Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-02-01

\ telegram Was received and Ieid. ann M.
eng that the excursion train was an hour
behind time.
At halfpast three the beating Of drums
and the sound of martial music a~nn5uared
to the Convention the approach OF tie
guests of the State. Soon the Committee
of Reception and escort appeared, fJllowel
by Gov. Maeofin. of Kentucky. and the
Senators and Representative Of thar State.
Lieut.. Governor Newman and Ghc Senators
and Representative. of rcnncsse. the mem
bcrs of the press and the invited guests
The hall was dcnscly crowded.
Gov. Dcnnison welcomed the assembled
guests in a brief speech, as follows:
Friends. Of Tennessee. OF Indiana and
Kentucky. on behalf Of the people of Ohio,
speaking through their General Assembly,
receive you at this, their capitol. / greet
you as representatives, Of sovereign States;
| salute You as brethren If the great valley
of the Mississippi. the center aud citadel OF
the national coniederacy-l greet you as
fellow citizens OF tie Union. So dear to US
all, the source Of whatever makes us most
proud Of our county and the preservation
Of which, for The equal and common benefit
Of all the States. is alike the highest and
most grateful duty of the American citizen.
BY all these honored titles. gentlemen, you
are heartily welcome here To day.
Gov. Magofin, of Kentucky. was then
introduced. In behalf u his state and its
! people. he thaikd the people of Ohio for
their cordial welcome. He spoke of the
neutrality-suspicious. Of fraternll feeling that
had mt these visitors ever since they came
into the state; the booming OF the cannon.
and the spirit stir ing strains Of the marital
music, spoke OF tn good feeling and fratcr-
nj regard cherished toward them by the
! people Of Ohio. these were all gratifying
as the expression of the sentiments If the
Empire State of the West. lie comp.imcnt-
cd Ohio as 4 State renowned for her hnSIi-
tally, for her benevolent and other institu-
tions. and for her enterprise. in cnnclu-
sion, he assured the rel representatives of Ohio
that these exprcs>ionSof generous hos,itll-
ity and of kindness. are appreciated and
warmly ~rcciprocITel.
Lieut. Gov. Newman. of Tennessee, was
then introdu cd. He followed in a short
speech in behalf of Tennessee. abiding to
our past history, the struggles of the North
and South, side by side. lie paid Il high
enconium to the Constitution us the bond
of the Uninn and the charter of our lilcr-
ties. and pledged limsclf that Tennessee
would be true anu faithful to that Cons;i-
tuition.
At the close Of the speeches the joint
Convention a lourncd. but Il large portion
of the crowd r;m lined in the hail. where
several gentlemen made speeches one of the
most interesting of which was that Of Mr..
John Young Brown. mem1cr Of Congress
cie,t from Kcntu-ky: some parts Of his
S. czech were quite eloquent.
Mr.. Rodney Mason. of Springfield. Ohio,
male 4 sFecch which clicited muh al-
plause.
Several other speeches were made 10y gen
tlcman from Tennessee AMI kcntu,ky. and
n b. Ten. Goircr. wien night COMING o.
the cIowd dispcrscd.-Cu.oin. Co=.
The Columbus JwTRoE says:
As soon as Iii .ht fell. the public Iui,d-
ings. stores and hotels. flashed int, n blaze
Of canllc-light. as if to vie in brittany
with ii; beauty of the ladies who tbron ed
the streets. and the eloqucnc Of the gen
t1cmln who madc speeches in the hall
For the first time. the cupOla of the st tie
House really looked fine. all abiazc with
light that cleaned lar over the snowy roofs
and streets: and hy its superior luminous
ness a5ashing the other bu rulings. and con
traSting the gran icur OF the State pride
with the lesser srleudor of individual dis
play. tNcws-bnys ale positively forbidden
to charge extra for tiIis fine passage, in ST.
Ing the JWrnGL) Fireworks were put
off in front Of tie capitol; rockets leaped
int the dak heaven. burst and II "mcd
into bin, an rel, AM cam, down ssak-l
alas. to Ike the vain p~erform1uec OF hu-
man will. Bot We grow didacti:. We
meant t. say. merely. that the display WAS
very fine. and that we. in company with =
million Of SIN Ill bays, Numerous hlies AMI
gentlcmcn. and 50 forth, en;nyel it ia
mcnselv.
IlSd, tie STATE HpI5a. in tie r~otulla
AMI the l. ilItiv; hail. was a g,ll 9clc.
With it plrilysi tn r,p'rily P.n:il to
d-sccib& IA. Ii 5iits / o IA; gpr@1I'slsI
fixtures Uttered on the brow3 and jewelry
of the ladies' the eplu!ettcS Of the military
anil the watch guards of civilians. Old and
young. rich and poor. the stiff NOrthron
and his plasti; Southern brother. min led
freely aul frIteralliy together. chattsl. fe
li;itItel AMI ltu;ieL an " IN Ie:el buck
and forth with al Mess deli Int AMI that
grim aspect (wLcn Ia; taking whi;h cha
rLcterizes happy people in large crowds.
After a while the plO ,.e c5nccntia'cl in
the Hall Of tie House, where they listened
to enthusiast; Union addresses from Ccl
Hodges and Mr.. Andrews. of kcntu Ky
and Mr.. Paine. of Tennessee. The effort
of Col. Hodges was brilliant and classical
IL elegant. decidedly the finest of the spcc,h-
cs in the State House. Mr.. Andrews was
droll AMI witty. ami kept his hearers III u
of lau.h;ef; while Mr.. Paine was
less earnest than impressive. and
talked II the people in the most affection
ate avun:ular style. I
After the ~banqu,ts. at tie different h"-
tells, those wis pre.crrcl hearing ~sicetics
to tripping the light fantastic, crowded the
Odcon Hall to suTjcation.
Among the res?onses to toasts. was the
following by Mr.. Garfield, the Chairman
Of the Committee WHO were selected 10y the
the Legislature to 90 to Louisville, t, mses
the invited guests.
The State IF Ohio-Onc Of the giants
Of the American ConJedcracy. We tender
her Representatives u hearty welcome to
Union Festival.
o J. 4. G%ARFIELD's SPEECH.
Hon. j. \. Garfield, of the Ohio Senate,
in response to i toast to Ohio. said:
IF KcatrcLy and TNnessre.a and
CIti-enS ot' our Common Co"ntrg:
With pleasure undis:e nblcd arise t.
respond, in behalf OF the Site | have the
to represent, to the sentiment just Of
We greet you here toni Int as