The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-10-07

near may. III spite or the lnderatigaoie ex-
ertions Of these men, and their myrmidons to
keep people away, :and to stab in the dark
with assassin hand the character of Mr.. May,
still quite as many came out to hear him on
Friday afternoon, as favored "Water Spout"
Trimble with hearing on Saturday; although
it was known for weeks beforehand, that said
.tWater Spout'' would Ne on hand, and that
he was the aereat" Trimble who was running
for Congress.
Having had chill on Friday morning, in
Consequence Of exposure and exhaustion. Mr..
May was in bad plight to speak on Friday !;
but took the stand and for about one hour he
spoke in the most argnmentative, convincing
and eloquent manner. He spoke of the Dem
ocratic party-what it had been aud ,chat it is
noD-showing that it had lost and traded away
all its old and revised principles, to satisfy
sone $50 900 slave drivers and nigger mongers.
He showed that he still clings to the doctrines
embodiments Of Democracy, and that he had
only broken up his old association with the
present party, when il had lost every princi-
pie that identified it and had clearly become
an engine under the control Of Niger mon
gers and their doughface demogogues who
have an inordinate appetite for ssthe loves and
fshes." Opposed to the course OF the party,
when it tore up its old platform and made a
new one of "Squatter Sovereignty" land
James Buchanan, he submitted. still hoping
that the new doctrine would be carried out
with 6rmness, and the p rty eventually redeem
itself. But alas what has been done. when
it was found that this policy would not secure
Kansas to the niger mongers, "Squatter Sow
ereignty" was repudiated, and the constitution
Frustrated, to carrying slavery ana negroes
into all the territories, without permitting
'sthe people thereof to form and regulate their
own domestic institutions in their own way"
or to do anything, except to protect and nour-
ish slavery Thus, finding that the party was
in the hands of southern aristocratic slave
holders-that it was devoted entirely to the
interests Of slavery and opposed to the inter-
ests Of white men, and especially the free la
borers and mechanics Of the north, he cut
loose all old party ties--and cut loose from the
name, when Democracy is made to signify
Tyranny and political corruption, --and come
out with the Republicans as an advocate and
laborer for white men, and the interests Of
white men.
At the close Of Mr.. Mays speech in the
afternoon, il was announced that he would re-
ply to Trimble on Saturday hight, and for this
purpose, he went to hear said Trimble, Oh Sat-
urday. Supposing that the said Trimble was
the man that the Democrats were running for
Congress, Mr.. May expected to hear from
this gentleman, his opinions in regard to the
great national questions, that agntate the coun-
try. But Mr.. May. So well as ell others, were
greatly disappointed. The Congress man was
certainly counterfeited by some tone horse"
politician. 1t certainly was not Mr.. Trimble,
since he would not, wher running for Con-
gress, spend all his time in telling stories about
some man by the name of Peter Moriarty,
whom he supposes has been great rascal
But then it looked very much like Trimble !;
beside he was one Of the "Water spout'' kind,
since the first thing in order was to furnish
him with two buckets Of water, one Lecomp-
ton, and one anti-Lecomp.on, and the second
thing in order, was to suck up some OF the Lee
compton water,-to which kind his suction
was thereafter Gifted. After all this beau-
tiful supply, the "Water- Spout was very
poor, punny and Insignificant, and if this
man was Trimble, really the only kind of a
"Water-Spout" that he can in any justice be
called, is squirt. Should not this man be
called Lecompton, Anti Lecompton, bred Scott,
SqnGtter Sovereignty, Dinsecrat, squirt Trim
BILE, M. C. But we are depressing.
On Saturday mig hit the Congregational Church
was crowded, by persons Of all parties to hear
Mr.. May, in reply to Mr.. Trimble. Not only
was the church filled, but there were many or
the outside at the doors and windows anxious
to hear. w. w. Farley, being chosen chair
man, Mr.. May took the stand and for about
half an hour, he created the most uprorous
laughter and applause, in showing up the re
dlculous positions AID lodges Of the said squirt
man. Some of the best jokes and anecdotes
that we ever had the pleasure of hearing illus
| trated the remarks of Mr.. May, and nothing
could exceed the brilliant writ and keen sar.
casm that he displayed in picking Mr.. TIimblt
| to pieces.
He at length asked Democrats il they were
not ashamed of such man az their nominee
of man who could not meet the national is
sues, but was obliged to resort to the con-
temptible expedient of slandering the charas-
ter Of some of the most honorable men in the
State. Well, they might be ashamed Of such
man, and we doubt not that the coming cleo
ton will show that the people think that the
best place for him to talk about Peter Morior
ty, is at home and not in Congress.
Mr.. May spoke for over two hours, to
most attentive and approaching audience
making most able and ficieat speech in ia
vor of Republication and free labor. He al
luded to the condition Of things in Kansas. thu
bred Scott decision, the contest between Lin
coin and Douglas, and to the doctrine of Squat
ter Sovereignty, where was such a glcriou
d 'ctrine at one time that it was glorious Squat
ter S-o-v-e-r-e-i-g-n-t-y.
Altogether, Mr. May made on Saturday
right, one of the most witty, able and elouuen