The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-06

We cut from Pennsylvania paper the fol
lowing account Of . Lecompton meeting in
'Waynesburgh, Green county, wherein it will be
seen that Rev. II. c. Dean, of this State, figures
conspicuously, and gives Lecompton lick back;
with his accustomed emphasis and hearty good
will:
On Tuesday evening the 10th inst, the Lee
c0mptonites OF Greene county had, as they
thought, all things in readiness for wholesale
endorsement of that stupendous fraud. The
hangers on had been given the cue, the ''cheer.
ing" party well drilled and properly distributed
the resolves cut aud dry; the meeting organized
and matters generally bidding fair to ego mcr
~ AS marriage bells"
Resolu,lon.-lst. Was eulogistc of Democ.
racy.
I'd. That the President means well. These
passed quetly-without much "n0ise or coniu.
sion"
Sd. Lea us pass Lecomp,on and all will be
peace again.
\ Against this resolution aud the entire Kansas
policy of the administration, Mr.. Gordon made
short, pointed and 'elhng argument. In favor
OF II A. ). Buchanan spoke an hour, and did all
that can be done. He was followed BY Mr.. Por-
ter in good and well linked argument. Just
then it became known that Henry Clay Dean, OF
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, was in the house, and
after repeated and stormy shOutngs for Dean"
Dean" "Henry Clay Dean" &C., he came for
ward. Mr.. Dean is a man of medium height, OF
powerful frame-large chest and head Of the
largest class. Except the unmistake cable fire OF
his eye. and the self possessed movements OF
the man, a stranger would not be apt to think
there was much intellect about him But this
would indeed be most egregous mistake-as
his audience soon learned. cannot report his
SOppch Mt utfoV ell IS
mastery expose OF the Lccompton swindle. He
took the ''bull by the horns" and called things
by their right names, and was wildly cheered
by the gallant people around him. The doctrine
OF the expedieacy Of doing evil that good may
cOme-was laid bare to the bone. This was
done SO plainly, by illustrations so apt and tell
ing, that the humblest intellect could under
stand it fully. When he began to speak, the
meeting was rather slim in numbers, for Lee
compton is slightly afraid OF the people, and
don't encourage great crowds, but as the
speaker warmed up, and now and then dealt a
home-thrust at fraud and perjury and travelling
ballotboxes-and the cheers burst f1rth-the
passers on the street below felt that something
unusual was going forward-ran in-stayed,
and laughed, and wcpt and cheered like their
fellows.
have read most Of the great speeches and
reports upon this vexed question-but good hea-
ven! you should have heard this man. He was
born TO slay Lecompton. IL died out under his
blows. Its friends grew quiet-then ashamed
and then alarmed aud absolutely moved an ad |
journment without taking "A vote upon the reso- |
lutions, aud did 30 adjourn! Very suggestive |
this. But they did not do it without some whin-
ing about stranger interfering, (snd yet he
WAS called out by the sovereigns) and about
the great excitement which the speaker had
caused. Lecompton does so much dislike th.
hateful popular excitement. II ..worries" one
90.
The meeting adjourned till another time,
when doubtless sufficient Lecompton appliances
wil have been put forth as TO have enough
persons cry aye ON the resolution to give the
presiding officer decent pretexr, Tor pronoun
cing it carried" rishoat counting the VOTE
Poor Lecompton.
had forgotten to mention that Mr.. Dean
closed by calling for three cheers for the Hon.
William Montgomery, which were given With
will and heartness which showed clearly that
the hig Pennsy lvanan" retains as he nobly de-
erves, bis hold upon the popular heart OF the
district.
de is now manfully redeeming hik pledges
The doctrine OF Popular Sovereignty" Just as
lie now expounds il, glowed through his cam.
'aign speeches like live coal, and mark my
'ords, the people, the honest masses will sus-
ain him.
SoLD.-There were q few packages sold for
harges By the Express Company yesterday very
ppropriate to the day, april lst.) Two large
oxes were sold to a physician. Upou exam-