Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-02
The Great Union Meeting at Gin
cinnati, COvingtOn, and New


The great Union meeting, which came off
on Wednesday, on the wharves of Cincinnati,
Oovington, and Newport, was glorious de a.
Onstration of the featy of the American peo.
pie to the Union and Constitution. 1t was an
enthusiastic outpouring of the masses of Ken
lucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Never, since the
great Harrison mass meeting at Baltimore in
1910, has there been such an enthusiastic
gathering of the people. The crowd was i'm
mense, and the ENTHUSIASM was altogether un-
equalled. The Louisville delegation number
ed about one thousand. The principal pors
ton of the delegation reached Cincinnati and
CoVngton on Tuesday night. The celebration
was then really begun. There was mass meets
ings held OH Tuesday evening on both sides OF
the river. Ia Cincinnati large audience was
addressed by Mr.. Norton, of Oincin natl, Col.
Whitley, of Kentucky, Mr.. Bowling, of Ohio,
and others. In Covington the mass meeting
was addressed by Major Hancock, of Kentucky.
Wednesday was evidently intended for a
gala day by the people of Kentucky and Ohio.
From dawn I'LL noon continual caDnOnading
was kept up on both sides of the river. Del.
egatons were arriving from different sections
to take part in the ceremonies of the day, and
the streets of Cincinnati, COvington, and New
port were crowded with citizens and strangers,
all with smiling countenances. They had
come 10 renew the bond of union between the
North and the South which our fathers had
cenented with their blood and which every
American must cherish and maintain.
On " ednesdsy morning an immense meet
ing at Newport was addressed by Col. Thomas
L. Jones ard Major Downey and Major Han
cock. In the afternoon, professions were
formed on both sides of the river and united
upon the wharf at Cincinnati, forming about
two miles of earnest, enthusiastic, Union lov~
ing Americans on horseback, in wagons, and
on foot. The most prominent feature in the
procession was q delegation several hundred
strong of Americans on horseback from Boone
county, Ky. The houses in Cincinnati, Cow
ington, and Newport were gaily decorated
with innumerable flags snd notices. This
was followed by a beautiful, impressive, and
soul stirring ceremony of the Union of the
North and South. This was performed upon
the river midway between Ohio aud Kentucky,
by thirty~one lovely girls, each one represent
ing State, sixteen being from the North and
fifteen from the South. The addresses were
delivered by Colonel Jones, Of Newport, on
tue part of the South, and Mr.. Norton, OF
Cincinnati, on the part of the North. The
ceremony was witnessed with great interest
by 5000 people. In the evening immense
nass meetings were held at different points on
the Ohio shore, and at Covington aud New
port. The lines of each shore blazed with the
light of bonfres, torches, aud continual dis.
charge of rockets and cannon. Among the
speakers at the various staods were Gen. Jno.
3. Huston, Hon. Geo. Robertson. Col. Chas
s. Todd, Messrs. Charles b. Wintersmiih,
Frank Kennedy, William s. Rankin, and Col
Frank Chambers, OF kentucky, aud Hon. o.
f. Moure. Messrs. John A. Trimble, johnson,
Boiling, Bailey and Pendleton, of Ohio.
III was altogether g glorious celebration OF
the renewal OF pledges of Union between the
North and the South. All who were present
returned to their homes filed with patriotic
enthusiasm, and satisfied that only by the
election Of Fillmore and Donelson can our
Union be maintained-LoH. Jour.