, 1863-09-05

The great mass meeting held At Springfield
on this Thursday Sept 8, ,was, In anyTespects,
the most significant gathering which has taken
Place In the state OF Illinois ior very long
per1od- inose "no READ an account OF IL, IN
the public papers, can 1orm no adequate idea
Of the imposing character Of the spectacle. 1t
Is easy enough TO ss1 thas on such IN occa"
sion, there was IN assembly OF seventy or
eighty thousand persons, but the mind retuses
to take IN the vast idea, from an utter want
ofcapacity to realize 1t in any objective form,
as reality. We are puzzled with nothing 50
much as re are with numbers; and EerT lew
are competent TO make = 1atna4 estlma5e OF
the sum OF popular assemp!agea. hence'
although all are agreed that Inc meeting on
Ihursoay e3ceeaeo DJ several 1aousanas any
tnaI nad met IN tne e1@se tos yea17' II was
oiioenlt TO ano uuaon u opinion Us TO INC
actnsl nnmper present On Inc oeeaslon'
some there were, ana tnose, 'oo' VINO were
accustomed TO attend and address large
meetings, VINO estimated II al Ioooo; otnefs
again. Striking at more medium nsafes' put
1tdown ut 1o'oo; ana tn's was inc lo"est
est'mnte which We nearo any one naAe o'
tfnh e31faoto1nsts ga.nerlne. ..,.,~ IT,.
we arc .ncnneu' no"s.s.' . ~ ' r.. |u~s 49,
ron n1Ey W se'entyvn'e 'uoes s .s,e "as ~
~ s,s.,,a-s,,. 80. - ~ - n,oIa .nra 80 ~ rsssonsh,s
.o. suA"s4.s F 49, .e.aa.+ ~ .a+,rntfn~ ~
1uoE~enI - ~ 4eps.., 1,., - Ia1,1 s.1s ~
nu.iosf ~. .ae .%],., ~np1'.s@s 49, :. -. '
a1u ~e sua s,us ~ .1 - - ss.o.e1'
WIN tne ep'eee oesu ~ .Ao ~. - ~.
co".ees ~ ~, p.0f., @A~ 1
cl1E1e. Aueio A1snt' uo"e'sa' na'o oe'a
IL, 600 In the city, Tor when the 1a1r ground
WIS full almost to sutfocation, the streets,
..a 81. .o,ds 1n,d,no II tb.n, f,on, thu mt.
and tne roaas 1eaoang 10 tnen1 uo" '1e oo1-
skirts Of the city, were literally crowded
with rsssengers. on foot, and In vehicles Of
~ 80 -i1ss ard 5aso-,n+,on.
au @ ootts' eA, ~ o.o.. 4es: -:,.ae,.
Hltnln e1fele o1 ei1'y.nso iallss u eprlns-
field, the farmers and settlers turned out BY
Thousands. in teams drawn by two. and often
to-sa. oaoh vsoor .onts,o;ns
ny aoo1 no1ess, s1 "oser 80
not less than eight, nor more, that we aa"'
| than ten persons, male, female, and neotef
babies. AL along the Chicago and ,Aton Line,
o.,1 Il wadraxasv asernoon, the
even SO early ID wednesday ". ~, .,,ao1,
country people were ASSEMBLED AZ tno various
| staf}ons In scores and huudeds, 10 caeef the
:,,.r5,,. -, tha 1roy N tse political shrine Of
pAs4s ~ ~ '1.-.st and 1,nuie3dv mass-
| 1PAAD7A"~ ~AA N r.o,s l..1.~
es had they poured Into Springfield during
Tednesday, that at7 o'clock in the evening
80 s,.sr,1rr rooro IN th- 7yho1e
| 1hese "as ~. 0t.epAs . ~. .,-sts
| city, neither IN the aotels uol lu0 efl'"Le
houses, to accommodate the clamorous aud
o,,oo+an+ ~4a5to,s. Thousands slept that
c.Iess ~ I. T. 49, s.~~a4s ~ .v.,o1s
| night, as ne neafds II tae 5tfeele, ID "asons,
| and In the adjacent woods. Daylight had
scarcely daxned On Thursday before the al-
,csI,v crowded streets and tho, onphfarcsw were
iate afnrethe ~ % @ 4eanlar meet}nr besan: and
inrr bcforc the PROCESSION n1ade it's appear
ance the covered seats In the ampftheatre, and
| the stands. were crowded, and upwards OF a
fudes who we're tired of waiting for the speak
ers announced tor the printed programme.
We cannot compliment the Marshals for
their ekIll in arrungfug the business OF the
meetfnr. nor for tie attention which they
na;d r. The reporters. Indeed, these latter
5c9e'etnen ~ ..rn-- - +Iar, f.o7n 1rreot i3ts
ta,'ce on5 'renrrsenfaI some Of the first and
eet saeete ;t,4a+tant 1,oners IN fhe North West.
Nt Sst ~ 5a%ars wpp1fS cafnrs}fv desire pood
Nnoe9 Ieause e.ta.ntons "uu+ " -,aasy+;nr 1nsfeaa
ha3xeser y. s Of receiyng he Usual coartesies
no k1no o. psepaIas "eis o no1 au1 n1anl4s
Ihefe we're neltaoI ee".S aot - ta91se' ~ W
proT'dea lo1 nen, aau III ~ ~" aFSar .he .he
utmost olMG4ay @ lnns s ne5 aJ st,1o 1u ~ bnnrN NV
spcakl9g aa4 tt oSsn s01uk " ~ nrnn +he Mat,
eoo1a III! ea oa1s Sag ~ 's4nnds an wb;ch had
3olme aa. ::4a1 " ~ far Tho nratnrs Ever
then some OF me fepor1is nro a t6s ~ ncea az
the pia1ksI;S " +;e 5s+-imenf ~ offhei,
ORIG "11te slane ~ ~ n-4vaa ~ 1AeA'
WoIk, ana 70 tne l9Jlsy " ~ pa, is ro~ II
we 90 no1 ~ secoa5 fsd ta fnns raI9Fters ~ N ~