, 1864-09-12
Washburne ind the State and National
ticket will receive just about this msjority
in the Third District Mark that,

WashDuTne t4o the State and National
ticket will receive just about this msjo1ity
In the Third District. Mark that.
TIE MASS MEETING.
As have said the number of those In at,
tendance upon the mass meeting did not ex.
ceed 9, ,0C0. It was made up principally o1
citizens Of Sterling. and such farmers living
adjacent thereto as happened to be in town
with produce. There were q sprinklfuy oI
Copperheads also, and thcset}ast heard some
unWholesome truths, If one could Judge from
the Wsy taces they made
ORGANIZATION.
The meeting was organized by the choice
Of Hon. s. &. Patterson, Mayor of Sterling,
President, and =; g. Grattan. A. a. Terrell,
A Committee on Resolutions was named,
consisting Of james Dlnsmpre, Nelson Mason,
Joseph Colder, Washington Law and F.
Sacket,
Lunbards and Hickey sang "RalIy Round
the Flag," " and the exercises cnmmenced.
w1L11AM BRoss, ESQ.
William Bross, Esq, was the frat speaker.
He disposed, satisfactorily to his audience,
Of the Copperhead lie, that the Union party
Of the North is responsible for the present
oesolsting war, and showed couslusiyely that
upon the Democracy Alore, North and South,
rests the burden Of fnAIgnrating the carnival
~ hl,~s =. .1n.~ssi. r.. mich the country is now
Mcclellan for the support OF loyal men. and
showed that all the charges made against the
Administration for unconstitutional acts.
fCIHd their counterpart In the record Of the
Democratic csAdidate. He showed that willis
Al. Lincoln bad srTested traitors for known
disloyalty, Mcclellan had s'arbItrarily ar
rested" ~ entire legislature Of SOVEREIGN
State. He showed that r lille it could neyrr
be shown that 5fr. Lincoln had ever inter
fered with the free dom Of the ballot boz,
Mcclellan had Used the military power TO
prevent Maryland Democrats from voting
tor their favorite candidate. lie showed
that Mcclellan as long ago as 1861 urged
President Lincoln to stop volunteering and
ehforcc the CRAFT, Recommendation he
strongly renewed in October, 1862. He
showed that Mcclellan advised the President
to emancipatc the slaves of the e1cmy under
The plea OF military necessity, Elk months
before the President issued his Emaucipz.
tlon Proclamation. He showed that the doc
tr1nc OF cordscat1on Of rebel property was
long ard perststent|y urged BY Mcclellan
long before the President decided to adopt
that policy. The remarks Of Mr. Bross
hon. ]. D. WARD.
Mr.. Ward made o short speech, but it
brist1ed all over with points like porcu.
the Issues involved In the present canvass,
and then attacked the Coppe1head PLATFORM
showing in vigorous and terse nsuage its
glitterirg .generalities, and Its manifest in
consigtcDcies and abrurdlties, He quoted
from the laws of nations that those VINO en-
doree the armiEtice p1ank Of the platform
either favor The rebellion or arc grossly de-.
ceived. He held up Mcclellan to the Ecorn
and contempt Of bis audience, and closed
with an eloquent sppeal TO his hearers to
stand up manful]y to the demands of the
hour. and to lid the great army of the Union
In putting down the rebellion.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Gen. 0glesby followed in speech of
twenty minutes, which ne said WAS intended
merely as an introduction to Ills speech Of
the morning.
Gen. Oglesby was followed By Gen. Prem
ties, who In half hour managedto eaJ the
most bitter and cutting thiDgs of home reb.
els that have gone forth from the lips Of any
speaker during the present canvass.
IN THE EVENING.
The crowd separated at the close Of tho
last named 6pcaEtr's remarks but assembled
sEain In tho evening at Wallace Hall, Where
roueipg, ol1.faehtnDed Union rally Was
held: Gems. Ogleby and Prentiss were the
SPEAKERS.
II have not time or space to give even an
outline Of tbeir-remarks, but only to eny
That they were In all respects pertinent to
the times and the occasion.
TIE LAST MEETING.
The last mcctipg Of the canvass until after
the State Fatr, Will be held at Morrison to-
morrow. From present Indications, there
will te large attendance Bon.