The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

REPUBLICAN MzETlsG.-The first publi
denomination Of the Republican party o
z Davenport was made at the Court HOUSE
9 in this city on Saturday evening last
{ was the opening Of the fall campaign-th'
prelude to many similar gatherings. TIT
meeting was characterized by mild bu
stern determination Of purpose, that settie'
conviction Of right, which when once !
seizes upon the human mind knows nor care
for opposition.
Geo. w. Ellis, Esq, first addressed th'
assembly. He was Virginian by brth
and member OF the Democratic party, an'
had STAYED with them until the old land
Z marks had been efiaced and nothing but th'
I insane desire to spread the institution o
slavery remained. Jefferson, Madison
Monroe, and many Of the old worthless whc
! had been with our country in the begin
ming, were bright and shining lights to lure
s Young man into the Democratic party
and he was not surprised that so many o.
them had become Democrats, but what a
young man nowadays can ind aside from
love OF Office, to induce him TO unite with
that party, he could not divine. He spoke
vehemen tly of the outrages in Kansas, and
though, the time had come for every man
who loved his country and its institutions TO
show II now.
N Mr.. Olshausen, editor OF Der Denohra!,
Followed in the German language. He
spoke very fuenty, alluded TO the decep-
zion practised upon his countrymen by the
democratic party in assuming the name
without The principles OF Democracy, and
hoped they would no longer be deceived by
this spscious reasoning.
Mr.. Carter, Of Pa, gentleman recently
from the theatre of our .country's shame,
being requested 10 give in little of his ex-
6erience in regard to Kansas matters, did SO
10 the satisfaction OF every man in the
room. Mr.. Carter was stranger TO all,
but his appearance and address bespoke
Rim a gentleman OF cultivated mind and
q Christian, and no one was disposed 10
1oubt single word he uttered.
y We have neither space nor time to re-
IN to his remarks at present; suffice il, he
Endorsed all that has been repeated re-
meeting the manner 10 which the Free
bate men OF Kansas have been treated,
and in the language Of ihe Investigating
Committee declared, that "the one-hun-
1fedth part had not been told" Wilson
Dhannon, whom we learn was an old ac-
ouuin,ance Of Mr.. C's., he affirmed TO be
Constantly drunk, and that, he said, "@a.
no Islander" The men of Lawrence, he
declared, TO be the most peaceably disposed
person. he had ever met with, and wholly
Inclined TO submit to any Of the require
men,5 o. government Mr.. c. had left
Lawreucs before the recent murders aud
incendiansm.
Dir Carter was followed by d. l.. Shorey
and J. +. Dillon, Esqs., who spoke truth.
fully and eioquently in respect to Kansas
na,ters and the recent gross and unparal-
Ned outrages committed at the seat Of Gov
esnment,
the speakers throughout were loudly en-
eosed, and the people seemed to be in ad-
vasce in their enthusiasm, a. though each
nan desired to express for himself the feel
ina that sseled within his bosom. We
wefe pleased to observe large number OF
our German citizens present, and hope
tAsy will come up and express their
thoughts and feelings a, subsequent meet
lnfS. Between 10 and IL o'cik. the meet
inn adjourned to convene again at the same
place on Friday evening next, 10 hear the
tepost of the Committee on resolutions.