Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-04
The Massi,lon Meeting.
TEN ACRES OF FREMONTERS,

there in attendance, that series of Mass
Meetings of the Young Men of our State,
friendly to Fremont and Freedom, should
be summoned for the purpose of ratifying
the gallant nomination of that Convention.
The meetings have been held; our readers
know with what unparalleled enthusiasm
and success. They know how triumphant
" the series started off at Dayton; a glo-
rious beginning that was nobly followed
up at Fremont, and GAINESVILLE, and at
Chilicothe; and now it is our pleasure to
teli of the grand demonstration yesterday,
! at Massillon.
The day was one of the lovliest of the
season. Heaven smiles upon our cause.
So, with such day, and such cause, al
most the entire population of the region
gathered at the call. Everybody in Stark
was there; and WAYNE, and Summit, and
Portage, and Mahoning, and Columbiana,
and Tuscarawas, they came by hundreds
and thousands.
The speaking was in the grand Oak
Grove, on the high land southwest of the
town. Five stands were erected, from
which speeches were made, from one o.
clock until six; four occupied by speakers
who talked the Language IN which the De
claration of Independence was written, and
one by German speakers. The speaking
was of very sterling character. Judge
Spaulding of our city, open the ground
tier, in speech of great power and elo-
quence, and admirably to the point.
The speakers who followed, from the
various stands, were General Bierce of Ak
ron, Judge Hoadly of Cincinnati, Judge
Humphry of Hudson, j. Mueller, ESQ.,, of
Cleveland, Ckas. Hugus, ESQ.,, from Indi-
ana, MIR. Goodhue of Akron, Mr.. Orr, of
Wooster, Secretary Baker, of Columbus,
and when we left the grounds, further
speeches were expected from Geo. Brad
burn, and A. G. Riddle, Esquires, of Cleve-
land, and Hon. o. P Brown, of Ravenna.
The speaking was of very high order
such speeches as are rarely equaled on po-
litical occasions, for this great cause of
Freedom stirs mems souls to their pro-
foundest depths, and lends unwonted fire
to all tongues. Songs, eapitally sung,
were scattered among the speeches, by the
Glee Clubs from Akron and from Mans
field, and there was also an abundance of
the finest quality of instrumental music
by a large number of Bands in attend
ance.
There was fine Military display, cap
ital demonstration by the several trades,
unnumbered Banners. with admirable de-
vices, borne by clubs, delegations, DC, &c.
But of all this part of the demonstration,
which We have never seen equaled on any
occasion, We must omit report until to-
morrow-the latenesso of the hour at which
we arrived home-not permitting the prin-
tiers to put it in type this morning.
Of the number in attendance, fair es-
innate would be perhaps 25,OCO. 1t was
ascertained by actual count of the several
township delegations, that 10000 were in
attendance from Stark County, outside of
the town of Massillon. 1900 tickets were
sold at the Wooster Depot, Wayne Coun-
ty, and more called for During the morn
ing, ninety odd cars, crowded to their ut
most, came into Massillon. Many of these
were large platform cars, carrying something
like $50 passengers each. 1t would be a
a fair estimate to say that 5000 people
came into Massillon by the railroads, east
and west, by the four trains of the fore
noon. Immense delegations came in from
all directions in wagons, and in all manner
of mammoth vehicles built for the occa-
sion. From Bethlehem, from Sugar Creek,
from Canal Fulton, from Milton, &C., DC,
we counted a procession of nearly 200 wa
gons, mostly two and four horse teams
And there were scores of young men on
horseback. There were All people in
from the county of Wayne,
which county received banner, it having
the largest delegation outside of Stark.
The township of Lexington also won
banner, reporting delegation of 3O6; Su-
gar Creek was close upon them with del
egration of 800. The total number in at
tendance must have ranged from 10000 to
$4,000. The grove where the meeting
was gathered, is a lot of ten acres, partial
ly enclosed as a show ground, and all parts
Of it seemed thronged with the crowd.
And no more appropriate place could
have been chosen in all the State, for de-
of Free Men in favor of Free
dom. MAssILLoN, one of the finest towns
Of Ohio-and as for that, of the whole
itself noble specimen of Free
1om's work. Its busy furnaces, and foun-
lnes and machine shops, its fine churches
md model school houses, and its cosey free |
homes, nestled so comfortably and so beau
.ifully in their groves and gardens-are
all the product Of the enterprise and skill
IF honorable Capital and Free Labor. 1t
S the industry and cunning of Free Labor
hat has built all these, and keeps up their
!aily music, and has made that town hon
orably known throughout the country. In
such town with such people, Freedom
md Fremont meet with cordial welcome.
Almos, the first thing that met our sight as
We left or hotel early in the morning, were
hese generous words-"WELcoME ALP
woven of oak leaves, and running the whole
of every beautiful stone cottage,
md as we passed by We found upon the
'ther side of the same cottage, the letters
woven in the same tasteful style "Fnr-
IoNT AND DAYTON"
Such seems to be the sentiment of the
whole town (save one house, that had out
he Buchanan flag, the house of the P NJ.
undoubtedly 1t was everywhere, Ere
mont, Dayton and Freedom-and the
most generons and sumptuous Welcome,
Welcome, to all. Throughout the day
here was no noise-no dissipation, but ev-
rything was in beautiful order, and the