, 1864-09-28
CRAND pEMoM61 RATION
IN GIN cINNATl.
Speech ofHon. S. P. Chase
IMMENSE TORCH-LIGHT PR1-
CESS10N.
FsJoody Peace DcmonstrntionA
Several Killed md Wounded.

CINCINNATI, September 26. 1871
The Union denomination last night trans.
ccuted anything Of the kind ever seen In the
West. The outpourinG Wus, trcnendous-
Along the route Of procession tt deWalks,
wincows, and roof4 of buildings vera one
derEe mass Of shouting aud sttuggliog- peo-
pie. The streets y ere ftstooned with flags;
many private residences were Illuminated;
boniIres b1azed, and rockets showered their
fiery dust IL the deepening twilight. TIE
pr :ceasion was remarkable for lts numbers,
ita enthusiasm, and its. b1i1llancy. Thou
sapds OF torches, many colored lanterns and
trarsparencies, illustrated with pictu1co and
n.tse<a: .sS attsaetsd the eye; 1nartialand brass
dressea in white aud singing patIiaf,e songs. s
the choruees OF which were taken up md
chaLted by Thousands Of msnly voices,
charmed the ear, and long abd loud shouts
Tor the peoples candidates, Lincoln and
johnson, inspired the heart.
Tbs procession was an hour aud ten min
utes passing given point. Among huu-
dreds Of mottoes were such as these :: "shen:
andosh harvest reapea by Early aud threshed
By Sheridan" "Our Peace Commissioners
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and FAr1aguL."
Hill" with Victory comes Peace
..Hu1ltts in the front, Ballots in the rear"
"No peace with armed traitors" s'Trea.on
The game, whether in Richmond or Chicago.''
"We,n fight It out On this line, il it taxes
oil winter" "pm pushing down tbs valley
tonight" Among the notifies were hits At
VallaDaigharn,- Pendletop, Pngh ana local
Coppe1head celebrities, which irritated TIE
Little Mackere)s eIceaBlvely. peakiug took
place In Court Street Market Place from
three stands. here people were only to bs
sst1n1tea Ell ,Ss b The aets !ssy ovefaoTsd
eye could see. were moving dele cations trac-
ed like fire,aies by the EllmRer Of their
1amps.
The speech Of the evening was made by
Se2retsf sff 'Cbaac- It was goiidly argumenta.
urged b5 strong Language, and BY pertinent
reaeonin g,ths people to stand By the Admir-.
istratlon in the prosecution Of the war-the
only road to permanent peace He endorsed
the general policy Of the Administration, po-
lltically, financially, and in the field. He at-
tackled and demolished the arguments for an
a1n:istice with tIaltars IN arms, showed the
fatal darger to Union, Of such temporisiogr
ard the immense advantages they Wonld
reap from any delay In dIiyipg theM to the
wall. he considered the situation In every
way favorable to the overthrow Of the rebel
lion and the termir a1lon of the war In =
SPEEDY and laEting peace. II people were
neEf, and By the te election Of Lincoln
would give traitors and the world to UNDER
stand t6at ther were resolved to stand By the
Union at all hazards and whatever cost, this
result OF the great struggle was not far of
There was aer!ouS riot In the Foutth
Ward. :, -,
The,Kentucky delegation passing through
it on their way hume found the gas tnrnsd
OF and the streets dark. They were assailed
with houlderE and 6Everal knocked down py
rouebs hu1rahing fo1 Mcclellan aud Paeh.
Finally reyolvera we're drawn and firing With
small arms became lively: Two men and one
Weuan were inetantly killed, two men were
-,.3one1r etnhhrd and several mora Or less