, 1864-10-16
FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY.
h1nj. Ger. Logan and Gen. Eaeynfo
mako u Raid upon Nashville and
EbfET tho Place.
From Our Own co,rcepondeu. |


This place Ia nestled In tho woods, eomo
t~elsc miles from RIchviow, and approach
able cp1y through tho medium Of the old
fashioned stage cosch, or upon horseback.
IL 10, cclebsated Tor ats excellent Touring
mills, where the "Eagle' brand OF -four Is
manufactured. An event In the hlstory Of
the place occurred to-day, when Geu. John
A. Logan, Gen. Hsynls and Coils Hicks and
DEMO made \ raid upon It, for tho purpose
Of explaining to tho good,y residents. and
such OF the residents OF the surrounding
country as thought btst TO come In to hear,
The doct1iaes OF ths untoa cause, aud unray-
cling the sophistrics Of The rebel made, pcaoe-
ano.Tsr md platform Of the Ltttlo Msckvralltes.
ana Iced haEdl, say that the raid was IN
uLtqutvoca1 succoeB. ''F:.'s. ~ '1T'
:. Gsncsal Logan never addresses crowd
thAt ne does not CARR the sympstbloa OF his
hearers with him. reully believe wcrc he
allowed tlve mioutes to spssk to mob, each
HE. thirsttpR for hts hearts blood, that,tn
that ss acc OF time he would win &hem over
10 hts tlce and convince them that he ~as
not worthy that kind :of mstt3rdom. This
10 hns, 70 certain extent At least, In Bouth-
ern Illinois, where ettll-let tham deny It It
ana the leader OF the Union party. Hfs ID
vocacy OF the clains OF Lincoln and Johnson
has rot lost him that place, nor should Ii, for
he is cops'stent-it Is only the Copporhe4ds
the tcad OF the McCtell1nites, fcadtoe, a. tde7
surely do. to d1sunion and the eternal ruin
OF The country.
Preparations hsd BEEN made here for &C.
cosn1ncdatlDg With seats, about one thou.
eard people TO hesr Logan's speech, but he
A. result, abont one half the audience t4d
to stand upon thslr feet, which was done
without Q murmur.
A. about noon the reople ffom Sparta
headed By band OF nl1stc cavalry, aud those
III wagons, commenced coming in. They
carried banners and wore badges aud scar{s,
Tr tent!ng pleasant and Imposing spectacle,
As fbty came In front Of the Buckeye House
three cheers were gwen for Logan, aad given.
with feeling too. 1t was the satna W1tn q
nunerons delegation, and ltv,ly, came In
fCm Lively Groye, 10 all OF which, OF course,
the General mace no verbal reply, acknowl-
eogiog TIE compliment merely by bo..
Au.otE these people were eouae OF Logan's
| old soldtess--vtterans Of dozen batttea-
come upon crutchcs and Others riding In car
sla2ee, unable to wasx. They alluho wed their
love for their gallant commander BY shAktpg
bis hand. To each one he had kind word
| Of remembrance. They all love him as a son
loves father, IS was evinced later In the day
II is God EiVen faculty he has Of mSking sll
love him wbo see hun upon the platform or
on the f1s1d OF battle.
Tee m citing. took place in the public
| equnre, where hundreds of ladies' had al
read, taken their eeats, when, at about half.
| Istt tie p m Gems. Logan aud HaYnie,
and Coils. Hlcssiand Denio, Of Joe Dav'ais,
came ppon the ground and aacEn led the
platform. There Was no enthusiasm exhtbi-
tsd When the General Vas iutrs duced by Mr.
befphoorhood. l thought 1t rather cool re
ctp1ton. but soon becatne satisfied that It
vas not So; Or. II go, the 2udiepca had
quickly changed their opinion OF the speak
e., for, when he dwelt ior moment upon
the o1ce happy condition OF our country,
ulon The heads OF the rebels, such cheer
went up TO heaven as has harily been heard
IN these old WoodB since the stars Gang to.
cether to the musfc Of the spheres lcold.
pt Ell there had been snY-vanished, and
tue meeting took Logan to their hearts-nol
as though he had been bone Of their bons,
and flesh Of their flesh, and from tnat mo.
emf, Wlthstandtn,, some little disturb.
atce On the outetde OF the crowd, he held
tt ct place until he closed bis remarks.
When Logan had hardly commenced, ane
before he bad said enough to make the peo
pie ieel the magnetism that dwells in hi:
pseset &C, an old man, once holding an hon
orahle place in Southern Illinois politics
but whoee place has been vacated By the ar
rival OF old sge, hAsteAed BY lntemperauce
:! p the name Of Woods, made the remark
Logan Vas = liar, Of course the speaker
!: who knew his man, paid no attention tt
him, but returned soldier, who loved 10
gym too WeH-Bo much as to overcome hi
discretion, tel1ed the old dotazd promptly tt
the earth asmoet "a eoon ns the words wer
clear from his lips. OF conrse this create,
kome excitement. Some citizens took III
The cauee Of Woods, and for q few moment
there Wasa good prospect that the meet!p;
! night be seriously disturbed. But Logui
I saiu to Ut excited multitude that, # he nas
they would oblfge him BY taking their seat
and paying 10 heed whatever TO ppytb1u.
that man said or his friends might Say IA
him. Tbs Gained the atorm, and tha ad
dress Was csntihned. The Coppsrhead Gle
I ternooD.
=: It ie unnecessary at this time to enter inst
recapltulttion OF the speech made By aen
Logap.s Suffice 1t that it abonoded ia tel
Ing ana most thrilling ef1ecls-stuadet
End ssrcasm % tne nost snstia oda and ma eonviGe M VIC
Ing. have never heard q better epcecl
Eince the dsys Of Douglas. Have never a
; any time eeen an entire andience-perhap
11,Nco In Duulber-so Entirely carrisu aiool
~tth only the weapons Of truth md earnes
ccnvicttors Of right.
There Here maDy Democrats present. an,
II they were not fully c0nVtDceo OF the evl
origin and more than evil eHecsa to be dre ID
I ed BY m adVocacy OF the Mcclellan pIattora
} their looks strongly belled the conviction q
, tGe!r hearts. AZ tlMeA there Was hardly q
uhdlmmed eye In the metttng. At the nes
moment the1c was hardly lip that had n
smile. At the close Of the speech Nr. Phi
Q Il, called for three cheers for Logan, to
9 army AID navy, Lincoln and Jonusoa. an
they we're gtEen-wtth closteg T. tigsr' tc
the l2dlee-With grand effect.
The feeling actuatsng the assemblage IN
: further evideuccd upon the reading OF a Gt
+ patch, announcing that OHIO; Indiana IN
;. Pennsylvania had gone, In tneir Ssase ele,
:, tlone, for the Uulou, by eimultaneou
ehout, that caused the hills to ring asai,
The meeting broke up In the best spirit. D
K1ethcrt, German speaker, was engag.
ereasipg to large number Of his countr,
+ utn At the ttme when your reporter 1stt II
e audience, and app: area to speak to It ait,
IA the aptroved etyle, and advocate the rtgl
~ eort Of doctrine. Had tho honr been easlls
" hc wor1d have had a larger crowd nud pr
r. duced better effect.
u :: Col. Hicks spoke to very large au1leu,
ia this evening, at the school house IN Bic
!, view, on the Illinois Central Railroad, al
y made bis mark eGectually, whera be Is ",
y aid fhvorab1S known. O2l. Dento, of 10 .
II yleee. spoke to lsrgo meeting st Ashl=
" he Wne also successful in making au dxc'
- lent argument for Lincoln and johnson, q,
~ TIE Union. 7. II. ".
10 FROM rZANKAKEE COUNTY
" Grand Mars meet1pg at KanRul1es
Iht9 &Abn kkV 1Ovx1 thR d1tSfsa