Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-12
The Meeting at KOungktOWD-
MahOnIng Aroused.
Ten Thousand Freemen in coun-
ell,
Speeches from BINGHAM, HutchIns, HInkle,
Dickmnn, Palmer, cCes

Speeches from Bingham, HufchIns, HInkle,
Dickman, Palmer, He'
Clouds hung heavily over the valley of the
MahOning on Saturday. Mud was fathOm-
less, the wind was raw and chill, ,Eand:frOm
leadsn skies cold, driz1ling rain poured
ceaselessly down. If anything could
queneh the Ere that burns for BrOugh sad
Union such rain would. But nor clouds,
nor mud, nor wind, nor rain could subdue
the enthusiasm Of Trumbull and Mshoning
cOuuties. youngstown saw her most glO-
rious and magnificent political gathering on
Saturday last,-a demonstration that for en-
thusiasm and devotion surpassed all other
meeting Of the campaign. All the morn
ing the town was hive Of people. sWarms
came by car from Girard, Miles and farther
up. swarms'eame in buggies, wagons, carts,
on horseback, on foot. Swsrms came in pro-
esssions with banners, decorations and mu-
sic. The rain did not come more cesselessly
than the multitue.
As each delegation aIsd into town and passed
under the glorious arch, surmOunted with
our national flag and inscribed BrOugh and
the UniOn,' which spAnned the principsl
street, they were greeted with the widest
cheers. All vas a tempest Of enthusiasm.
Every msn shouted for Brough every Eo-
man sung BrOugh songs and wore BrOugh
badges; every girl and boy was hurrahing
and shouting the vatehwOrd, and even babies
wore the badge of Brough and liberty. Cop
perheads, if there were Any there, didn't
even dare to hiss soto voce. In fact, mud
was the only thing, beside the union colors,
predominant in Youngstown. Everybody
and everything was covered with mud and
enthusiasm as with garment.
About noon, as if to reward patience and
enthusiasm so indomitabls, the rain ceased,
the clouds broke and the sun smiled lovingly
on the assembled thousands. Grand omen
May the sun Of Liberty and Union thus
come cut and shine on cur Republio after
storm and cloud have done their worst.
At one P. n. the procession formed and
proceeded to the grove near town, where the
meeting was held. The procession, by the
way, under the management or R Mcmillan,
Chief Marshal, and his numerous assistants,
was the finest of tho campaign. 1t was i'm
possible to count its numbers or ascertain its
length, but in size and in beauty of dece-
rations it is unequsled. Here are national
Gags by the score, banners and notices, and
H. h. IraA
dozen different delegations of fair ladies,
each with its full compliment of States -
Here are mammoth wagons and single horse
teams by the score. Here comes lively
pyramld-seventy five girls on ono platform,
in one Wagon,-singing cur Union songs
At the apex Of the pyramid stands the God
dess Of Liberty, faely personsted by fair
lady of Youngstown, in cap and starry robe.
Here a company of little boys in uniform,
with martial music, comes in fine order, bear
ing a blue banner inscribed "The Future
Rulers of cur Country" and on its reverse
the significant words 'fThe boys of O-day
will remember the traitors of 1863" Here
comes an Indian bearing banner with the
motto Greek FIRE for rebels: hell fire for
COppsrhesds." More girls singing, more men
shouting, banners waving and bands playing.
Here are the trades all represented. The
printers devil, black and horned as old Nick
himself, is working of Union songs for dis
tributiOn to the laughing crowd Above him
waves the legend, " Printers devils, but not
DEVILS printers" and "COprerheads can't
stand the press" The miners, begrimed
and black, como on mules and 10 wagons,
bearing on their banners,
"Crab Creek miners,
Ready and rough,
Go for the Union
And vote TOR Brough."
Blacksmiths, millers, iron workers, pudilers,
keg makers, rollers, timers, harness makers,
and others are on hand, each with appropriate
devices, and all plying their handiwOrk.
But we cannot particularizs farther the
miuutia of this most glorious procession.
Suffice it, omitting the description of dscOra-
tions and devices, to give few specimen
notices from the hundreds flung to the
breeze:
" ooitsville might go for Val, but it ,gOn't''
"We want no exiled traitors"
"JOhn BrOugh, the soldiers friend.
Bloomfield will stand by him and them"
"No compromise with traitors"
" Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipator."
"Honest Dave Tod, God bless him."
"BIaek patriots better than white traitors"
But we cannot give any idea of the beau
ty and extent of these devices, nor of the
thusiasm which freh every heart.
The m,sting was called to order by Jude
Manning and the Hon. J. P. Dickman in
trOduoed, who was received with applause,
and spoke as follows:
Mr.. D. commenced by saying, that he pro-
fessed to stand on the platform Of that loyal
and unslioyed Democracy which always raI-
lies to the support Of the Government,
through sunshine and through storm, through
evil and through good, in the hour of safe
ty and in the hour Of danger. The ortho-
dox creed Of the genuine Democracy is we'll
expressed in the resolutions of the Clark
County Democratic Convention of Is47,
which held every man to be traitor to his
country and her sacred Institutions, who by
words or deeds, attempts to embarrass the
| Government when engaged in war. The
| Governments an emanation from the people,
and shall not the parent protect its own Of
| spring2 We cannot now ask what are the
politics Of the party in power. Parties are
necessary in every free Government to serve
as check on each other but he who looks
at affairs from practical stand point, cannot
expect the party in the ascendant to adopt
the measures and policy of the party in op-
position. And because it is not done, be-
cause one set Of men cannot exercise the ex-