, 1864-11-04
AFTERNOON GATHERINGS.

AFTERNOON GATHE EHINGs.
The prcGranue advertised Tor the afternoon was
cot fully carried ont, owing to the disagreeable
weather. The heavens threatened rain and IL
Though I: did rot tall, the gathering clouds oomed
port eptcpslg, and chilling wind made 1t exceed
1ne5 GtfasreeabIe to etaud out Of doors more than
nEe minute. at time. IL vaR quite cold. and the
pYeseEce Of *uIt ard other warm wraprtnge vas
lot 4utlcttns to overcome the rightly Of the at-
mospbete Nevertheless, tee peop.e gathered IN
great numbers. The e:.ly two sides OF the Court
tie vino we're each crowded hy = !arce eoneourse
e persons, and snotcer assemb.aEe adjourned 10
Metropolitan Hail.
COURT House scuARE-souTH SIDE.
The south door Of the conEl Houee Square was
carly surrounded by large aumbsr Of Union.'ov-
Ing men, among whom were very many ladies,
uioet Of whom had come In With the country dele.
outipue. The Great WsFterI Light Guayo Baud
Was in attendance and 1ur1 1shed mot excellent
mrsfc. The piee, sdinRs here commenced asont
G. q. wicker called the meeting to order and
nominated ae Chairman. Hon. +. sc.mmon.
HON, j. I. ecAnnox.
Hon J. T. Scammon phid that fo1r wears an the
loyal people o. the North assembled IN this city
and nomiL LATED AZ President, Abtah.m Llucolo.
Then ,,,s The peops declared themselves ready
t. but pvss raisa IL s'vs ss
Tnapinoutiy, deda9tly, H. sl.,e holders rejseted
all propositions and made VIZ upon the only GOV.
erpmeai which could be declared FIRE Then Mr
Lincoln bad TO etep for safd and take a stand
against the institution The Emancipation Proc.
lAmx,ion was not the selection Of Mr. Lincoln, bu1
Nas toret:d pom him BY the ioetc Of eseure, How
ever much The Prss1d.ut or the people may h1ve
they remv mbered the fandameut. priuc}oaI % o9 he
Constitution. That ali en- were born free 80 the
proclamation o. T. universal freedom wss necessity,
rle b. only tv 0 eides. Tue one psrty were t.nt
tuc for freedom aud Tree 1art.tu iuns. the otner
party were nat lin: for slavery and the
seo. the speaker couuuue8, he raw the President
at the Execuuve Maueian, ard congratulated him
Ineoa 1sthes ssas iaEiac sso9. s pwn 1u
advancement, had his Hh1le mind occupisd by the
floroas ne1e rom Aa-.!snd- By which that s.a.e
et1ke the ehacs.er from every slave Aiew dsys ago
there srs mled ut the Cattle Pen in this city the
Coppefbs sd Cunvt ntion+ which nominated for
Tse log men ~ho met VI Baltimore have selected
ccnpft oi ntu whose wlule uree hare been Il
E,ern resit:, md who have risen from
men who bnye been nursed tn the lap of
Andrew job, the paor isnor mt tailor, has sue
cts.iul,y 1-ru IN au honorable p.iit.csl career.
nve. fo.c. ttspz / II po, erty, ii. origin OF nis
Mn..r, DAILY rra+ be opposed TO aud 1neuIted hy
reoIi, m 90 ,l.sir duty, ne1i Taerdsy viii tnd itm
ett'cd tn Il: second p3-itl0u II The county. Oa
the u,ott s.cd George B McC:1flAn obtained a.
tftI:1tt rfEERe1G1 al Tue Expt Ef 0{ ZuG tSQfETQs
NUT e1 thin ben he could oh,-in more mnoEt
ltan ~ trrttue lii couutry. he reslcutd his GDv-
:: Office L, ob.atu place under q rairoa1
cesyor-'Ion 3teeEiee George II, Feadte:on has
nu1h., hold up in the estlsn s:ttn If The Amer.
1cas s.tns'c lertdes his psea4o ast. ocrscy. The
L. 10: ."tvts The only one winch represent. the
NOIEi;.. Eltu, the OnlF progressive parry
II. IT., ,str cGnc1tted By an eloquent appsal to
hi- bre;a!r to do Il cir lu.y .. the ensrlng cleo
flonf.
HOS. n. r 0ApDIs
%
a6eor4ts the tt1+t. cf enf partic7far p4:ty. bu.
ttaue1r. rpoa the broad platform OF the Uoion Of
IL tbe Sta:er, be spoke TO those woo wish to per
1nthtrs. Whist, cont, ped tic 20 p.ascr, bsoush:
bir he sett~ 1necther from the:r ci:y homes and
COUNTS han'e'e. Tses had not met to discuss
aas tS.y Eshsa eAdieu ea
b. u.sroid. to resolve that next Tuesasyh tun
tss 'S P fai s0'fs & thai; eo5ase 5s:sss
.or Y oil snons ht enks, 10 pure reastnents would
the VITO ptorie. throwing aide al parsy de-.
mus, Ity 1eee.nss 2 a,,sia the good Of ths rso!s
eo1n, %hen M he ,sso5 r. Va.
to-csy, tbe democracy then en- viii aD'f5 Be- q .
sbs1idsn and sherman, and mt BE- but nooa .au tne
asher Of the present bastard Democracy. Dem J.
cratic oralole n5s crest in their statements thatthis
Ut0u had for tta origin einpF the piece Of u1rch.
ntnt upon which the cone,1tution vas gr1,ter, but
pu 10y Il men knew ho Fire this staten ant SFas
Pra.e III. !, thtir .avises assert that al consis.
tent men should be iu favor Of any antcabIe
atrsrgtm. ut with the rebels, hut Christ hlmself,
conttActct+d the truta Of thi. assertion wh n
cha1 gers lie csbt them iorclb;y out. The C0nsu.
tnttoT. the ~. sker continued. vas TO: the Union,
eg1 he H. dgr ,se see gn1e ss L. .o
through IT. ballot-hox. The majority Of this
c~untzs we're The poor men. the hsns and einew o!
the Ct untty. This ms}arity JET D-yis aud his
No1thern alaes are labortng to oppose 20 that
working mtn must vote next f1tsd.y for the op-
porente Of ibis party, for the 1epr.eeatauves OF
chi d ofan Hi.bmau. and though not aehamed Of
the fact, war ashamed That 60 mtny Of them was
attempting to bring about The ariEsoceatte vas
Every man wh0 yoteE next Tuesday for the
Mcclellan. PendletoD.Jef, Dams platform yotes for
thst reign Of terror which will crea1e all pour men
The nudrIle Of Southern asit: :oeracy. Id eloquent
lAngusce Mf. Gsdde urged upon au his foreigu.
bonn citizens to vote for liberty ana free l&aot 70
az to svo1d fhe term wrich the success Of the op.
POSITION would certainly give them Of dishonor+
able lhbofer.
sEKA7oE MACK.
eenator Mack. Of Kankakee, felt always ready
the fearful struggle which is no~ raging through.
ont ths TIE sn, st5pEs.e y W. n9: h5oa:h
hi,t by the infsrny and Tyranny OF those men who
are Low arrayed agairs 1t ue with the arms OF fe-
htIltop to support them. On the one side standa
a Government founded on freedom. and handed
dnUD TO 3Q16 EtuGl04uu OuE 1u4tiatIcEb W0lle
m the o,bel ride ttande q government based upon
human +lsvery, a2d being orrayed tn contradis-
ftnc,1pn TO the loyal Government In every parti :u
iaI. IL 1918 the 6outh.. by comsin:.
u Tj,h the Democratic party Of
tee Eor ard by Gaining asso11 =, r. Is siavs
ststs an9 n etpee tbat csy their action has been
10n,ne sb; hut series Of aeeres.ians and insuts,
Tbe vast territory q wstea rom fnn s9s,a teem
~ .rci.jenta1 discovery Of gold. which nllea
territory With men whose iaas ss.g ,hap 1mpafo 60