Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-29
Letter from Columbus.
Rejoicinss over the Election Columbus
wild with Excttement-preu6 6h's ma
Jortty-Don a6u -Ch ansbers. NJ.

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. "a, 1868.
EDITOR CHRONICLE: Did you rejoice
any over the result of the election down
your way I'VE did up here. Fer four con-
Sccu,ive DAYS, did tie patriotic portion of
our population give full vent to their feel
ings, Wild in their demonstrations Of joy at
the triumphan, finale Of the arduous and
hotly contested campaign. The evening OF
the election the news began to dribblc in,
and as it did the masses began building
huge piles OF combustible material, by mid
night having them in complete readiness to
apply the match. When this was eventual
ly done, the lurid flames shot high intotle
heavens from almost every street corner
The scene waSrcniered doubly impressive
by having anextemporo displey of fire works
in and about the State Aossat yard We
didn't go to bsH much that night. Tele-
graph aud Printing 0ficev were literally
besieged until late hour in the morning.
Abont the break of day the enormous
throng, for the first time, remembered their
reality, and that sleep, as we'll nutriment,
was necessary to preserve their mental or
physical powers. The people didn't want
to exhaust themselves just yet, and for that
reason went to bed, slept an hour or two,
then up again, aud after hurriedy eating 4
mouthful of breakfast, were out in their
old positions, impatieutly, yet not feariugly,
awaiting additional intelligence.
And where were Copperheads all this
time? Old Deacon Gray says they had gone
into their holes and drawn their holes in
after them. And so it appeared. You
could see few after the election, but that
Q few, as time grew apace, grew beautiful
l ly less," until not the slightest trace or
vestige of them was to be discovered. Vari-
Gus were the kilograms sent to the leading
0 Democrats of our city, making anxious en-
\ guiry as to how the State had gone. No
one replied to them, except insignificant
. Sam Cox, who, after repeated solicitations
: from his friends at ColuWlus, sent, the fol
= lowing:N "7'he State has gone to he'll By
ffiy thousand" The State had got that
towa yds Heaven, not towards He'll. And
what have VIC regarding Vallandigham2-
/. mot Kate VsllandIghnm, but Saint.) 1t i,
supposed that upon the reception Of the first
: news from Ohio, he raved subliinely, cursed
! himself and friends, Rnashed his teeth, and
!. tore his hnir. Afterwards he took swill o
! Canada rum, and by the morning of the
= I4th he undoubtedly felt very like Donahut
Il did at Belmont, about the time he had con
1t cluded his speech at that place. We'll tel
e yon about him hereafter,
" The following couplot was repeated, b,
Vallandigham, continually: ...
"Fnll many flower. that's horn 10 blush unseen,
And shed iis TnAoRAscg on tie desert air.
4. Clement is undoubtedly fragrant bud.
He was smelled recently. lie atunk dread
ss fully. His had been tho song:
Il. "oh oa,vy me back, 10 old OaIo again"
The people done Tin horn.
L. "Wednesday night, Columbus was agai
astir, or rather, was stiH astir. We had
regular torch light procession. as We ha
in 60. II was over mile in length, an
three bands of music, the finest in tn
State, we're in it. The streets of the tow
were a living sheet Of fire. Fireworks ha'
ing been improviscd for the occasion, th
display was superb, grand and beautiful
IN. The State House, and It's Dome, and SUI
3D. rounding yard was made the scene of a
unrivalled chnrasted. Thirty thousand pei
TX sons we're assembled at tho West front {
" the Capitol building to hear Tod, Mood!
he Galloway Dorsey, Geiqer, and others speaI
OF They were gratifed 1t was midnight b'
TO- fore the people separated that night to sloel
W, sand dream such happy dreams"
IS The next day Chase arrived. Then ii
multitude came forth again. The Seer
tary had been here few days before, bl
he was again welcomed in hearty name
Of He spoke that night. And such a speecl
N 1t had scarcely, if ever, been surpassed
90 90 Chase speaks with feeling, and when he r.
y. fsrred to our country, and she heartrendin
70 sufferings of ito tried defenders, and spok
W Of the support and encouragements affolt
~ cd them on the glorious l3th, such shou
IL of joy congratulation, and gratitude. wei
!; sent up, that must have startled the treml
!. ling traitors who had dared to spurn the
country in its hour of need, and trouble {
it were, the eltsacrifcing heroes who al
NO now keeping the enemy from our very door
in The noble statesman held the audienc
~ brsathless y spell bound for an hour in dur'
!: ton. He then with the utmost difficult
), begged of. as he was and had been indi
: posed 1od followed him inawittyspcect
The people went home at 10 O'Clock. Th
.. long continued rejoicing was about to ceas'
N. The people had utterly exhausted then
a, selves
4 Brough's majority in the State is g., OH
That's healthy and invigorating. Aint j
Mr.. Edilorf Methinks hear you Q,
claim in an emphatic Tone 1T aa-aa."
How's Donahue, the imported2 yo
en- done right nobly in old Belmont. Aitt
VS. seeing the outburst Of enthusiasm at yor
m county town, on the 10th Of September,
he predicted my native county would rcdee'