, 1864-10-05
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
The Reception OF Mai Gen. Lo@au-
His Slicech-T Tbe Df0ft IN Tho Unfch.
go second Ward.


Especial D1tpatch to Chicago Trib71e.1
SPRINGFIELD. Tuesosy, Oct 4.
HI Gen. John 4. Logan h8p most fatteslpg
and brilliant reception here to-day. large num-
"'- RI our leaCipe cltfzens met at the Wigwam,
p'ccttedb by the Springfield American Band,
n let 10 the depot. Tho train was nearly an
S.Lr behind time. By the time it arrived, not
~ithstandiDg the rain, an immense crowd Ind
co; grecated at the depot who received the d1stir-
eutthed soldier with cheer on cheer. Majur
Generals salute was fred, under the direction Of
Col. Crowell. of the Arsenal and the band played
''Hail to the ctiet,"s' uail Columbia, and other
appropriate airf.
Gen. Logan. accompanied by Gen. Haynih, was
rectivsd by the. Governor, Auditor Dobols, and
Seeratary Hateh ard other prominent citizens.
and escorted to the carriages in waiting. In its
passage through the street,, the procession WAS
londly cheered, Whlle many amope the large
crowd Of officers and soldiers crowded around tic
carriage to shase IT. hand OF the General
When The procession arrived at the eonth door
Of The Court HOUSE,. the crowd had tncreassd to
larec concon.se, to whom the Governor In a ue.t
and appropriate speech, introduced the General in
the name ot the people Of the State, In most fell
Gt99s manner, to ~hich Gen. Logan very happily
lie raid there were hut two parties in the country
ut the p1csent time, that COMPOSED of loyal men,
tpd That composed of traitors. The party Of
Hhich IT Lincoln was the. acknowledged head
Easthe log al party, aud he Was for that p3rty. Ha
considered tng man *ho WIS aRasnst the country
End the war y which It w1s engaged, becsuse be
Sid not lIks NJ LINCOLN or sone 3sz1ic9lar act Of
called traitor, nbt to his county, but to little
oEesnlzatton in It called the nemoeraac party il
Ia .atnses S9a TT u u
toSh : tsoitor to he hour q his desth. =.
:, He "a 9ppoted IT, to ,he chiesgo Convention, 70
was now and forever against such Dern6cr1ts a.
Ia,1andigbam, Voorhees,, Pendleton, Belmont,
Lincoln and The Union against such men m and al al
The traitors and rebels with whom they sympa.
tn1za9 and to whom they gare aid and comfort.
Of whIch and III peculiar poseP ~. hch w fg
delivered, It Is in upossfolefo for me to give
At lts close be- WAS greeted win three hearty
were in the crowd. who appauaed and recci1 1ed tic
lon men.
There YES very eeyere Fain storm tere this af-
ternoon,. and dur1ng the reception OF Gen. Logan
The weather was quite vet and unpleasant. It Is
!ea1ed that he e.orm WI prevent as large crowd
BE- T6e r@srs ars a. aeo 1erq
hnsy cntttng corn, sowing ih1 Fneat, and making
i iarce lumber Of Aasons arc In attendance On
the Gra9d Lodge here to-day. The election o[of-
4 gentleman named E:;:Hobart, who was here
procuring t1bstttutcS for one oi the northern
couEtiee had bis pocket picked At the Great West.
efn Railreac depot Of 5000. He did not discover
bis loss I'LL he got 70 Decatur. Tbs money was
cut out Of bis pocket.
James Miller, Eeq., Of the Second Ward in Chi
caao, has been down here to try and pat of the
oraf Of the ward tor aaaJ or two, 1otit some stx-
t. men, which had been obt .iued to i'll its quota,
rnnld be properly credited. The most that Colonel
oakea cou1d DO Was to promtre that tbs men
should be credited, and the dr45ted men released
a. eoon AZ the proper vouchers were presented. q
seuator Doollttle, u Wisconsin, m sde speech
st{he Wtewam o-night. The meeting WAS open
eqEby Colonel 0kbornA< Of the S9th, In very ef-
tectl7e speech. Mtssrs. WaoKhop and Ca1lin also
made 6Ftt rate speeches.