, 1864-09-09
GREAT MASS MEETING At
SPEIEGeIEL0, I'LL.
Enthusiasm Of the People,
All the Soldiers Tor
Old Abe.
Speeches By lions. T. ]. Tcruer, J. {. couk-
ling, S. IT. Meulton. Auson ). Miller, +:oT.
Yates, hon. &. +. heaio. =. L. Breek-
enr!dse. Gel. Niles, Ge'. Baynic,
i. L. Gros-, Hopkins Of
crnndy, and Others.


Gfndd5> ana WhefS+
Tsom Our ORA neportc1l
SPRINGFIELD, Thur=dar, Sept S, 1864.
One Of the largest and most en,husia-t,c Union
NIT tirce that has ever taken place In this city
ELL ce The camp tres we're lighted II 1861 came III
in tie tate utuse last evening. The meeting
was called in the morning, aud the noiee VIE
consequently ehoEr. uot viii standing wEica, rho
hall eonld not Eoto 1.-The Of the people, aud it
u4s faupd uece ssa1y to have anotat ttand n the
Rn.nnda.
While the people we're gathering, ono hundred
cune we're free homo. u our la'e victories, in
accordance w41h the followin*: osAc<s Of tie
Goves1ur:
SxA1E OF I11HoIs, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SPRINGFIELD, September &, 1-6l. j
cotne' y: D. cropeg, Engi"ser4a- Chat, SLATE
-4sbtH1f:
You Will In Wednesday, the 7'h dav Of septsn.
ber, c,uBo IL be fred one nusdrrd uo0) -u,,s ut
1Lr state Areeus, tor the Brilliant vclurrR recent
ly HChicycd By The gallant conlnandere aud hsftc
suid1tss aid eAiiuys OF the Army and Nsvy Of tue
Mobile. Alum. na- -Also, for the uiumphs OF the
5n,iucihie ofhctrs md eocarr= Of me acluics and
Departments o! the cumotrtat d. Tenucssee and
discontinue aid Overthrow Ut the rebel army Ia
s5corrtH, AID Tor TIE vi.or and determination Of
L,ent<nsnt GeLeral Grant, Md The rctcran armies
utrasait]ed saccres, The brifdaut and promising
campaign III SilGtu.a.
RICHARD YATES. Governor
4 number OF Fly rockets, Rnnan cant1lcs> and
sar!e.a:ed frtwu1ks OF various descriptions. were
A1ro sent up oy private citizens. In 1ac, the ci
wae a stene Of excitement 1he like of Which had
not been witnessed tor many day. The su1d1ees
look rars with treat Eezt in all the Proceedings.
and their denu, c:2t1ous Of The Coppe-nea1s wese
terrible. They appear 10 te Unanimous for Lin
ctlr Eud Juana.,r.
1he spnn-Ac!a band aIecourred some dne music,
S..-te F1ecuIve Comui:tc,, called the me-',us Ia
order, IN 1ew weli1fned Eemkri:s- {: w77 orcaa-
,1so ,Ss es S sose1' T. ae na
II HcLesn county. ::ol- wllnaue. Z. ~. Ha.hgney,
7, Enss Jacob Brrn., y. 4 Faton, p G. Can:
". JasLe, Geo. ". Cdartcrto1, .Iuhn a. Cn. smut.
c. u. Su.ita. AID John H. Cruw, Vice Pre.idents
l.. n. 6utll and j. Flschet were appointed Secro.
Hon. J. c. Conkling briefly seturcca th4nks fol
The 1Avor conferred un Inn, and introduced Hon.
/ +: ". Mouton, ca.,ficGtc for Congress rs larie.
! who made very fnc -spetch VIII cn ~a= listeD:d
to with great attention aud frequently interrupted
+, With cattss.
! NinEtbaco, in vtEy excrltcbt 1ddr:ss.
; Atses thf- Gov. YaItt Sus in'r..dnced arc.d the
! mett Enthusiastic upptarse. eeptc.slly IRON the
! sooltr ho,s who ere wild With tn'hHsia-m. H
: made ehor., but n1.e o. the most eloquent ad.
GIrsses erer lis ended 10.
lie was tnllcwsd BIZ G. B. Dralo, Rev. T. L.
I D1e4lrn1idrc q Col. Niles
T. j. Turner. 4. ii. S san Of G.iepburg Gen, Hay
ME, Bit. Hopkins OF Morris aid E. L. Gross Gen.
uyynie tpute a. 3o1loa~'
GEN. HAYNES SPEECH
The gentlemen VINO composed the Chicago Con
re0tiou le u. in fhe. platform that tna5 ave fur
CESSATION OF hottitits- TINT mesns an armiettcc,
alo what r. 'ha't Il means thst Se fes,,:n1zs tse
lss patti ,tlc than our fntnele2 They 1uaeht f0f
seven lung Year. to lay t'r1at atd deep the t1ua'
dehons ol this Uuion. Stall We nut d:ht H. long
to MAINTAIN it2 II We EFT 10, We deserve 10 lrc
ny n,s nds. sm War Democrat. And viii
Ab.nt Tic matter or this everlasting niIxe1 do
not 1sre il do bappen 10 b. fouue voting SIDE by
! side With my Republican friends. That I. sasna
! care nt'hiug ut ali nbout. but vii tell STU
! what DO care nbeu:- do c1sc xbuut the pyesef-
| vatiuL OF tbs Uri"n. And wnrn you SAX me 1t I
! CO lot ihink Me Will have to dtht eood while
tw.r you that I am resdy 70 1Ehs ior 1t will
! fgh1 till Dry boir is white. SD ~bru 20 doRn 10
my grave wlI lenve this War - ltssacy TO my
eol md eharcc hiul in 'tke m7uucr TO transmit It
10 hls eun aDo biz eoA'e suu- uuless We eau nave
an barorp bte p4ce. upon the ,rrn- Of su,mlssion
by the s1a1h to ths pweT OF .he EedeFa! ioSsfn;
| n1ceGttana 1t. / would 70 Gpd thls was tae Dc
| 1n1<z7c1 Of Get,rge U. Mccle' au.
bpt tht srca'lrd Democracy tell NJ nc must stop
| that f. Just whstJed Dasis waLts Or, 4hey fay,
| hut we will have T. Na1iontl Cunssh.iol
| Support son call thfs Conccnt'o": how do you
! hart e:fd 90. HoE. tntn, d. you know tnas 3sor.
.,a aid missi-slppf nj Virgins vl'l come up and
/, tct ton S1pI'u:e they will not co2e> whst are
! sou goins u 1oY WI you d=ht' Why not a:nt
Ru1 II Tie :, he,lious sta'es should con-cnt to a
Na't0ual ohvtn'io... wha' de1e:a'e. would they
Beutautu. But cat we n,c.t rnca uai orr un terms
or eGua{'y: Never! am tor The Constitution ~
u WIT. ana l am FOR etvinG tdsse
the constitution, and the oply It3h:s tusg
Low have II the riclt 10 be hsnQed.
Let u looS " this matter Of S..ional coayen-
who. hen they assemble, ptc clothed In vita az
.be power oI .he people u u. country. Il woald
! whole country. But would they a1reef Would
The South be w;liic 10 take our I'D Conadtuttun
They say they wiu not. AID If Il must be snzed,
how uesh ere you VII iog to chanssit! Foroae
| 1nukt eay I'm not willin. 10 ch .uGe line Or a
| word. NV support lhAt cunvc tim w.sud mol
rrrre- whrte wand We then be. We eouI1 only
| fight, IL am with Ger. ',rant wbu wants to nghI
!, out On tbs lscc. So 20 I, If it takes life time
Let NE s1y to my nd Democratic I'll. nds, do not
M 40 es
Soui duty 10 rueaiu 1he Union, and hs.fne decided
Ihit. then 20 to the polls IN the di:ntfy of m Amrr
lean cI'izcn and vote accordingly Nonody uwul
suu now; and get II sou d" less than this If sou
give up to party y"ur right 10 Tofe you think
ytur right TO es soufstlses suur own, viii specify
t Isee msny soldiers about me. They have come
home fran the wnre where they h<ve ncen gallant.
| ly du1uS their dntv. hetr IT said shAs Ea.y e
sssoIdie: IL teiins what biz Eoonei had sid Tnai
! CoMnel sad that larer proportoa ofhis regiment
Here t0r Mcclellan. But, eAid the so:aier, aftei
were more tban zoo votes 1ur: Lincoln to len to1
! Mcclellan. That IL 1ce way zoe Ief,ln ut voted
| it's Low nearly q rear staee | have had ths
pleasure of meeggd gda maiy l.Se theu 1hcy .rs S 10,
1o rhaD who was willing 70 y'esu one A ino' " ts
1itpry or one io.a of rfittctp!e 10 snese cnfaet
rsbr. Even Gen G.anE nGn rs .ae{ ha' sysg her.
they would 70 for him on the Cntcaso rth4pI.u
No, flttpdri While wuuld peril myself, ~ 9ot
s.are ose sDy liz
| peAce platform. / would r+ther yote lor Eho oit
hoGe IT, q stephsn Douglas thas fer an5
qusintapce With him, and hel.ere hlm to oe
Es,1s!inIwn w and tea"!a1 "a voss 5p h% Pe 70
he ought to be VII ing or!ve hts oost serviees =
the Gyve1pmens WhiGh has 70 geucfonsly mad
I 1or this eEls!s. We want mkn to put t7is ,htn'
e'SH: NV RI! sIo " " - sa,as 4 al - r. 7oo.es
Gen, naynlr continued at eome length. his re
marks neipe recelytd with repestcc toktns ot eu
thusiAstic spprosal
The meeting closea at late honr-harins ice
rrot.sctcd til II o'clock-srt the ps3ple were r.
iuct.nt 10 lesve. After ahjournipE; hearty a.
enthusiastic cheers wcrc given Tor President LII
coin, Andrew johnson. General oglesty, Goye1no
YATES, and others, when the peop'g dispersed
A,tove,hus it was onc Of ths most {n.h3aia-t u
1rctiingt e4er beld II, this CITY. Ia Enthusiasm
| splrt.. uLnnintty and nambefs this lnpromp'
gathering al loyal men was tar eupespt TO ii
Copperhtad affair VI the night pteviouR. 1t shoH
: coneaustvely that the bea!ts ut The hassss
antaonal Iib&1ty ait atiu huE1ins. .,