, 1864-11-03
FEU1I SPRING FIELD.
A Howl from Tho Cops-Thrcats Of
hsH sHolut10p-Ob1Vn Noe King mt jack
eUhr1lle-n. 1ltaIy Intelligence.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trihpne.l

Especial Dispatch to the Ch icago Trihpnel
SuR1sor1E1p, Tuesday, NoY. I.
The State Register OF this city came out this
morning in very violent and revolutionary
article. There has been for some days q con-
sultatton among leadtrg Democrats here,
come Of them from various points In the
State, and the result il the publication Of
this article. 1t Insists on the necessity Of q
tair election, and then goes on to state that
Abraham Lincoln has among other things
struck down the m.jesty of free suffrage in
several sovereign States By imposing the
test oath By the presence Of armed bodies of
soldiers for the purpose Of menacing voters;
by striking the names of candidates from the
list &C. II he can do these things in Ken.
lucky he can in Illinois. It also says that 1t
Is evident that the same means Of fraud, In
limitation and violence are to be employed
In Illinois as were lately practiced In the In.
famous election In Indiana; that soldiers are
being brought home under pledge to vote
for L1ncolu; that whole sale frauds arc in &C.
tive preparation, without which Lincoln
would be beaten by 10000 votes. It then
eays sthat unless We hare free election, eth
er every vestage ofa democratic Government
will disappear from this continent or the peo.
pie will once more gain the temple Of liberty
through the bloody sea OF revolution If
the people are craven towards, says the
RQister, fraudulent or forcible election will
be submitted to, but If we have inherited
ally Of the virtue and the courage which In
epi1ed the men o1 10, the people Of the
North # i'll re-conquer their liberties usurped
BY Abraham Lincoln, in the same manner
III, in the beginning. They must
either regain their freedom AID
re-establish the republican Institutions be-
queathed them, or bury. the whole pile In
one common ruin again. But 1t Is our de-
iberate opinion thar in election achieved BY
sna, Or are biting employed IN Tennessee,
would meet the stern, bloody and deter
mined resistance OF an outraged popn1ace.
We are certainly clear that 1t ought to he
resisted By revotution."
This article has been caused By the expec-
tation that large number OF tnrloughed
soldiers are coming home to vote, aud that
the soldiers In all the hospitals ore a1so to be
allowed to come home to vote. The De-
mocracy do not want this army to rote, either
in the field or at home,
A vety large and most enthusiastic Onion
meeting was held yesterday at Jacksonville,
Judge William Pitt Kellogg, Of Peoria, ad~
dressed about three Thousand people IN the
afternoon at the public square In speech
Of two hours duration. replate with elo.
quence and the most forcible argument. He
was frequently interrupted by bursts Of ap~
p1anse. While Kellogg spoke in the square,
Dr.. Richie addressed German meeting It
stIawn's Hall.
in the evening the hall WAS crowded by a
German audience, which listened to a fine
speech of Governor hoffman, who held his
audience for over two hours. It is now
generally admitted that Governor Hoffman,
If rot the most argumtntative, is certainly
the most effective and forcible German speak
er in the Northwest. he has probably trav-
elled more miles and made more speeches
than all the other Candidates Tor Electors
combined.
Alsjor Heffernan received or:ers from the
War Department o.da3 to tur1ough all the
recruits, substitutes and drafted men in
Camp Butler till after the election. He made
epee ch to them, saving that he did not de-
sire to influence their actioD, but thst he
hoped no man would btaRe the cause for
which he was about to enter the field BY vo
ting against the adminis1Eation. he called
for three cheers for the Union which were
given with will; also three cheers for
Lincoln which were responded to most
heartily. A vote subsequently taken showed
1850 tor Lincoln and but for Mcclellan.
Cue hundred and forty-ntue men were
mustered IN to-day, Of which 70 were drafted.
Major Hehernan arrested j. johnson, Of
the 13th veteran reserve corps, charged
with passing $50 United States counterfeit
bills. There is . strong case against him.