Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-10-10
$50 wagons. 19l aOrsemen, 0s Banners,
and o Hands In Procession,
Immense NumberS.-Unparalled En-.
thnsiasm,
FREE SPEECH WIN ICATED.
THE CHOICE
OF THE PEOPLE.
ABoL1T1oN1sM ON THE DECLINE.


non, Warren county, yesterday, was the
meeting of the campaign, and the largest
gathering of any kind ever held in the
county. 1t greatly exceeded the highest
anticipations of the friends Of VAItANpIcl
Ham, and completely dumb-founded the
Abolitionists. The Abolitionists of Leb
enon boosted for days beforehand that the
meeting should not be held, that Mr.. VAL
LAxpIoHAM should not speak. The meet
ing was held, Mr.. V. did speak, and ad,
dressed the largest and most enthusiastic
gathering ever held in Warren county.
Free speech was vindicatod in the mob
town OF Lebanon, where Democratic
printing Office was destroyed by mob for
advocating the cause Of the Union. We
are beginning to have hope for the coun-
try. The people have awakened from
their lethsrgy. They are beginning to see
the danger to which Abolition has brought
the country, and are coming forth in their
might and power to rescue their liberties
from the Despotism sought to be imposed
upon them. Hope smiles propitiously.
Light is breaking forth. The scales are
falling from the eyes Of the masses aud
they see Abolitionism in all its hideous de-
formity. W
Our pen is hardly adequate to descrip.
ton of the meeting, characterized, as it
was, by the most intense feeling Of de-
termination, and enlivensd by the widest
enthusiasm we ever witnessed.
Early in the morning the great influx Of
people from the surrounding country COM
menced---at first in small parties. and then
in township professions, until about noon,
when the large professions, with bands Of
stirring music, flags and banners flying,
came up from every direction in large col
umn, and made the air resound for miles
and miles with shouts for "Yal and the
Union" 1t was a grand sight, aud cans
cd many desponding heart to beat anew
with hope for the Union.
First came one hundred and ninety four
horsemen, uniformed, and each horse dec
Grated with small aags, followed by one
hundred and twenty six one-horse buggies
and wagons, ten four horse. eight six-hoiss
three eight-horse and one twenty. ;oul
horse wagons The twenty-four horse
wagon was trimmed with hickory boughs,
and carried thirty four little girls each
with a flag, and man mounted on eacf
horse attached to the wagon; there wer'
nine bands Of brass and martial music
and sixty eight banners. eA41A'h no
The meeting was held on the Fail
grounds, near the town, and there lwef'
not less than twelve thousand persons il
the enclosure. Citizens of Lebanon diC
not hesitate to state that the number preB
ent greatly exceeded that of any Count,
Fair ever held there Mr. VALLANpIoHA,
took the stand about one o'clock, and il
most powerful and telling speech hel,
, the attention of the vast assemblage 70
over three hours. It was a mastery effort
=" and cannot fail to do much towards dis
, Ipellipg the false and malicious accusation
heaped upon him by reckless and un
. principled opposition. Numbers of me-
on the ground, after the speaking, mad
open and voluntary confession of thei
: conversion from Abolitionism to De1hoC
racy and the cause of the Union. "a. la
@ Mr.. Dodds, leading and inauent iS
70 member of the opposition party residing
j. in Mason. Warren county, has came Ou
> and is stumping his section Of the count
. in favor Of Yallandigham and the Democ
IS faey. i6s - "a 10
l. >te are pleased to learn that Flstchs
i' G. Hill. Esq. hsrotofoFe prominentlan
active member of the Republican pSrty
d residing in Hamilton township, Ware
!. County, is also openly advocating Ii
j. LECTION Of vAllaudighAm and the Demo
n cratic ticket. 9dio 90 s"s i'a .iasllisa
d Things is working in old Warren q
" well as elsewhere. and when men Of sue
Il prominancs as MsssrG Dodds and Hill 81
II loose from the Abolition party, and opSnl
take ground in favor Of the Demecraey,
lfU Tg&Oda aaoi4-Fsti % isupnt