Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-03-27
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neSu On last 0IlOIuay evening", alaa 50 1A'
~ attended BY our fellow citizens, drawn
tpecthe By the magic Of the word know
Noehing" (which, with its prefix Anti"
headed their hanlbils, was merely the
Opening Of seape-valse 10 allow the egress
Of the pen,-up gas which had been accumu-
hitting IN the minds Of certain gentlemen in
sur community. Who have taken upon,hem-
selves the Hereulsan task Of cleaning cut
the Augean stable OF the Democratic"
party in Scott county. To disguise the
true object of The meeting. our venerable
Wing friend, Col T. c. Eads, was called
TO thu chair, and presided with that dignity
which his fine personal appearance would
warrant,
Austin Carbin, Esq. opened the ball IN
set speech in which he frequently declared
his intention not 10 be personal, but as oiien
,s,l ba ok upon the Ga-etie, which We were
ple asei to obserye is thorn ia the hesh Of
al this class oi politicians. Outside Of Tie
political arena We esteem friend Ccralr, m
aide Of il we rank him with such men as
sAoee with whom he this cveGing condo.
sccnded to ec. The nest Glazing error
that We can remember in his speech Was the
statement, tia. we abuse the Roman caiao-
..ics. and nraise Ant. lie Claire every week,
While we have occasionally spoken Of our
fellow citizen as ne thought his enterprise
meritei. we think it would puzzle Dir. Cor
bin 70 point out any paragraph in the Ga
ate abusing Il Catholic religion, CT il al
hcren,..
George S. c. D,w, Esq., succeeded u
Corbin, and started of with tex, from the
Gq.sf.e, which he soon lost sight o. I'd ike
his famous namesake, the great Lorenzo,
proceeded to preaching. To open the way
Tor his exhor,ation he complimentary de-
clared TIE members OF the order Of kaow
Nothiags TO lie christians, but in the next
breath said that they '.would he to You
while eating bread al your own table, bat
nsci is Mr.. Dow.
D. G.. McGowan, ESQ followed Slf
pew. bu, he is one of that class q speakers
who deal so much IN sound, that il Is almost
Impossible TO distinguish his words. Is
told story OF ram which buttcsi swing
ing maui until only about two inches Of its
tail was left; by this authentic historic in
oident illustrating the Democrat" party
OF Scott county butting at Temperance IN
Z now, behold the ,ail-end CT that aicretime
organization is represented by the speakers
Of this meeting. McGowan, exercising his
forte OF yersiiica,ion, which he laitcrs him
sell he Possesses in cs eminent degree IS
his historical lore, then paraphrased Byron
g as TO bring in the eoreted Know No.hngs
and the editor Of the Gazette. H then al
tempted to show of little historical learning
in which he signally failed, as we have else
where shown.
Dr. O'Reardon next took the rostrum Il
order, he asserted, TO reply to that portion
Of communication tha, appeared in tie
Gazette relative to himself. En- paSsant,
We would remark 10 the D.. that the col
umns Of the Gazette are always open 10 a
becoming reply from any gentleman who
aay feel himsei II aggrieyed By anythins that
may be said, either by ourself or cores
pordents. We could not distinguish very
clearly the arich Irish brogue" Of BE Doc
tor, bu, from the li.tie re dfd hear, although
he spoke rather irreievantly, We we're favor
ably impressed with his talents, and rather
regretted that man OF his mind had been
inveigled into playing second eddie IN the
drama OF an expiring party.
Col. O'Brien next succeeded u Obtaining
the rostrum, although that vas evidently
no, in the bill, and y as the only one that
spoke to the point, and g pointed was he,
that he Brought M-. CoTbn TO the stage
viii. such rush that he aPPearct 70 have
EXHAUSTED bis IDEAS n the race. and they
fc,l as fat as stale beer Gpon Ills audience
As he gun, so he u.ed 70 close The per-
torrance, by moving an adjournment
His motion carried, but G so. E. Iubbs.l,
ESQ, who was present and itching TO be re-
iiered Of his surplus yes, bss could not find
enc friend in the house to call him up, now
took the stand in behalf Of Col. O'Brien, as
though that gentleman we're not able 10
sneak for himself. The Colonel was per-
United TO speak aud then Dir. Hu6be!i, as
kind Of rejoinder, had full possession Of the
stand and almost ofthe room, rs The audience
mainly left when the Colonel had ceased.
Af,es we Lett we understood that lie yociie-
,a,ed himself hoerse az Shanghai and spar