, 1863-08-11

conspiracy organized for some unlawful par.
pose? Two months ago every Copperhead
srer In the State Denied theee dEilliugs Of
armed men By moonlight. Now, in one coun-
tya Democratic meeting is held; and We are
told by these same papers that 5,oUU armed
precision to the eound Of martial mnaic. Let
The loyal people OF the State draw the proper
By these things, you will see thst that
Threatened fire n the rear has not Jet been
given up. On the contrary, It WILL pc opened
the moment chance is given oy iore.go m
teryentlon, or rebel success to make II ayail-
able. It il also hoped andsxpected by the
Copperheaas that the next Presidential elec-
tion VIII sfford an opportunity to preetpitste
the North into revolution. The ticket Is
already being sounded It Is being charged
that the people will be oyc.awed at tne poiis;
that true expression oi ~ ~ ,nasat WI " sls
cumstances Of the country; &c., &C. IT'S
also jntended. that If By any sor' OF posslhn.
ity Ya|laudjgham is elected. and that the
President wifi not 1ecsu the order OF ban
ishment, it will be made pretext iot Tevol1'
tion-ar1ned revolution In the North: indeed,
society in the Democratic party. Of which he
is said to be number, sent Dick merrick to
Niagara Falls to endeayor to persuade the
arch traitor. to make tr!umpha1 entry into
Ohio, In defiance OF the authorities; The
1imes, in TACT, openly recommended this. l
learn it was part OF tna g!eas aS So1ept 9aE,th y;
concert. The attempt WAS not made, only
because the said conspiracy was nipped IN the
bud By our Late glorious Union victories.
GREAT UNION MASS MEETING.
On the Sd Of September great Union mass
convention will be held in this city, for the
purpose Of giving expression to the loyalty Of
the people q this State in the present crisis.
It is hoped to make it the most Imposing dem
place in the West. Some Of the ablest speakers
andmost uncomp promising patriots ofthe coun-
try will be speclally invited and are expected
to be present. Among them will probably be
Generals Butler, Logan, McClernand, HaJnte,
AID Oglesby; Governors Tod, Morton, Cur
lin, Johnson BEanlette. salom9a. aad Al"
drew; Hons. Joseph 4 Wright, Robert Pale
Owen, Dickinson, Colfax, Drake, Doolittle,
and q humber Of others. The Union people
Of Springfield will he prepared to extend hos
pltalities to very lnrge number Of persons,
and ample arrangements will be made for all
who will come Let the Union men Of ILL.,
nols turn ont In their strength.
In this connection might say that the
Copperhead Rtgister lion has opened its bat
teries upon John 4. Logan. That gentleman,
In return. cap say some severe things Of the
party. He ts prepared to prove, see It
Stated. thut JOeb. Allen, N. G. from the l4th
/ District. raised troops for the Confederats ser
vice, and offered Gen. Logan the command o1
the same. ALIEN Is one Of the white washed
| +. G. C.'s Of the late Constitutional Conven:
/ TIE ARAoRY At RoCK ISLAND.
The prominent citizens Of Davenport
Iowa, I learn, are making desperate exertionl
to have the armofy and military prison a
Rock Islaud set of to tho Iowa military dis
trict The citizens Of Rock Island aud vicln
ity have petitioned against this change, an,
Gov. Yates Is using his influence to have tn
armory kept where it Is. ZErA.