, 1863-10-19

HcjoJcinEs Mt Lodf-F1ags; Banners;
cannon, Cheers and Giory y-Kone
County In a Blake.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.]
T1pr nr+ Ia 1894

Correspondents Of the Chicago Tribune.1
Lop1, Oct. 18, 1868.
The citizens Of this place we're ont last
night in their might. The church bells were
rung. early in the evening to gather In the
people; and By eight o'clock P. n. very
Tese M assembled On Main street With le coante:
nances beamipg with delight over the glad
tIdipgs in the TRIBUNE from Ohio, Penusyl.
vania and Iowa Political parties were all
submerged into one great, grand Union pha-:
Ing # a. light md bright as noondaY. Pow
der Was pleutifally supplied, a.d the roar Of
our artillery Was incessant till after midnight.
Banners with national Union notices were
on every ride. Patriotic speeches By patriot
s % sag gpE eap epe q@ R RGnts 5 & oV
The ladies took part IN singing patriotic
songs, waving their white handkerch1efs In
token Of their approval Of this great demon
stration. Such enthusiasm VAS scarcely ever
eclipsed.
Professor Il. G. Bristol's eloquent illustrs-
tions we're 90 perfectly overwhelming, con-
yincipg and appropriate, that the people
could not be restrained. After the speaker
closed they actually mounted him upon their
principal streets, followed by thousands,
cheering as they marched along. This was
decidedly the g1andest demonstration ever
exhibited in this place, Al least, In the mem
orr Of that venerable man the Oldest Settler.
Taa to ss h5pE IN egy aeE
tie hiseee and groana of the multitude. Not
tenr Was shed during this part Of the per-
foEmarce, but the more sensitive held their :.
haEdke1chiets to their nostri1s to shield them
from the the nodous ef1uyia of the decom-
posing carcass Of the arch traitor. i
GOV. Yates, President Lincoln, Gems. Grant,
Butler, Resecraus, McClernand, and last,
though not least, Gen. John a. Logan, were :,
oil toasted and cheered IS their names we're /
mentioned b., the speakers On the stands, :
Three groane, with accompanying his5es, i
were appropriated to the Chic,go!
Times, its proprietors and their clan. All
felt that We bad right to celebrate the great );
Federal victory oveE the dre-in -the-rear army. !:
eoa ead FSey Lad easesa into
torpid state that WAS to be perpetual, and i
they had got so low in their darK, a1imy holes, +
that the atmosphere around US was perfectly
pure, and the nox1ous eM1vIa that filled the
ceptihle to the most sensitive olfactosy nerves,
There vas no uniting or unc!ean thing to
mar our perfect happiness.
r Illinois foldiers in the field were not forgot.
ten; ne claimed for, and assigned to them,
the post Of honor In the field. Their record
is good they have covered our State all over:
with halo Ct glory, Governor Yates being
The great centre Of the whole.
Did You not hear us when wo cheered for the
Tag cf our country and the Chicago TRIBUNE
We did 1t, and that, too, with hip, hip, hip;
the booming Of cannon, and the hufrah3 from
Thousands Of throats. !.
We are proud that we1 are -llliuoisans.:
Again ana again We pledged ourselves to SUE
tain our President, our Generals aud our
soldiers, to put down the last Testige Of re-;
bel]ion and treason. It was grand affair!
the whole thing was conducted In a manner
be coming free and haupy people. When
the.peop1e were eatlated Tdifh Joy, ali closed
In peace and harmony. This morning, 70
rhete you Will or look which way you
pleate, you Eee happy and smiling faces, ask-
lrg each other IN q 1ocular manner, L they
have heard from Ohio. R.D,F.