Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-17
The CeIebrafioA at Paiaes-
Vile.
A Pleasant Day and Glorious Time.
Speeches from Brough and Spald-
ing,

that has been given by any county in the State,
celebrated our glorious nion victory yes
terdsy BY asplendid mass meeting at Paines-
vile. That beautiful village-One of the
pleasantest, handsomest and most attractive
of all the towns in Northern OhiO-was yes
terday the scene Of a glorious ovation
worthy Of the banner county of the State.
The celebration was almost an imprOmPtu
one, having been thought of only the day
before. But there had been time to give the
word to the different townships, and all were
ready, at moments warning, to celebrate
fttingly our unprecedented triumph, and so,
by the time the Cleveland train arrived at
eleven in the morning,-Painesvill was
swarming with the yeomanry of Lake. At
the depot a splendid procession was
dramn up, awaiting the Governors arrival,
and as he appeared on the platform he was
greeted with cheer on cheer, whose thunder
ing echoes told the love and admiration that
the people of Lake county bear to the chief
tain eff their choice.
The splendid procession was Immediately
formed, under the efficient superintendencs
of Colonel S. N. Phelps, assisted by Colonel
Wire, Frank Paine, and Adjutant Benjamin.
It was a splendid one. First come the
Paiuesville Cornet Band, disc0ursing the
most stirring martial melodies. This band,
by the way, is an excellent one, and its fine
music adds much to the interest Of the day.
Next followed & cavaleade, consisting of
nearly one hundred of the young men of
Painesville, on horseback, bearing the glori-
GUS motto, Union" and wearing blue
sash. WeIl-mounted and Well-trained, the
cavalcade presents a fine appearance.-
Next, in splendid carriage, drawn by four
fne greys, come our Governor elect and Ma
jor Adams of Painesville. Then various
other carriages containing various digni-
taries and the officers of the day, and finally
the splendid delegations from the different
townships Of the county. They were all
very large, and the procession taken together
was one of the finest and most extensive that
We have seen. The Madison delegation was
a magnificent one. The Perry Union
Guards" " fine company of volunteer mill
tia, were out with their splendid banner and
their excellent martial band. And, taken
all in all, the procession, with its bands and
banners, its long line of carriages, and its
cavalcade of hOrsem6n, was most beautiful
and impressive sight.
Meantime, PainesvilIe was ablaze with its
demonstrations of patriotic joy. From al
most every house there hung some sign
of welcome. Thenational cOlOrs were every
whers-draped across streets, floating from
house-tOPs and Haunting from windows.
Over State street, in front Of Mr. Avery's
beautiful residence, rose an arch of green,
crowned with flowers and bearing the inscrip-
ton, " Welcome, Ohio's Governor" Beyond,
and suspended across the street, from Ladd's
to RusselI's Block, there hung a banner
bearing these noble words of Webster:
{" Liberty and Union, now and forever, one
and inseparable."
Over Main street floats that immortal ut
terance Of jackson, "The Union, it must
and shall be preserved" hanging in
front Of Moodey's store. But these are not
all. Main street is alive with flags and dec
orations. Many of the private residences of
the town are finely ornamentsd with wreaths
and banners. Painesville wears her pleas
antest aspect of welcome Cheers for the
Governor ring from every corner Waving
handerchiefs greet HIN from every widow.
His progress is a triumphant one. As the
procession passes the beautiful PainesviIle
seminary, crowds of fair haired maidsns come
tripping down the steps and along the shad-
ed walks to greet honest John Brough with
welcoming smiles; and the stirring strains
of Rally Round the Flag" from their
sweet voices, arose on the morning air. At
the Union school, similar demonstration
awaits the procession, and all along its line
of march it is greeted with the warmest well
c1mes.
At one O'Clock, the meeting On the Square
was called to order. A free dinner for all
present had been provided by the liberality
Of the people Of PainesvilIe, and thousands
from the country partOOk of its bOunties.-
After this was over, the nseting was called
to order in the beautiful Park, whose splsn-
didly symmetrical naples, flashed with the
glorious huss of Autumn, formed beautiful
awning over the heads of the multitude.
The meeting was organized by the choice
of the following
Elg f OFFICERS.
PREsIDENT-Judge BisselI.
VICE PRESIDENTS - Elisha Rust, Henry
Paine, A. P. Axtell, Albert King, L. War
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