The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-06
Great Union Meeting at The Court
House on Thursday.
ENTHUSIASM OF THE FEoFltIl
spccch of Col. Gibson.
Thc Resolutions Passed.
Presentation cf the Tlas.--!,s Ecccp-
tiou, aud speech BY Judge liotd.
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a large concoursc assembled on last I
Thursday evening 20 hear on address by /
Col. GiBsoS. Although : o'olors WINS
the hour fixed for the meeting, and Zee .
OF ten cents Was collected at the door Cor
The benefit Of the Soldiers Aid Society, |
before o'clock the Covt, Room was |
G,lcd by an eager crowd, andbciore time |
for the speaking had arrived, every inch
Of standing room was d,usciy packed, /.
aad a number could not even get inside /
tho room. 4 largo representation oil
ladies was present, pnd the audience was
in all respects one that could well arprc.
c.ate the sentiments cnunc,atcd Ivy the
speaker.
The Coloncrs entrance was greeted
by loud cheers from the nsssmblage,--
They seemed determined 70 chow him
their high appreciation of his bravery
aud heroic conduct on the G2ld of battle
The meeting waa organized by the
election Of Judge lIord as chairmau, and
w l.. Myers as Secretary. The battle
SCARED banner Of the d9th Ohio regiment
PRESENTED ty the citizens of T1ip some
eighteen months ago, and now returned
- their custody as an honorcd and uu-
taruishcd mcmcnto Of the present war,
on which wns inscribed "Shiloh, Coriu,h,
Dog Walk, Stone River, and Christmas
Crcck," was hoiftcd upon the wall d.
roctly in the rear Of the stand. SO vast
aud compact was the assembly that sew
cral persons faintcd from the effects Of
the impure atmosphere.
When order was cxactcd by the chair
motion was made that committee OF
three be appointed 10 droft resolutions
expressive Of the sense Of the meeting.
The motion was carried, and the chair
appointed as such committee, Il. G. PEN
ning,on, Col. Dlnckman and Abel 7.
Barnes.
I,,,,o tro.a u,o, ;r,-o,,,od co,oro
cn'sI., ..,.,n. II, .,stI. ,o.sl...,
o'vsu"' Ii'H P'!'"s n''', " r'0"N usrS. ''''
compliment as TO hcro'sm ana ctleer
like conduct on many n bloody field.
Col Girsos came forward amid rro
L,o,,,od cbccrlnc. md spoho snhs,ontinlk
=, ello,s.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND TTLLow CfTizrNs
] meet you here tonight under embar
lrassment. You may DO astonishcd that
l say that, but when ! say that | arise
embarrassed, | tell You the honest scnti
mcnts of my soul. would rather gC
down there and take my scat among yor
and listen tn the speeches Of my old lcl
low citizens thnn TO stand up here my.
self aud spcBk TO you. ] used TO max,
specches--wcll, used to be vain Of it,
| used to rather like to run the machine
| do not know whether il is in order To-
night or not, but can tell better when
set down. lmust confess that have AZ
unpleasant imprcssion-and YOU will sym
pathizc with me when say that | hav,
an unpleasant impression that the ma
chine is not in order tonight.
When sec this crowd, this yas, CON
course filling this hall to its utmost On
lpacity. when the building fairly sink,
with the pressure of this vast mu,titudc
| am almost overwhelmed with the orca
responsibility ofthis hour. Jtold n trion,
iast now that | would rather 20 out an,
ives. steal, if Won please, fornpe from
the rebcls ,hnn meet This resnonsibili,v
,UnughtcrN
We'll, what shall wo talk nbout. N,
fellow citizensl Whit means Ills ns
semblinr tonetber of the ci,Izen,. os,b,
nubIicl Eli e no, to listen N mo. I, 1
moi because am hero to.ni"h, % ,alt !,
Won. MOI thank Coz. il is because Won
; sonls love 10 listen 10 thc historv 3f
> nntinn that clinos 10 ia linopoc IN m
7 stnrs..nnd or.sn, thcn, tn Tho henven,
D upd pl,nts thcm Corevnr pnon opr rold,
I ICheers.l You haze come hore to.niol
10 hear me-. no, bccauso I baoe been II
: the field of cornage and bnt,le and yvi,
) messed tho slaughter of NV fellow mon
= You have come because I have Lrourh
home AGAIN the soilcd md aatflc.yv9r
, banner which Won cave me eiebtee,
: months ago. which hn1 since waved owe
| bloody and hard fought fields. You INV
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