The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-17
CAMBRIDGE, o.
The Soldiers and -SaiIora' Re-
union Vast Crowds In Attend.
ance- The Town In Holiday
AtIire-Hpeeehes Of welcome,
CAMBRIDGE, O., Aug. 16th, 1873.

'Euuion-VaBt Crowds In Attend.
ance- The Town in Holiday
Attire-Speeehes Of Welcome.
cAMBHrDoE, O., Aug. 18th, 1873.
Correspondence Of the IntsllIssnc~.
The frat day Of the Soldiers and Sail.
ors' Reunion, held at this place, opened
this morning. The thermometer was
pretty well up, though a dazzling rain
lat night put the roads 10 a good con-
dltiOn for travel. All morning streams Of
carriages and wagons kept pouring in
from the country around, until the town
was completely throngsd with people.
There has not been 90 large crowd In
this place since the old Presidential CAM
paigns when party spiritWs up to blood
heat Various forms Of decoration have
put quite q holiday appearance on the
streets, and many private residences are
iestooned with evergreens and deoked out
with the national colors. Il hAs been
long time since Cambridge had such an
occasion and she is trying to look her
bst Among the distinguished visitor.
are Generals Gibson and Leggstt and
Col. VIM. Ball. Governor Bishop iS e<.
pec,ed on the evening train.
The procession formed in line Of march
at2P. M. First came the l7th Regiment
and band, and then the ARTILLERY Corps,
With two or three cannon, imported for
the occasion from Marietta After them
the 18th, 18th, !stb and l22d Regiments,
1St and 18th Cavalry, carriages contain.
ing the orators Of the day, liza Regiment
and Mounted Cavalry The Mystic
Knights, from senecayille, brought up
the rear. They were mounted, and BY
the style Of the caps they wore reminded
you Of the knights Of the middle ages.
After marching through the principal
streets, they proceeded 70 Taylofs Grove,
about mile north Of town, where the
exercises Of the afternoon were held.
After music by the band and prayer BY
Rev. Mcfarland the speech Of Welcome
was made by Capt, w. M, Farran,
Mayor OF Cambridge. It was his
privilege, be said, 70 extend Z cordial
greeting; They we're met 10 Commemorate
that eyentlnl dime In the nations history
when ploWshares were converted into
swords and pruning hooks into spears.
To-day they would renew the ties Of
friendship formed around the campfire,
at the biyouack, and in the field, The
speaker then alluded to the stirring
scenes Of 1851 5, eulogizing the boys in
blue for the manner in which they res
ponded 10 the hour Of the country's peril.
There were = number OF gentlemen pres.
cot, he concluded, who had distinguished
Themselves In the war, many names
never TO beiorgotten. Tothem be would
extend cordial welcome. To all com.
comrades, to soldiers and citizens all, he
would extend hearty greeting.
Col. Ball, Of Zanesyille, Ohio, stepped
20 the front and rec pended Is folloWs: Ii IL
not au unpleasant task for me 10 respond
10 behalf Of the soldiers. It matters not
whether we fought in the East or West
or on the fields Of the South; II was for
the same cause, for the preservation OF
the same Union and in defence Of the
same liberty. i tell you citizens, who
we're not soldiers, that yous can form no
conception Of the .soldiers' welcome TO
the colder or the strength Of the ties
that bind them together. They under.
stand what Is meant by the word well
come. Ifwar, was nothing but slaughter
there would be nothing 10 commend it to
. modern civilization; bat there was
something else in 1t in 1861, Then II was
for a paecious liberty that was priced
above life itself. We are enjoying the
peace it brought to day. The future Ia
bright. Look forward, and you will zee
a civilization the like Of which has never
been seen before. The people now love
their country rs they never have loved 1t,
and the sentiment to-day 10, let him who
would raise bis, hand TO destroy IL be 80.
cursed from the land.