Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-09-19
ThGGrGat Meeting lgOlSatardaT
AMagniflcent Demonstration.
Unbounded Enthusiasm.
Immense Professions.
Speeches by General Logan, Cover
nor Stanton, and Col. Taylor.

tion with the exception Of the Brough
meeting) ever witnessed in this part Of
the State, is conceded by all parties.
Thousands of people, who were i'm
patient to procure comfortable quarters
for their horses, came in early in the
morning, in advance of the professions,
while many came in the previous even
ing. So that, by 8 o'clock, there were
more people in town than were here at
any time during the Thurman meeting
of the previous Tuesday. And in the
DISPLAY OF FLAGS AND BANNERS
no comparison can be instituted between
! the two meetings. Suspended between
the dwellings of DIR. West and w. r.
| Ritts was monster American flag; from
huge banner, bearing the names of
Grant, Sheridan, Stanton, Sickles. "
AS the procession from the East came
in, and recognized the names of these
tried leaders, they greeted them with
tumultuous cheers. Suspended across
from the East end of our office was an
other huge flag, and at the West end q
banner inscribed: sour hope Is in Con-
gress and the People," From the Court
House and National Hotel hung another
huge flag. Across from the Frazier
House to Mr.. David Browns building
was another large flag, and abanner with
the very suggestive inscription "Hayes
fought Rebels Thurman fed them."-
Large flags were also hung across the
street from Mr.. VIM. NJ. Faris' dwelling
to Miss Fannie Phillips, from Judge
Governs to Roscoe's shop, and from Mr..
ID. 8. Adams to telegraph pole. A
banner from Jepson's to Mr.. II. Alex
ander's had: "Hail to the Hero of the
18th Corps" From Judge d. ID. II. Cow
! ems to Mr.. II. G.. Welday's: Equal and
! Exact Justice to all men." From Judge
Carrolls to Mr.. Kelly's: mo Repudia-
, tion."
THE PROFESSIONS.
About 10 o'clock small procession
came i'm from near the Monroe County
, line, with martial music at its head, and
about an hour later the firing of cannon
, East of town announced the coming
of the grand procession. In short time
afterwards thesweet strains of the bands
were heard on the hill, and in few
1 minutes the whole hill was beautiful with
T flags and banners. Grand Old Peast
properly headed the procession, with hel
splendid band in the advance. We were
| too busy looking, and felt too good tt
! bother ourselves with taking notes of til,
, many good things in the procession anC
in what we say of it shall speak from
recollection. A wagon, filled with beau
tiful little girls, carried the inscription
. 1--WE are able to protect ourselves ,
which was pretty good take off on tn,
silly "Fathers and brothers, protect III
from negro equality" in the Democrat,
procession, from the same Township
1 There was section Of light artillery II
this procession, manned by veterans o
1 the late war, who, unlike the "awkwarC
squad" who had the swivelon Tuesday
, knew how to handle artillery. They
q made their guns roar, and this, with th'
g strains of the bands, the waving of flags
= and the triumphant shouts of the people
was calculated to stir the hearts of Unior
: people. In this procession, too, was
. boat, with rigging and sails, and manned
: by crew of good Union men. In tn,
Z rear of their boat they had a revolving
9 cylinder, on each end of which wer,
many little flags. The battle-flag of tn,
, First West Va. Cavalry, In which regi
3 ment were hundreds of Pease Township
, boys, was carried In this procession.-
5 The brave old flag, all torn and rent b,
: shot and shell, aud which has upon 1t thu
, smoke OF Second Bull Run, Gettysburg
0 the seven days In the Wilderness, Fiv,
7 Forks, and all the other hard fought bat
: ties I'm the East, was a mute but eloqu
!, ent appeal to our patriotism. Vaas
= Silver Cornet Band, which was employ
/ ed by our committee, but which, on tn,
O urgent solicitation of our friends II
q Wheeling, was permitted to accompany
J. them rs escort, wasin this procession, to
: gether with the eMartnsvillea and Bellair
n bands. All three are splendid bands
i big feature In the procession. Pultne.
O Township, although not quite so big "a
Q Pease, had an immense procession, head
g ed by her glorious band. Pultney wa
d brimful Of enthusiasm for the CAUSE II
: behalf Of which so many of hersons ha,
y fought In arms, and In vindieation O
J. which 80 many had died. Mr.. Wood
y ~ mansee, of the Grant House, Wheeling
l. drove four splendidly eaparlsonsd horse
IS to a carriage In the procession. A wagol
: load of Wheeling Unionists carried
miniature cannon in the rear OF thei
wagon. Mr.. MeNeale, of Bremmer'
2, bus line, drove eight horses to the bi
q bus, and must have had over fifty me
u In and on his bus.
" This procession moved through towr
=, and Joining with those from the Wes
W moved back through town. The Wes
r ern procession had with 1t the Barnes
ID Vile band. Two large wagons, covere
with pine bushes, We're filled mainl
N with very pretty Union girls. "Sho
rv CreelS'' on the rear end of one of the,
be told US Its occupants were from the bal