Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-02
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Ii viii Be recollected that our paper went ID
press last week beforstEse molly meeting came
Oh on "Wednesday night, called by j. c. Hal, 10
reply to Mr. Miller, who had spoken the previous
evening: al which time he had promised to SWIM
dicate history By proving that our government
had not paid SIS ,tgo, zoo for the Louisiana pur-
chase; that Thomas jefferson was not the great
originator Of free territory in the Worth West;
that Henry Gay Was not considered the father
oil the Missouri Compromise, and several other
things equally untenable.
Mr.. Hall had made assertions on the previous
evening, in the most defiant manner, aud prom
ised he would prove 50 and so, and completely
overthrow Mr. Miller, his opponent in the con-
test Well, during the day, "wednesday vigil
liant search was made for the documents, private
libraries looked over, public journals rummaged,
and the history of the Z. States examined, but
strange to say ~ history ras mol rissdieated by
the able historian--is was found that our goy-
eminent had indeed given SO, 900 900 for Lou
isiana, as Mr.. Miller had stated-and or all Mr..
Halls assertions, made the previous evening, re-
turn was made, .snoa eat iacent,s in trnsl,ibits'
Mr.. Hall had large audience out to hear him
the court room being crowded to ererfowing.-
He spoke for nearly two hours and was listened
to with marked attention. OF course the ssacoolit
democracy would turn out to hear their able
champion, and senatorial elector, and, of course,
they would listen TO him. After Mr.. Hall was
through, Mr. Miller was again called to the stand.
He was in remarkable good humor-iid not
feel like trampiing on fallen foe, De, but would
take vote in Mr.. Hail. own audience, to see
whether, in the opinion of the audience Mr.
Hall had proven what he had said he would on
the evening before. All that thought that he
h,I o,1I nr,x. 5,,, -.
back part OF the room, and cur dog voted aye
All that thought he mad not done so, would say
no. One universal shout went up, NO. The
meeting adjourned with three cheers for freedom
in Kansas.
These were the "demoniac wells and puyna-
congratulations spoken of in correspon-
pence in the Burlington Gazette of Sunday, sign
ed \, and written by Mr.. Hall. A good many
OF those demoaaac yeils we're given by patrons of
the Gazette, who will, no doubt, feel highly fiat
tered by reading that correspondence.
Mr.. Hall was dumbfounded, he had made a
complete failure himself, and announced that sir.
Claggett, an old broken down wing, and who al
ways kept the wing party broken down, but who
has lately gone over to the democracy on ac
count of his woolly propensites, would speak on
the next evening.
Next evening came and with It came a large
audience Mr. Ciaggett made a lengthy speech,
was replied to in a few remarks by Mr.. Lowrey
of Keokuk, and was pretty considerably used up
by a jea de&prit from Mr.. Sample of Lee Co.,
who turned his negro speculation upon him so
completely, that he had not another word to say.
Tremendous applause greeted Mr.. Samples re-
marks, and the meeting broke up in perfect
good humor. We understand that Mr. Clagset
left next day in a bad humor. He, no doubt,
had come to the conclusion that High Henry
was poor place for him to preach his woody de.
mocracy.
On Friday evening, R. L. b. Clarke ms.
lengthy and able speech in favor of Rer IL
ism; he was followed in . few remart .'aoiic q,
Sample and Mr.. Miller, $ oy MI
The meeting adjourned with s.n, raso,v.
our Dao,e ur the r. and 4bor to bring bac
was s wa,e at to its pc' nitive purity, when
Vas Ts. ened over and r.cotected by Washington
..erson, Madison ar d Jackson
| We assure the f'.lends of Repnblicanism an
freedom in kans as abroad, that Henry count
is all correct on the issues involved in the ne,
campaign.