, 1864-09-26

fsnetaa] Dlspatcn to the Chicago Tr1ocEe.l
ouMcx. H., Saturday. Sept. II, 1854.
The Union meeting this afternoon has been in
prperess for the last two heuIs. npo1nt OF num-
hers and enthusiasm the expectations Of the Union
men OF Adams are fully met. 4 pec-LatitY Of the
crowd is the pscponderance Of voters. These are
evidently eazutst thinking men, not Il! OF whom
have been accustomed 70 vote With ne heretofore,
but we hope that under the cogent reasoninas Of
The distinguished speakers who have just address.
ed them, thty wil. the error Of their Ways and
be,t after be found with us, On the side Of Union
eiecf Of These speeches By the sstisfacsion sppsr-
sRt 3 saa 9
Sy The ss ~ thfF ,s, Son: I
Be 70 claimed after the Nosenber election,
The Union men are oontdent That th9y VII
jcriiy. :. II they. win do f,r less than THIS, II
they will reach The vote Of 1850, the election OF
Rri.adier General Harding: Union candidate fog
The meeting was organized at tgo o'clock this
atterroon BY the choice Of Hon. Ralph HuIiburt, Of
bsrde, General HARDING was introduced. and brief
" and forcibly presented the peudiag iesues. BE
was disposed to ignore political and partisan
On platform those tingle plank should Be love
Of cou1t1y and determination to uphold the asg
| and the Government At all hazards Upon such 4
platform he invited Ills Democratic friend to stand
the Union ticket, and showed concustTey that
upon ils euecees rested the hopes Of the nalion.
sral nsreing "a Al oSdJ arRaudmea' 20 The ,n,t.
! delight-of the audience, Hon. }. Il: Doo1iste,
United States Senator from Wisconsin. was in.
a5d # IL sea end sas
e1eat Urion party Of the day upon the active GO.
operation Of patriots and weltwishers Of the4r
It wss scrdd ana
saerafle and biz appeal irresistible:
Afer senatcr Doaittle had concluded, General
sd convincing speech dIstitg g1iahed b the isrnd
and earnest eloqntnce whicn characterizes all his
public efforts. He Was greeted By hearty ap-
%T ia %applarse II M % 81 1he enthussastic misses, Who
hung with breath}ess attention upon bis sta11in:
ana patriotic ntie1anets, He was followed by
lie most brilliant and fortibie speeches have bad
The good fortune to hear curing the campaign.
Al tLe conclusion o! the speeches which created
hearty applause, c1neeting sdjonrned to meet at
hams Hall, one Of the larpest, in the State, and
people, wss crowded to sufrocatiol st the opening
i1c occupied, and hunortds being unable to psiu
Lnmhs1da, tue Dor. ]. D: Ward gave an able e1
Ios1tion or The Chicago platform, exhibiting Ia q
clear hight the frauds attempted b. It, and II. &
ttzain q most esrhest e3hortatlon plead fos the
caure Of the country, and Of humanity throughout
the world. BE vas interrupted By jreQuent butstt
Of arplsuee, and Eat down amid the cheers Of tot
vast audience. He IL doits valuable serTiceto tht
cauee. lie was followed by F: a. Stosrs, Esq. d
Cblcago. whore ability Is well known to your home
readers. and Who ta one OF the 1nost entertaining
p{one Of the Union cause. lie introduced hiunsel
rotte audience By reading to day's dispatch from
Gen. Sheridan, and commenting In his ofsn mimi
table pt!le upon Gen Sheridsn's manner Of max
tug peace propositions to The Southern t:oufedera
c5. The yast audience sent up. cheer after checl
fsr The Gallant Sheridan re his s5my and ase
! upon profound, clear, and convincing ar.ont 1
upon tfe war power oftbe Constitution, clear1,
exhibiting the folly ct the Democrats, ohtectiou'
Il was an exhaustive argument upon the sub
|ect, and 11etened 70 with the profonndest atten
ME. storTs wse followed by Hon. C. D. n4nte |,
mort burnorous but lctacal stfaln, VINO Kept tn.
jorIued, with three times three for the Union ati
.ibe Onion candidates. md three more on genera
The meeting is whole has been most enthn
si.stic one, and cannot fall to do mnch good IL
tLls Democratic district.
it il utterly impossible to convey to yor even
to1erable Idea OF the deep and earnest teelins
manifested throughout me State wherever I'll
have held mafe meetings. nor Of the determfns
irgly 10: the Tnien N he coming election. II
thrtnte can intimidate, no promise attract thos
patriotic men from the one object ana aim whic
tccme to animate every heaft-
Ytu may safely announce to your readers l.
Southern Illinois that the North and Middle At
tourd and loyal TO the core. Let our friends eyes1
where be OF good cheer.
Another accident, accompanied br loss Of III.
occurred en- the c.. B. & @. Railroad thf. evenin&
The Toledo freight kain, while taking wood 4
Cliola statlon, nine miles east Of this place Va
east. One man is reported Killed ard nnother II
jnred. The accident Is supposed 10 have occurze
through the caIeletE1ess Of the aaamaa.