, 1863-08-25

called upon to come out aad prove 1t. Satur-
day, August ed, was tho day fixed upon, and
the people were there. Such rally this part
Of the State has neTer seen before.
The Committee Of Arrangements had been
indefatigable in spreading the announcement
ofthe gathering, the speakers, the attractions
Of the day, promieing for the latter, of course,
only sound Union doctrine, established ut the
mouths Of more than "two or three Wit
nesses,"' for tho na1nes If the orators an-
Ohio s1oyal thousands. The delegations from
the country round about we're invited In, aud
IN excellent emulation inspired. By the offer
Of q splendid banner to the town sending the
largest delegation to the meeting. The peo-
PIE hare been out to-day. In tne!r strength
The ladies) and their loyalty {that Ii for both).
Writing at the close Of dny filed with tho
scenes Of q grind patriotic rally, with It's din
Of music, and cheering, and harangulng still
In my ears, can only faintly reproduce the
features a re- Of t1e same The gathe5i1g was la5ge
the most tanguine: Tho people came in by
long special trains from all the points Of COM
pass. They poured In oyet the country roads
until every avenue into Crestline Tas choked
with teemiug arrivals Of country teams. Good
Judges Of crowds (aud we estimate these
many men It took to mike thnusand,) say
that the crowd could not hare been less than
from ten to fifteen thousand.
The arrival Of some Of the town delegations
was imposing, and tic procession made up
Of al these vas something worth going miles
to sec. It should be promised that ]. A.
Eaigh Of CFcstline, Chairman Of the Commit
tee Of Arrangements, received the several del
egat1ons on their arrival, In neat address
ofwelcome: Deputy Provost Marshal Hackett
was Marshal Of the dsy. and to bis nannge-
,nent, aided By his assistant, T. 4. Patterson,
was due much Ct the ec!at with which mat.
ters passed of.
There we're two fine bands from Plymouth
and Shelby. TIE procession WAS literally ian
army With banners" Whetstone township
took the prize banner for the largest .delega-
ton Gallon deserved all praise for the
charming texture in It's share Of the process.
sion offered In an immense car with It's besn-
tifal Buckeye girls, symbo1fca1 in attire and
decoration, Of the States Of this Union Is It
was and will be when the war is over. The
like feature Was repeated in an e1qu1sitelY
decorated pyEamidh car to be accredited to
Crestline it:elf, In which lovely beyy of
young mtEses represented the Union Of
Speaking began simultaneously from two
md band to nj tae psuses. The orators q
the day were honest. loyal, noble. John
Brough: Gov. Tod. whoEe services in tbs
cause OF 1oyalty tho State will have reason to
remember with lasting .gratituaei Judge
and Col Ed. Bragg Of the 9Th Wisconsin vol
nntee1e. The speeches were c1ce11eQt as o
whole. John Brough spoke over tw8 hours,
and never before with more power. His do
tense Of 1oya1ty and his denunciation Of the
CopCerheads, were powerful and telling.
The last speaker named, q gallant Wiscol-
Sin officer, made direct and strong appeal
to his brother Democrats not to follow the
will o'-thc wisp light OF Coppesheadism. The
day passed without anght to mar its happy
effects. The people we're here; they were
instructed, built up In sound doctrine, and
each man lighted anew the torch Of bis enthu-
s!asm, AID went home to spread the loyal
fire.
One feature In these campaign gatherings in
Buckeyedom is worthy OF all praise, and it
has become a general one. The people re-
member their sons and brothers in the field,
gent and correct view Of the be1 mems TO min
ister to their 7eeds IN camp and Aosptdl, through
the agency Of the SANITARY CoHMss1oa.
So On this occasion, a great burst Of profuse
generosity spread q bountlfu1 table, for the
moderate sum Of twenty-five cents per bend.
The turner's furnished the v1ands, tho ladies'
dispeGsed them. the crowd ate and were filed,
and the proceeds Of nearly Two HUNDRED
DOLLARS in cash was realized for the Sanitary
| Commission. Let other States, and other
loyal men elsewhere initiate this feature, and
remember our brave troops. The Copper
| heads will remember them, but not in this
But "what Of the-night." Crest1lne is too
| far from Chicago, and the bulk of your read
| ers, to create m interest for Ill these minor
details, whose value is not for exportation.
| But Just now the attention of the whole coun.
| Vnl1andigham, the sha1relessness of his part1
| xnns who have made hin their candidate, hare
/ made It national question whether In any
| State out Of Dixie candidate so blackened
! with completely in tho rebellion, q candidate
under cen6ure Of the Federal Government, .
ted rebel, an outlnw, whether such man
can be elected by any people whose sons and
| brothers hnye left the honor Of their State In
| their keeping while they themselves are fight
Ing ther rebels in the field.
The whole country is asking Of the chauces
| meeting fozeshadows the inevitable answer.
| It Was In all respects sad damper upon the
| Butternuts Of this vicinity. Its influence will
| 80 abroad to Ecare Butternuts elsewhere. Its
doctrines will Induce conviction and conver-
sion in numbers whose eyes have required just
| this opening to learnthe iufamlea Of the But
| tc1Dut measures.
The excitement is Intense. The election Il
| etiu some weeks distant, and yet the fire.
GLOW brightly. asked prominent: Ohianf
who had means Of hearing from different sec
| tions Of the State, wbat were the prospects
I find none who doubt for an instant that Val
lnndigham will b. crushed out Of sight, Al
ready his pastizans are grumh1ing at carrying
the heavy load be has become. Ohio Ii
claimed for Brough by &, ,000 majority, and
tho wll ful1ll that pledge. Ne7er before II
the history Of parties has the excitement u
powerfully stirred MI classes Of community
Women wear political badges, and not alHayl
- safety, for the spirited Buckeye girls MAXI
It dangerous Tor the few venturesome female
instances were told NC Of m enforced dis
mantllng that followed the discovery Of sucl
! a symbol OF adherence to treason. Nelchbo-
Ndop't speak," or If they do speak, theI
mouths are full OF bitterness, at snch utte
eud frreconc1lab1e variance are the principle
respectively represented BY Brongh and Val
| 1aud3gham. Tie one draws Ohio nearer th
! fap, throws her whole weight In the seal
against the rebellion, the latter Lays the Stat
nf the feet Of JEFF Davis, abandons all he
glorious past. and builds her ignobly 1nto tn
| No wonder Ohio is stirred No wonder tn
whole country is watching Ohio. The Crcst
lire meeting is . happy nrgury for the righ'
Among The Union featuIes Of this plac
must be set down the Crestllne House, {
| Jollu Mortz, the Railroad Eating House, III
/ in that capacjty approved Of all traveller,
Mr.. Mortz bus a heart in the right place, Is
host in himself, and seems to Get upon tt
pri1ciplc that q hungry man Is only ut Z
treason, etrstagem, and spolls, and that b
mission Is to remoye the basis Of such evil
good feeding: Certainly hed does It. Ana !!
!leayc Csestline In the hands where with Il
: bulk Of The travelling community sts rep
tatlou chiefly. and safely rests