, 1864-09-07
ERcM FREEPuR1.
The Great Meeting Of Saturday
StepbenscnCount Rallying
for Lincoln and Union,
Ehe Dny-The Epeechcs-The
Incidents.
lFrom Our Own Correspondent

Incidents.
1From Our On3 Correspondent :'
fHEEroe7, Stephenson Co., Sept 3, 1854.
A drea1y, dusty night ride from Chicago,
znd before da, Light arrival in Frseport were
the preparations cf 5our correspondent for
The great Union demonstration today, The
interval between The w.lk from the depot,
nnd the negotiations for bed In that excel
lent hotel the Bre asttr House, did not allow
any very extended observations Of Frceport
and It's surroundings, I could SEQ ONLY In tho
early twilight that there we're business blocks
and churches snd gas lights and the Bre Wster
House. Satisfied, I turned In and slept
soul dly until s~akened by the roll of dru ms,
fbe shrill Il alody Of afes, and clamor OF mu-
s1cal instrumental.
PROFESSIONS.
Hooked ont Of the window all es7 disAdLs4e,
end eaW the ttreets Of this beautiful city a1tYe
we're country wagons beartrg flsg statfs from
Whoee head toated national banuers, and
filled With 1augh hing happy multitudes. There
were sturdy sons and blooming daughters Of
the prairie; there were old men and thele
wives, and there we're innocent, happy
With theee notices: "No Union With
slasery,'' " We will Conquer Peace" Just
in lhe rear wac the delegation from Rldott,
ana the Get gatau4 IRON Lancaster, anu tn3
dt}eeation tTcm Yellow Greek, the last dis.
p]s, irg conepfcuously banner With this de-
vice thereon: "Old Abe; two Dicks aud the
Dcatrp." Then cane tne delegation from
Beloit and the delegation from Carol county
-tht whole forming procession over two
miles long, apdnumbering fully ten thousand
persons 49,.
THE FORENOON.
The forenoon #ss scent In parading the
streets, just to show tho Copperheads, who,
an eorry to say, abouod III this latitude,
how much enthusiasm aud how much pa.
tr10ti6M the Union men cau exhibit ii the oc-
Gallon dtnanded 1t. Il was IN Immense At.
fair, ald coming just upon the haeia Of the
Chicago Convention and Its nomination,
ehtrentl5 suggestive.
LOCAL PoL1T1cs.
Frceport is H "DFmocratic" city--that Is,
the city of6ci ~ are usually OF tuRt stripe,
and elected bT Dktbri.ies ranging from one
tr TWO hundred. But the comfy 10 Uuion.
Before the s:ar the Ubion men could count
a, on q majority In the county Of from six TO
sight hundred. But here, as In most Of the
cou1tits IL the State, the Union men have
furnished the larger Dumncr OF recruits, and
unltss they receive a considerable accession
ofAumbcry IRON the Democrats condition
bY no u,c4ps unlikely, their majority at the
| The Union men are certain to carry the couu-
to, however, In any event. A company OF
soldiers for The regiment for stats service
! has iust been ra.sro In Stephenson, not ono
Of whom Is \ - Democrat
TIE NOMINATION or MCCLELLAN.
The romtuation of Gen. McClt uau Ia not
we'll received By the Peace Democracy in
thIs region, and the War Democracy don't
like TIE plattorn. The former SAY there Is
no aititnnce between Mcclellan and LIN
celn. 1t they vote 1or war man they shall
tote for Lincoln, for there is no mistaktng
l. k%v1+l lat ~
Macs" Har record Is good enough, they
don't lihe his undertaking to straddle two
h1rsss. The platform cont suit them. 1t
smells little Of var and the Union, but 1t
equ,lts an1uny towards esce ard dfsuniou.
| 1here is no entbuEiaem. but there u settled
conviction that in this campaign, as In every
| cam{nigu he has undertaken, The hero Of the
the sn amps OF the ChicEshominy will suffer
defeat.
TIE BREWSTER HousE.
Just here. / Wish to eay word of com
nentAtiob, unsolicited and unpaid for, o
the house whose title forms the caption o.
this paragraph. Good hotels are not plenty
have somewhat extended experience II
this regard, and when lind one, thst In ad
dillon 10 cleanllncss, attention to the Wantl
: of guests, abundance of we'll cooked food
airy and neatly furnished apartments, is dis
: tinEultled BY 10y al aud patriotic landlords
: i sm very apt 10 nuke note Of it. Such i
tbe BreWsitr House, and such are MeBsra
Corbin the landlords. They a<s among tn
trueat Urfon men of Stephenson County
, ard to th1fr efforts, the party Is, end vii
! BE-, largely Indebted for whatever sucees
: they have. and may attaln.
/ TIE MASS MEETING.
= The Mass Meeting at which Gen. 0glesby
= The Union candidate for Gube1natofiai hon
ors, waa announced to speak WAS held In
! vacant lot q little In the rear Of tha Bre wste
House. A platform was erected aad seat
f: provided for ten thousand persona, and at
1 O'Clock both were filed
= ORGANIZATION AID GOOD NxW8.
!" The meeting Was called to order by Hor
". 2. Nar1an,ore, who IN fer well chose
! words announced the object for which the
i had convened. Hc then read dispatch fror
t Chicago, cnntatulng the glorious aews OF "a
esptnre Of atlanta, 6s nsn r. Gallant goiG on,
. have done tho hearts Of the Union men {
! | your city good TO 6ee the enthusiasm tha
1 was mamie sted in that vast audience. II
: eject ups electrical. As one man they ros
to their feet, and waving handkerchiefs an
swinging hnts and bunnets, iadulged in
eucctfslon OF cheers and shouts thit mad
; ! the Welefu ring again. -1E WIGS q elortou
q on'bnrtt OF pat1io1ic exultation. It shuwc
, that the great heart Of the people beats |
.. unison with The great heart of the army
Vas a sight that would have cheered tn
E weak abd despondipg. and tllled the heart
: of peace sntaks and Gopperheads With tren
, bling std dismaY. There Is no mIstakIn
the ktLtlmepts Of the people. They are, a
O whole, patriotic and loyal, and devoted I
the unity Of the republic and the subjuga.io
3 c1 traitors ...---..
!. THE s1Ko1so
. appropriately iclloT1t e tnls pataoIlc on
= burst, Game song BY FRANK and Jniiu
LumbaIo, ana k'ckty, ~ho fenaerea VI
1nrl Inst Eloflous pauner N spI1ted an
l. cha1ec1erlstic matMef, anu 1tcelseu puu i:
r. plhuEe thefe1oF. Aheee Men a1e uo4hE IS e
= | celleIl stIFlce Iol Tue oIlou caose. ~
ano tue glorious news just read put Inc q
;. dlebce N eScfLeLt 1unof, ana 1ney a"atte
0 With little 1mpatlence the aopeafanseo o1
GENERAL ooLEsBE,
, The General was introduced BY hi. Narr
more, and as he came upon the stand n.
le received with tremendous applause. q
It remarks were In all respects pertinent
le | the hour and the occasion. From the follo1
ing brief synopsis your readers Will 1ea1
how fully he Nllea the expectations tolms
- Of hin:
REMARKS OF GEN. odLEsHY.
at Gen. Og1eby enid: He saw before him
:. ,1rat Ynnftitn11e Of new and strnnre facr
~ Eeas a5 ,rn.n n, ~,y1asn soTn+oranea. M
to | nen spo "oeA - - .. e. ~ ~
RI lne 1P1ststoA ~ urep aA1AEty. rs "
phftook OF tne ssUe 1eeAnk. OHce, ~ esi
we were 9appy anu prosperous Pcopi
lhe pains Q! happiness anu peace "e1o =
~ psls u winch we we're Wont 70 n 10. y
ne were allowed 10 tcrm and give expTessto
nj ! IN ff7r NnfninnA FREELY unf1er the Ennatttl