, 1864-09-21

THO Great Unfon Rally at G0lcAburr-
The r. riocrs.tons--specchaa or aen-r-
z.fk 0Cletb3s pFcntfss anu OTHERS.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trfb.uel
GA1EaBuEa, Eno1 Co.. Tuesday,
September 70.
The Onion demonstration here to day vas IN
Inmetst outpouring of the loyal people OF Knox
md adjoining counties. They came up from every
hamlet atd village in all this section, and the
snlt was an assembly ra1lously estimated at from
ten to twenty thousaud. Tho actu1l number vas
doubtless between the two. hare attended II
the political meetit Is Of note IN the State durn.
the present canTass. Art am aple to say that In
re-pec. to enthusiasm ana numbers thls exceeds
item all. The denomination at Freeport perhaps
msr be excepted,
The oec.e,on Of ibis gathering was heannounce-
nent taxt General 0gesb5, the Union candidate
Tor Governor u inc State Of Illinois. would ad-
aress t: en-. little al,ef daylight this moratng,
thc arQnt coETseTs CT this immense multitude
reachta tl1s city IN lumber wagon from some
county village, bearing A1ott the UGlon 1lsg and
bnanef npoS Fhieh Yrs iDsesioed,, ~ 60 fer Abe
lns camo long lines Of patstota, male and female,
IL ~srosE and On ho1te5ack, with dass anl patsi.
-; some Of tie inscriptions were em.nensl7 Bas-
gestive Ct tie temper Of tue people to9a1ds trait
ORE. All breathec spirit Of lore and devotion 70
tie fonnty ana bs hs 70 bod of oas
brave tathe1e, and TO less brave fons. unimPa'r@a
to our postertsy.
proceesion With which tho cxsrc'ses were pre-
ceaeo. This was one 9! The nost sStEaoFo,nasy sI1
hive ever Witnessed It exeelsea taote taa5 uae1
Wasnipetop, and Independence dsy-waen you
had a Aia,or who had not sold himself to disio,al
some IDEA ofits extent may he gained ron the
fnct that It was over h"ur In passEg one point.
n. 1e we're men and women In carriages, in luu-
| ber wagons, on hufseback and on foot. These
| n
upon which Sere parat:ed every conceivable loTAl
der1ce and motto. Theirs we're moving maeaines
| COVE traitors," There was steam engine In
operation, bearing coospicuously upon the trnoks-
stack thc standatd-hearsrs on the State aud M
| There waa blacksmitt-shop, anvil. bellows and
ha1nme1s, and athletic. Union men fsshtsned the
1ed.hos gttcr1rg 1ron4aro bands ID the procession
| Utinn-Ne bind 1t together as With band OF
iFon, There were wag9ns lsdsa VIZ vegetables
na5qa II e. ae Thefe n Vas e coz
that zposc thus: mo comprou'se With traitors.
Il Tiers Des. =. s lire proec.:ioa q sTedea,
| who said, "sweden IL our mother:sand, but Am:ri
| c. to the land OF our adoptton-Lineoin and John-
At d "tterw1se ornanaented, contained fifteen young
l,jies habi.ed In red, white and blue, who WaTcd
g Void lsrsely exceed lie Imits Of a d spateh
to recount 1.-THE or the ricn, rare and wonderful
ftntnrxs Ut that procession.
In the afternoon tho people assembled l4 H. = !;
large eqpare weft o. the nnsiness PORTION o. tne
town. AFTER mneic By the band, prayer oy inc
Rcr, I, N, C1agc.Aft, Of the Ep9seopa Y t9utGn q
Ga}eeburg, and singing America, ~ me Lumoata
brothers, j. 7. MARSHALL, mayor Of w CITY ot
Es1ceburg, introduced, In 90 elegant ntte speech,
Mpjor q. neral 0gleaby. After re eone!ason . Q.
! General Orleehy's audrese, which Waa less iaan
thr uspal lens1h Of his bodily
another gong was given, and an address iollo"ed
1nm Hon. E, g. 1Dgcrsoll, Union candidate for
Congress lot The 5.h Congressional uasGt. 3as 'a
sc b the band folloEcd, and then m aaatess oy
Jndoe Ktllocr, and another cong ~ the Lom-
1srls. the whole concluding with nne at thoae To-
sniriiing addresses by maj. Gen. Ben. H. ffentas'
fr Wbich be fs 80 cslebfaied
| THE and1erce eeparated IN the Desk o. epafits>
and frm]y received to Dc its part IN MOI 9aly re-
cnring the eucccsa Of the unon ticket, oas IN fol'
1np M such msjority ~ VIII teaeG qtsnninn i9
peacg fpqsk e and Copperhea ids thatl VIII pc iule
n rfa fuure to attempt to unite tue people upon
| is,nes thar smack of ltteloTalty:
There ia moi a Union man IN this reg1o9 VINO has
not had bis purposes 1ntenstnea, anu MS hahoa
| Strengthened by rlls meeting f9.oay. NJ.
| Tie Copperbeads Of the 9Th Congtessloh;l Uls
| trict meI ii Convention here today 10 nomln1se
canfiii1fc 10 contest the Congressional race VIII
| Iio.1 = a. IrreFroli, the candidate OF toe Union
norsv: Hon. D s. Rike!s ct Rutean waa the mar
~ IN IN be Knocked down. The Bureau m1n vii
! ~ 5aFan+e a. hy three thousand.