Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-03-05
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TIE GAEAT UNION STATE
mEfflNG' 81


ulsr feeling SO magnificent in lbs proper.
tivnss and soiApFsasiveEinsIts ENTHUSIASM.
'as the great Union meeting yesteraay.-
Nothing -iu-sny party csmpsign- viii com.
pase ,wshrn.sd There Was more than party
At stake, and more than party devotion
RAJ ponied. e The country Is in peril and
llie people came ont toencouIsge and hold
mp the hands, VI ihvse whose courage mus,
save it. II MIS- the, fslce sof The people
csying to the army; :,Bs OF good cheer.
/ y our hiends have. not forsaken you.'l-
There was no element vi psrlylin, it. II
was broad. noble assertion of the RICH,
Of the nation {. save itself. The spin,
that animated il was a. glorious a. its own
strength was invineible. 1t looked a. il
the foundations Of the popular deep were
broken mp. and delugs OF indigna I feel.
ing hal iisen To swerp- from, the earth all
TREASON aud .dlsaileclion. No man could
see il and not feel how mise, able aud mean
i9the cause that could deny itself to, such
support. But We must .spare commen'
'or .o'osy.a ya8 smas Ell. @; tela,a3
ai.. 81 ns sdTHs CROWD. baa.gorq i
All day "Wednesday crowds were cum.
ing in. giving warning. though INSULT.
cien,., a. it proved. ,oi the Immense gather.
ing that tbryhupreeede,l. at night there
was not spats bed in the city in any no.
tel. nor in many privaia houses. and hun.
Idreis had ~ ii, up oil night in hotel par.
lor> sleeping in chairs. or how they could,
ornot sleeping stall. Many ladies who
arrived on late trains were unable tn pro.
cure any resting place atall. Iesterday
morning early the streets seemed vown
with people. though not train had vet. ar
rive OF the many from which the seal
crowd was expected The sky was damp
with the promise of rain. which was speed
lily fulfilled. but the crowd still poured
along. aud gar hcred thicker every minnie
There was every indication ole most mn.
pleasant and dishear,ening day. bnt- the
trains eaue i'm iesgu hsurd cut Tor buadre.i.
II yards and 'lo@lc'l With people, The
whole State seemed to- be emptying it--li
into the city, and the clouds. without any
seeming al,oatiit.a were erup,ying them
selse, INTO he streets. by nune % clock
llawas almost impossible 10 cross the
streets Tor the ns,ai. On PASS along them
torpeoplc. An eniless Fr,cess,"n stream
ell along towaril.the State Ilouse square.
where even then ihere WA Ter ls,geI
crowd collected than attended rho Butter,
nu, MEETING last July. inG spite of the
di>msl wsa,ber gay flag aualet from many
q building. ani they .dnin't dsoep. eve.
] i.,s Int lixr
the, iclt That they were representing al
.,ecas.on thai dvn,snded thelriIull bean,y
Over tie wiudow. 'oi tbs police ofli,e a
magnificent evergreen arch, decorated will
flag. was ,erecird. bat We did not !, MOTTO,
sny D,her atlemr 81 this; kin'i of display
AT ii p'clvrk The rlouils .brcke away. and
rhe, ,an rainsrout., Ami the crowd swell
cyl ia>IeI than ever The promise oi q pleas
ant day seemed Ia be answered by a irs>i
purst of people. aud . ta>ier whirl vi hug
Iexcuniap lra,ps. When we rearhed I'll,
State House ard the entire eastern lido
lfiom Washington street TO Market Wa
full. and IL was almost impossible to- ge
hear the mair stand. Still the long pro
,e sion pou, ed though the gate. and stream,
4 were ieapihk AL catai acts over tHr renee VI
thny places. The Lant Of thu 18Th Rrgu
lar, came along directly playing srprr, ly
aud the cf0wd that followed Vas 81 ihics
that many ihon; hi tl,s, processi N ha,
really been fbiined OF the rrulnant thai
lttill rem .ine,l ont Of the yard. The bant
mounted a stand PREPARED for them TO the
right oi The main stand, and entertained q,
! many ~ eonI,l hear with Aome OF their Il
4 mes, airs. Two il~autiiull flags one be
longing to The OH Intiana.i were fss,ene,
To the main -tshG. and slnwe.A their glo
ffious Stars and stripes 10 rs Biiifsaii. . '>uI
and rs almy an air. rs any ID all tai
sunny South where their authority Is re
IviI-d. The day SEEMED to HIVE come en-
chxn,ed with crowt q hat ,rouidsf be put
! tout by any soir Of weather. AMI showed il,
| prrtt,rst iars. though It changed .rspr,c
fi"usly several tlmrs beibie dark. By thi,
time the cereinon, oil the reception ut u OK
johnson waH expected. But IL wa speed
lily whispered about. till al k,i.w IT. thai
Gov. Morton would no, '.e able TO mak,
the reception speech An scehieatsl fall
during the night. while waiting upn .
silk child. had severely biui,ci and sprain
Ted his SHOULDER and knee. and his doctor,
had forbidden him to 60 out. We head
many a., expres$ion of disappointment a
1.-THE iaiiure to see HIM. III we could only
have seen HIM. we worfif have been salts
4 ied.r wa. = const snt exclamstions IL toll
tbetisrthx many q Normal declsration how
h. had endeare.i himself 10 all true amer
by his exeflions IN sbebalfrof our soldiers
SO Abent halt pas 10 O'Clock Gov. jain
sem ent~red't!,c ard. sccompanicsi by Gov
i Wright. who reality accepted flss ho,pi
Iiab duty, 80 welhknown tn his pareer a.
\ Governor. al receiving Gov. johnson. -
] I h. bsnd struck npi-.llail TO the Chief =
aud ma cloud oi music and cheering hey
tinadc their way ,bf0ugh the thick macs ID
the stand. rcSinne Ininntex were passed in
intrnductions and Other attendant ce-eino-
n,es. and asst he nainicercmonys WAS abonl
ito begin. Major Fl yiarger's ognns abegsn
Z thnnsirriug all arshud the city. From ev,
cry .iirsrr ION came the gearing VI artillery
now inregnlar IA hi exp Iosiolr>. aud again
in. irrg,nar bur-ts thai rrashsd ths6;le b
4 the clear eky likes slrose oi sthander bolt,
on . STAN ps'ls.s seciizsasiof bstseFiesoha,l
4 ,ern piseetb narsg slpzani different paints,
near and lar. around the State Howse. AMI
4 The s,saners seeaie,i ID ls etheh,-siver on,
fin making ia>t sass tsel, naise and a. fsl