Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-04-20
cprespondeacs Of the Cincihssde Gsze,s.
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...',. PIqUA, o., April 10.
This morning We received tbs joyful ii.
dings Of tho surrender Of Gen. Lee with a
dsmonstratioa Of enthusiasm that befttsd
the occasion.
The dispatches we're read to an excited
cshceurse of ladies and gentlemen, who, by
their repeated bursts Of applause, attestsd
their hearty spproval Of tho shape matters
we're assuming in the Old Dominion. The
reading was done by Rev. Granville, we'll
know as Col. Moody, Of the 74th Ohio
Three cheers were proposed by Col. Moody
Tor our patriotic President, our cause, and
the brave boys in blue, together with Grant,
sheridan, shsrfnan, and Thomas. Tbese
we're given with will by all, save the Han
Member Of Cosgress. o'ppein nead
Inc meeting then resolved upon a b.s,
ting demonstration in hsnor Of tbs.s .p;.
did victories, and to this end prona5i,;nr
was MADE to appoint committee of arrannu
mems; In the course of tho nomin..;ens
hr; mckinney was proposed.
Col. Moody, .whoswas i'm pressed v;,b -.
1ehei thst 1t was poor premium 70 nav "a
ieyaity ana devotion to appoint msn n
range celebration Of Union victories who
have Tor the past four years, given aid snS
ceml9rt indirectly, but none tho Isss sff;ca-
clously' TO men in armed rebellion, ebisc,sd
70 suci an appointnent; aud thersnnon
m was vIilnea h ana denouncsd by Mr.. M'Kip.
uey' VINO TOOK occasion to say that if there
hrn'Iy WAS snytning no heartily dsspised, it was |
ws".nS poiiticai preacher. In reply, Mr.. |
mooay m remarked that it was impossible for |
IW M, w n 70 entsrtsin contempt for him |
that he did for both M'Kinnsy and liz na' as
litical record ""u Ais po'
AZ this Jnncture copperhead brotber ~
u klnneys, Sam by name. rushed sr,or
the manner of cavalry charge. nnon W.
Meody and, with both fists clenobsd sonobt
ing Parson. Wv oH'uspsce-
Dut Oh the uncertainty of human calcu-
iations. BY well directed parry the Row.
erend gentlemen, who gave unmistak.bla |
esrashce tnat ne understands the rules gov.
ernlng the pugilistic art, dealt a splendid
rght fandsr that instantly produced a "a.
p!ous How Of the ciaret and plscsd bi.cus.
Glds. p melars aud inoisors at a uranium
Ihs Colonel, according to the tactics, was
about to ire and repeat, when the bvstand.
ers made an untimey interference and snoil-
ed Ia mes, beautiful job.
Inc redeubtable MoK., who is man of
great physical force, and prides himself on
Els prowess, as do all the family, evidently
mistsok his man, and has a,nple leisure
while his wounds are healing, to cogitate
uPSn the vanity Of human expectations
Inc held OF action being cleared. the Rev.
gentleman and Mr.. Frank ,leXinney.
mouRted stere-box and discussed the great
questions OF the day, in the course of which
the honorable gentemaD's political record
was most beautifully ventilated, giving a
: satisfactory reason why he was shelved away
beneath majority OF some five thousand
votes at the late Congressional election.
=, Mr. Mex. had the effrontery to defend
Vsliandigham, whom Col. Moody denoun-
ceed as traitor. Mr.. Moody quoted largely
from Vallandigham's record, to show his
views on secession, and his refusal to vote |
neh and money to sustain tho army. and
also from the record Of Mr.. Mckinney, both
ut home and in Congress, to show his an.
nroval and endorsement Of Vallandigbum's
course in opposing the war. The Reverend
gentleman, who is equally at homo in the
pulpit. on the battle field, or on the stump,
dealt sledge hammer blows.
Mr.. Mex: found himself foilsd at al
points, and like poor Lee, when circumvsn-
led at Richmond, was tain to beat hasty
retreat. ...-
This is little episode in our city's usual
y quiet history, and the results aie highly
satisfactory to our citizens, who vote mem,
on. that Mr., Moody has fairly earned the
lite OF the fighting parson." Y. w.