The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-14
The Pro ce - sion
THE SPEECHES
THE LION OF THE DAY
Vallandigham's Reception
The Largest Meeting Ever
Held in Eastern Ohio!

On last Thursday, Woodsfeld, Ohio,
was the scene of the grandeSt political
demonstration ever witnessed in the
Eastern portion of the Buckeye State
For several weeks il had been an
nounced that OH Thursday, September
18th, the three great champions of De-
mocracy, Thurman, PendletOn and Val
landirham, would address the citizens
of Eastern Ohio upon the issues of the
day. The announcement was made at
an early date aud thoroughly circulated.
Noble county learned the news from the
people of Monroe, and determined to
he thsre. Belmont heard the tidings
and prepared her hosts for the occasion.
Washington set her Democratic heroes
in order when advised of the coming
jubilee, and her yeomanry made ready
for the day. Guernsey, thoroughly
Radical as she is, aroused her sons To
prepare for the great demonstration.
Harrison, and Morgan too, determined
20 be represented, and even West Nir-
sinia, from the river back to the farthest
hills of Fish creek, caught the enthusi-
asm, and provided for fitting response.
THE EVENING BEFORE.
Before nightfall, the previous day, par
ties from distance commenced crowd
ing into Woodsfeld. Carriages covered
with the dust of forty miles travel
rolled into the quiet village, bearing
the residents of remote counties to the
hotels or to the doors of friends and rel
atiyes. Meanwhile, rumOrs were rife
that yallandigham would not be pres
ent on the coming morrow. Pendleton
and Thurman were already on hand,
having come over from Wheeling ria.
Barnesyille, but the great expected
Val" had not yet put in his appear
ance. As each vehicle from the direc-
ton of the railroad passed along the
streets, excited crowds would halt 1T
with anxious inquiries concerning the
object of so much solicitude, and as one
unsatisfactory response after another
was received, would turn away less
hopeful than before, and promising
soon to be thoroughly vexed with dis
appointment. Finally, however, an
unpretending vehicle passed quietly
through the leading streets, halting in
obedience to no commands until it had
reached the residence of prominent
Democratic citizen, and then the ex-
pectant multitude learned that, at last,
Woodsfield was honored by the presence
of yallaEdigham. -.
THE NIGHT.
1t was now growing late, but the
throDg kept coming and increasing. At
first the arrivals had occurred at inter-
walls; now they were constant. All night
long, an incesssnt stream Of carriages
wagons and buggies poured into the
village, the occupants lodging upon the
floors of the crowded houses OF in their
own vehicles, aud when morning came
Woodsfield was filled with strangers.
GATHERING OF THE HOSTS.
Although the numbers present at day
Iight were enormous, they proved to DC
but the advance guard of the coming
multitudes, and the rising sun looked
down upon the still gathering hosts
eongregating by thousands and pre-
seuting a spectacle never before wit
messed in that section of country
Wherever In the streets there was driv-
Ing room there was wagon or car
riage, crammed and packed with a
happy and demonstrative host. Where
ever there was standing room there was
a man, q woman or child, and yet
they had not all come. At an early
hour, Marshals had been stationed al
every road leading into the town tc
halt the incoming delegations and KEEP
them back from the already overcrowd
ed streets; far as the eye could reach
these roads were filed with vehicles
and from the distant shouts ant
songs weknew that more were coming
All were now halted as they arrived
none were permitted to pass, ant
in the dust and heat of the morn
ing the people awaited the forming o
THE PROCESSION.
Between 9 and 10 A. ii. the procession
was formed and put in motion. 1t wa
enthusiastic and immense beyond al
description. Every species of wagon
carriage, or buggy that ever saw th'
light in this country, was there repre-
sented, in almost countless number