Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-15

days Of jackson, and q Jackson victory
will be the result. The nominations are
responded to in all directions by the peo-
pie and the press in the most joyful notes;
and where doubt and apprehension former
" existed al is now hope and confidence.
TIE Meeting ON saturday.
7Ae ".M4hr Of Cosntissn has spokes-lst
her ckidren respond.
The gathering Of the democracy at the
Court House in this place on Saturday
last was great affair. It was great in
numbers, great in enthusiasm, great in the
stimulus il has given to the La ,dreds who
were present, and great in the assurances
which It conveys Of the total rout Of fed
eralism in Old Des Moines at the APP
preaching election. In all these it
cqualled, and in most of them surpassed,
any political meeting ever before held in
the county. The Court House, capable
Of accommodating several hundreds, was
at one time entirely filed; and had not
very many been prevented from attending
by their inability to cross the swollen
streams, all could not have obtained ad-
mission. The resolutions adopted are TO
be found in another column, and are such
as cannot fail to command the appreciation
Of the entire democracy Of the Territory.
The able speeches delivered on the &C.
casioa By Messrs. Mills, Joassrox,
HALL and LErrLsa, in the order in which
they are named, were received with the
most uabounded applause; and nAner- did
a,-iay A.ls6htrxt,
or in better spirits, Mr.. Minis spoke
for about an hour in . strain Of great beau
~, eloquence and force, notwithstanding,
at the time, he was laboring under severe
physical debility. He contrasted the
principles Of the two parties, and tri-
umphantly vindicated those adhered to by
the democracy as tending in their results
to the greatest happiness Of the greatest
number. The system advocated by the
wings under the specious name Of pro-
lection, by which the farmer is enormous
" taxed for everything he buys, without
receiving any augmentation in the price Of
that which he has to sell, was then fully
exposed, both BY argument and well con-
ceived illustration. From this Mr.. M.
passed to the brokers promises Of our OPP
ponents, and their worship Of brutes and
beasts, &c. His speech, of which the
above is very imperfect and hastily pre-
pared synopsis, was one Of the best we
ever heard in the Territory, and told with
startling effect upon the audience.
Mr.. JoaHsros, Of Leo county next adj
dressed the meeting, in response to cali.
We had heard Mr.. ]. ON several previous
occasions, and Of course had high expecta-
tins; but high - they were, he sur
passedthem. Want Of room will prevent
US from attempting anything like synop-
sis Of his remarks; and even did no obsta-
checklist we should hesitate to do 90, lest
injustice might be done. He spoke for
something like an hour and half, amidst
alternate bursts Of applause and merri-
ment. The closing part Of his speech
abounded in wit, satire, irony and sar-
casm, provoked BY notice Of the insult
offered 70 the intelligence Of the people by
the wings in their d.si6cation Of filthy
coons aud chanting Of ribald doegrel.
Mr.. J. read from one Of their song books,
1.-THE 7,xe Wings Pocket Companion, y
the first page Of which was illustrated
with a cut q & coon, and the last embelish-
ed with likeness Of Mr.. Clay, and COM
mented appropriately and humorously up
on its contents. The taste, too, which
could induce party claiming to possess
''allthe decency'' to adopt such discred-
table mode Of electioneering came in for q
share Of well administered rebuke. In
deed, Mr.. J. reviewed the whole plan Of
operations Of the wings to cheat the people
Of their votes BY noise, and mummery, and
show, and showed that die whole had its
foundation in he contempt entertained BY
that party for The popular intelligene.
During the delivery Of his remarks he
was grestsd with ffequsht demonstrations
Of approbatioa froa the meeting. The
dsnocrafs * DE- Moinss feel grateful 70
Mr.. Jahnstenfor HI speed, and will some
tinis = olhsr t6ks:sn epportanily = -
cell lon.
Apeusrvs HAL, FL. 4 Henry com