Demoine courier., 1856-07-24
A Glorious Meeting!
WAPELLO RIGHT SIDE UP.

day last, 10 ratify the nominations of
i'remoE. and Dayton, was one of the
and by far the most enthusiastic
political meeting we have ever attended
in ,his county. Considering the fact,
that it was held al this mos.busy season
of the year, in the midst of harvest,
when nothing bu, The deepest ~in,eres. in
The objects OF a meeting, could induce
farmers to leave their work, it was most
and furnishes conclusive evil
dence that the Republican cause and
candidates have obtained a sifone hold
upon the feelings Of the people. II
proves that the popular hear. is beating
strongly in sympathy with freedom. and
the great principles for which our fathers
fought and periled their lives. The PEG.
pie anne up 10 this meeting from all
paris of the county and with banners
and music. They came with patriotism
in their hearts, and in the shouts ,hev
sent up for free speech, free territory
AND Fremont, consent, sincere and hear
ty, the subduers of the North. the apol
oglsts for usurpa,ion and wrong, and the
advocates Of slavery, read their doom.
Unaccountably TO US, MIR. Stone. who
was advertised and announced TO speak
on this occasion, did not come; bu, lis
place was ably supplied by the Republi-
can county candidates. Messrs. Allison,
Dixon and Williams, who happened to
be present. We. regretted the absence
of Mr.. Stone, who, we see, is doing yeo-
mans service in the cause, because he
was expected, n we desired to hear
him. We can only account for his fail
ure, or the %supposftion oil, some mi.un
.derstanding between him snd the COM
miuee who published his appointments.
Fortunately we had a good meeting with.
out him. .
of the speech Of Mr.. Allison on this
occasion. we n Of speak in terms Of
too high commentator. I, was one Of
the most clear, logical, and convincing
arguments that We have heard or read,
in the same compass, on The Kansas
question. /. would be difficult, in our
judgment, Ia. show up il on ablef man
ner in the short compass Of one speech.
the iniquity Of the Kansas business, the
humbuggery Of squat,er sovereignty and
the tyranny of Kansas Bogus legislation;
or 70 vindicate @ ,riumphan,Iy the
high, noble. and patriotic principles, .pur-
poses and aims, Of the Republican party
Mr.. Allison's speech will tell upon the
result in this county. We wish every
voter in the county could have been
present. Mr.. Dixon, candidate for Pros
ecu.ing Attorney. spoke briefly but nan.
fully and well. lie would not ,respass
upon the time that should more properly
be occupied by The candidates for The
Legislature. Mr. ID. is making every.
where a mostiavoraSle impression. He
alluded 10 the unfair and ungenerous al
tempts TO prejudice the minds of the peo-
pie against him by circulating reports
impugning his motives in declining a
nomination a, the hands Of the pro slave
w puriy, and accepting M from the
Republicans, implying that ii he had ac-
tually been nominated by that party he
would have accepted and would have
been acting with them now. The facts
are that he was solicited TO become a
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney. 70
which he replied that he was mo-, such a
democrat AZ they could support. no,wilh.
standing which he was proposed Tor NOM
i~nation, bu, declined before the vote was
saken. offering to give his reasons. which
were not called for. At The time he was
thus spoken 70 he lad no, read the Re-
publican Platform, but at the time OF the
Convention he hat, and had made up
his mind ,ha, duty required him 10 sup.
port il. lie claims 10 be a Democra;
still, bu. opposed to the extension of
slavery. He annol submit. 10 the new
tests imposed a. Cincinnati, and there
are a great many such, and no, a thou
sand miles from here either. We can
see nothing Out Of the way in this trans
action. and we don'i think any body else
can, and we should not, have. alluded TO
it at all, il Mr.. Dixon was a. well known
all over the county as he is here. In
this community this mean attempt TO
misrepresen. him will do him good 10.
stead Of injury. W. believe him 10 be
a high-minded. honorable yourg man,
entirely incapable Of any such low, shuf-
fling, double.cealiDg. 10 secure ever a