Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-06-26
OHIO UNION CONVENTION.

Immense AssembInge OF Freemenl Grand
| PTOcessions! BouDdless Enthusias =
| tiOns.
| The anniversary Of the Battle Of Bunker Hill
has been a glorious day for Ohio. Tuesday.
long before sunset the Capital City Of our State
was already thronged with numbers such as had
never before appeared at any State Convention
But those thousands were but the vanguard of
the coming tens ofthousands who arrived dur
ing the night and yesterday BY railroad, by
turnpike, by canal every avenue was thronged
at an early hour with huzzaing multitudes,
whom no man could number. The glorious
stars and stripes are floating in every breeze
! That banner of beauty" is borne by every dell
egation, and streams from hundreds Of house
tops from the hotels, public buildings, stores,
shops and offices. The whole city is one mass
OF banners. Bands are pouring forth the rich
and soul-stirring melodies of "Hail Columbia -
"The Star Spangled Banner" "The Red, White
and Blue" "Rally Round the Flag, Boys" and
such national airs. In this there was a sinQu-
lar and striking contrast with the events of the
Copperhead meeting, where, as we particularly
noticed national airs were not played, nor any
flags displayed. The Waterville delegation was
immense. The delegation from the north road
seemed almost endless. Many times were the
delegations moving around Capital Square, of
ten acres area, in three different lines, each line
completely surrounding the Square, and in some
instances still stretching off into the streets
through which they came. As they passed they
were greeted with huzzas and cheers by the
multitudes within the Square that made the
welkin ring. There go two immense wagons
ed and beautiful. And, behold yonder is ver-
table "Log Cabin" moving forward on wheels.
As this almost forgotten emblem of the Pioneer
life of the West moves along, it is greeted with
cheers and huzzas that are almost deafening.
Crowds are thronging around speakers stand
and Galloway, Geiger, and McCoOk hold forth
upon the great issues and the grand occasion
with welcome words ofeloquence and power.
The noon trains brought in thousands more
Railroad men inform us that over $4,000 had
already arrived by the various roads, Alto
gether the number of people in the city is many
thousands greater than any previous gathering
| in the Capitol of Ohio. And Notwithstanding
the streets are iammed with people, SO much so
that it is difficult to pass from point to anoth
err the strictest order prevails although every
body is enthusiastic and full Of patriotism.
At noon an artillery salute reused the echoes
with the thunder of the well served guns of Capt.
Neil's battery.
The addresses before the Mass Convention on
the east portico of the Capitol in the afternoon
were of the very highest order of ability. Col
Moody, Senator Wade, Gov Tod, and Hon. John
A. Bingham put forth their best efforts to meet
the demands of the great occasion. And never
@ lau sPeaAers 'no'e inleliiseh' Ut a'Uen'i'e aud
Gov. Tod made a very manly and happy
speech, brief, but full of high souled manhood
and high toned patriotism. He informed the
vast assemblage that their nominee for Govern
or was an able and excellent man. That the
Thoie tckeu ,, was uheAcel1t'onaole ana tnaC ne
M NJ "f1 ~ nis Po"s' " .s euc
cheered, and retired amidst rounds of applause.
| Never before has there been such a convention
=" 's..1 any
mug 0. Ihe kinu ever nm heiG IN .h,s cry oy any
pa.'y az d,,J 2 LIZ I;,e,i, Sohsen-
.n1n naa oeen n'e.a .h .n; Jue py tno ote!
whei,nlis ,nIo's 1ao 1es ,ii,s uay n'eheu III
our Cap,lai Guy. ana II mas oeen the matter
Oh unlversaf fe,naIk tnaI never was 30 g'eas an
a'SooiJ Va h"e isine' ,hVccil,,Se"e anu o'uSi
| Y men as grace tne oapltal OF ONO to-day. Not
,i. .he Sn.ea' u'seoiu, no u.anAen mem gvery-
'nine I'd. lli1lous, oIIery' haules
lhihsl1 Heeiy w,Vh 'ho croWo, wnere they are
treated WIN all tne resPeCt .nat genilemen every
wheIe pay 20 women i laNen III IN ar II is
must auu ue,nonstra-
infinite credit upon the Union men of the aRon-
ME Buckeye State"
THE CONVENTION
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PRESIDENT,
Ex-Governor VIM. DENNIsoS.
! v1Cp DprSIDrNrS
|
I'M. Is. hagens' LII. " Bundy
! z" j. Baum l2-Noah L. Wilson.
! 3-Peter Odlln. l5-Colnmous Delano.
| I'M. u. Mitchell. l4-Smith Orr
| 5-Geo. ". H0lbrook. l5-C. II. rhodes
6-Coium6us Bard !6-Gorden Satin;
| Sam lShellabarger. lI-BenJ McFadden,
I 81. w; Sloan. lS-Geo. u Bates.
S-Sam I; morcester'lS--Eoen Newton.
loo-"m. Shefheld'
SEcRKrARIEs'-1ohnD u. CALDWELL OF Hamil-
Assn.-.xns u ID Couo n w.. III
Ruskenbrod Edward Kinsman and w. T. Bas-
com.
Ex-Governor Dennison, on taking the Chair
thanked his fellow citizens for the honor which
had been bestowed upon him, as unexpectedly
as it was gratifying. The Governor made few
patriotic remarks upon the condition ofthe coun-
| try, which were endorsed by hearty applause
| from his hearers.
| Yo,rv ,r,ox or ,ovrnson
mn
Inc next business III o,uer peing 'ne nomina-
ato" Oh cahG,9ate II ior Uhe position OF uoVerh-
., " 'nc na.ne VI .loh. oonn Drougn Oh Cuyahogs
NJ "Is tno.. anu N siS s.n e1thusiash
-. e ~ ,i - to "'J.. y: L.