, 1863-02-23
U!)iea9o Wrlt>u,1c.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY e3, 1863.
UKI0N WAR MEETING AT Ma
COMB.
Speeches by Hon. George G. Bates ana
jackson Grimshaw, Esq.

well attended. Notwithstanding the roads
through the country have not been In worse
condition for years past. Several fa7ncrs who
Left home on horseback, found the frozen
crust insufficient to bear horse, hence, they |
left their horses and walked in to the meet
ing, from five to SIX miles. coming and re-
turning through thesnow storm. The largest
room In the town-the Methodist church
was filed to overnowing. Prnlrie City turned
out sixty Of their noble Union men, who char
tered car, and attended in body, They
hare arranged to have a rouslns Union var
meeting at Prairie City, ut an early day
The meeting was organizedsby calling Alex
andcr Blackburn, Esq-, to the chair, and the
selection Of James Robb and Flrman custo, as
Vice Presidents, and ]. N. Wyckof and Geo.
Wells, Secretaries.
Messrf. Charles Chandler, J. B. Cummings,
&c. Sanford, Chas. Dalluul, and j. Z. Mich
oils, were appointed a committee on resolu-
lions. While the committee were in session,
the choir favored the meeting with wen
Rally Round the Flag, boys
The resolution reported By the cop1mitsee
WOW, t1,ose adopted by the minority report Of
tha co,nrnittee on Federal Relations, pub
1,sbcd in the TRIBUNE on the 9TH instant; also |
the following:
reso1exd, That VIC arc especially proud OF the
manly bearing Of the soldiers q Aeponou:a eoun n
~ a. erery engagement in which thcE hare becn
c1ahed to participate, and cvery duty which they
have been called upon TO perform; and 5ota OIL,
and men haye our - hs a4ed both
he CITY and rounty boards for the aid OF o1r so!
;ers and their families for everything needed TO
2 thcar cG%e esonoms Which Withheld appropriations
A R1seirsd, That the proceedings oi this meeting M
he nnblisbed in the Chicago TRIBUNE, and the
Mtcomb Journal
Tho resolutions we're unanimously adopted
bY the raising of hands; notwithstanding Nc
Donoueh county Inns borne the stigma OF be-
;nc strongly tincturcd with secession syui-
pathy, get not hand WAS raised in opposition
to the spirited resolutions, while sea Of
hands were held forth for theifaaoption and
the enforcement Of the principles therein EN-
bodied.
aThe Star Spanglea Banner was then sung
in admirable style by the choir, when Hon
Geo. C. Bates, was introduced and addressed
the meeting in his usual able and eloquent
manner.
srErcu OF HoS GEO. E. BATES.
Mr.. Bates said that events trauspire in the
,ffe of every man. as we'll rs Of nations, fraught
with SO much importance that they exceed oil
former events in importance. Such an event
in the history Of our country, had brought
them together. Itwas romance that he was
therc-a tragedy TINT they were called TO-
rether by such circumstances as 1T present
exist. Wig was he before them? To pleat
the cause Of the Union-to ask the peopl'
question is slready decided in the minds O
an-Vnion men They have dccsdea-aye
f7tfey7ni,aed with a will, that tue Union can
not, slall not, be disaolyed-that we will q
give our property and our lives to prevent il
sepasation. How wonderful, that such go'
ernrncnt as ours. whose progress and pro
perity fs unparalleled in the history of th
wor1d-a government that has ever exper
enced Gods choicest blcskfngs-a gorernme1
whose hag has been honored By every nation.
history, that flag should be spit upon an
trampled In the dust by disappointed po1it
clans and secessipnfsts-not only OF tt
South, but By their sncaking Copperhea
sympathizing, tlaltorons friends at the 40 MORT
heads scathing rcbnke, and compared Il
rebellion fnaugurate ed by them, to tho foul r
volt by Satan, described By Milton. The Ch
cago 1Tnses has volunteered Its influence
behalf Of secession and against the Union, ar
its wake. The Illinois Legislature, who:
acts arc now q reproach and by-Eord throug
out all the loyal States, and nrc stigmattzt
and condemned BY the loyalpress oyeryw wher
were fo{led In their efforts to legalize traito
ous and secession doctrines in 1llinois-a1
the proceedings Of TINT forty-day session
Copperheads have SO disguised many vi
were before conditional Union men, that tn
have now declared themselves unconditio
ally and unreEeryedly for the Union. Son
Of the Copperhcads hare Threatened
slaughter their Union neighbors and burn til,
dwcIlings-if this is their determination
them 70 and Join JET Davis army, Of whe
duties this is the CHIEF.
Ought the Union to be pcrpetuatea and
Administration be maintained: No n
CONTINUED Mr. b. will dare hold up his ht
before the community aud answer this On
ton negatively. We're there any base enor
to oppose tue glorious old Union, the =
spirit Of McDonongh that hero Of tho Revo
tionT from whom theit county was name
should risefrom the tomb in Judgment asai
them.
Mr. Bates alluded to the rapid progress
this countr-of tho formation Of one L
State after another, within Ills memory. "
he and his class mate, the late lamentedD Do
los, left Canandagua county, n. J. to cinb
in business in the West, le had witnessed
growth Of all the Western States, and 6
pioneer he had kept along with the forrm
wave Of emigration, on and on, Westward,
he reached the Pacifc Ocean, wherever
had been, the glorious Stripes and Stars u
honored and reyercd, by men Of whatever
IlulM4k3 VI Nu11I- AEAt ~ 4(A1AAA9 4Vi
day to produce traitors in our own coul
1ilat shall bring shame aud infamy upon th
selves and their pos4cyity for ages to come
eputtning that flag and insulting Its nobl'
Tenders; ,.,a too.,;,.aa n,
be he citizen or soldier, that has witnessed
growth and prosperity of this Union
has witnessed the GLORIOUS uprising" In
def-nce-the most sublime spectacle
world ever saw-tiose who hare enjoyed
blessings and protection Of the best 60,
1ncnt ever Instituted upon earth-wht
there that, upon rctfec ion, dare say ii
else than that THE Union, it must, and
be prescrycd:'
Yet, rs strange and unacconntablc rs It
seem, there arc those who synpath1sc
the traitors, and in order to separate
wheat from the chatf wc should make this
tinct lon-"those who are not for US
against use'-those who are not unconditi
Union men, and will advocate and defend
Union under any md MI circumstances,
disunio1Ists and traitors. Let there be i
Of sentiment nl,d concert Of action umo
the defenders Of the Union, and let them
pei the traitors and Copperheads to {
packs upon their backs and join JcfE. D
when they can spout treason to their he
content.
politicians, whose motto Is to rule or
would be very glad to get rid Of Abr,
Lincoln, hut If God spares his life, and
remain In the United States, they can't g'
Of him for two years to come, do their
This finding fault with leader, who
understands how to steer the ship OF
through the troubled waters was graph
illustrated By the speaker, who descril
storm at sea, when every one on bosfd cx
ed to 60 to the bottom.
During the voyage, the passengers Ia,
come disguised with the conduct of bot
Captain and mate, and during calm we
had thought the management Of the
would be better In other bands. But
the trying hour came, the etontest b
4uaile6, and CONSERVATION sat upon
tace-though rough in manners and upg,
manly in his treatment towards both pn
xess aud cfew-5tho else could guide the
through the storm? They nil as one mn
lied around him, and said "Captaiu, conn
l.s 10 do wllat you will, and we will do
We must stand BY the Union, and by the
n.lntstration, NJ one nan.
The speaker compared the North Will
South, as to their unity Of sentiment. !
they entertain but one idea, which is to 81
their independence as Il separate Confede
There you hear nothing Of political parsi
cliques-aA are united Tor the accomplish
OF one object, md any one dissenting t
from Is imprisoned in dungeon, or fo
that We still cling to old party names
party preferences every political party q
tion t1,at has existed in this country Il
the last generation has its advocates VIII
@ nlatfos1n " IN Sa7e ait IL our soveTeignty over a
accustomed TO consider the President rs
servant Of the People," and vi
people are too prone to set
selves up as judges and dictators;.