The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-10-01

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rIE LARGEST FUNERAL PROCESS
ION EVER SEEN IN LANcAsTERi
The friends Of tho late G. j.. Vallan-
ligham, tothe number Of several hund-
ed thousand according TO Butternut
,ount) assembled in Lancaster on last
Monday, to mourn his untimcly end,
md to express their Indignation at the
deep damnation Of his taking off. -
They came in wagons and carts, on
horseback and muleback, by freight
train and gravol-train-and some walk
cd. The procession, which was less
than forty miles in length, and con-
tained under five thousand conveyan-
ces, began to move through the streets
about II o'clock, A. NJ, and for space
of not more than twenty flour hours
continued to move. All the friends Of
the late G. L. Vallandigham in the
county-his poor relations, his coun-
try cousins, his foreign-born friends,
and all the Ephraim Graybacks from
the hills and hollows-were in attend
ancc, wailing through The streets in
one long stream Of women, wagons
horses, men, yellow bottles, and mus
lin ribbons.
ACTUAL COUNT.
We counted 536 conveyances, inclu.
ding the large wagons, in the process
sion up Main Street. Several others
who counted make the number about
$40. A gentleman who stood near tho
entrance TO the enclosure and counted
informs us that n fraction over 600 We
hicles entered the grove. By any
count which can be made there were il
the procession at least 100 conveyan
ces less than in the procession at th'
Great Brough Meeting on the 9TH
Besides, the marshals whipped every
thing into the procession, while at tn,
Brough meeting, hundreds Of convey
ances passed out Wheeling street, snc
numbers entered the grove withou
passing through town. There wer
two cavalcades, one with III horse
and the other with 125 horses, mount
ed by Ephriams and their swecthearts
There was one large wagon, befor
which 102 horses proceeded to NOV
through the street, mounted by mel
and boys. If the only object of tn
acknowledgements was to get up
large meeting, this demonstration wa
a success. But their object was t
outdo the Brough meeting, and there
fore it is most signal failure.
INSULTS AND oUTRAGEs.
On Columbus street a little boy,
son Of Mr.. Beery, was dragged from
pony which he was riding by u crow
of roughs, who threatened to tear hir
to peices. Several ladies rushed out {
their yard and interfered, when the
were grossly insulted by the crowC
who threatened to tear the house dowr
We heard of number of insults t
Union ladies, which we havo nc
space to mention, in whi ch men an
women joined.
But the most aggravating outrag
was that committed upon Mr.. Joh
Baldwin, in whose grove the gre;
Brough meeting was held, and again'
whom there was therefore a ftelin
existing. As the crowd returned, i
passing his house, they shouted "whit
Niger" "white niger" A son
Mr.. Baldwin, about Syears of age, wi
was standing on the porch, threw Il
egg at the rowdies. About forty
them, dismountcd, rushed into Il
house, broke the mirror in the p0rlo
broke out several of the windows, ar
beat Mr.. Baldwin, who was sick and
bed when they came, most shameful
After this outrage, the leader of II
gang sat down by Mr. Baldwins be
and remarked, "we've got the pow
now, and we are going to set thing
straight"
Passing the house Of Mr. Montict
in Pleasant township, they threw
or 80 stones at the house, broke be
lous in the blacksmith shop near b
insulted his wife and daughters, al
yelled "nigger wcnch," at the lady
one of the most substantial and respe
table men in Pleasant township. 1t
we'll for them that he was not at hon
at the time.
This is the meek and gentle pea