Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-07-06

TUESDAY was grand day III st. Glars
vile Never within our knowledge has
such 4th Of July celebration occurred in
i stem Ohio. Early ia the morning our
citizens were busy in decorating their hous-
es with mottoes, flags, evergreens, flowers
and pictures, which they had been several
days in preparing, and by eight o'clock the
town presented beautiful Appearance
At the East end large streamcr was
stretched from the chimneys of houses on
opposite sides of the street on which was
painted in large letters, "IIo. the conquer
ing Heroes come" At tho Lewis House
n similar streamor on which was lettered
GRANT, SHERMAN, SHERIDAN and THoM-
AS, and at the West end third on which
was inscribed, with pride, we greet you"
Between these streamers were suspended
from cords from opposite houses two large
flags, l3 feet by lQl feet. Among the mot
toes beautifully decorated with evergreens
and flowers and suspended from the houses
of the Union people were, Our boys, God
bless them," The Soldiers: To the living
welcome; to the memory ofthc dead, honor;
to their wives and children, sympathy and
support" jeff Davis, III fight it cat on
this line If it takes me all summer" Illus
trated by suspended moose on one end of
it. SHERIDAN wakes up EARLY" "Uni-
ted States, we stand, Confederate States,
we fall" "The war failure, ch2" 1.-THE
private soldier: the Guardian Of the Re-
public" 'Our loved ones who come not
are gone, but not forgotten" Union De-
tenders Welcome" "The Soldier Ours
and Nations Pride" with Peace and
Union you return; thrice welcome" "Un-
tempered mercy to rebels is cruelty to Pat
riots. " "Thanks to you, under God, for
Peace and Union" "Tho Lord hath Got
ten us the Victory" "The Nation owes you
the only debt she can never pay" "Well
done good and Faithful Servants" In ad-
dition to the decorated notices an innu-
merable quantity Of flags, large and small,
we're suspended from tho houses OF the
Union people Of the town.
On the Fair Ground beautiful stand
was erected, covered with fags, cvcrgreens,
&c. Uuder the arch on the right Of the
speaker enshrined in flowers was large
picture of WAsuINGToN over the words
"The Father" under the arch on the lett
a picture Of LINCOLN, similarly decorated
and underneath it the words The Preser
ver."
At an early hour the people from the
various Townships began to arrive in large
numbers and it soon become apparent tha
the sanguine expectations of the Committee
of Arrangements would be more than real
lied. BY ten O'Clock the town was literally
filed with soldiers and their friends, not
Hithstanding the efforts made by few cop
perheads, under the advice and direction o
the Gazette man, to make the dcmonstra
ton failure. The crowd soon found it,
way to the Fair Ground, and at about hal
pat eleven O'Clock under the excellent man
agcnont of the committee on table arrange
mont, the soldiers were assembled arount
fifteen tables each over thirty feet long
laden with the good things" So liberallJ
supplied by the good, union loving peopl,
of the county. Alter the flst table wa
served, because Of the large crowd pressing
about the tables, it became mpo, sibIc t,
again fill and serve them in any kind cf or
der, but the committee, who are entitled /,
great credit, kept Lusily engaged in ti.,iu.
them with something TO eat, and By on,
O'Clock everybody who wanted it, hal o.
taineI something to eat The Band, at one
o'clock cJnmencll to d .course sweet mu
sic from the stanl, aud the crowd 5000
packed itself around it,reaay 10 enjoy the
coromOniai part Of che performances, which
were opened with prayer by Rev. WILLIAM
WIsnARr, Of New Athens, followed by the
rGct pton speech by Judge COWEN, and
the response by Mr.. JonN PATTON, on be
halt OF the soldiers. Col. LOCKWOOD o
Moundsyiile, being present was called on
for speech, and responded in very cut
ting, entertaining, soldier ike speech, du-
ring which he was frequently interrupted
by the cheers of the crowd. l. DANFoRI
and q. Il, P0ORMAn were called out anC
responded in brief and pertinent sheeches
The exercises were intorspersed with music
by the Band and songs from Il. II. CocH
RAN and others; the whole affair passing of
in pleasing and satisfactory manner. W.
should like to give fuller account Of thu
proceedings, and notice special cases ofeifor
and contribution, but the crowded condi
ton of our columns and the shortness Of the
tlmo before going to press, render it impos
siblc.