Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-16
EAlLLiF- HoUaE, DAYTON, Oh
EVENING, Sept. ~, 1861.

EDs. LRADEE; A finer day could n,
have been yOushsd to the greatly aelights
people Fully forty thousand persons wer
onlthe grounds, and every thing moved o
pleasantly and to the delight Of all.
About eleven o'clock quite panic seize
= the multitude, and came we'll nigh prOvin
serious matter. Hearing som, s e1kin
going on about the center Of the fai
grounds, drew near, when perfect burst
Of patriotic elOquenoe fell upon my can
Il proved 10 be g litsle fellow. only fou,
feet eight inches, in his stockings, as ht
said, and styled The live Yankes"-very
appropriate name. Everybody seemed
a. sapell-bOu1d with his eloquence as be made
FA HE patriotic appeals for the Union, the
Constitution, and the Laws When bis
auditors had extended radius Of several
rods In all directions, and while vet In the
midst Of his able and responsive speech, he
was suddenly invited to leave the grounds
and being conducted amid the shouts and
rush Of the indignant crowd, he made hia
exit bat no sooner had be done this than
his voice vas again raised in speech and
song upon the opposite fence, while the
hillside was packed with delighted listen.
ers. Several Of the Grsys (they are all
brioks) gathered around him. and tbe orv
approached the gate, accompanied hv Lieu
tenant Dixon, coo. and determinate, when
the multitude took the little marvel upou
their shoulders, standing erect and
marched in triumph back to the stump
from which he had been dislodeed As
they marched, the young man raised his
voice IN style sui gensTis saying, 81 am
standing upon pillars that shall support
the Constitucon and the Ia We Of the United
States" BE completed his speech in the
presence Of about twenty thousand people.
Theni Gs We might naturally expect, an in
eTF QuiTY vas instituted Where's that notice.
manF Dixon says, Grays fall in" and
on they march for the aforesaid individ
uaL Excitement ran high, people rushed,
and the panic became general Some cried
tIs he iF . "Sseesher,' polieemea were In con.
stsrnstiOui = fight was now expected. and
% one aid Il Is said, get severe cut over the
81 eyein the grand melee. But Lieut. Dixon
Designed no disturbance. BE only wanted
70 know By what authority, jus rFegHn a
> Gray was expelled from the grounds so
about two hundred and fifty had been ad-
mitted. He nov marched his company 70
another point and mounting q wagon, ed.
dressed The crowd, requesting them to dis
perse, and they did so-thus Winding ue |
IA by bis good judgment and oool reflection. |
what might have resulted disastrously TO
the Fair and al parties CONCERNED Dixon
is bound to make bis mark The name of 1
the Live Yankee that thrilled the audi. /
ence as but few statesmen could do. is |
Henry R. Van ESt Of Lake county, Ohio |
Sad is thirty three years old, the favorits /
Of lie whole company.
saAhtd did not hesr lie whole Of a. r C.,tsr,s
speech. Am sorry did not for his re- |
marks were 1IEvtrzHB ------S-----lL
while Was endeavoring to press my way
within hearing distance. he spoke IS one
- ~ .fra of "a.
oession-as one who knew and felt what
be said. He was Union to the back bone,
and ready TO lay down his life for its pres.
- srvstion and for the perpetuiiy Of the Con
atitution and the laws He addressed the
audience in the most feeling manner.
sgWeuld that we're able to give q fair syn
opsis Of his leading points, but can only
make few simple illusions. de thought
Ohio was not fully aware Of her own dan
eers. for IL Kentucky should be swallowed
1p in the great hiatus Of secession, Ohio
Tould indeed have cause to tremble. Un-
less the whole North we're up and doing
Aha contest would prove o doubtful one.
- said be, fifteen hundred persons in the
3 Cotton Ststes want TO be President. They
- ean't endure the humiliatng thought Of
bovine to the HRail Splitter" don't like
-. % have the Dives driven out ana The Lag
aruses fsriug sumptuously, and Father
Abrahsm st the head Of the table. Pro-
~ IonEsd cheering
IA smoke Of tne exaOtions Of the seces-
siopists: how that il they should sncoeed In
having all new States admitted with slave-
~. still they would not be content but
would pass law that every persop should
keep slaves. With sword in one hand and
:, the purse in the other, they wish 70 make
< the entire nation bow to their aespoic
sway. BE also spoke ss 70 the manner
b thew ED nerjursd themselves By violating
oof'sfisntfouSl and State laws; how they had
kunpressed free speech snd denied tht
rieii ef slecsife franchise at the point o
The, bayonet But said be- how was ~
freedom Of East Tennessee maintained
Ha~Wiih other Union men, had spokeI
win I've hundred rifles pointing ct thei
go .sEssrts; tley would not forego free sPeecl
sad frse suffrage How different is tn
ease iEsst of the Cumberland mountainl
whare he people exist; N fsFTOreHl, an
fear 10 speak like the patrioic Of Asly.
1REauy'of his fellow oifizsns are wander
ing up6u The Cumberland mountainsi hid
sas ing in caves aud dens ana Thinking
.a,ss e homs, street. home wives and HIT
, ones. and all things held dear, While u
bones Of others were bleaching npon Ii
80 ksIla. and others still are ct Camp hobiso
lestas fnIi1 resolved to orueh the enemy
III has been claimed by some, said b
~ thzt Ne don't want federal troops, but th
Is false, and they are anxiously llookln
tie appearsncs Of shs good old Amer
- a0leau fae. While they feel ashamed 10 ioa
- u uDoa The Ohio troops still they feel III
80 ~. blood Of this State and East Tenness'
VErst conmingls in the common eause.-
shau such be allowed to perishfa sha
ths neutrality Of Kentucky stand n Z
We 81 the redemption Of ny people "A
svsrs Of mo, 10
$50 Iestssm, said ne speaker, ny co1ns
ofmore value than NY LIE, ana the y p
Sors than al de aegroes Of the nat
gt,tsa and Africa too. May TIE nag Ha
triumDhanfly from the Lakes to the W
/ 49, ~ flsn he Atlantic 70 the Paeiae oeeal
F, . Tss TIE eneuies Of Che land die che dea
a. oftraiters, but give me back my count
mt hone, ny friendsi the freedem
-tsssss AZ franchise, and of the press 3
/ - eur motto still be 9 + t'l'TtoAs Unlll
~. i dstsst / spit upon The Gag Of tr
j son. Bsnish It from the land. HslP
n -tbs daY Of our week.-mrs., andiWe =
return he favor should ycu ever q 4
.osss Ne have no preiudios agai
voa ner the Rrsside9t and AGee oEil
1afsly through Ell our political trolo
- win nost heartily egald @ siI y : I ~ 9
psIlstion of the Sseoa5 Eathsr ef hs C0''N
Hsrc ths speaker TOOK his seat exhaust
- he many rushed 70 tsEe ~ ne "a 2