Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-05
UNION RALLY MEDlRAl
RAIN, MUD. SNOW, WIND.
A Good Meeting After All.
SPEECHES OF JUDGE LUTHER DAY
AND hon. X p. sPALDING.

Editorial CorrsspondenOs Cleveland LEADER-l
Medina, Ohio, November 4th, 1864.
When your correspondent last visited
Medina, his gloomy errand was to witness
the contamination and final act of dark
and terrible tragedy-the execution of
Frederick Streeter. Let him not be ac-
cused Of undue levity, when he eonfessss
that it suggested itself to his mind that
the occasion which called him again to
Medina was the preliminary to another
and a greater execution-one which should
utterly annihilste the Copperhead party.
That occasion was the final Union rally at
the Court Housein Medina, yesterday after
noon, addressed by Judge Luther Day, of
Ravenna and Hon. r. P. Spalding, the
eloquent Representative of this District in
Congress. The day wss a most ferbidding
one. The dresriest and darkest of all
autumn mornings dawned upon US
to-day. A more utterly, dismally,
drearily, fearfully gloomy day
we do not believe it possible for the
very genius Of dsnk and dark November
to evolve. It opened with Geld, drizzling
rain, a wind with all the chilly discomfort
than can be crowded into the wintriest Of
autumn gales, q sky packed full of sombre
clouds that promised the worst of weather,
and more than fulfilled their promise, and
roads full of mud and water from last
nights rain. As the day progressed the
wind grew fercer, the sky darker, the
roads muddier, and the rain changed to
snow-rain. snow and sleet being dominant
for the rest of the day. A drearier day for
meeting especially in a town as re-
mote as Medina from railroad facilities, in
which all travel is over clay or corduroy
raods-it would be hard to conceive of.
OF course all thought Of an outdoor
meeting was given up, and as derHier
resort the courthouse was thrown open to
the meeting. And here, at one o'clock P.
Il, at the sound Of the courthouse bell,
rung by Sheriff Seelee's strong right arm,
gathered these jealous Unionists who had
braved all the elements to listen to the
words of truth and soberness to be uttered
before them. In view of the terrible weather
it was really astonishing TO see how many
we're present. The courthouse was filled
to its utmost capacity with eager listeners,
and many were unable to obtain admit
tance. If one may be permitted to draw
an inference from the character Of the
gathering, it would seem that Medina has
been among the most patriotic counties Of
Northern Ohio For the meeting yester
day was almost entsrely made up of per-
sons aot liable to military service On
one side of the judges bench the ladies
formed a large and attractive group, while
on the otnsr side nearly all the male lis
tehers were gray haired and gray-bearded-
What few young men were present we're
mostly disabled soldiers. clad in faded blue,
and bearing on limbs, or body, or face,
scars which made them beautiful forever
The meeting was called to order by SEN
ator Humphreyville, the representative of
the Counties of Lorain and Medina in the
State Senate, who nominated the Hon. H.
G. Blake as chairman Of the meeting.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Blake in few
forcible and eloquent words dwelt on the
gigantic Importance of the issues before the
people. On one side are the Union men
at home and the Union soldiers in thefeld
on the other jeff Davis, the rebels, the
eopperheads,-the world, the flesh and the
devil Mr.. Blake closed with an eloquent
prophecy of victory in the struggle.
SPEECH OF JUDGEDyY.
Judge Luther Day, of Rayenna,
was introduced by Mr.. Blake as
our recently elected candidate for Supreme
Judge. He was greeted with loud ap-
plause, and spoke for about an hour and
half in his usual vigorous and effective
style. We regret that our columns will
not admit full report of his eloquent re-
mark. He said that as the chairman had
alluded to his recent election to office he
would remark that while he felt his Obll-
cation to the people forfhis position, he did
not take his election as a party triumph.
Ne man in these days could feel like a par
tisan. He proceed to dwell upon the ter
rible importance Of the issue before tho
question Of life and desth. He
reviewed ably and accurately the history
Of secession, dwelling on the origin Of our
Government, its intention being to prevent
differences between the States, and to sub
stitute legislation, Congress halls and bal
lots for revolution, arms, and bullets. BE