Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1843-10-19
The Whig Barbecue.

The Barbecue, given on last Friday week by
the citizens Of Morgan County to those of
Sangamon, in consideration of the latter
having given the largest whig majority for
Gen. Hardin at the late Congressional cleo
ton. Scott, Cass, Brown and other Counties
in the District participated in the festivities
of the occasion.
We arrived OF Friday morning, in season
to hear two excellent speeches from Messrs
Vandeventer Of Brown, and Hardin of Nor,
gan, which were delivered on the public
square, previous to the formation Of the
Procession.
The Procession was formed at about one
O'Clock, preceded by an escort of the Spring.
field Cadets, and took up its march for the
Grove west of the College, about one mile
from town. During the march, most
drenching rain storm, which had been threat
ening all the morning, commenced. and by
the time the procession reached the Barba.
cue ground, all those who were destitute Of
umbrellas or covered carriages. were com.
pletely wet through. But this did not daunt
the vast crowd of wings there assembled
The various kinds of meat were we'll barba.
cued. and although they and the cords Of
bread were pretty we'll soaked with the rain,
the ia 6les were very considerably lightened
by the three o. four thousand wings there
present.
Notwithstanding the rain. which poured
down in torrents all the time the crowd re.
manned on the ground, the utmost good feel.
ing and hiarity prevailed The chief dis.
appointment was occasioned by being de.
prived of hearing the speakers in the grove,
as extensive preparations had been made
for them to address the people at that place.
No house could be obtained in town, that
was large enough: and after remaining in
the grove little upwards of an hour, word
was given out that they would adjourn to
the Court House. The crowd Immediately
broke for the town, and as many as could
jammed themselves into that building.
The meeting was soon organized, by ap-
pointing Mr. Vandeventer, President, who
was assisted by two Vice Presidents and two
Secretaries. EDWARD BAKER, Esq, of San.
CANON, was then called on to address the
meeting, who responded to the call and de-
livered first rate speech which occupied
nearly two hours. At this stage of the
meeting Gen. HARDIN introduced set of
Resolutions indicating the principles of the
Wing party (which were unanimously adopt
ed. Mr. LINCOLN, of Sangamon, was then
called on. He made a most excellent
speech, which occupied the time till nearly
dark. when the meeting adjourned until
candlelight.
At the time appointed the Court House
was again crowded, and RICHARD YATES, Esq.
of Jacksonville, was called out. We have
often heard our young friend Yates, and
knew that he was fully competent to make
a good speech but the one he made at this
time exceeded, by general admission, all his
former efforts. He made brilliant speech
Mr. HAY, of Brown Co., was next called
upon. He made very good and sensible
speech.
Mr. BAKER was again called out, and not
withstanding he seemed to have occupied
the whole ground in vindicating the princi
Piles of the wings and exposing the ant.re.
publcanism of Loco Foco principles, in his
speech in the afternoon, he took hold Of the
subject afresh in the evening, and made one
of the best political speeches we ever heard
The eloeuence of ''Ned Baker," has been
proverbial all over the State of Illinois but
this last effort of his will place him among
the most eloquent debaters to be found in
the Union. His manner is more like that oil
Edward Everett in his palmiest days, thar
Of any other orator we can think of. With
a moral character unsullied; as self made
man, to our own knowledge /; as among The
most eloquent, Edward Baker must become
if his life is spared, one of the brightest lu
minaries of the land.
After Mr. Baker sat down, Mr. Lincoln
was again called upon. He took up the
three prominent principles of the whie
! party--The Tariff, sound and uniform
National Currency, and the Distribution o
the proceeds Of the Public Lands. AL
these he illustrated so plainly and SO for
cihlu as To show that he MT nnlu nndar