, 1864-10-30

Correspondence OF the Chicago Trlbune]
lit. VEnsos, H., Oct. s5, 1861
This has been high day for the 1oyal
masses Of Jefferson county. Gen. Logan has
just closed one Of the nost brilliant efforts d
his life. The meeting was pronounced as
large, and beyond all question the most en-
thusiastic, ever held In the county.
About IL O'Clock, the people from the
country began to pour in from every direc.
tton. In fact, for an hour or two 1t looked
as though the s'bottom had fallen ont. ~ and
all hands would light in Mt Vernon. About
noon magnificent procession formed, head
ed BY the Centralla Braes Band, under the
guidance Of Capt. Jasper Pa1tridge-one Of
teers. whose term Of enlistment had expired
and Capt Joe P. Watson-of Gen, Pala1er'a
staH-maIshal8 Of the day. Flags hoated in
every direction, not the flag of surrender to
rebels In arms, which the Chicago traitors
recommend to the American people, but the
glorious old stars and stripes, which Wash
ineton, Jefferson and jackson honored, and
which every patriot loves an d cherishes IS the
proud emblem Of our nationality.
Gen. !. N. Haynie opened the Meeting
with strong argumentatiEe speech Of one
and a half hours id length. Some points seem.
draft law WAS passed b7 Congress, aud was
constitutional That law will take you or
your CONS to aid In putting down the rebel
lion. ~But the Democratic party clalms that
1t is uE constitutional to take rebels negro
to aid IN crushing the 1ebel11on-thereby a.
serting the doctrine that rebcl's negro is
!nge'ior 70 your o'on sons. Honest man Of
Illinois, what do yon think Of that ?'' Hls
speech WAS followed By loud cheers tor Gen.
Haynle and the Union.
Gen. Logan then arose to speak, but was
prevented for some minutes by the sponta-
neous outbursts Of applause from the audi
ence, and music from the baud. Quiet was at
length restored and the General proceeded to
disEect the Chicago Platform and rebel SYM
patb3zers generally. He exhibited the thing
In al Its hideous deformlty-showed that
JEFF Davis could endorse every sentiment OF
the platform, aud doubtless had great deal
to do In furnishing the brains of that lnstru-
leaders who supported IT. He said the edi-
tor OF the Mt Vernon Star (the organ of the
Democracy Of this county, Was 8 "traisor and
fidr," and he could prove 1t from his own
paper. He proceeded to do 80 by reading
from that paper, dated Oct. 21st inst, as fol-
lows:
SIBERIAN GONE uPs
I'VE received tclesraphic dispatch 1t this
place o-day. stating that Sherman aud his entire
army had hetn captured, and that Grant was re-
bs 6% aat nsers ~
look cut tor arothet DRAFT Truly Tie rebellion is
On Its last legs bnt they are id good legs,
thcse last legs. That's what's the matter,''
Gen. Logan then pitched into our local
Coppers In his own peculiar style. In the
midst OF his speech, Dr.. Green, "a leading
Democrat) requested the General 10 retract
something be had eald, as he did not Ike it.
LogaH-" What / did say Was, any man
who endorses the Chicago Platform Is a sym
pathfzer with traitors, aud I say 1t yet,
whether yon like It or not"
G1ten-s'l I say ary man who endorses the
Lincoln Platform Is an enemy to his coun-
try"
Legdn-"1 soy you are id liar "-sath-
cred glass tumbler and hurled 1t ut the doc
tors head. The doctor lodged 1t and drew
revolver. Logan gathered pitcher and
made at him. The Marshal, however, put
Green cut instanter, and no doubt saved bis
life by doing so. Cheers followed Logan aud
groans for Green.
Logan resumed bis speech-seerned to
gather strength from the recent occurrence,
and such q f1dd1ing as he gnve the peace
sneaks, home rebels and their REASONABLE
platform, Was, perhaps, never excel1ed by
any living man.. One round Of applause after
another followed almost every sentence.
Old Democrats laughed and cried by turne-
N fact, the last hour of bis speech Wasx on
the part Of bis audience almost one contin-
ued ovation. Such laughing, crying, stamp
Ing and shouting was never before seen nt
this place at d political meeting. The meet
ing closed about dark, with loyalty triumph
ant and Copper. at q discount, q marked
epoch in the history Of Jefferson county.
A. B. BARRETT.