, 1864-10-11
FR0M WARRHN COUNTY


FROE WARREN COUNTY
[speo,l Diepasch TO the Chlcago Trtoaae.1
koAxou1u, WAKxzN Co.. Ill. Oct 10.
The audience that has just listened to the aloH-
Gus ut'erHrcet Of Cos. Yates In old Warren. Is the
hf2est that h3a ever been assembled within her
borders. It wss thought in 1850 that sons large
o~ds were 60: together. but this hss. both a. re-
garcs numbers, eothuriasu, music, professions
AID bniners, entirely ec!ipsed them all Tempted
BY the certainly Of listening to loyal words and py
The influence Of this glorious ausumuu weather
the people, old and young. came out In their
kt1eI 9Th.
From every village aud precinct and h.nlat
there poured Into the city Of Monmouth, BY every
road and etraet ard By. way, from early ds1n nu-
I'll ao6n, = stream Of 1oyel men and women, on
horseback, In waeon7, afuot, III constant aud end
1tts - river, Ttey allcd the streets they hlled
M tbs p6stHfss be5 niied the stores and they n'ted
sp Aktng ~as rtr,h he'd, they Numbered fifteen OF
r.,,n rannar ~ ss l. Your correspondent Win pae'ts
The state. be ts Obliged to say ,hat there have
been pune that in I'LL The elements that make up
what y called an enshusiastic meeting, begin 10
A notable feature Of this affair vas the smmen.e
consolidated procession which parnded the strasts
3u8t before the Fpcske1s reached tho stand rhia
contained by actual count 453 Wagons, many Of
them ora.n BY four. ~ and eight hoEses, and all
al!ed With 1oya, multitude.
They same al tho winds come when forests are
The came as the wares CONC when navics ase
Tbele were delegations from greenbn,h, Bar
Enron, Tomki1s, Hale. Summer, spuug Grove,
Kelly, Floyd and Cold Brook. Besides the Wagons
IN the procession there we!o oyera hundred ladfe!
&C.
o5s. This waa uarktbfe feature Of The display.
huge wagon drawn BY ten horses contained for.
y s IT, 1S9 wo s
Vhich was insc!,oed thls legend, ''dod bless the
army a1d navy"
AM Another Naeop simtarly df1wn @ and @ similarly
Vtcto19" inscribed upon itB Warin9 folds. Two
more carried ladies' dfesBed In white. with red and
bfIe easheb, each head houud with starry ban,
representing each sovereign State and carrying
tach email nauooa! aay, Hud oyerheada 4 lsreer
one with this legend" We keep step to The n1u-
eic Of the Uninn.' This procession ~aa ,ttmated
at tuliy fur miles long, and was two hours In
ptsklE given point.
The meeting was called to order by Colonel D.
9 n.Ldt1eon, Of neadeston county, when Rev.
TIC throne ot amiahty COD IL esyeat itI and Els.
quent prayer. The right Of that immense maitl-
trde. standing eeres.lly with uncovered heada
tnpreas onu strongly with the loca that they
wc:e teasfnIty in earnest. In this regard th,
the meeting g day does not differ from those that
when prs1er was over. the President. in u tev
eloquent wo1ds, introduced bis Excelency Gov.
error Yutes, The soldtert' friend
tene&' 10 the mighty cheer that went up iron that
Vast uuticLce WHEN the loyal Governor Of tho 10y
al STATE Of Illinois stood before them Women
Of them. perhaps, sleeping on far distant b.tsle-
dtlde, arc hot, ec1oing tears tt1c aled down their
cheeks. Strong men thouRht how bis hand had
robbed death Of talf Its fesrors to their gallant
BenR a. they baTen thvlr breasts to the stEuke 0f
battle, and all said God bless Gallant DICK Yates
1he eoldlers' friend"
GOV. YATES 4pEzou.
Ills Exee1leucY said, the appearance Of that vast
multitude wss to him conclusive evidence that
the hesrts Of the people OF Warren beat In unl-on
with the hearts OF 10, al people e7eryw sere. They
were IN sentiment eailrey u favor u the perpesu-
integrity. Il was to him irrefraeable proof, that
phattErs ray be the deeIErs of traitots north or
south, t1e pfolle Intend tnat this RlottouE Coy
e1nnent Of ours shal be preserved Intact for our
selves md our posIer1ty.
Although hi, time had been fully occupied with
his official duties, nLd although 1t ttmea ha had
felt almost like desi'atr1na because ofthe perple1
tuts Of Dir poeitiop be still felt he was citizen
Of thlt great country, he had the ese interest
With BIZ heaxers that 1t should remain ene and
1Itt,5eso, no. only dar9g bis natural life but
No war IKE the present had ever existed since
the woro began-nolhin9 Ike II ever ia N pSni-
t, tn1s o. sstend!ns c.rcunnsaneest u tsponsi'
only alternative lor us is to fight 1t ont
He eaptke of opr Government and Its free inat-
tn'to1 Of tie voice each man Of the people h.d IN
Il. control md management. p and satd tuat 10 no
ever humble, and boHcvef ioHlJ 50 powerful for
good Auo eFil as here. No man ia q good cItizen
who does not exercise this influence. honestly and
for the general welfare Of the country.
In November, when the united voice Of the peo
pie Ia heard 1t the ballot bc1, the policy and tha
rulers OF thte gr.at nAtton will be decided upan.
OF this Government il obedienee to the will ot The
t1he Of cessation Of ho:tiHtes shall thrn be eaan,
cthted, ten We msy bid long farewel to Oh,
ten j. The issuts that hang upon the exetctse ot
thst right Of American freenen are most momon
to1s; It will decide the life The de.th Of the rs
tion. i lie RlesideDt who has 20 far 10 glofi
| nurlJ guided the chip Of stato through the chan
Eel. rock bound and dangerous. almost within
ti.ht Of the haven Of peace: be re elected, thea
couttEy: II contrary couneels prevail our na
toral RIoly fe gonc. mud No become dtssraesd
| End oishonored people
TIE hare had dafiEg our history many interest.
!np I4Eoda. Tho ration was born OF y +. We
| had the war Of the Revolution the war OF l517
The Ne1acan wsr. and The present WAX for the
Gle Of these with the exception OF this the peo
pc bare always given the eoyernuoat an united
hGd nearly support.
| De referred 10 The eenerous and mngnsolmous
| support etsen BY Henry C.sy and Daniel Webstc,
to jacks On In tic nulifcation troubles In South
Caro- ms, ur5sr the leadership OF John c. Calhoun
anf eafa h8 khou.d be elnd 10 see Len Of all par
Ties now unite with the President 10 bis efforts tc
! enpplets this rebellion. II ii burning sh.me
thai the Oily hepe Of the traitors ia In tha dlri
tio. oflcyel men. He satd Il WAS as necessary to
fecIts the tuceess Of the State ~ the Nstlona
ticket. urd gave many cogent reasons therefor
| De referred TO bis administration Of the State
| eaod had been crippled hy Copptrbe.d leslslA
| turc nnd Copperhead treasurer. de had no adac
t1on for Eopperheade IN Office or out Of It.
I'D esd
spp1aufe. 11eRret that my report Of 1t must cdost
| here.
gave sn odrest hzistlfng ali over with points. J
tJnoptiR il ncctsRariy extremely meag1o
SPEECH Or uoz. WI. PITT SE1Loog;
tut Of 04s u. prrs.1i Contest. Tas CHICAGO pas
ioIm recognizes the doctrine Of States rights aud
| look- to The ultimate dttnembecment OF the Union
| ted in the election OF Mr. Lincoln. Just now,
when the public heart Is palp1tatlng with exus j.
| tloD. aud the rebels are dtsmaJed and about Il
world, declaring lh.r t6c war IS f1flnre and sue
Ing fur peace, ahjeet, baee. and hamiltat1uv.
! The dettructtve chazacter1stics Of that plutsorm
traitors, Merit efn trattorf, and q
| Euglacd and France. He fait tbs Democratic
| parry stood pledged to main1aIn the Uaiun aud
Jet ignore var 1pr that purpose 1t ~ the ul.ia
fenapce Of The Union ueder The Constitution to
which they are pledged II at a!l, aid 10 the same
resolution they declare 1t t1eir aim to prcaeEve
the lfelts ct the States uniupa!1ed. II the rigdtl
Of the States preserved unaer tha Constitution
ipc}ude the risht Of recession at the option OF a
State, I: IL clear that the secession or a State
| vas Il contingency Of the Ualon under
| tie Constitution contemplated BY the Convention
which lavortd It: and when theY declare for ths
matr;ctaEcc Of State z,Rhts urimpsreu vi the
proposition Of q Convention Q! the State., 1t il
crrtain that they contemplate the dls-uFsiou o
tajned 1hay nat reaarri the States which reuar
after the secession as still the Union under tht
Constitution.
cese,nn ~ nsmaclat'c nastnSTn 1na1ea 81 tSc s
| clssstlcus therein subject to the construction
which mas be given thereto by the proposed con