, 1864-10-24
GERMAN UNION MASS MEETING.
An Enthusiastic observation-disclosures BY
GeV. r Keeruer, Hon. Johu Wentworth,
and Lieut.. Csy, Hoffman.

glorious Union tnumph over trr.son and its kin
dred evils. 4 meeting Of loyal Gefman Citizen
had been called at Turner usll to nAteu to tn
aoval utfcz.ncea Of patriotic. freedom. loving men
and ere the appointed hunr for RatherfuR Ind *
1iyed The body OF theratt ball waA literally
With loyal. earnest, enthusiastic men, conprisin,
a solid phAlanx to meet and overwhelm the on
ponents Of Lincoln and National un{ty. In th
galleries We noticed large rnmbes OF fair ladles
whoee apsrklfng eyes and On nthutastic faces lent
cnafmto The proceedinss which wouu d have othe.
Mise oeen wanting. Base Copperncsda who hat
nnoe9fsk1nr, were struck kovc1~helminrly With th,
fssult, and eyed the vast as-emblaee vita epyiou,
olseass: They bad unfortunately forgotten tb,
supporters saT that their Rction wss indirfcth
snpportinc trea, enable, dishoDorsble. place ioT
1hR, disgrace to oshou}dtr.htraps, aud hIs mlniops
*ney instantly and checrfully wltndrcw, and patrl
olica1y supported the onl5 man whom The innefeu1
!9vs o. freedom Possessed BY every German. tolt
German tloE-cr'zene; their Eotes next Novem
ber will ewell the overwhelming majority to bt
cast for Union and Freedom.
Al the omueIcemeuI Of the meeting tht
North Side Nide-Awatea, = q large apd iDpos,ul
body q men, eptertd the hall, headed by ths
Great Wetttru Light Guard, Band, amid the tpuo 10
tr%nspszcLcies Nc noticed one recetyed N,tt
cheer Hbc1eEer 1t WAS carried. which bore til
Abe and Ardy,"
"North Side Wide, AWake..r
"Dlck and the Deacon.r'
Of those noble patriots. fhc 2itn Iilnofs 1nf.nt1e
and members u Other Union regiments.
The meet1ne was called to order By A c. Hees.
Cha1rmaL, which nominAtIon was enthnnisglicaI-
y Iattn.d q the andi1nce,
introduced HOP. tsnstsyas Koenet, who was r.
cclved with manifestations OF toe widest ap-
psufe, nnd who spoke IN German substantially as
GOVERNOR EoErsEn
we arr eon,p mar vcars cno,oea In !. +s1,b,a
vsr. The nrt,nAc ri fhe iIni,edf Sss,e. hsre m,ds
ever, sscce r. b,ooS und .,cssnre " hsue
h..ts.d ItS s,ra.o,. nou4 ana seh ,e "e nsse
49,, shtr. 49,. 80 ~ - =, I..,s .ssno. ~. nc e Esn
~, .sa ~, E IT, as
ess ,a Gnnny, Gt. or aaaes e havs soffoanaso tne
ts - e@. te ~ InatlerLon M ~ ~ nvt.tus moIe saan
te ,ebes Thc iorstsn pexeTa Wa IT I!e
sfrnnc1r h1se cnme rn the ccnci1s;r ~ - .ha4
otebt rtGt to tntermetile @'''' '1s'
We are nov on lie ere OF a Presidential e,ec.
finn rhnse fmnf.rts,.ee nne ror,a ->,aro,I 49,,
me- Il, annenr A. n r,nhi,r tnerisr Yon r.n 1r nnt
and vii not exnect t,f ne-thst th,1i inan1.,e ~ n
partixan warfs1r sa,d here no1 r. a nsqtv nan ~
ajthou1 fhsi not i5feeuiss thss nv taliGg. ~
esish he fenrhfirsn naEt1 IF Wh,ch s. =, a1e
Der nom III very found st;on o; Ills p1rtv W. t
came n,r. sS e. 2srssf as an american citizen, to
the 1Tayer,ne ~ 4 In r;oo orer tn o,,, c.nse
oft%r nnn1ptnfs as ,Ie on ,r,a1.a ~ tha
shou H. hn An.
Hss tftsT o4r1 Tas ths ,ne
fi,,nr9 49, otASN ""e 1e=s'1'e '"0 epeaAe1 s'a'
Tne 1nnes,a,ca of tt,s n,h,o 1ca. ~ 1-,s.
msaey INA ~ ny heaft a IT, i;9 Jog snt the
xou1,e mfn Who htionred .onr ye,r. A' .oc ~ rhe
soaefy Of the W,ce hSsEes .nn Who in IL - ttsis 1
@ ~. tha1 s,,1a E1 gooa: pa stoasas.
the iYnnennitp r1er,;nn lie uad ~ annh, 1Sst "
1+S4.t - tia 1no a,. ~ ~ as az ~ ~.
ber. won,d be ereafer mirf,r1rne 1hen b.Itse
lat tn ,he aed IT, Rs,tn,ott aaAn ,,is,3a. ge
uecjane. It to he rhe 1ntv r. ~ roxrsr.r,a ant
10 deet1oy the RIB. liou ana 1e.tore piyn i'm.
=, ,nnse7 he Tnto, ireed fr1,n ~ crrsa - lap
fsppsuse1 the real carse nT fbr T,.i,ei ian md -
1estion. The Rn,lfmnre ,l.tform dar -. thtt
ts ihe dutF Of The people to * ,trla1e .lsveV h.
Eonsututl.msl amcnduent. l. taEss ha,a :9sna q
scnifsf snv iiet,re of inrr,Tn nnwers ~ tnsa.1nJ
die In the sffs1T, al thit comttnent iAnnIsnsa
Ihe hennbl!sans u b.innpts naxe aekoosledse sed
~ ana ftst emirTai;on cn,,ht - ~ W ana
These aIa in enhs,.nt Ike 11,nc;n,a. 1ron .s;.h
enn,sst ~ en y. o1 ~ Iii, M ,hs esaent
1,nn n nrncin;ns Thr 81 10 ,oat
am bIe At Gh;rspo cr 1ha ~ 1ane aaa s1y1a W ~ ~
nanne,.ts Tnex III. Aa.s Ioo s!y,e o1
~, ~ nim;n,s;rat3yn oT .htsbs ls VET aaiass
e 1e ana, orht St t. b
", !, nnas l4e I p9t aei Us see nov
for+ns- t,,nas ~ 80 &. nsr,oat,, snai ~
Vim tns Ttmos, ,raionss ws,nh.dp p41,s' ~ Meu,
rae4,fn". I'M the Ctin.:c. ,e,.t,as III % moEIos
!. snIpess apnos sn.s aoctfne. Ano WV
futsr1entian ~ lat - s"ri and tbe ,.emnce.a
,o;s :, 9nn - x.S9 .d as.nt 1 ~. u.e.eisa'
hsaesdor ~ Vers sna arEnnE ,a1rS ~ =. .n
snr;a nf An.tr1. a. Enp1r Hug ~ nnv r,s ~ ~ a
sa9 s!tE ~ Aass ar " ~ meA & Gu. tns "
n11 fisnS. ~ ~ tn,sicaes os ,oe ae @
n. ~ ~ H. S1eaEnas - ,er1p M ID
9a 9nasusauons. H1t me Chisago patioIm. unlike
suae @ses - pu ~, note, nss ;.3 1ot wpso o1 en-
e1 rason eas IL nhvas ~ ec c, ,or n
and .9 ~ se erS s,nrs onoet rs ie
Nc = nla ~ @ snsn' ,. 70
irs,in,ian % f ~" son.h 'ne
r., ne @ @tpeahea tnen p!ostgosu ~ sao" ~ Irsn
~ anq 9Gst5ue!tye 81 olssoiau9o
nre.s e nf Enrpna fuaees ii - .ncn sn eyn thaf
y. i lsnf, ass O S me;e = weas sna qesen5snt e
ss,5sse .ncnsst a shsnesl1es. M Tse speaks1 va:
y E@0ps mse1 M III Ees
~ Iihe1 sie.fr of Fnrne ueGea al aom nv, Gu
Ole when the on'uon %a. prevalent mai nj tbe onfy
]estoTst,nn N thr 1Inion n,th =, ,rerv a., ls es
eonn ~ thIs cinTions and tmrnnr,a1 docnr,a, -
neares re .ubfe oninioa n En,a:,e ahsnsp sp
LZrrna,fnIlssH ~ "a trn..,; ~
rss =. noce Si!n,asse hv ~ ,hn en-; y: n
poTe,. Who id rot dsse to take Sides Win rens1a
who h3d oesarsd wsr TO The 2n,on ia order
Thev si,d ~ aa1e ~ mnrer1ake ,rv1hi1o aossay:
= fSorernment xhich M 11ed ~ fn 6xs,enr
s4eFerr and made rho n..-1s rn.{no cf Tndanard
enee thaf .a men sreecnsi nrsc.tr1 ITn;h
1'h1rs or ~ i hsra s,atsd . rnnn;.- n.Sre 49,
.,9rSs h-cs seet shs,r 4+rCxraS iJ1.a - - 49,
4he 1rens Gt rn srtnmn stn1n. IAnn1.,s.1 ~ y,
ishc1inr ci.asc. nfEnnnne siIhnrh spfFsrs1 t1,,
4ha -ssrs ,no,tn; ~ s.u
Ei1inT tn snfr1 anr .mnnnf ~ bsrd.h,n qeths
bave Enunap slaycrY hela awe ana efrenrtheneS
Ine isoore1s o. 5a1oel ona when the{ heard Of the
p1octa1tioa, re o!Fea 70 tnanK tae PRESIDENT LOT
19is glorious SCI Iheit address was eplendl1
piece of penmanthlp tlgIed ~ two thonssnd
nance. fncioeeu in a magnificent mahogany boz,
and etns to the speaker 10 transmit 10 the Presi.
dent, fStafmy App1ause,1 ThAspeaker travelled
through Germany, The whole 1cug:h uDd hreadth
With tie c1ce p.ion Of harone and aratoc1a1s, who
did not eymnathize with our cau.e-who did not
with NJ victory and triumph tAoplhuset The
liberal masses Of Germany are Nith us, became
Ltncoln'e proc hmati"n gase assurance that ihs
people OF the Uefted States did uuder-
stand the great importance OF 1hts
struggle, and were nghting for
universal liberty. f6tormy app'auBe.1 Our eouQ-
t1ymen in Germany would not believe me when
told them there wire Ge1mnn ctizens IN this
country Who BELONGED 10 the Democratic party.
and opposed an Administration which hal pro.
Claimed liberty to the Oppressed men. They did
not believe there were Germans here who eympa-
thlzed With men steale1r and women-wbtppets.
1Ideed, they would nut btll+ve it, 'App.ause
The speaker pald high compliment to our cal.
liant eolniere, who not only On The battlefield
sacrifice their hc1Ets bond and suer the hardah'ps
ot camp 1ife, bnt who are also willing snd ready to
do their full duly as citizens vt lie poIls az thev
Just Low have paoyeu in penntyfyania. 0hio and
Msryland, and eoncluded with ctoSiug npocaI
to The eefmau c'uxeue Of thie coanuy to support
trY and li0erty BY so doing they rnnld cnnfri,
bute to meke thar cpnntrr IN met and rrnth the
land II 1bc nee aud tne bsyinm of the cpnrested
no1 5orD: ursrwopru
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