The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-03

He did NOT know hat Clagest Was to be discuss
ed here.
sample said Claget, wss proper subject fo1
hi cussion ; be was behind the whole thing, ant
was the cause OF all this trouble.
Col. Patterson made manly speech In expo
sition OF Lis position. He was in favor Of or
ganization and nomination. The party never
could succeed without it. Judge Clagett suited
him well enough. II he was the nominee ht
would support him. Being 10 favor Of a full
and thorough organization, he bad signed re,
quest for q call convention. He hoped nothing
would be done to split the Democratic party
any more than IL is already split. lie wanted
no more inflamatory speeches.
Hornish replied to Sample at considerable
length. He commended that the Central Commit
tee had no discretion and no business 20 consult
few leaders and be governed BY their dictum
They cannot refuse a call. A Central Commit
tee had been regularly appointed and Conven
ton had been regularly called, and how an ef
fort il being made by few Democrats to die.
| tate to the whole Judicial District. He denied
their right so to dictate, and contended .,
length that the Convention when met alone
could decide MS to making nominations. He
was opposed to having any man foisted upon
the Democracy without convention. Il was
q CO. ardly proceeding and showed want OF
confidence in the principles of the party.
/ He thought few years since Sample would
have opposed Clagett.
| Sample said Clagett was then Republican.
| Hornish.-Clagett was then an old line whig
and he claims to be the same now. He declar.
ed at the Gait House the other day that he
would not secure Democratic nomination.
| He was too sharp for that. He is the same
now that he was when Sample opposed him.
| Sample. -Clagett says greatmany things
| that he liz not responsible for
DR.. Wyman rose In the midst of great deal
Of excitement and confusion and tried to tell
what he had heard Clagett say, but he was cried
| down by the crowd.
| Hornish offered substitute for the pending
| resolutions, declaring in substance that the De-
| mocracy consider victory preferable to defeat /;
| that at present it is impossible to beat the Re-
publican party fairly by making nomination !;
| and that being unable to cope with their adver-
| sary, they deem it advisable to sail under false
colors that Thomas w. Clagett is the only
available man, and inasmuch as he is too shar D
to accept our nomination or run on our ticket,
we will make no nomination at all aid as the
party can't carry Clagett, we will let Clagett
carry the party.
This Raised tremendous excitement which
lasted some time. Sample moved to lay the
substitute on the table-Hornish still occupy
ing the floor. Col Patterson raised point of
order, that no motion could be made to lay on
the table. A general squabble ensued which
resulted in the Chair awarding the floor to Hor
nsb, who went on, through much confusion 4 20
show that his substitute was preferable to Wy
mans because it expressed in plain terms what
IL meant. He declared tnatthose who were op.
posed TO a Convention were afraid to meet the
Republicans, and willing to sail under pratt
cal flag
Sample moved to expange HoFnish's snbsti-
tnte from the record because il Is a SANDER and
an insult to the Democratic party.
Eornish declared that more gross SANDER
upon the Democratic party had never been per-
petrated than the speech Of Sample here to-
night.
D. B. Smith got up to speak, but Hornish
would not yield aud S. gave way. Great con-
fuson)
The Chair said ifthis drsorderly crowd did
NOT behave better, he would have the house
cleared by the police in half minute.
Sample demanded the previous question on
the motion to expunge.
ID B. Smith got up on the table and wanted
to speak. Sample explained and Smith desist.
ed. The motion TO expuILge was put and car
ried.
Smith then proceeded to say that be thought
the meeting had made itself as ridiculous as it
was possible for set OF men to make them
selves. He made quite lengthy and eloquent
speech in favor OF a Convention He thought
the Democracy had lost the State for want of
organization, and he considered the cause sheer
cowardice The present constitution might
have been rejected if the Democratic press had
come out boldly against 1T. He said If the
Democracy 90 on vasciating they will never
succeed. Clagett told him that Eads had re-
qaested him to come out independent. Il was
not the business OF Eais to say who should run
1t was only his business to call the Democracy
together. He did not envy Eads his social and
political condition, nor consider him any credit
to the party.
Edwards withdrew his original motion.
Sample moved the adoption of Wyman's SUBJ
stitut&
Sample, Edwards, Marshall, Todd, Wyman
and others got the floor, and tried to speak. !
Sample, who had himself occupied most of the
evening, accused the other parties OF speaking
against time.
Marshall mounted the table and tried to |
speak, amid kissing, stamping and cheering
The crowd seemed determised to gag him,
and little he said could be understood. He de-
clared his right to speak. He requested ali in /
'avor OF a convention TO remain in the room
If the Others would not hear, If they drummed
up the noisy part of the party to come in here
md cry down those who favored the ancient I
lsages OF the party, he asked the use of the
Hall after that meeting should adjourn, and re- I
luested the friends of the Convention 10 re. /
main.
Wymans resolution was then adopted, and |
he noisy part of the crowd withdrew, amid
oud cheers.
HORRIBLE INDIGNANTLY TO A CHILD.-A man
FAMED VIM. Lal!y. residing on Sixth street
below Baum, was yesterday brought before
Judge Pruden, upon the charge of attempting
o starUe has omn child to DEATH 1t appears that
ome two or three weeks since Lay married a