, 1864-10-26
SCOTT COUNTY.
Sp3eE did Rally of Union men in Win.
Chester-Ere1t Enknux1asm for old

C11EN&R2-0IEA& A3AAnNNA08" AVK VAu
Especial Correspondents Of the Chicago Tribune.1
WINCHESTER, Scott Co, H., Oct =, 1861.
THE MASS MEETING
Which came OF at this place On last Thurs
day, In point Of numbers and perso,ntl, was
. grand affair. Notwithstanding the inclen.
ency, Of the weather, The irreprcssible crino-
line we're ont in unrivalled love1iucss and
SURPRISING numbers. To the patriot heartit
was scene well calculated to inspire emo
t1ons OF the loft1esr enthuelasm and pride, "a
m evidence Of the moral and patriotic ener-
Ct Of this countrJ-as another proof of that
| Wondtrtul courage and foHtitude Of our peo-
pie, who, in the. naidst of . long, bloody and
protrHcsed civil WAT, the most terrible tho
world has ever seen, have shown themselves
| eupeiior to every adversely and danger, and
| wLo a1e now gathering themselves up FIR one
| last great effort to crush out armed treason
ut the South, md to oyerawe, oyerThelman
| forever filenca moral treason At the North.
To spectator witnessing this large living
panorama; the srrges Of life that dlled the
public square, ard radiated outward In
every direction through the principal
streets; the'1oDg PROFESSIONS Of men armed
sweet 1 % ntiIe giils de decked IN tse 6iolons TT III
coloree emblem Of their country's honor and
| majesty, 1t would have been very pardOua-
! bic stretch OF bis Imagination if for the once
| he had forgotten where he WIS, and imsgtn.
| ed hi,nseH suddenly transported into the
center Of the Intelligent uliyerss; and that
| up together In Eromiscuols concourse, and
| were celebrating come grand festival In
which both and al Of them had some COM
| mon and absorbing interests. And his i'm
aglhation in many respects would not have
But to retnIn to dry facts and figures. It
ras big tbing-the biggest that ever took
| place tn Winchester. It was giant that
could have put the two previous mass meet
irgs here Of the Peace Sneaks and Copper
heads into its two hreeches pockets, and
then bad plenty OF room in Its capacious coat
tail for the 1.kxt one.
| 1t was big enough to make the knees of
Copp=rLe gmite together like the 1ordly
| Beish.zzer when he saw the handwriting on
the wall, CT like the. naughty Macbeth Hhen
Elpare," on the shoulders Of ths sturdy.
Scots, who were marching down to over
| WhelIu him anu his foul conspiracy.
| To sttempt to speak Of the innumerable
banners, devices and notices that enltyened
the prt ceeslons, would be preposterouB. It
| With devices, notices, and sentiments, the
natural and spontaneous outgushings of the
| popular and patriotic heart in response to
the utttrances CT treason and traitors in our
1oider.
Bnt We cannot help noticing the car which
| in the nat1onsl colors. They looked like q
| white cloud Of youcg angels. The procession
Of beautiful and bewitchlng young ladies'
who represented the States, hnd who, despite
the 1uin, were ont In full regasia, presented
display CT artistic taste crcditlble to their
patriotic heads and hearts. -
The Immense crowd ut the grove waR i'd
dressed by Col Fox, of Jacksonville, with
happy effect. At night, not t.ithstanding the
| rain, tatre vas splendid display OF fire.
| works. p
Major Knapp made an able address to the
| croWt in the Court House, He was followed
| hy another speaker who addressed the meet-
/ Ing until the magnificent torchllght process.
| sion moved oil down the street, when there
| Was general rueh made to look at that.
! Altogether tie day WIS q grand SUCCESS,
and will tell heavily On the result in No
/ yeMbeE.