The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-06
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THE MASSES OUT!!!

THE 8A0SSS WIZ
fDsmoc-at's head.
Probably the creates, or smallest bur-
lesqae on political celebrations that ever
occurred in = civilized Community, toek
elscs Ia This city on the evening OF the 9Th
Of March,, on which occasion the unterritssd
Desocrscy, after due advertisement. made
IN efor, iuli Of desperation and bad whis
~, TO properly commemorate the lnsaaur
alton Of Buchanan. The NeUs had an
uouncsd nth . tin whistle flourish under
the imposing hesd-.This Day 10 Ourss'-
that The Democracy would join In q Torch
LIGHT Procession q, : o'clock that eveni nG'
accompanied By = band Of music; and wound
CD with this particular P~rsyer--"E Every
Demoera, is requested to ilisrninste his res
ide,ce or place Of business" The night
came laden with the Pcnderoos weight o.
i,s political importance. Acsr load Of nv
sjeisps peranbulstsd the city long before
The hoar arrived, beating up or blowing up
.~ecruits- A big mou,hed cannon shouted
In thunder tones for the exceedingly unter-
rifed to rally. Citizens gathered about To
cofners in anxious conclaves TO see The
bro c. ssion," while now Aad then . nash OF
.sonething white" showed that the general
curiosity. stirred up go lively BY brass and
powder, bad even Pervsded that eex proven
Siaiiy unacceptable to particular inqaisi-
tiveness On ans subject Even the little
BOYS, regsrdless of the doctrine of "fature
punishment had fed their homes, and were
lodging about 10 the mud and darkness
Of byways 10 escape the observation Of pa
en- al ancestors on the male side, and see
"the persesshun." The City Council bad
convened, bu, seized with the tremendous
.aeiiemen, Of The night, or Corbisissd By
the blaze of ~,orchligh,s, the Demoers'ie
snA,ority ., once carried through = motion
70 ads n, very correctly regarding the al
ssrs OF the city as Of ligh, Importance 10
comparison 10 q one-horse celebration Of
me Inauguration Of Buchanan, and prebs-
hiy thinking ,hs, whether they we're IN
t0a1cit OF u SA- rNrct1s sAsa bs4
would run on the same. Finally, sfsr down
Second street wac heard the rising swell Of
music BY distance made more sweet, Will e
the lssninssion Of q few dozen torchlights
or little Lanterns stIesmea over The inter
vsniaa mud and ditch water, and lghted
ID that monument TO tbs y isdom and pro-
rsss Of our City Council, the public works
on Main street. aTbe persesshsn 10 eoning''
ssnR from the expeetsnt lips Of the little
hoTs, and the grand cavslcsde did come.
20. that a tal v.s shss, ny saIHE yuss'
wsss 4 and yes md ali Of ss"-
lsxskss, Whore we're the Democracy who
we're called upon 10 'join in a toreh-hSh'
proceuion." Where were those fat, s!esk,
6nel, coated leaders, Who had got up ihis
u~en,sndous eels,rstlon, and who issue then
eS,c,s 70 The INV s.hsd from cosy omses o.
earps,ee psisn1 Were thJ in the pro-
ossssop, side BY eide With those they love 30
nueai No such thing. With their shi
ming boo,s uneon,sninstsd by the mud Of
the s,rss,s, and probably lsughing At those
verdau, eneugh in exhibition Of their De-
mocsacy to plough through mire ANGLE deep
they were waiting in the Democrat ofhce
III, the arrival Of the res y untsrri6sd.
Bat the proees.iOn-th. procession -
Yits, esms the band In their ear, making
music worthy OF 4 better occasion. Ihei
followed ! Isbbls Of boys, who had been
,.s ~ eesis q ptea TO form the Proeessiob
and carry the lille lantsrns: As there
we're Just seventy lanterns. and lust seventy
p.rsons In The whole procession, this mag
.lscspt turnout cost the Democracy pre-
cissly 50 so for carriage Of lights, TO ssy
nothing Of the coe, " tsllow candles
Whether only seventy boys could be engag
"a for The eve ning's entertainment, or ths
Ii, Democracy could raise only three dOl-
lars ana . half, is e question buried In mys
,sry, sna may never be .el-ed. A cro~d
On the sidewslk kept up with the procession,
peyhsps commissioned to keep an eye On The
leys 70 zee that they did poi run 0f wiib
tse lanterns. The boys themselves seemed
ts ENJOY II TIE procession was occasional.
h enl,ensd By q race between two lanterns.
which would SKIRT up the line, dodge into
tie ranks, produce grand whiri Of siEUg
nag lights, then bach sssih on The other
aide. Then there would be a FASH, q mo-
meu,'s fame, and one lantern less, the little
transparency having been consumed IN the
ser, intensity Of It's own burning ssihust
san. This magnificent "torch-light pro-
ssssJon" wendell lis gay s.raigh, 10 che
Democrat Office, instead 2l following The
publishes pssessnme d up this street and
down smother, and whirling yopr partners
10 the grand focus. Whether the boys
thought hey had earned Their Gys cents
each, or had lost their boots 10 the mud. and
Ssre unwilling to sacrifice their feet, lie also
= question engulphea Ia mystery.
The Democrat Office wac brilliantly Aiu.
,nias,sd with . couple dozen tslioss, and
10 The ssnc,un were several gentlemen sch-
inc with compressed speech, and sa4ious to
,pea safety valves in response TO . cali
from the assembled seventy boys aud their
,si,hfy, watchers. II will be reeollectcd
every Democrat Was particularly requested
"a illuminate his house Or place Of bssihess
Now ina.nueh as the Democrat OH e' and
Ken,'s liquor saloon, in q little frame oppo-
site, were the only sdifces in the city Ito
minated, 9 third question arises-srs Mr..
Kent and our venerable nelshbor the only
yeL ~simoA.Psre, unte'rifed, unwsshsd
Demoers,s In Davenport AZ that 10 &
question belonging exclusively 70 The great
Dspsersde party, We shsll not discuss ii.
But the iilsminsiioB ~ss % admirably
adapted to the procession thai VS. are in.
eiosd 10 drink II they are nofths only gen.
min. Democrats 10 the city, they were paid
FIVE csD,s each, probably Owe cents Fsftsi-
l,v candle, like The Soys, TO throw thsir
lish. upoa The yoos occasion. We issf
-Rslyi yusd" suffered pst sigas' >