The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-21

Oh1Cers Of the Fay and Orators,
.a" Sold rs Aid Societies
Soldiers of the war of 1872,
First BriSsde told 23d Ohiol Band,
- Returnei Soldiers,
Nat onal Guard,
AMsrtisl Band,
Citizens.
Marching to Ssmpsefs Grove, amile east
of the town, the warm. hearted. loysl wo.
men of Ashland county invited the sol
diers to q most magnificent dinner. The
boys in blue showed their appreciation by
gathering, twelve hundred strong. around
the grosning tables, and dsVoting tn en-
selves TO q vain endeaVor TO reduce the
bulk of good things set before them. But
they found works they could not storm.
Not only were the soldiers fed, but their
wives and widows and little ones were re-
membered, whilst there was enough and to
spare for all who chose to partzKe.
After dinner, some sixty little girls, pu-
pills of the Ohio Normal Academy of Mu-
sic, sang, in sweetest tones. 1.-THE Stsr
Spsngled Banner and "Our Flag is Still
There"
The Rev. Mr.. Scott, OF Savannah, sup
plicated Divine favor in 81 appropriate
prayer.
Captain S. NJ. Barber, of the 42d Ohio,
President of the day, then introduced Ma
jor General Cox, who occupied an Eour in
the delivery of II most hsppy and effective
speech. As the General persists in advo
caliOg the same principles before each and
every audience, l will only say that he
wss greeted At the opening, throughout
and st the close, with such cheers and tuch
hearty evidences of approval as l have
not heard and seen these many years. Had
the trsitoruus Democracy POSSESSED the
courage to come up 70 this patriotic csrni-
val they would have realized the imro.
tence of their schemes to seducs the veto
ran soldiers of Ohio from the cause of the
Union.
Tia EallnwinV tossts vera than Rad nv
Csptoln Barber, who by the way, bears
q certificate Of manly service in the
field, in the form of u wooden foot:
Our FLAG
The signal Of Fl. edon where ever il waves.
The terror Of tyrabt, and hope of { e slaves:
May its field be extended, Its stars still Increase
Til it circles the world with a halo Of psace.
The Hon. Martin Welker, of Wooster.
member of Congress from this District, re.
sponded in an able and patriotic speech of
ten minutes. He recognized in that fsg
the emblem of national sovereignty and
freedom. The first act of the rebellion WAS
to tear down that flag, because it represent.
ed freedom. With the success of the flag
slavery was wiped out of existence, and il
was not until slavery had been destroyed
that we were enabled TO restore the flag all
over our land. He was proud of that fsg
because it guaranteed freedom to all who
dge!t under it's folds.
OUR HONORED DEAD-Their memories
are embslmed In tear, and their ~nobledeels
recorded in blood upon the pages of his
tory.
Response by Captain Q. T. Bushnell, of
Ashland.
AMERICAN oLDIERs-The admiration of
the whole world, and q terror to evil doors.
They have fire arms for their foes and low
ones for the girls.
Responded to in a felicitous speech by
w. I. CoggesweD, ESQ., of the Ohio State
Journal
ABRAHAM LINCoLN-Our noble Presi-
lent the best OF men. He lived long enough
.oproelaim the libertyof the captive and lay
he cornerstone in the reconstruction of
he Union, that 1t might become in truth,
s well as in name, the home of the free.
Response by John Dougherty, ESQ, of
dohican. ID G.
The meeting then adjourned. D.