, 1863-09-08

LfEss On !AE t1bs AoU46Y 64toA Au4 NucAg0
Railroad. The arrival Of this train.
mas one Of the, finest sights I ever
witnessed. Most Of the cars vera open and
crowded to excess, ill standing on the seats,
waving flags and banners, hats and haud-
kerchiefs In responfe to the cheering of the
crowd about the depot. Calculating; sixty
persons to each car, the delegation alonenum-
befed three Thousand people. a short time
before, train nearly as long came in from
the ncrth on the same road, IN the same
manner. There were two trains with nearly
six thousand people, aud twill give an idea
Of the crowd upon other trains during the
night previous and the forenoon. Of Monday.
Aud remember that Springfield was full to
overlowipg On the day before the meeting.
Iactually heard people walking the streeia
a1l night long, while the State House, PUBLIC
Square, and every hotel had not room, and
In the place today even the private houses
were filed to oGeI1owtng.
The difference In the appearance Of the city
on the 17rh md Sd was also marked. On the
18th Of June there were but lew flags hung
we're not half 80 crowded with people,. On
the Sd nearly every house, public or private.
had their flags hung from the windows, OF
floating from the roof The appearance of
the stores around the Public Square was very
fine indeed, and several business houses were
sp1endldly decorated. Among them I no.
Heed the establishment Of John T. Stuart &
Co., and c. ". Matthews q Co. The en-
frances 10 these stores we're tastefnlly draped
IN the national colors and large flags displayed.
The houses et Yates and Smith, salteF, Vat.
scn, 4. z. Mckenzie, Owen, Mayo. T. T.
Et,ls 5on, p B. Fsesy F:ss9y, 6: ce M,ess, ss0s g.
Fo1, McGrceiy, ": Y Ro1, 4. Melvin,
Beach, Wharne s. 6tebblns, ". B. Miller,
Kimber & Ragsdale, I. Greble. Wright. Cole.
mnn, and others. Were finely decorated. prin~
cipally with flags. E. B. Hawiey, In addition
in the window, which was tastcfnny festooned
with flags. Chatterton's. jewelty establish
uent displayed In the window the elegant
tilk hng TO be presented by the ladies Of the
Ladies' Loyal League and soldierB' Aid Socl-
y to th ed Tennessee regiment, also spleu.
nttraction. Flsga were displayed from the
residence Of ]. Tldep, Esq (the former home
of,tle President,) the headquarters Of the
Adiufant General, the American House, Ken
d1ick Honee, and many German hotels, and
places Of public resort.
The Ntqists4, Of this city, places the crowd
at cir or eeyen thousand. AS that paper est1-
mated the crowd On the Eth at 100000, and
as the crowd On the Sd is acknowledged by
al those with whom have conVersed, to be
nearly double Its size, at the rate Of that rera~
eious gapef's figures, our estimate should be
The Missouri Repn62ican's correspondent in
this city-onc OF the bltterest Copperleads
! IN the Etate-estimates the crowd at 10000,
which is fair one from m opponent.
! The dispatch published In the Times on the
| 4th, is the editorial OF the Register, on the
! meeting, and tissue cf the basest fAlsehoods,
| written by the renegade Union man who
| dare not 60 to the secret reasonable meet
| Ing in Chicago, nfter he had promised to do
so. The statements about<Iows, riots and
Drunkenness are made of the whole
cloth, Us the police columns Of the Register
will show, which do not chronicle single
arrest, or eyen allege that any vas made
TWO or three arrests Of pickPockets were
made, but the parties proved to have CONT
from other States, and all are Copperheads II
good standing. Either the RegHtr must be
very unenterprising newspaper, or Its edi
For my part, never saw crowd SO or.
derly, so good humored, 80 full Of fun ard
Epi1tt, and, above all, 50 oTerh0wing with en-
thueiaem for the good cansc, People sat fol
hours in ore spot, In the vast amphitheatre
so packed and Eedged into It that the heat
must haye been very grcat1ndeed- Still there
was no disorder. When it Was announced
that Goy. Yates. Gen Og}csty, Gen. Preutiss
and other distinguished men, were about te
speak ut a particular stand. Of course thert
Was tremendous crowd, but Au Was good
humored. eaw no blows struck, and heari
no angry words. Every one appeared to bt
so taken up with mauifesting his devotion tt
the cause rs to have no time to devote to AMI
mere personal nntters.
Some Of The scenes which took place Werk
moEt exciting and eoul-stirring. When GOV
rnEh took place from all parts Of the ground
Still will venture to say not one ee1ghtof ths
people on the ground could sec or hear him
| nor did the other five stands appear deserted
theatre and tore OF the boards In orde
to get q view, and before the crowt
would allow the Governor to proceed
} every person had to sit down or squat dow
as best he could, so TINT those behind conl
sec. The Governors impaseioned appeal, +
, TO a pitch Of frenzy, but 1t was when h
spoke of the wounded Of our brave soldiera
and the grassy mounds on the banks Of th
. Southern rivers which marks the restin
I'll places Of the honored dead, that the peop1
we're moved. then SAN hundreds Of sta
/ warth men weeping like children.
n Gen. oglesby a1ho made powerfully. poi
ular and effective speech. He won the henri
Of the people. They love and reverence Il
gallant Dick as children DO father Els hi
Tory Of his experience at the South, especial
with IT gard to the cofored people, Was liste1
ca 10 WlLQ Oreltults5 attt41ou su4 Mt14Es
But when the General appealed to the peopl
to devote their Lives, their fortunes, and the
. | sacred honor, the blood OF themselves an
their children to the cause, the effect r:
transcendenuy grand. The whole assen
b]age, at that pait Of the meeting, rose en- mas
ard reneRed the solemn oath with uplifte
handE.
meeting were made By. Gen. ogleshy, Go
Yates, E. C. hgersou and Gen. Pnentis
The most logical and EtatesmRnlfke Epeech'
were by 6enators Chandler and Doo1lttl
Gen. McClernand, Col Dougherty, and fn t
: evening by Hon. Charles T. johnson OF III
more radical on the slavery question tha
/ OURS, and their sentiments undoubtedly til
better with the masses on that account. Tt
| people, believe me, want slavery buried Q,
Of sight They consider the time for bal
( way measures long since gone by.
: Senator Lane, of Indiana, and Gen. Ha.
, ME, Of this State, also made excel1e
: speecheR.
: TIE YELLING OF TIE PEOPLE.
There is no use in denying it, by any on
& The masses are right on the Union questio
& an glad to eee that some Of our War De-
4 ocrats are more radical on the slavery qn,
It tfon, and MS regards the treatment Of t
= rebels, than the old line Republicans.
/. Our German friends present from all pa
II | Ql IuE ELAIEt uuO u{G I'LL llGuk. luuSS
= st. Clatr, Maditon, and other counties in Il
|. part Of the State, rein perfect accord ri
u their st. 1oris brethren, and most nndo
!, that Illinois ehonld give Ill the moral 81
l. port 1t possibly can, to the emancipation
Of 1Sa ,,aan;y hsy Rszssys adp the dpe1
IS were that State again crushed under the ii
If heel Of slavery.
~ DEMOCRATS.
'e Anumber of leading War Democrats u
in this city yesterday, and decided to issut
cali for nass meeting Of the War Den
0, crnts Of the State to take place at Decst
,e ! during, the State Fair. Among /
,e gentlemen present % we're @ Gen; =! 4eCl g
N CoI. boueherty, Col. McCrel1is, aud E. Q.
le geIeoT, Who also spoke on behalf Of
re brother, the celebrated Col lngersoh, Eh;
~ head, an happy to say, rs legel" on !
ae preat question az the day. The object Of
ty 5laes Convention is to get an expression
the Var In sgpRoss o. o. dnnesi 1nn III
81 to the sd resolution, Of the 18th Of 5u'
10 There is no intention TO start separate
u gau1zatfou.
g. TB11EG TO REPUpATK IT.
In come places individual Democrats
irving to repudiate the e3d resolution. L.
be Is principally In doubtful counties, in Of!
to get votes at the next county elections.
wherever the masses Of the Copperheadpa
., meet they invariably Sustain 1t fully: !
- bu1gh, Menard county, on the Goth Of Augu
= 1T tbis mass meeting resolution n opp.s
y fion to coercion, and one in favor Of resist
u Tie Government BY force Of aims IN ceft
contingencies were passed. The Union pf
should poke this 23d resolution AZ thelr
II ponents. It ita NEST enecuve meapn;n4, p;4,oa u
~ ~ 7enee, land believe In o1ense III poltlcs
ae ran aaEnrN r. ia simn1y the ackuoHle