The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-11-02
The Republican Mass Meeting.

Last Wednesday was the day appointed
Tor Mass Meeting 10 this city. IL was held
in mont OF the Capitol. About one O'Clock,
the saats began 10 DE- alled; and the crowd
continued 10 increase Ior some time sfter.
The number in attendance was estimated
yariously by different persons from 2, 600
10 Z. 900: but, for our own satisfaction, ne
made 6 exact computation as was pos
sible and We know that the whole number
OF people on the ground, II counted accu-
ratelv. would have been 1000 or more
We made similar computation on tho
numbers a. the Democratic Mass Meeting
held on the same spot some weeks since,
and thls was about iLs,- times the size OF
that meeting.
While waiting Tor the appointed hour 10
arrive Hon. II. A. SHAW II Eaton Rapids
was called out By the audience. and occu-
pied some time. mnch 20 ,i.e satisfaction OF
his hearers. On The arrival u Hon. J. NJ.
Howard. he discontinued, and the latter
gentleman addressed the meeting for more
than tSo hOnrs. II would DO impossible
Tor Us, in any condensed abstract, TO DO
Justice to iho powerful Discourse Of Senator
+ Howard: and n Il were possible IL would
be unnecessary. liz has boon a public
\ speaker in most parts 81 this State during
/ the last twenty-five years; and 4, Is con
coded by the many thousands who have
heard him, perhaps A. might Say by
I L.. . 10, t1c
hension Of his subject. the Arrangement or
his facts the cisafne-s aud force or his
Statements. and ths power OF impressing
his convictions on the hearers, he Is not
surpassed by any speaker In the State
Other speakers have their peculiar excel
lencies, which render them oilen highly ac-
ceptable 10 the people; bat from Mr.. How
ard every one expects The earnest thoughts
Of strong and cultivated mind presented
with efficiency and power. We have also
noticed that his late discOurses abound
with degree OF patriotic feeling which IS
rarely equalled by any speakers 10 whom
We have listened On this occasion, he
demonstrated that the Chicago platform. II
fully carried out according to the plan OF
its makers. could Ouiy end in DisuniOn, and
Ia the speedy recognition of the Southern
COniederacy as an independent nation by
all the powers OF the earth II We, as ma
ton. after four years 90 rial Dn an Immense
scale, acknowledge that onr attempt 10
subdue the rebellion Nas Il failure so great
that We were obliged 10 sue TO the rebels
for peace. how could We blame tho rest OF
the world. Tor believing exactly what We
believed. and for acting on that belief. by
recognizing Immediately as nation peO-
PIE who had shown themselves 10 be I'M
conquerable By the most powerful armies
the world over savy
In the evening meeting was held In
Representative Hail; and the room was
packed and crammed 10 n greater extent
than We had ever seen il before. The au-
dience was addressed BY Hon. ". |. Corn
well, who was formerly member or Con-
gross from western New York. but now,
SO believe, halls from among the pines in
our own State. He spoke for an hour and
hall; and on the points discussed his
speech vas one Of tho most logical and con-
elusive that We have heard during the cam
paign. Among other things he took up
the subject OF military Interference with
elections" in all the States, showing that
neither In the presence Of armed soldiers al
the polls, nor in the prescribing Of test
oaths 10 be taken by the votuTs. was there
any Interference except what was rcccsSa-
re- 10 J'rerenf rebels (ross cotin9; and the
man who objected TO these means without
proposing any better ones r.. tie same pur-
pose, showed that he wanted rebels and trail
torsto vote, and that his heart was with
them. His exposition Of this subject was
unanswerable
Judge Howell, nor OF the Territory Of
Arizona. being present, the audience iusis-
ted upon hearing from him; and he al
dressed them for short time In his usual
lively AMI happy manner; amer which the
meeting adjourned with three enthusiastic
cheers for Grant Sheridan and The Poto-
mae army
Tie celebrated Gideon Band. oil Detroit.
was present during The day and evening.
and by their lively and soul-Siirring martial
music contributed greatly 10 the interest OF
! the occasion and The qualification or the
people.