Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-01
The Mass NIeeti & I'm CoIumbus on
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
"Terrible as an Army with Banners" to
the Negro Suffragites was the Democratic
Mass Meeting in this city on yesterday.
The procession was the largest, finest and
best got up of any that ever before came
of in this city. The crowd in attendance,
larger, we think, by one-half, than ever be-
fore assembled within the limits of the
Capital City on a political occasion. 1t
was an avalanche-a perfect outpouring of
the masses, to listen to the speeches of
Ohio's accomplished orators-every speak
er during the day meeting be native born
citizen of Ohio. 3oe +a
The speech of Mr.. VOORHEES,, it would
be impossible to condense. We will give
it in full at the first moment it can be pre-
pared. That of Mr.. VALLAND1GHAM was
eloquent beyond. we think, his former eff
forts, and yet the orator deemed it more an
apology for speech than a speech itself.
Both were received with unbounded de-
light. Never, in our long experience did
we see crowd so hemmed inc SO densely
packed, as that which stood on the eastern
side of the State House for near four hours
patriotism which fell from the lips of
these accomplished orators and States
man, and none that listened with such
rapt attention. The speeches of these
gentlemen, in connection with that of Mr..
Cox, which we give our readers to-day.
will both be prepared in time for the next
issue of the campaign STATESMAN. S.sN
The turn out of the White Boys in Blue
was fine feature. of the affair. The roar
OF the brass cannon brought to this city by
the White Boys in Blue from GAINESVILLE,
seemed to strike as much terror to the Rad
icaf disunion leaders as did the ghosts of
his murdered victims to the soul of the
usurping and murderous RICHARD. fa7
! The flag of the 122d Ohio,
/ Las tom. yet fying i, .. -,
Streamed like thunder cloud against the wind ,,
with its hosts of memories, was loudly
cheered, as was the gal liant Color Sergeant
in whose hands it waved in the face of the
enemy and was planted upon their works
at Cedar Mountain, riddled with bullets. ~,
Take it allin all, Monday was as glori-
GUS a day as the Democracy of old Demo-
cratic Franklin yet has seen, and is but a
precursor of that still more glorious day
which will be here on the Sth of October,
when Ohio will stand forth redeemed, re-
generated and disenthralled, by taking her
stand with Connecticut in the extreme
East, and California in the far West, and
stand with Pennsylvania, and as the ex-
tremes of the Union are sound, so is the
centre Democratic.
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The night meeting at the west front of
the Capitol, like that of the day meeting,
was monster one. If, as the Republicans
said, there were 10000 persons present at
the CoLFAx meeting, 10000 were present
last night to hear Col. FoUKE, of Indiana.
and S. s. Cox. 1t was the largest night
meeting ever assembled in Ohio, outside of
Cincin natl. and we doubt if the Queen City
ever saw larger one. IH
Col. FoUKE, although a stranger to our
people, won hosts of friends by his effort
last night. His speech, glowing and ele-
quent, held the entire crowd within the
sound of his voice, and he was listened 10
throughout with undivided attention.
When Mr.. Cox was announced, he was
greeted with tumultuous applause from
that vast audience. The warm greetings
extended to Mr.. Cox Sunday evening and
all day yesterday were of the most
enthusiastic kind, and demonstrated
conclusively that he has a hold upon
the regard of the Democracy of Columbus
and Franklin County of which any man
would have just cause to be proud. Never
was man more honored than has Mr.. Cox
been on his present visit to our city.
The speech of Mr.. Cox will be found in
the STATESMAN of this morning, and will
be read with interest as are all of Mr.. Cox's
efforts. ID
When Mr.. Cox concluded, the shout was
for VALLANDIGHAAI, and as his we'll known
face appeared on the stand, the applause,
long and continued, was almost deafening.
He spoke for half an hour, interrupted at
almost every sentence by the widest ap-
plause. ~ fs
In like manner FRANK HURD was called
out, and made one of his happiest efforts.
At near IL o'clock at night the meeting
adjourned.
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