Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-08-06
aS0THER REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH.

On Monday evening last, Mcssrs. Davis anu
Lefiier. The Republican and Democratic candi,
dates tor Congress at the coming August elec.
| tion addressed the citizens of DEBORAH in front
| OF the Winnpsheik House. --,ss
Mr. Letter, the Democratic candidate, and the
man who ut Burlington had the audaciiy to de-
| clare the statement of the Declaration of indie
| pendence, that all men are born free and equal,
simply absurd, opened the debate. 9t si%~s ~
lie spoke for an hour, and was listened toe
with entire respect throughout tho in silence AZ
uninops as the grave. To say that Mr.. Davis,
| (ihouah in Il perfectly fair and gentiemanly
nanner,l annihilatcd lis bogus Democratic op
ponent, is only stating what all who knew the
| relative merits efthe men, and causes they ad
vocatc, knew beforehand nr,ist be the case.
| When MIR. LETTER got up to reply, some littlt
| disturbance took place in the out skirts of tb,
crowd, and We are sorry to be Obliged to say
that Mr.. Letter was indscreet enough to lose his
! temper, and threatened his abolition audience,
IL he thought proper to characterize it. with the
terrors Of the displeas,,rc of his southern en-
plorers, and prophesied all kinds of dire wreck
OF matter, and crash of worlds, fhimsclf and
| Mr.. Buchanan were not elected.
| Ii soon became evident that there were not
above IA dozen or two, at the most liberal calcu.
Iation, in the crowd of several hundred, VIII ,
| Sympathiscd with Mr.. Letter in his attack upon
The North and the Emgrant Aid Society, and
his defense of our wotully depraved adn.inistr.-
ton; and the audience taking example of the
speaker, got excited, and showed disposition
Towel TO hiss Mr.. Letter off the stand. This
coc'ed the gentleman off some what, albeit with
| much impatience it mist be confessed, listened
| 10 him until he saw fit to take his seat Mr. d.
| Wis closed with few appropriate remarks, when
the audience gave him three long, loud ANA heal
| ty cheers and three more of the same Kind for
Fremont and Dayton, and dispersed without the
friends OF Mr.. Letter daring TO xasggea such u
| thing as cheer for modern Bogus Do,yhface
Democracy, or its freedom traducing and sav
cry upholdins candidates.
We regret that Mr.. Letter met with some in
corruption in his rmarks, and though the pro
vocation was very great, the people OF DtcorAh
would have acted with more consideration in our
humble opinion, by Withholding their dissent from
the positions of Mr. Letter, until he closed. aun
entering their pi otest either by speeches. by re-
solutions, or if nothing else would satisfy them,
with cheers for repubIicanism, and groans for
democracy.
II Mr.. Letters reception at DEBORAH is to be
taken as Il specimen o: his general acceptance
through the district, (as understand to be the
iact) we shall not fail to elect Mr.. Davis by be-
tween 1000 and 1900 minority, as we prophesi-
ed as soon as we heard of his nomination. Mr.
Davis has acquitted himself Oh both the occa-
>Ions OF his addressing the people of DEBORAH 10
the entire satisfaction of his friends, and the ev-
eras;ing confusion of his political enemies
DEBORAH Republican.