, 1864-10-22

Great Mass Meetings at
Mattoon and Peoria.
THE PROSPECT IN TIE cRr.
TRIAL C0UNTIKs, &u. e..

TRA1 COUNTIES, &o, e..
4 Grand Field Day at rrattoo,-<;er
1oDn Il. Aosan's speech
lspceas! Dispatch TO .be Chicago rribnue.1
AAT7ooR. Wed1 esday. oct, ID.
WA Sk6fRAl1A. Thuzsdny, Oct, 70,
An appointment was madn somc tim
slnce BY the STATE Central Committee fu
Gsjor General John A. Loea. TO address u
citizens Of Coles county. at thfs p1.e.. uno
the cusent topics Of the day, Gan. Loza1
appeared here this afternoon, In accordanc
with appointment, an3 delivered ous Of hi
sPhtted and soul stirring speeches to one O
the lazgest olen air audicncss ever congre
ga1eo IN the Southern part of this State
Ihere were FIVE or six Thousand present. I
mao previously been said that Coles county
the vicinity ofthe late cruel murders by Cop
PeFhcads, wus slive with snakes Of all sorts
and that loyal citizen dare not come here
but am happy to contradict all such dam
asi. E stories, By turning out slmost en- ma IS
ct Charleston yesterday 70 hear Gen. Palmer
AID by grand dem monstratton'fo for the Union
| to day AID TO hear Gen. Logan at Mattoon.
| The lie has been given to tradu"ers of this
loyal vicinity. At N early houc tits forenoon
croeds Of copptry people began to flock in.
nors, aId upon horseback, and upon foot,
men. women and children, large and small,
until Nation presented. tho appearances Of
large aod populous city It is licely md
cnttfIris1pg town. There WAS a plentiful
eprinkltrg Of blue coats in the crowd. Thc
lions:
.Mstto1n =. = for Lincoln md og,esbY."
- 1lliuOis for Old Abe"
mThe Seventeenth District for Bsownell,"
"Colts county for the Union"
IN the proces sion, which was over two
miles In length, were oisplsYed uumerous
Significant badges and transparenclea, old
Stars and Stripes, and people OF both sexes
dressed Il emb1amaticai colors. From the
western portion OF the county came abont
100 wagons, flied with people, led In line oy
thirty 1our young ladies and thtir acc ,m-
liberty caps blaaoned With stars, white waists
and blue skirts, forming quite picturesque
It tature In the procession. The G2d Illinois
regiment, which Is In barracks near here.
ADDED to the beauty and interest OF the
scene. From the region east OF here, as far
as Ierie Haute, came over the railroad,
Twelve Fafs5nger coacbea. full of men,
women and children, to join In the festlyi.
ties Of the Occasion. The citizens of Mat-
toon, also. turned out in great strength.
The train from Alton was late this after
noon, and Gen. Logan did not reach here
until nearly p m., but lest no time In ap-
peaFtng before his audience. He Was received
| by Major Generals salute aud music. He
Was accompanied to the speakers etaud bv
| Judge Harris aid the May or Of the city, the
Marshal Of the day, the Lumbard b.othera.
and other distinguished citizens, and It eceived
by the assembled thousands With three hearty
rousipg chrers. Around the stand nefe
taEsparencits.
The ceremonies were opened by singing,
as they can only sing of patriotic airs, swell
Rally Round The Flag" In which the entire
audience participated, rendering tn. chorus
After this, Gen. John A. Logan vas intro
| duced by Judge Harris, and proceeded to
make one Of the strongest speeches he has
ever delivered. He WIS cneered to the echo,
| and rLnholy applauded whenever he touched
roughly the Copperheads, and he did this
oEce or twice. It is not necessary to report
bis speech 1t Was, how ever, scathing re-
buke to the traitors who had tried to breaI
up our Governments; an anathema OF with
triDg edtct ppcn Buchanan and his villain
ons Cabinets and an earnest e1hortation
from patriot 1or all to et1nd By our coun-
try IN its troubles, In Disregard Of party or
Gen. Logan properly s:l.matIxed the or1gi-
majors Of the Chicago: Nc cClellan platform as
Ct the snme class forming old Buchanans
rotten caofntt- He said Dan VOORHEES, Of
Indiana, aud josh Allen and others OF ILL.,
no1s, bad BEEN plowibg With the treason
heller until they had become thoroughly In
oc1lated with treason themselves. He ALEC
entered into full exposition OF the product
OF the Chicago Convention in an abortion
| talicd Democratic platform. All his re-
marks ware 1isfened to with attention, and
tie utmcet harmony characterized the entire
proceedings Of the day.
It has been proud triumph for Union In
Coles county. and If she does not In Noyem-
ber roll mp an immense majority for Lincoln
and johnson al pes Mt auguries mar be set
down as false and deceptive. There was
nustc and singing to close the afternoons
their homes with cheers for Logan, Lincoln
and johnson, and our army ard navy.
In the evening there Was torch.li ght pro-
| ceesIon By the Wide Awakes. which was
large and cedtab!e to its getters-up. The
1srge meeting in front Of the Pennsylvania
y. Palmer. In speech or marK.d abllitT.
General Palmer addressed the audience In a
strong, effective argument, retaining the at
tehtion Of the audisn.e over tw3 hours. lie
others. In ehort, second meeting has held
At the Christian church, and third filed the
Presbytelisn church, both to their utmost
capacity. Hon s. W- Monlton AID Mr. Nil.
Ter, Of Massachusetts, addressed these meet
The meetings at different places in the
city were ktpt up TO late htur, and were
characterized By attention to the arguments
OF the speakers and great enthusiasm.
aDE4.The ~ onster Eorcns1shI Ffo-
Ct ctAston-JudSe AellokEss speech.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicsxc x11nane.J
PEORIA, ILL.,, Thursday, Oct 20.
The grand Wide awake procession last
night wss considerably larger than tele-
f1apled you. Over four thousand Chinese
lahte1E6 and large humber of torches we're
used. 1t Wae very Feast of Lanterns 80
our celestial neighbors would caltit During
the uarch some Of the Copperheads assault
ed the procession with stones, and several Of
the torch bearers were seriously injured.
heV. MI. smft1son, one Of the drafted Cop
perhesd patriots Of an adjoining county, was
yesterday confined in the county jail for
attempting to kill Union man.
The SPEAKERS 1sst evening were Hon. E.
c. 1ngersol and Col. Robert G. 1ngersoli, the
efforts OF these gentlemen were able, manly
and convincing, and exactly met the views
OF the large sudierce in attendance. They
were frequlnly interrupted by applause,
At the Peoria HouEe .Goyernor Yutrs 1as
hono1ed with an excellent sereIade, and
made graceful ackno w1cdgment therefor. It
was a cay long to be remembered in Peoria,
demonstration which has gladdened the
hearts and will renew the. efforts of Union
men AID strike terror to the Copperheads
everywhere IN this vicinity.
Ihe following is the brief notes 1 have |
taken Of Judge Wm. Pitt Kellogs's speech |
yesterday. snd which Was unable to trans- [
nit last night because Of the pre- occupation
OF the Wi1ts.
After tracing the history of the formation
Of the prtBsnt system OF Government. and
referring to the numberless blessings it had
conferred upon the country, Judge Kellogg
SAID that there WRs one error IN the beautiful |
1aaric which onr fathers had erected, which
threatened to disrupt this UniLn, aud that
error Was The institution Of Slavery.
The Issue to-day presented that question
1or solution, and upon the destruction Of
that Institution depended the permanent ex-
to the relative position Of the northern and
eouthern States at the outbreak Of the re-
bellion, and ehoWed how through the NAL
precuces OF those in power the country was
brought to the brink of ruin and then he
glnnced at the glorious progress Of our arms
which had HEested from the Southern Con-
fede1acy so large portion OF the territory
they held at the beginning Of the war, and
predicted that our cannon which were now /
at the gateB of Richmond and
Of Mobile would Boon drive the rebels ont
OF the land
The speaker next addressed himself to an
nna,J sis Of the Chicago platform, and point
ed out the basenees Of those who, when our
a1Dy was rictenous IN every direction, when
the enemy Was driven to eItremittes, would |
WON hvyn |