, 1864-07-29

Tho Village OF Sul1fvAn-SleepY Hoi-
1oyF <snldo1.e-C CoPfse RI eaA4oHi III
n1ou1trie-Hk-tcl,ee Of the Leaders -
Their Plans and f1ospee''-1ne
Crops.
tFtcm oar Ogu co.rcapordent.l
Su11rsAx, Mou1frc Co., III July it, 1854.
Sullivan, the town ID which for the mo
NTH. am sojorsnins, is tho county aeat Of
Souittie country. It is poorly built ssrstss-
sling yi]s:ee Of from fifteen hondred to two
thousand inhabitsuts, and by Ill odds the
dnlIest and most uninViting plsce have yet
encountered In my Taudsrings. know Of
Int one way to account for tie general lack
OF 41eift and enterprise erery wberc painfully
apparent, and That is, that most OF the inhab-
itants md business men are natives Of what
IL called TIC South. There is the same tum-
ble.down appearance to most Of the stores
and dwellings that have often observed In
lust a. prctentious Villages In Kentucky,
Tennessee and Mississippi 4 couple Of
women standing upon the porch of diiapi-
dated dwelling, washing, each with 4 pipe IN
her mouth and clad In homespuns was tue
first evidence If animated humanity that
greeted my eyes as entered the village, and
their "HoW dye, stranger?" aa l
reIned MY horse to the side OF
the road By their house, sho~cd unmls-
takabIy to my mind their nsttvttg. l
heard before reached the street, tnat 10 cau-
ed by sone eort OF poetic license, tae main Or
business street, the ring Of blrcksmtth's 8
anvil, and further along SAN German nl! aar-
ness maker working away for dear life with
these exceptions silence like tnat OF tue
grave rested over the enti.e village. Not
even the WlisEy shops, Of which there arg 81
leaet dozen, furnished IN exception 70 t9e
general quiet that everywhere prevailed. 1t
Seemed rs If the entire community was en-
gnged In sleep 70 which thas OF hip Van
W,nkle scarcely deserved to be considered
/ drove my horse. 70 the q tave.o," kept bg
10. Eden, brother Of the Confederate Con
rreseman, and By dizt Of loud talking man,
sged to awaken tho Somno1ent Waiter and
Destees. After dinne., looked eoout tue
town. The proprietor of one store Was
stretched full length uoon the counter; the
owDc1 Of another was playing checkers With
his clerk; the Justice Of the peace YVES list
lesslY coming his docket and calculating
his fees; the attorney Was taking has alter
and tile door Of the County Jail crcaked: la
zily ppon it's rusty hinges. We're some fntRre
Irving to describe SOME other Sleepy HollcW,
he would se1ectas his model the little village
Of Sullivan, the shire town Of Moultrte
county.
.,.a mainly sonfherners. They are also
1no;piv 1,n1nerhe "a. mt the hybrId. who.
Inafe: a;nr feaity to lie Union IN one breath.
ar ac5 1ttsr;nw trcasonuhle words In the other.
Gnarishsth IN tIs latitude Of Chicago. but
outspoken and rebelllous Coppe1hcads. who
cheer for JEFF. Davis as regularly as they take
their coffee; who would sooner hang an
ahn1;tios lit thin say thrir prayers of Sun-
dac n,n4oirv: WIN openly snort the buttar-
mt hai1Ge nG faalty to lie Souttern Confrd-
erocv. Tho drfIl 1rruIarIv twIcc q week in n
sccl1ied orovs in Monitr,e and who arc
ao4tv~rr and eornas4iv rnga 1e1 il nTana-;ntr
tor ia cominsr outbrfaR. These are the
Hnnnarheods Eho fionrfah IN Nnnltrie. md
svhne, heaJoportera nre at thia anmno,ent
,';iio9@a ~ c-,t,fvnn Thaaa .ra cnnnarheat1s
,ritn = sannea1ce Thev ARE someff.fng r.1,.
NM. w Thtr a1e nh,scts to h. sinsed At. and
villa we nifv them f;,r their frfafnstIon' and
Mnuu y" p n,,r ~ d.ts - c-nah t,a,o aa as
.' Ee,,1d ~ T,ra. M c9nnot ha1n faalinro
+c Nc I;,5 ~ ~ 4's,,,s"t for +ha,n Tarr 1,rsh
esIlatn ALuu ~. 1eepess ~. 49, t1at1,,a
1Aan ~ ~ t11s -athar ~ ~;
,ne eap;us @ .nnH,,a3x o,nTo t,e, ~ opan
,on y; .io ja,s +hs 10 ..ans To5car,.eaaa os
teasa Tsa tur LII sn ~ Mpitria ;o,nca +bcr
me 1oPpe[nneaas n " nDui.l.e Jo.pea .a tn.ts
bfethfen o. 1oiGs 4uu Gu=ue - tue WaIsn Wn,"a
upon Anttoon aa1lpg tne celeo.ated c9les
comfy floI; lne1e were tatee nnnnlso ~ @ =, ~
1atn, Auu ta@te NV nute INV :. ~ w. -
armed VIII oseacaioaa'ag 9a 'pi.aa O rhe:a es
son rite, besides revolVers ana KNIVES. thGse e.
rlhea nave oeen fecehI1y procured; 81 tHe
time Of me r1ots pe19re auaoea 70 tneif , 9nly !
Teapons were uouuto anu s4ngle partetisu
shot guns, ana inc Qrainaly Anh.ets rue:
Huite recently sl1 M hnnolea @ improved p sines Q,
Inc aboFe make nave 9een pufSnasea'. an
eSch nlan oelonglne 70 Tue orsanizatlon ~ r.
1uire1 70 oTA ohc. II ae eau MY ~ 5st ~ oea.
trW1se he Sells nus LAST COW they 60 no!
hesitate to tell what their Intentions are, ana
Say that before the November eitcttons this
whole section OF Illinois VIII rlse 10 reoei-
hap. Io &c 1oreWaTned Is 70 ne iorearmed,
ind would u not be well to station few SOL
but they tear them: Inc presence OF nun
dreo veterans in this vli'hge womb teno 10
ensure the safety 1i the @ lev Union men NJ
whose lives would DC 1orteited IN case Of q
rlelsg ,-.
The Copperneaas IRE ,gnorant, as senetaa
tn1nE. anu o1,u5 9os5 W.. aeaus1s ,,i.,, lnss,
e hot pstt @ uat tsa anp u ~ tner 'ers 1l.,s
spirits, nut Wnal tae5 iaSk 10 aumpers ! ta.'y
make up IN energy aha ehlnn9Esla: me
leading nan s1n9ng tnsm ~ ls, "naous
doubt, Jonn n. Euen. INC 4ate p Eopps1heaao 90 u
menter M ol congress tfon E LUZ % olStf'cs, g. INT
IN nelsv n,;,,+su yona ~ - s, ne1 n~er ..s
,an3sth., ,a~sh, stuar mon of IN. Iponte' sbrcwi
IT. ind t1f
a,aonaaa NV o,,d nnsse.siner the ~ ~ ~ ~.
IuuG e'o4.s oia,,.t s.sth ~, ~, anst
1acu1'5 u ;,a,,, !, "a.r arr;ra ~ ~ h,s nwr
enee ,afa.s ~ ~, o,,'atta, now atn~f13nr ana
aaeSnas' Fae-, a. mt NJ ,,sar1 ho,f r,an
9:ss co,,n.nJat;nr 40 ~ H. a1,J ~ ,-nni
sh ne - hsnu nnrns;t;an 1nu -, ,hs IL
~ inhhr ak h.. "a f,tst risin1 to the dsyil,
H. H. t. noo, ts,,ire ~ IndIano ara remnre'3 IN
He - natse o. ban1ta % anu s o,,eo a. ~
suinsan a,ie !rom ~: ~ "He41 n0 o"es ~
IN Win imnnrtance among the leaders Is a
nh, si.;a1 nsIaeti A. t. Keller. a native Of
hentueny. ~ rnn4sr,,es,s i,cco,1ss Sf his
Ihau euiunS 49, r. - r;oIont ..;nJ;cttve
| ubeGtupu!uoenees. - 49, 5os5
aeo y ea'u " u ~ '..aa Sar.o.1E ~ T,ane1 81
o. sloience. a I vs. u,aha.jns. ~, fro.n Gn,,
Gon1rehfnea5n hmn5rea hnt seeapsn he 5sDrecstcs
the march ana TUG lalsaleaeu attacL 'n wv
t Matoon, his men eonpensu nun ~ resasn
| ind elected sum hook 10 als placeI. =
Another influential 1eaaef, Voscpa =
Eden, brother o. yonn, t1o a oE 1ongessn,. et anm
He partakes N n!s gees, , at,'..s ~ ~ ,soS
o. tgt pec"4nIGh1 IT. - 1T t1cca -
his ability: He 1lls TWO important omSos G.s
! present lie u Judge OF tne couney I'ns. u.
and keeps tavern; IL ne aoes .I aoe .l Pr
form the outles o1 lAe 1ormtt petleI lla
those Of the laItel, NJ is ~ ~ EIsat sulASH. W,u
Then there are. aFnqta ln0masseh' 9,see ra,t G,rt
~ % ~ rtI EuIn41 E.o.it far-t ~ hr,thcr. n
s 80. = n 80 Snrores.non T r SNYDER
The Sherifl. all of the t1rst families Of Ker
I ,ncky md Tennessee, and John Perry MAJ
the edifor of the Copperhead Erpress, q 11atiV
II North Carolioa, snd q humbug Of the hrs
| .roter MI NJ whom aspire 10 the position I
1oaf1era. Tbcy really hare clailas to be z
nnns;dered
The Pattersons and the Hooks arc relic
upon to do the dirty work, to insult Unto
11e-
have made extended inquiry Of thc fe
Union men nele, ano 9ui aosSsu eataIr u az IL