The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-27
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
At st. CIairsviue, Ohio.
Especial telegraph report I, the REGISTER, by
the Union Line.I


st CLAIRsvIFLE, OHIO, Sept. q, 1865.
The Democratic Mass Meeting Of to-
day by far surpasses anything OF the
kind held here during the past year.
The public buildings and many private
dwellings are bedecked With flags, and
the national emblem is displayed across
many of the public streets. The sturdy
reomanrv of the hills and valleys OF old
Belmont appear to have turned out IN
masse, the ovation to the returned exile,
and the spontaneous uprising of the peo-
pie to attend meeting to forward the
interests of General Morgan, are truly
fattering to the Democratic cause. Hon.
c.. L. Valaudighan and d. W. stam-
baugh are here. Mr.. Vallandigham was
to-day visited by thousands Of the visi-
/ tors, and such shaking Of hands, warm
congratulations and good wishes were
never before witnessed hereabonts. The
National Hotel has been thronged from
early dawn this morning by anxious
visitors to see Mr.. Vallandigham. and
the cry is still they come"
At about half past twelve o'clock to-
day the distinguished exile was taken in
an open buggy to the Fair Grounds,
where the mass meeting was held The
buggy was followed by the members of
the Wheeling Brass Band, who dscoursed
excellent music. The streets were liter
ally ,jammed with people, and ut times it
was almost impossible for the procession
to proceed The meeting came to order
about one o'clock, when Mr. Chambers
introduced the speaker to the assembly.
When Mr.. Vallandigham appeared on the
platform he was greeted with deafenlng
cheers. and for some time it was impossi-
BILE to hear what he said. Peace and
ouietude being restored, Mr.. Vallandig-
ham proceeded with his speech He had
no denials for the base calunnies that
had for the past four years been heaped
upon him he had been maligUed and
traduced by worthless and irresponsible
men, and would not descend to notice
them. He paid a fitting tribute to one
John T. Bingham, and tor time handled
him without gloves. The statement that
Mr.. V. voted against supplies and money
for the soldiers was false; frou the first
he had steadily opposed the war he had
declared and voted against it until the
armies appeared in hostile array; then,
and not till then did he vote for supplies
or money. If his policy had been adopted
ted, war and bloodshed would have been
averted, and the country would not to-day
be filled with widows, orphans and Grip
pies. Secretary Stanton had admitted
in his letter to Con. Sherman that the
war could have been closed two years
sooner upon the basis of the Union, but
the negro would not have been free
The sad fate of the Anderseuville prison
ers WAS also greatly to be attributed TO
blunders at the War Department Mr..
V. had never favored dissolution of the
Union; he, Hike President Johnson, had
favored the casting of votes in the Senate
and Electoral College by States or sepa-
rate sections, and he now stood side by
side with President johnson upon the
question of immediate UniOpI" un-
like Sumner and other leading radi-
Gals, President johnson, Mr.. V. and
the Democratic party generally favor
ed an immediate restoration of the
Southern States, and their citizens
He was in favor of equal taxation, and
could see no reason why holders Of gov
ernment bonds should not contribute
their share to pay the public debt;
he saw no propriety in building mp
monied aristocracy at the expense of the
farmer and mechanic He fairly and
squarely opposed negro suffrage, and
challenged Cox to place himself plainly
before the public on the subject.
In short, Mr. Vallandigham, like all
Democrats, was in favor of equal taxa
tion, eqnal rights, and the while race
governing the country. The speech was
an able and telling one, and was listened
to with marked attention, as the speaker
held his audience almost enchanted for
over three hours The meeting cannot
but have a salutary effect upon the De
mocracy of Belmont county Itcannot but
aid the county ticket Besides gaining
ground for Gen. Morgan, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, the speech of
Mr. Vallandigham will make votes for
Col. Charlesworth, l. H. Patterson aud
the other county nominees,
Glory enough for one day
Yours truly,
VIII