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Show Tlie l-'reiiiuiil Eiilt'rtut uuieut. Fremont, O , 14. At the City park this aftLTiiiju cvr-r 15,t.hU persons vtirv present. Addresses were nuule,' by General Kennedy, .YIuKeuly and General Sheridan. The hitter .nil: . "1 think tiie 23d Ohio ouht to have ' a battalion drill, and I think I could 1 give it a good battahun drill, but I cannot make a spec.-h. I w;u to say tu you, however, that I have not ' : words to exnrtss my gratification at being present here today. I can; j bear testimony to the merits and gal- ) 1 lantry of the 2d Ohio. I know the hard blows it struck in the great con-ifiict. con-ifiict. I know the individuals who came from it, and eim:o tho war I ; began to discover the merit ot those inen as civilians, and lam sure that in the hearty enthusiasm you express ! ut the late civil appointment of one of your number Uuiiierlurd 1$. Hayes as president. I wish it to be undor-I undor-I stood that your old commander at i Cedar creek and officer joins heartily in that enthusiasm and reppect which lyou have shown him today." (Pro-j (Pro-j longed cheers,) j The regiment joined in singing I "John Brown's Body," utter which Secretary McCrary was introduced ami niado a brief sneeeh. General Cox was next introduced and a number of other prominent gentlemen present followed successively. success-ively. Senator Matthews elicited considerable con-siderable applause during his remarks. Mrs. Hayes was finally introduced, alter which with many handshakings the reunion ended. The party leaves for Cincinnati to-morrow. |