, 1864-10-21
SPLEADID UNION GATHERING.

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The UpIoa Patriots Of Rock Oounsy
Aroused-Speeches by Hon. >. r.
s,vsInr s.,}.tnas y. tacAne sie..rs. -, sntnoas;
Gen. Jobn r. -FarassVorrn, tkepresea:
3a.ivS; v; IN cnnGrsss, from an.asH an.n9,s W. VI;
! 12r. Cassidy. Of Jxness1l1e.
| +
| Erom onrf,- co,,cs,ondeat1
nr,e+r T1a O,t 10 fs54.
| ,,.;, H.. ,.o, ..;nrs.s..t ~ a. Roc,
conntz nn, W steh seI NV stana. and ha, from th.
/ Inauguration Of this var, In the front line o
1o, .i conp4.ta In tbe Atate and in TIM Union
49,, 49, - aha.,t zrast- ~ tan d.v.
- cau "as uaee aooas nseA ~
r!ace for sne gatnes1ng ,o1 sne people, aue
they responded with an alacrity equal to ths
| NJ tormrr dass. vb1.h has sent her sons II
~ .1n..s IT, t.ont ~ tba ar,1n;sa In RI,
I !ut 4u"t'o 80 ~ ~
! held. ana VIII, IL tAe conlnS east1 coAseot
| use their ballots Is efficiently agai1st homt
| h.ro,.+s aoa,net tr4itnra in the aela
| 80, tha,. ,,.,o, ,,o-.a, o,r,
Inc Peop'e '.on tnelf fu.m noneS eom
menced gataeflng ~ an early h9os, aho
| stesdY HtEeam Of loyal MIN, women and chil
Earso cn.ne nourfnr into Bsloit. until tn,
~ 49, .r,aatfnr ,rhe, .hair rnmb.r.
ho"i " Sus ss ~ !,
we're sWeAea 10 tnouhaau7 upoa sou"oenus
'Tlere were hundred Of banners In the forr
| of the sta.s and stripes, but very few gotser
" ~ Tho accas,on- tina WAS glad to see
qta,.,,anaa ~ tsat. ana ,naomcnt ,y,,ch !
1tolsplnyea 1astc Anu 1uu6tochs "0lIa
really commend. The stars and stripes art
the emblem Of our Union, our Nationality
Tho .t s+ran1a devjeest' nrodueed far A sIny{f
occsston bs:ong to parttz1ns-intended 70,
! nestivana and tnann!nnriste at fh,s hOur a
~ ~ araa,, strr"ni. for Sss1ona1 eristence "
|
- a. ~ Teal nrocessinne. rr1,rreenstno
1a-Inus tow1a ssanristinns' Er and no al
,oat,tnn for disnlap IN that 1jrection.
| To- nann1e eams mt for this but to tea,
the WnSds of io3 aIty. patriotism. tIuth and
soi,p,ness. f and in thts thoy were eratlue1
s,st, taset % -nreip nifsraI NJ sfne1e rathsr
tree9 Thern was- Int one drawbsck 70 thf
+ hsTnt, esa of the neonfe And that arost
| 1rn,g he f.ct that the excursion trim from
Re.'ce cnTnnospd az ehont twenty cars iii
I'd Win laval neo,,le IN their Wsv IN thit
| 1ueetiur. broke down at Clinton, anon.
| tweI9g miiea from this place. apd tae croeTd
were unable to reach here. This regret waf
| t,,tensitea fron, tbe fact thar, ex-t;oyernoI
SalOnon. Wi1dtld Scott Smith, Of Mitwsn
| kee. NM. Sturra nf yfnr city. md Other emf.
4 nert SPEAKERS, n IRE on boafd. vi the broken
doWu fsain. mud wcre unabIe to reach herr
ana tae pcople thus lost the opportunity oi
| henrt1r fhese accnn nliahed snaakers
| Atnonph In tlla mornIug the weather w4s
dark and lowering. the asy proved to bs
| one OF that beautiful; eoit, autumnaa cast
| pcoule. The meeting Wa oeli In The north
! erlI mart Of tie town,
| 4 tauAd Of JapesyiIte battery of aftil.
! leYy was pzeeent With q eEn caotured frorn
| the re bel enemy, which nisue the ntils and
the valleys re. echo with tha music Of It's in.
spring sounds.
At one O'Clock the meeting Was called to
| order bg Dr., Strong, b1aYor Of Belolt. and
| Hon. j. R. DooLiTr1E lntroduced to The
| auCience. After beautiful expratn91, In
Which the speaker enforced the opliga.i IN oil
the people IN this crisis Of cur history to
rise above the partizan to. the dtguity of pat,
riots, he examined carefoly md candidly the
upon Which they stood. He said tWo tra,nf
had arrived at the Juactton, Of which Nc
Clelian was the contuctor, fendleton tht
engineer. ana the desInauo9 was divided
dismambered and distracted country. Or
the other tEntn made mp ut Baltimore, with
Lincoln and johnson Us conductor and enzt
neer, we're the prayers and hopes Of ever
t true and loyal socL OF our SoiQtry. He
prayed the people to take the Baltimore
| t1nln- It YVES sure to carry us through tbs
afiair the brakes were uaeless, the engineer
| the destiny cure destruction.
Wien Mcclellan Was Superintendent o1
tle lilinois Genital Railroa1 be cnused apls.
card to be placed at each end Of each car,
which said 1t vas dangerous to stand or
| the Platform The caution then prac.iced
I by Gen. Mcclellan he maintalns to this hour,
| and he 1efuees to stand upon the Chicagc
| platfo1m because be Knows 1t Is dangerous,
Granted he does rot, nor can be etana>wtth
Perdleton. He never supported the war By
word or ya.e. Can We support him? Sup
pose Mcclellan should Gle. the Govern nent
would go ito the hands of Perdletoo. Tnh1
man wo1ld recognize the Confederacy In IL
hour, ind withdraw the Federal armies IN
the shartest possible time. If Mcclellan
should be elected, and die the country
would die with him. Mcclellan does stand
on the Chicago platform. The spo :ker pad
incontrovsrtl6le eEldenee H. that mcclellan
saN, feac, ana ap2fossa tns plasionFm n ~ Nv "
months before 1t vas adopted at the chtcage
convention; ana haa aa not =, tns &c ceptaFe Of & A.
anta oeenftea oe.wen stn tne a oas " q is a19p
ton w In1e Go1 'e@'ioat ~ aIa s - -
n'a never bare ~ haen w1itten 1bat si -
~. consa5 Mcr1e,,an ~ "hange his haso
bn:,nsss vuo n wh;ch he aconired bia ,,ratsa g
1epnsn,.nn or,nr ~ as1'n ms ''sh'Alo VI 'S o'o
"1J A. ~ Mani3353a S rav,awea 4ha cb,o,oo n1,t
t,I4n ~ 800 1sn"tb exnns;eo ~ XII
1snht ,te -5ecait onG trsachew erha, dnon
nj Mt coptninri not n ein5sfn reznintton q
even sentiment. that was ever bef,ra nasss =,
BY . Democratic convention from Tie organ
izafion ri that nariv In this fav, Tshere "a
In Il no c. congratulstion on our victories: M
| word Of eneouragement to our brave armie
in the field. M c1ndemnatfon of ths rehei
Uou; nothing Fout fault- With tue Ad
mipistratIon, with the soldiers, and ever,
person who Ind stood By the country.
The speaker took IN the charge no " run:
through lie land that the Republican part,
Was the ceuse Of the rebellion, long hetori
Mi. LIncoln's inauguration. Oa the I'd O
Nrrenher. 1860. the South Carolina Conyeu
ton passed the secession ordinance; on th'
2Sth 81 d. cember Castle Pinkney and For
Moultrte we're seized py the South Caroliu
militia. On the 3D. Of January, 1851, For
Macon. the forts at Washington. the Unite,
lasBi, were taken possession Of by the rebels
on the 5th Of January: the Unitet
md seized bT the secessonists ~ 1 sa1,rnah t1'
and On The same day Fort Morgan, the seen
Of Far1aont's solendfd victory. was tszen h
Alabama fToone :. m fhe IN fha MYaataainn
Sfate contention passed an or51nance Of ae
cession: Floriia. Georgia, and Alabaua foi
loved. Ahont tle IOth lie Star Of the Wes
was t;rtd intn whiIe attennttnp tn Ian
troon At Fort Sumter. 18th the Nav var
at PepsacoIs, Waa sfezed February i Tera
Went ont: The capturesof Fcrts jackson an
Phillip followed February 18fh Jeffsrso,
Davis and AIexander II. Stevens % were inan m
eurnted President and Vice Pres7dent of tn
Sonthern ConfeieTacy. and were .hoidin
inrisdiction over s 01 miies of onr coaa,
E11 thias and much more nccnrre5 hefor
AIr. Lincoln was inauenratei President, M,
~ tbrssnen c13ar1e fta RsnnhiTcooa n;t] ~
},a;n.- ~ na,aa - +ha poo1iSaa9 tTaa wv
etan,et,'1 a1 80 - hanof'oai Mua sssf
Mols t1a suansaul ELL 1o4 uaselaSeu 4eHvetstoa .
EIn sae liuta o1s1sa - Lae american people
since the hngels Of heaVen reVolted there hs
peeh 20 fucn crime, ana the tate OF thes
iaiien ones shonld be the late OF these men
Mr.. Doollt1e here related the remarkable