Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-19
From the st. Clairsville Gazette1
Grand JOllificaifOn in ST. Clairs
vile on last Thursday Night.

Pursuant to notice. given in the columns of
the Gazette, the Court House was crowded
with ladies and gentleman on Thursday
evening, Now, to give expression to their
glad feelings occasioned by the recent pop
ular successes in the late elections through
| out the country.
The meeting was organized by the cleo
ton of Hon. r. E. Chambers as President,
Col. James Smith, Sam1 d. Talbert, Judge
| Barton and Henry Scott, Vice Presidents
John McWilliams, Secretary, and Ross J.
Alexander, Assistant Secretary.
On the nomination of Col. Smith, and on
his taking the Chair as one of the Vice
Presidents of the meeting, the old walls
rang with enthusiastic cheers of welcome
| to the old veteran returning to his early
love, and bringing fifty with him from the
folds of that party who deny constitutional
rights to ten of the States of the Union, and
deprive old Kentucky of her representa-
| ton in the National House of Representa-
tives. The same tumnltuous cheering greet
ed the presence of Samuel d. Talbert, life
| long Whig,, and Republican until he
learned that the Radical element of that
party held supreme control, and then he
embraced the old ime-honored Democrat
| ic faith, and rendered yeoman service in
the last campaign. This was again repeat
ed when Mr.. Nc Williams, Boy in Blue,
| but Democrat all over, took his position
as Secretary of the meeting. He, like Col.
| Smith, had supposed the war was prosecu-
| ted to preserve the Union, and not to SUBJ
ject the States to military power. placing
| the negro population in supremacy.
The President of the meeting, after order
| was partially restored, made brief but
| eloquent congratulatory addreSs-thank-
| ing the audience for the honor done him,
and with exuberant feeling announced the
heavy Democratic gains and brilliant sue
cesses every where where elections had been
/ lofa1 hol6 To har ardl Inc -,
these glorious times. Suffice it to say he
made one of his happiest efforts.
| DIR. John Campbell then, in behalf of
Wheeling township, which had won the
prize Banner" given by the ladies of st.
Clairsville to the township bringing to the
Thurman Mass Meeting" on the County
Fair Grounds, the largest delegation in pro-
portion to her Democratic vote, presented
| it to Washington township, which had
! given the largest per centage increased
| vote. The effort of DR.. Campbell was
splendid and full of feeling; and hereafter
the Democrats of Belmont county will not
excuse him from the stump. He can labor
so well in this field, that in the next great
| campaign of 1868. he must assist to en-
shroud and coffin the remains OF what is
known as the Republican party-tbat great
enemy of consti utional liberty.
| The Banner was received by Samuel d
Talbert. on behalf of Washington town
| snip. No TcpOfG uO JuoGiC6 W HIS
speech. 1t was inilnitable. Cheer after
cheer greeted him, while he convulsed the
audience with laughter at his racy anec-
dotes. Storms of applause met his denun-
Citations of that party he SO lately left, on
account of its recreancy to its solemn
pledges. He made the great speech OF the
evening, and his oratory will be felt in
coming campaigns on the side of the
people, and for their interests.
Ross j. Alexander, X. s. Clark and James
B. Campbell, having been called upon,
made brief addresses.
/ A telegraphic dispatch was read an
nouncing that on account of sickness, Mr..
Walker, of the Wheeling Register, who had
been specially invited, could not be pres
ent.
| A letter from Mr.. John G. Thompson,
Chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committee, was also read, regretting that
he could not be present, but congratulate
ing the Democracy on the occasion, when
the entire audience rose from their seats
and gave him three cheers.
| At 10 o'clock the meeting was adjourn
ed, and repairing to the spacious dining
rooms of the National Hotel, where the
proprietor, Maj. Isaac Neiswanger, had
prepared most excellent repast for the
occasion.
The whole thing was very handsome
affair, and will long be remembered by
tthose VINO were present.
Not single circumstance occurred to
mar the pleasure of the OCCASION, and
everything passed off in very creditable
aud gratifying manner.