, 1864-09-19

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"nfaeaioe..... 875 1880
Wastburne's Majority. 3g11
-, This majority, [ take 1t, tho Copocrhea e
have no iopc Of overcoming. il viii be
nearly douhted, or your correspondent does
not resd artg ut tho signs Of tde times. The
m.y be found in the fact that tue "De.
necraci" ttink IT point galncd If they can
oE II &<Eu up Ns1r party o7yant-otitn, and to
81 cure th's end they vote regularly, even
ttough they Know they wal be ocatoa The
on,y Wonder Is thst they could find a, man
CERTAINTY of defeat. Two ycars ago, thar
found such 8 man in tile person OF Hun. E.
,. STILES, OF Dixon, aud the same gentleman
tutned up AGAIN At FreepoH day b1fore yea
4 matter OF cuurse-
Mt. Stiles is pleasant gentleman, and IN
excellent jucge Of Rood 1igiug-duatiac6-
t'bns made maniicat By tho fact that he t.
nore2 the inns Of the city Of Freeport run 10
the interest of his own political friends, mud
took up his abode during his sp5onrn here
IN the Preston House, kept oT thu "black
Lbolitionlsts,n the Mcssrs Coroln. He is =
Hasn Of cpLsiderable ability, the owner Of \
ba1k at Dixon, another ut Morrison, aod
dealer in wheat and produce GENERALLY.
s'ncc the war fur tho suppression Of this re-
hsifiop, he has increased hss gatas verS CON
elderaeiy, ana II he chooses to spetda por-
ton Of them in tho vain cndeavor 70 defeat
that old war horse, Washbur0e, 10 one eau
possibly object. He stands about the me
ehsuce Of succeeding In his ambitious en-
deavurs as be does OF being swHllo wed I'M
By on earthquake this bright September
4 F1zz1E.
l presume your Aurora correspondents
hAEA,fnqH <rY ~ h0 0v,$.$ T. $% -:
Of hon. j. c. Robinson, the Coppsrhead
cz:sdidste for gubernatorinl hoposs. Ho was
advertised 70 81 eak in the Public Square In
the afternoon, and although a band In o
wagon coataiIlug upon it's sides the an.
ncuncement that live Copperhead wonld be
publicly exhibited, and publicly hiss free Of
charge, paraded the streets for thtee mortal
hours, it Nsa found when the distinguished
gentleman appeared upon tte ground that
no hpd not over two hundred listen. re, two
thirds. ut lesst, Of whom were Union men
Who hsd Atfen' ed inst to see how the s.pizeu
sarpint" disport hlmsef under the cifcum-
st4uces, and becauee one Of the chief fug1e-
men tccosely remarked. "the crowd wis so
numerous that few could hear the speakers
voice." It wRs decided to adjourn to the
| Court House. Wclls the t1o hundred lis
tened patiently for an hour to one OF Robin
sen's stupid and dolorous haraogneB, and
scattertd: Before .a5ournneut, ant;cipsting
| q larger ipdnK Of Copperhead, after night
fell, tic; decided to reasseutble a,ain la The
Public Square in the evening. Robinson WIS
Oh hand 1T the proper hour, surrounded by a
| , dy guard Of fifty or hf1ty OF his more
| ueo1ate followers, but the crowd, num-
be11ng 1our or five hundred, were Union
men.
Robinson discussed first, the platform, and
show that 1t vas compendium OF all the
loyal VIRTUES, and ceItaiu, if its priuclQlea
were carried into action, to lead tie nation
back to place, and tndow It With all the I'd
Tspfrges and prnst Gritty Of the old time con-
ditiou.
the nonsHee of the Chicago Convention, and
reconntcd his claims for the t:arsY SUPPORT
Of the American people in this terrible crisis
Of our eountry's history; he spohe Of the
The Infamous policies Of the 7dmfoistration uII N
of Presicent Lincoln 'tArbtt.ary arrss,s,''
''coItecntfon OF rebel pro o3erty.'' s.the
draft. EARNING of Slaves Of rebel owners,h
'Ireedom to the slaFes OF rebels,'' and 80 on,
ana then asked, s'1s not Gsorge H. Mcclellan
the exponent Of true Democracy r.. 'sNo!
NoH' thuEdcred the no less immortal four
hundred. Robinson was non,p1u=sed at tie
eTttect lack of sympathy Ii that Gro I'd.
and after few more sfcai1ar qu 6tipns md
atewers. lowered his co1ors AID CD 1udoued
the Geld, after having spoken just fifteen
minutes By the watch. Vita him departed
tGe body guard OF three-score copperneads.
HOUSING UNION MEETING.
The Union men had come to hear speak
{pe, AID speaking they determined to nave
SO they EFT about orgauiztng a meeting of
ffef1 OWE A chairman Was chosen, .a1d q
young German, Mr. Mettzuer, States At.oe-
ley Of the distsIct, took the s4nd acd ~ oke
in strain Of eloquerce rarels <qualled for
over an honr. until the audience became
fairly Wild with excitement Cheers were
given for the ticket, State and national, for
The soldiers, for the sailors, for<the Consti-
tutiou, and iTonfcal cheers for the fngacEous
COppeIM ad candidate for. Governor Of the
Loyal State OF Illinois. 1t was glorious
meeting, and il marked contrast to the in-
significant tlzzc that preceded it. A Union
man from Aurora. 'Whs participated in the
afsif, and to whom am iu tented for the
iacts related above, wishes me aTectIouatelF
to invite lion. J. C. Robinson 10 speak tn
Autora again.
TIE DRAFT.
Provost Marsllal John V. Eustacc, of the
70 dlatrict. has Issued statement, By towns,
Of crtdlts for enlistments aId Of quotas fol
draft in Stephenson county, inside np. to
Sept 18th. from that statement It appears
that the Iuly town in the county in excess
under all calls Is Freeport, which has stand
ipS to 'ts credit, TO bsatplled On tuture calls,
1G6 1aen. Oneco lss just filled her quota to
& nap. NinsloE has due !; N'est Point Il;
feison, ); Erip. l; Kent, g.. Ridott, Il; Sill
yer Creek, Il; Rock Run, u; Rock Grove.
q; Buckeye, 20; Harlem, A.; Dacota, g:
Lancaster, 2. Silver Creek Is settled almost
e1clukively By German Copperbeads, and it
must raise seventy-tour men There will be
bowling in that lelEbbothood Then1he draft
comes Oft Freeport has done g1andIy. She
has sent SEQ men to our armies, and II, more
should be necessary, ehe is ready to send
more. What city Gf her Size can shoR
cleaner records
GERMAN Ux1on DEMONSTRATIONS.
There Yrs an immense Union German
demonstration at Galena 1aet' night, and
anot9e5 si1 II FEecPo.s thts sre9ing. rne for
there say 1t Was moat enthusiastic affair,
and likely to be productive OF much good to
onr cauae In that latitude. Gov. Hoffman,,
Major Stevenson, and Dr. Charies Reihle
were The speakers The demonstration at
Freeport know vas an Imposing one, and
lucst enthusiastically conducted The game
fpe3kers were present here as at Ga1ena. The
talitnt points OF their addresses hare al
| rtady Indicated to you hy telegraph.
POLITICAL 1xpIcAT1oss.
The indications Of radical change Of sen
ttment On the part Of the German Democratic
element sre abundant md encouraging.
Ih}s people are ssming over to the UnIon
ranks By Eesres and hundreds, and power
tul agency to this end is the presence and
eloquent speaking Of such influential Ger
mans ~ Aessrr. Hoffman, Stevenson and
| Riehle.
To.MpRRow.
Hon. J. D. Ward Tlll speak tomorrow at
MENDOZA, L. Sale county, and on Monday
canvass at that good old Union Republican
town-the very sight Of which is good fur
honest eyxs-Galetburg. Bop.
'PR0GRESs OF THE WAR.