, 1863-08-31
UNION GATHERING At MAG
h0llA.
MORE THAN 5000 PATRIOTS
IN COUNCIL.
OVER t,lo0 VEHICLES ON
THE GROUND. r.
Speeches by Hon. l. n. Arnold, Rev
Hi. Rybolt, Judge Bangs and :
Dr. Doale.
From Our Own Correspondent J

iF1om Our Own Correspondent ~
MAGNOLIA. Ill. Aug. q, 1888.
Just After the splendid victories our armies
gained At VIekkburg, Port Hudson, Hclcna,
Gettysburg, &C., the Union Leagues Of Pat
nam and adjoining counties, deemed 1t n
fitting occasion to call tho patriotic people
together that they might upitcdly rejoice o7er
tie triumphs gained; to renew their yoHs
to restore the Union at au hazards, mud to de-
stsoy the cause Of the rebellion. Magnolia
Was fixed upon for the gathering place, al
though 1t Is ten OF twelve miles from aoy rail-
road, steamboat OF stege communication, md
to. day (AuE. 27th, J was named ns the time for
thu gathering. The meeting has proved
great euccet 8, far nbovo snd beyond anything
that its most sapgu1no friends anticipated.
N. yer Within the recollection Of tho Oldest
citizen Of Putnam county, lss there boon ons-
lalf tue number Of people gathered thin It's
bolders for any public occasion, and the en-.
thusia. IN Of the crowd, was fully up to It's
rrmbese. It seemed N If the wholn people
utrc hcre--mcn, ,romcn and children. There
could net have been less than EIGHT THOU.
SAND PERSONS present-this was tho e,tt.
u,:.tc cf the most cautions: md was founded
upon tho fact TINT oser ELEVEN HUNDRED
VEHICLES. we!l filed, by actual and
careful count, wcto On tho ground,
10 w>ncl, may be added an Immense number
Of cqncstrians, pedestrians, and also tho citt-
xsns Of Mas nolls, numbttipE many hundreds.
The outside Of the crowd, which WIS very
c1otcly packed, wns bcyon tho reach Of tho
yt.ice cf tho speakers, although each one OF
them I'oseenLed a penetrating and Tar reachfng
yoicc. The enthusiasm OF the crowd WIS fut:
d oakcss, especially when tocy. enforced ihs
ia.a TN: tic eawsc Of t1e reoa'lio1s ynuat be
csueItd before Wc can hare susc aud pcrma.
NJ ut pcaco, wcrc responded TO in . lanaes
tbat 10y 70 doubt ulat the people Of Putnam
md ao1o.ntpE copntica are fully up to s w.
subject. They cmplatieallY declared that
notblrg but Tho complete and ctcsnal nunihl
lAtlun 0f tho accurscd institution would mesl
tic necessities Of the times, mud any. ono who
fore the crushing force Of loyal opinion.
Tho mtetirg was held In 4 beautiful grove
about haif milo north of Mngusiia. Ii thil
g'ayr wcrc ctt4bllaled Huttu number O
Elatids Vi hich rcfEeshincnta woso sold. tht
Aia soei.ties cfL.s.ilc ara rntnsu, Counties
lIc1e NJ 10 eleo thseo baods Of music mud 1
glee club present. whose excellent hArmonlo'
lcht an additional. attraction 10 tho occaslon
TIE ORGANIZATION.
| uD 4QlGluE& flA@A NA4 E&4&CA u QFAEE
II O'Clock, u. n.. and tue following olllcsr'
choacn:
Ires1Jsht-Andrew Watdtaw.
I1es itss9deas-J. r. HAyss.
Sscfrfa,V-il. u. 1evpes.
Tle ti1ht speaker intro ]nccd was Rev. ]. G
Asd not rcacled tho ground whea III. B
spoke, and llc did net therefore hear his speech
AID is unabIe to giTu his point9. Dnt 6e WI
info1p.d by thosa who did hear It t],s. it VIZ
= tinc tfort, wort tho occasion. After M'
Rybolt had concluded, thc meeting aJjoasne
ono honr for dinner.
AFGEESoos MEETING
At two O'Clock, h1ter cuue music by III
band and the Elee club, the President iutrc
diced to the meeting Hon. Isaac N. Arnold
Representative in Congress from Chlcagt
Aud be vas received Will greet cordially.
NR. ARSOLD'a srKECn.
Mr.. Arnold said he had hoped to hare ha
thu pleasure Of announcing 10 this andlcac
: to day TINT the s1Are ana hsripcs wased Owe
. tho ae1nolI,hcd battlemcnts Of Fort Sun,te.
but although he Eaa nnablc positively {
: make Euch IN announcement, yct he fondl
l. | believed that 1t was tsuc-that tho old H.
de:s wayc oyer Sumter, and tha. it mcul
u continue to waye In: prouA triumph the
o | y u.le orc brick or btcre l:y nFon anotne
And If Charleston hax fallen, or when 1t do
e al, would have some noble man gsthof I
] tile nehes Of betTa5 ed und sacked L1Wreuc
4 + and E1rrw them over the ground "he
Ccnrles:on Gncn Eas
+ And row, ny fellow ci!izons. I want to CO
a eraiulate you uron tho proE1ess Of our am
aid the noble aclieyemcnts Of our soldier
u TIE E1cat Fathtr Of Wdters has 1ccelgcd u
q ditto: nj interest as tho scsre Of perhaps Il
II n. OFT 1tm8'kahle military camPagn af eTsr r..
l9,n. IN hsod "d ets Mas o1 1tas
o1tby Of the theatres on which It Was enat
IL ed From the fall Of Fort Donelson to t
J; filal triumph At Eicksburg, were secaes
~. the mcst VOL itIla1 succ :sses and tne NJ
z slapendous 'ifllul:ies. The campaign Of !
m NIss!ssjnpi will 1tyc as long as the eampst
be | Of Napoleon in Italy, I Remember 1aasl
hard Prssident I!rcolc say, Al the time
be lie fal1 Of Fort Don.lson. that the fAte OF
,is rebellion would be tctt!cd IN the Taflcy OF
N,ssuktppi, Tbs fkte OF tbs rebellion ]
ne been eeislcd there. It has leca settled
les tlo gallant soldiers Of the Weat-youE 81
~ Tlc glory Of State is made up 11are
cl- fiom It's military records: I recognize
as, t,uth that our tirst duty ts t9 onF county
st. y. iularY duty is loyalty to the National
mt +, fore ve are New Workers, New Ergtant
or IuinnIsnns. And here let mo say that
VI noIs, the fourth State IN the Union II pc
in la1ion, is SECOND to none In h hsr Iecora N
SUI" but none have made more glorious ret
ous than Illinois, with her 16o.0o gallant son
i've the field:
1t ia the tdNse which hnlloW6 inc ne
'an sword Brave zen hare fought for tysa
-. Tsts fact has gatnednew Vitality in the his
on cf The lust thscc years. But liberty, hal
the | the sword and conse.gntes the blood SAG
h.t her defepse. For this OFT scla!ers arc
t Of vsich ever invoked the blessing Of Almt
mite God.
s1s We want peace We want peace b g
aia~ t. 2 cut ard submission Of The Eebc's
;ults tLccru.hiue out Of the e1use Of the MAR.
e.n We o:t ~ speeay ye sesgfe ,ps peaSs;ih no;hc
:oua- brave son; tho husband TO tho WIFI:
can that peace BE- obtained? By Uni
~ouA ii The loJA people Of the country: Bya
the ard strong rull altogether, What !.
esestest aaSgcr Tseo to e tb
'ack- emy OF its leaders; It Ia not foreign inte
,tion linn. No tie rcal danger ID In tAftrttnti
rthI *sdnpathi:ers in 1he North. live CO..
LAW unite a. to give the Union cause th
be ltrergt5, moral and physled. of The j.. =
TIC momentous issue ofthe day ID s1ni
libt4tH beneath ore fog, o: national {
roh,c Shall We Iiye in free RaPuhllc, or b dls
l"oo beret1 md shattered Into fragments! =
,srac and and national death wnrns our delay. 7 b
'@tae If TIC American people could today
lc1plc their st,ites aud CONVENTIONS. and adol
!, con. E'1tto q the Isat TntEusn t u,1~3es, =
:elcd. !, ,Saf rnr5 rlstorx aond sssorrs.. Iatus
hero o. . principle that every man shall o"
ncpa SOU nc W. .: hrn rd tG wv ~ nttit
c step tho rhtcs II he'll tlan mol prevail agair
2 from Inls ). slaSeho:des.s Teeeil!on.
Tords' cautc Of Contention. slaye1T annlhilatt
e wor. tlcu would como good fesitag bctwc
,ad of rasr .r,T, ! I'm III, ti.v. dcrntaS ~