p' estrva.ion or protect me by their
Other accounts state that three Of tho riot
CTS were killed and several wounded, but I
imagine that this is an exaggeratlon, and that
only the Marshsl and his aid were wounded.
Another account says: The squad Of cav.
alsy sent fIem olncJ into Fay cite county, to
Ierltads on Monday last. A short time ago
Gcyernment detective O'Neil arrested Thos.
6. Dn1ch, a dese1ter, who escaped from tho
| Deputy Provost Marshal (as he was being
cenveJed to st. Lsuis) by jun ping through
window Of the car. On Monday the same
rc.a1tsttd him lie and hi, father aud bro.
| ther we're at the houte at the time, wera all
armed, and attempted to fire on the military,
but we're oycrpoTered, arrested, aud taken
| to olney with other deserters and parties ar.
rested for resisting tho CAPTURE Of lesertera,
vi t1<4 u4AIEu3 LAH party k41. Country
swa' ming with armed Copperhcads, who fired
| at the soldiers from thtckets. One
soldier was MORALLY wounded. and
Deputy Provost Marshal snmmeryille
shot through the arm, breaking it. Another
ball pafsed through bis thigh. As the cay
htard in every direction, giving the signal Of
! danger. F1equent squads Of Coppefheads
wtrc seen, and Nhen dashed upon BY the cav
airy, wonld break and run into corn feldaand
brush, many Of them dropping their weapons
in their hurry 10 escape. Tho soldiers In this
| way captured many arms. which were brought
Z! In by them or deEtroysd.'
The remainder of this account is similar to
ibat In the letter above.
AIother letter adds to the above that ties
were placed on the railroad bridge Of the ILL.,
nois Central, below Vandalia By the tnsur-
gents, for tie purpoae Of thro wing the pas
tcpgtr train, supposed to contain the prison
ers, Oft the track.
1'hare since learned that the Copperheads
assent b1cd at Fandalia, achieved trinmph,
IN that thcy compelled the authorities to sur.
tender up the man asked for By them.
QUANTREh HERE At THE DEMOCRATIC MASS
MEETING.
lie Springfield journal asserts upon unquea-
ttcnable authority that QuantIel, the Law.
lence asfas sin, was in thls city On the 18th Of
June, at the Democratic Mass meeting. Was
il form "a at the time by a leading Democrat
= hackers from Missouri were at the Convcn-
ton, and that they were armed. Also, that it
was principally through these that the SD
rtetlntion passed the meeting; that It WAS
submitted TO their leaders beforehand, &C.,
&c. The Register, tf thus city, works itself
tournol, and denies the statement. would
like to know how the Register man can nuthori-
t&tiyely deny 1Dy arch statement, unless he
Was well aware Of Quantrel's Whereabouts on
.ha. day. 1t has boosted that there were
y Aupdied Quantrels might ba7e lid them.
selves away. Perhaps O'Mahoney, Clay Dean,
Slcglettn and Others, can tell better than the
Register whether Qaantrel was present or not
At sny 'ate, the Register man can only author
Qua1trel was not there to his Knowledge, did
l OF visit bis Office, or consult with lin re-
tpcctisg the platform OF the meeting.
The trouble, however, in case Lampbier made
such denial. would be that no one would
Ssasse sa ssed him. !N9M T Gen Singleton Tl placs
as gentleman, that he did not see and con.
versa with Qunntrcl at the meeting, Copper
bead as he 10, / won&d believe him. But Lam
pliers denial In the matter amounts to moth.
Ing one way or the olher.
TEE MASS MEETING.
News frcm all parts of.the State promise
well for the great Mass Meeting. If the dele
cations promised come, it viii be The largest
meeting Of the kind ever held In the State.
Great preparation il being made to accommo-
date all who come. The following leading
nen have accepted invita- ions to spe,k:
Hep1y 8. Lane, II 2. Chandler, ID Mich; chas.
John 4. Logan, John A. McCle1nand, +. j.
Oelesby, B. II. Prentits, Gov. Yates, Ill:
Gen. C11tiss, Ind F. A. Hoffman and Thos,'
]. Turner, J. n. H'ayne Col. Dougher:y, Ill.
The delegation from Quincy will number