Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-11-29
LECTURE 90 ..O.sN =. IAS.E.

anu thoIgh the hlght was iafk anu .,
the streets in a condition hostile to the
fair sex, still there was respectable ,
number ut the Congregational Church
out Of curiosity to see and hear man
who had cut such ridiculous figures in
the arena Of politics.
Mr. Hale was introduced 10 the au-
dience in most genteel manner, by
the young and graceful President OF
the Association, and came ior~ard,
amid greeting of boot heels, with
responsive nod, somewha, resembling
the bObbiDg II cork attached To-
fish line, when the nibbler takes the
bait al the other end beneath the wa
Ia personal appearance Mr.. Hale Is
best described by placing erect dres-
rcd porker, head down, and setting uL
on the upper end common sized .
pumpkin with no intervening space TO
represent neck He is Eat eiushl,
sleepy, and has the manners Of "a mar
half asleep or half inehriated, with u
Jolly indifferent kind Of "a swa@ger ir
his motions, indicating that he is ou tie
best of terms with himself aud every
body else, without the lcas, di>pep-it
~ the stomach. Notwithstanding us
speech had all the characteristics of
fat-ulency. He evidently loves good
dinners, ease, aud merry COMPANY and
il chief, ambitious for acqulrn.. a
reputation for oddity.
A. 10 his Lecture il any man "un-
known Ia fame" had delivered II, an
immediate passport IL the shade- 81
rctlracy would have been made nut tNr
him h, the people, aNd l~ pa~-a"c
money paid in advance. EW !, Wa
John l.. Hale. the Gown Ut the nItcd
States senate. the Ah"litl"u candidate
Tor PRESIDENT, the trump card "l SEN
ar and hiS "llt bower - political
.hlcanery aud IL rour>c, weight was
given 10 his >en>"less. ihod"monlad",
uupsiruc,l,, and utcndc,i only to ul.
tier til, course ot Northrrn Ah"htl"t
isln.
The Who'll, lrt al hl> remarks we've
10 tina, end, and betoic be anu"ul-
ced the suhic,, Of III 'rrtulc Il, CON
snmed nearlN haif al hoar .si"rinG h's
way through IA na>s 81 tuNutcl'itihlt
expressions, rutenfle, ~ 4 lHrpalat"N
cAurdium tor the introduction ri tbs
Last t,aiiaturla exhibition III E"W".
VI first the audience m,stook the wuro
"thcatrical" Tor 'a,ia1at"ral anal an
,icipatc,l SOM, splendid tcat~"t ground
aud lofty tumhliu.. explanatory Z"
his verbal descriptions; ialscl, c"nccn
ing tina, his " mna>tlr lrlt- III tie po'
li,lcal arena full, prepared him 81 ]
Illustrating feat, "t physical as'i',
equally attractive.
The Speaker said that about three
centuries before the Christian l.ra the
custom Was first introduced NJ Rome
of having Glalia,orial exhibitions
The Gladia,ors were ,ap,i,e@ taken III
War and We're tiaiue. bN masters -
the expert use Of the weapons used u
the exhibitions. Btt rs an he have
read the histor, OF the kum,u Eml
know how these exhibitions wcr, CON
Quoted. We will pass hy much that the
speaker said of the origin, growth, and
manner OF conducting the Thurman
and barbarous show. The last oi
these exhibitions was in the fourth
century in the Amphithca'rc AT Rome.
in the reign of the Emperor Ho,nrins.
In the reign Of Constantine. the Chris
tian religion was adopted as the rehg-
ion Of Rome and the worhip Of Jupit,
abolished by the Senate and decree
Of the Emperor. But the Christian
religion did not Immediately do away
with many of the barbarous exhibitions
which the people had been accustom-
ed to enjoy. and one OF these was the
Gladiatorial fights. Til, Christians
demonstrated in VAN against it, inhu-
man,ty ANA soon lonnrius had been
successful IN AN expedition against the
Goths under Alaric. he proposed to
celebrate his triumph in the usual
manner, and among the other exhibi.
tons to be given to the people was The
gladitorial fights. The Christians call
ed AN assembly and took counsel how
to prevent the cruel show and appoin.
tel Prudentius as their agent 10 80
before Honorius, and demonstrate with
him against the improperly OF a Chris
tan Monarch permitting such unchris-
tan exhibitions. but Prudentius with
all his zeal, fervor and eloquence was
unable to change the mind of the mon
arch and prevent the approaching ex-
hibition. He reported the failure Of
his mission to the assembly of Christi
ans and all opposition was given up as
hopeless; but TelemacLus a pious