Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-09

Eaddrea the people of Henry county e Mount
Pieasanton the political topics Of the dsS. The
meeting vas very barge and his speech was re-
ceived with enthusiastic applause. When he
cencluded, J. G. Hall, Esq., Democrats pro sla-
very candidate for elector for Iowa arose and
took issus With N. Miller on the points he had
discuased, and altar speaking for forty minutes.
| announced that Democratic meeting would be
held At tho same place the next evening, when
he would address the people ON the questions II
issue. Mr. II. rejoined for about thirty minutes
and the meeting adjourned for that evening.
The next evening the house WAS again crowd
ed 70 listen TO the address Of Col Hall He
spoke for about one hour and forty minutes in
his most able and effective manner. He labored
his side with much ingenuity, and with al the
vehemence Of gesture and voice he could COM
mand, and 1t times was cheered with very warm
applause. When he had concluded, Mr.. Miller
followed him in close ..sha,p-skooting" speech
for nearly an hour in which according to the
opinion Of many he completely demolished oil
his antagonist had said. Mr.. Miller having an
swered Mr.. Hall, went on to remark, that, as
this was Democratic meeting Col. Hall could
not consistently refuse to allow vote then to be
taken on the merits of their respective argu-
ments. He would take q vote on the truth or
falsity ofthe positions assumed and argued by
Col. Hall, and all who thought Col Hall had
maintained his position in regard to the Louisi
ana purchase would say faye" This was replied
to afRrmatively by about eleven votes. The vote
was then taken on the negative and carried BY
. heavy vote, say l6O votes or more. M. Miller
in like manner took votes on other points which
resulted equally unfavorable to the pro.savery
cause. Mr.. N. also took vote which carried
almost unanimously changing the name of those
who favored or was willing slavery should
go into Kansas from pro-slavery Democrats and
pro.slavery wings to that Of g Woolly heads'
He said he was in favor of calling things by
their right name. The Republicans were in fa-
vor of Kansas being settled by white men and
not negroes either slave or free, but that the
other side loved the smell and feel Of wool so
much that they threatened to dissolve the Union
unless they were permitted to carry their mig
gers" with them. He therefore maintained the
Republicans should be called the straight hairs
or aHairy Nation" and the other side the ''cool-
" heads" or sscoolly headed Democracy"
Finally Mr.. M. concluded by calling for three
cheers for the Republican cause, which was rap
turously given, and then three more for the ad-
mission of Kansas with her free State constitution
which was carried with storm of applause.
After Mr.. NJ. had concluded, Col. Hall arose
much agitated and said if the meeting were salts
fed with the speech of Mr.. N. he was sure he
WAS and would not COMPLAIN, and that Nr:
Kleggett would answer Mr.. NJ. next evening.
Next evening Mr. Kleggett bored the meeting
with two hours rambling harangue consisting
chiefly Of a personal character, defining his own
position, and denunciatory of Mr.. NJ. and others
on the Republican side. He endeavored before
he concluded to excite the religious feelings Of
bis hearers BY insisting that negro slavery in the
IS. is a Divine institution and is the means re-
sorted to by Providence to Christianize Africa
Some of his personalities called out in reply, Mr.
Lowrie young lawyer of decided abilities from
Keokuk who in few well timed shots knocked
the wool from Mr.. Kleggett's back. Mr.. K re-
joined and was telling a smutty story Of what
had occurred in his presence in the Insane Asy::
lum Of Maryland some years ago, when Mr.. Sem
pie of Lee County propounded a remark to him
which foored him and brought down the house
in such roars of laughter and cheers that Kleg-
gett could not say another word to be heard,
and the meeting moved off leaving him alone in
the speakers stand. Most Of the audience felt
sorry that Mr.. Z. who is possessed of such good
natural abilities should have joined hands with
the ",eoolly heads" and thereby exposed himself
to such discontinue and modification.
The next evening after very able Republican
addresses were made by Messrs. R. L. B. Clarke,
and F. Semple, and thus was the Republican
Ball" fully inaugurated in "High Henry" which
pledges 1000 majority for the Republican candi.
date for President. O.P.Q.
P.S. notice that the last "Mount Pleasant
Observer" follows the suggestion Of Mr.. Miller,
and calls the sNebrascals" the "woolly headed
democracy" o.P.o.