The New York herald., 1864-08-23

Great Gathering or she 80. A. K."-
Revo,u ution Openly Reco IN me N ded- IN
vorthwestern Confedefhcy Brewing,
lCorre.pondence OF the Chicago Post democrat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill August Is, 1864.
The meeting hed to day in this city, professedy under
the auspices oi the peace cannot In point OF
bers, be called failure IL s respectable but by
means significant demonstration. 1t is really a
trtal affair for such meeting s respectable In point
q numbers but taken In any other sense, either geo.
graphic or otherwise I, represent the democracyof
She call the democracy OF the state invited be
here for the OF couerrng the state of the
country, and 70 suggest and means - relieve OF
The evils which be e; IT, The cali, published 10 this
vicinity has no re erence to peace convention or to the
Peoria hzzle. Iemocrats regard II, many,
likely majority, attended meeting under the
belief that was genuine democratic meeting, 70 be
presided over by such Richardson Thornton and
Others, instead Of such si6geton Josh Allen and
Ban y Br'en. Stl the meeting is mere local affair.
n the circular amPhisea,re q the Fair grounds = mile
~sst Of the city he people looked In vain for OF the
Coz. Hughes and many others Of famous
The face was much more scanty and o old dshes sDch
ben, Of st. Louis could dish out forgot however, To
Deat'on the name d the very hon rabe and exceedingly
q his antique pattern have aew OF his remarks
There were two stands Tor speskng AZ the first James
o ssss yo ss spa o nseon s
other orators OF the day. is sufficient to say thut
shey rsre rsha:s Of the Peoria meeting only on
brief and for very good reaseu-he had
talked 40 much on cue point be had nothing
20 offer lie laid great stress the idea that there
bet issue, .'war peace" 70 be vo<ed
November. The Administration and its supporters he
said ware gorged with puuder and distributing
among the people, That Was the reason Efforts for peace
had been so unsvang
The Hon. and Rish, Rev Henry Clay Dean ners spoke
BE laid 4 down as distinct proposition that there
two rebeions at present In ths countrytha of Davis
and that OF Lincoln. We hsd been fghti the rmer,
ssd he would like TO ashi the latter a little. lie de-
eared that The democratic party were responsible tor ~
she vlsnses OF the administration The 10
sbe TO refuse TO vote supplies the Comsnons
N 1sritnd wont 10 check the King. this would
not sufnce then should appeal - a higher and q
ngbtier pcwcr--that Of revolution. He in favor
non bu, not the bloody one sought by abolior1s-
You could not briug herd or cattle TO OF their
Der freshly slain.
A. The secoed stand during this time the Hon. Lewis
o. Williamson esuntv, ado ressed crowd. The speech
o. Crs kribbe1 q Ii1lent secession oue, such as
nose W St louS lie toos the bold ground that the
WG was prirnd fd<t: wrong and that IT, federal
oehl nsa no power snd no right 70 cosrce state. "
~ such sTsech should have caused the ears OF
every democrat bearGg gle with s anne for lstcu
DE To moral traitor
Tbere bu, little more spsaking de-, in the after
The Interest died out and sss crowd smost wholly
1ispsreed ~ three ocleck. one Cory of Cincipnati
made vicssnt and reyeutiorary fpeech. abusing aud
exaduciDe the lemory o ouglas and advocating North
western confedsrtcy 10 tse credH of the meeting be
vas promptly ss1elcbed.
conservative than that at eora tbs 3D. IN point o
numbers should estimate t a. aoout tbs 1sand
Every thing passed ct 10 quiet 20 far as known. send
q brief pofse Of the resolutions passed to wit
Resolution first resfsns The Devotion 81 the democracy
toe constitution aud rDoD and sso 10 the kcatucky
and virein. resolutions & gS aud 80 frrtler tha, tbe
democracy Illinois reiterste and adopt the resolutions
o. the Democratic state Convention of January, 1861
Which dsppoyes Of ooercn, as bringing on tes bofrcu
OF civil var
Aso resolved that We renew the Recommendation Of
The State Committee o January 1851 and OF The
cooyentin q all the states aso readoptng the rssolu
VOLS ~ he lih = June, 1903. and those OF the fe'fA
Meeting or August g.