The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-26
local INTELLIGENCE.

IA V,LLANDIGHAM MASS MEETING.-
.ardsv morning, we left On the thre'
a,elock train to attend the grand l., Va al,
0 'Som mass meeting at GAINESVILLE, Ohio
uqSon we arrived at Bridgeport, We
'na 9 great number of persons on the
D.n and when we reached Bellair
..t rush was made for seats. At every
:..tiop between here and GAINESVILLE large
LESSONS was made to to the crowd, and
Sbsn we landed in Barnesville we had quite
respectable procession.
We reached the town about half past five
.,.Ioct and were somewhat surprised to
sns almost everybody cup and doing
B.ppers we're being thrown to the breeze,
.t,..,ners, formed of pine, hickory and
bnt,ernut, bearing notices such as oval
,,od;oiam and Liberty" "Peace and Union"
n.s suspended across the streets in diff
mt portions of the town, and large
:, ,mber of dwellings were beautifully and
,,,tefully decorated with fags, of all sizes,
Ito whole presenting magnificent appear
snce.
From six to eleven o'clock the people
came focking in, and at that hour the dele
cations began to make their appearance. A
wagon tastefully decorated with flowers,
ribbons, flags, ETC., containing thirty-four
little girls, another wagon containing thirty
four little boys, bearing tho motto "Little
Butternuts, who never kneel but to God
and Right" thirty-four young ladies on
horseback, dressed in white, and a militia
company of the town, went out to meet
them.
The 'Western" delegation alone occupied
over an hour passing given point. Inc
wagons, bearing various emblems ana
notices were all we'll Tiled VIII
people, most of whom we're voters, The
st. Clairsville delegation came next. "A
large boat, bearing transcription Fathers
and brothersprotect us from negro equality
containing thirty-four girls; awagen neatly
trimmed, containing an equal number OF
BOYS; wagon containing blacksmith,
with anvil, bellows, tools, etc., shoelng
horse wagon bearing a medium sized
hickory tree, upon which were perehed
number of boys, wearing red shirts, and
LIB 9TH music wero the main
eatures of this delegation.
After parading through the principal streets
of the town, the procession repaired to the
grove in the rear of the residence OF DR.. j.
Hoover, where the vast assemblage was ad
dressed from four stands by the following
distinguished gentlemen: Hon. ID. w. Voor-
HES, of Indiana; DR.. E. B. Olds, of Lam
caster, Ohio, j. M. Estep, ESQ, of
Cadiz, O.; Rob't E. Chambers, Of st. Clairs-
vile, O.; D. W. stambaugb, of Tuscarawas
CO., O.; Eugene Tsrr, ESQ, of Wellsburg,
Va, and D. W. Leet, of Wellsburg. We
cannot dwell on the speeches, as neither
time nor space will permit. Suffice it to
say that all did their best, and they are too
we'll known as speakers to make it neces'
sarv to say that they We. telling and az
propriate.
After supper. Hon. VIM. Lawrence, OF
Washington, Ohio, and D. W. stambaugh,
ESQ, sd lressed an immense crowd, Assem-
bled in front of the Mills House.
The meeting was decidedly the largest
and most enthusiastic held in Belmont
County during the campaign. 1t was not
com posed of Government Saps," but OF the
sturdy ysomanry of that county, who rode
in their opn wagons
"The special train left Barnesvllle at
halfp1st six o'clock in the evening, Five
oars, alled to overlooking, left for the East,
and two or three, equally crowded, depart
I'd for the West.