Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-08-27
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
GREAT MASS MEETING!
$4,000 PEoPLEIN COUNCIL
l,732 Wagons and Carriages in
Procession


Procession
The Democratic Mass Meeting at this
place on Thursday last was the largesi
ever held in this section of the State. -
The people commenced arriving Mt 81
o'clock A. NJ, and by 9 o'clock our priD
cipal streets were living, moving mass
ofhumanity. At 0o'cocll the immense
professions commenced arriving and
formed into line as they were marched to
the grove. AS the procession entered
the grove the wagons and garages were
counted, and numbered 1.732. Added
to this was tho horseback process sion
numbering 2,6I4. There were hundreds
of wag ons and borsemen in town that
were not in the procession. The train
brought in somo three or four hundred.
Very large Delegations camc in from
Wayne, Ashland, Knox. Coshocton and
Tuscarawas counties. The best judges
estimated tho number of persons in town
at 5000.
The eastern processing. which came by
way OF Berlin, was very large. 1t con
tained number OF hickory wagons,
among which was one drawn by thirteen
horses, and containing young ladies
dressed in red, white and blue, and rep.
resenting the several States Of the old
Union. This procession was hoaded by
the Weinsburg and Berlin Bands.
A large and imposing procession came
in on the Middletown road, not having
seen it arrive We are unable to give par
ticulars.
The Northern procession was over two
miles in length, lead by the Wooster
Band. In this procession were several
martial bands, In one carriage we
noticed two violnists. ono playing
"Fisher's Hornpipe" and the other "Hell
on the Wabash" accompanied by two
drums. There were many ingeniously
contrived hickory wagons, and among
the rest was very large ono strung over
with hickory-nuts, containing young
ladies elegantly and appropriately dressed
in red, white and blue, representing the
States, and bearing banner inscribed.
"Fatlicrs and Brothers, Protect us from
Negro Equality"
The procession from the West was an
immense one, containing several martial
bands and splendid display of flags and
banners, and also thirty four Young men
AMI their sweethearts on horseback, each
couple representing State.
Tho Southern procession, headed by
the Walhonding Band. and containing n
number of martial bands, was splendid
aiIair. evincing the zeal of the Democracy
of the south and southwest in the good
cause.
A very fine proce ssion with music and
banners came in on the Saltillo road from
German and part of Mechanic townships
in this county and from the northern part
OF Cosbocton county.
In this place fine procession was
organized by tho young Democrats. A
wagon was drawn freighted with our
singing girls, representing tho several
States. drassed in white, wearing crowns
and singing one Of their splendid cam
psjgn songs; in their midst was placed
beautiful girl, Miss MARY WoLoAMor)
who represented the Goddess Of Liberty
They carried banner inscribed: "Father
Protect Us From Negro EQUALITY
Then came large number Of boys o
horseback. each in his shirt sleeves an
wearing black pants. Among the bar
ners borne by them were the followi ine
''Ihe Young Democracy are Coming.
a"Vallandigham and Liberty" "W
Will Protect Our Sisters from Negr
Equality" This procession was led l
the Millersburg Democratic Band.
We obtained but few Of the motto,
inscribed upon the almost countless nun
Der of banners borne in the procession -
VI what we have. we give. in addition
those already given, the following. "Tl
Triumph OF Democracy VIII Briag Uni,
and Peace" "rhe Constitution. ii
Onion, Vsllapdigbam." "vsllsndigba
the White Mans Candidate" "Unio
Liberty, Vsllandigbsn.' "When I
Wicked Rule the People Mourn"
Liberty and Union. Now and Forcv
Ono and Inscparable." "We Appeal
limo and the Ballot box" Down W