Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-01
REPUBLICAN, DEMONSTRATION IN
ROCK ISLAND.
Proceediags, dc.

tioh, lot WHICH iuose toofVoSu ou9 v
Preparations had been made, - ppo
VII ieh the Republicans Of Rock I'D con
centrsted all of their energies, cAu Of ysa
ter day in the city Of Rock Island
The exercises we're commend by tn
firing of a salute Of thirty-two gsnsat eigh
0 clock in the morning. A prossaGisn wa
formed at the Court House at niee e'clocl
which marched about the stresteh diver
directions for heightened pelio1 - tim'
receiving the Moline delegation - 1nina
sundry other things. the resos11ing q
which would not especially intspst 90
readers.
This part Of the exercises beiee e@peG1a-
dsd the proessaion dispsrssd ~ vxrl1ul
Hotels and beer saloons for Refreshments
Another salute of thirteen guns was then
fired at half past one o'clock.
This hour of half past one was signalized
by the arrival of the delegation from Da-
venport by the Ferry boat.
As the boat landed, thirteen gentlemen on
horseback. each decorated with badge
were discovered waiting at the landing
These gentlemen or one Of them who seem.
ed to be the chief requested the twenty min.
men who composed the delegation to form
themselves into procession, and informed
them that band of music would shortly be
in attendance, which would conduct them
in state to the place Of speaking. We sup
pose that twenty eight Of the persons wLo
came over complied with the request-st
any rate We did not wait to see. On arr.
wing at the place of meeting the president IF
the day was just in the act Of introducing
the Hon. Lyman Trumbull to the meeting
The place of meeting was in the Court
House yard. where a platform had beel
erected and seats placed for the ladies. Tn.
crowd assembled numbered from fifteen t.
eighteen hundred persons, Of whom about
one hundred and thirty were ladies'
large number of banners having paint
ed upon them Douglas in the act Of ri ding
two horses at once, swallowing pig whole
vomiting similar animal up, and othe,
equally chaste and witty designs, with ap-
propriate remarks, were distributed about.
among the crowd.
The speaker is man of about the height
size and physical formation of Senator Sew
ard, and resembling that gentleman much
in his whole personal appearance. His ac-
tion as speaker is neither easy nor grace
ful, although frequently forcible.
He commenced his remarks by stating
that he was about to tell the meeting about
the doings at Washington; said he had been
representative of the people Of Illinois in.
Congress, and by making the ordinary state
ments and excuses, that he was but plain
man, and was unable to make display, or
to entertain them with high sounding sen
tences and finely worded periods.
He would not talk to them as preludiced
either for or against; but as if they were,
as he wished, entirely unbiased between
the two great political parties. He then
insisted that the professions Of the Demo.
Gratis were bad, and that their actions were
even worse than their professions The
Democratic principle he was assured, would
if carried out, end in government for
the benefit Of an aristocracy, or in 9TH
er words a party solely for the benefit
of a slayeholding aristocracy. 1t was the
most common thing in the world for the
party to profess one thing and do the con-
trary. The present administration, which
had professed the most economical princi-
Piles, had been most notoriously the most ex-
travagant.
The Democratic party controlled the In
ion, and the Southern Democracy controll-
ed the party.
Mr.. Trumbull then proceeded with long
history of the Missouri Compromise, dating
from several years previous, to the forma-
tion of the Constitution and ending with
the passage. If We supposed that rehash
of these ancient matters of which the people
were tired and sick two years since, would
he of any benefit to our readers, we would
publish them.
After some remarks to the Henry Clay
Wings, en1eavoring 10 prove to them that
the "sage of Ashland" was a modern black
Republican, he proceeded with the repub-
lican version of the history Of the history
of Kansas, which would be equally as stale
to our readers as the history of the Mi.sou-
ri Compromise measures. This being con-
cluded, the next matter hauled over the
Goals was the Lecompton Constitution.
which he did in the most approved style,
with the customary number of references
to the candle box, the Cincinnati Directory,
ETC.
His speech was wound up by valorous
assault upon Mr.. Douglas, upon which he
threw himself that gentleman not being
pres mt and no danger being consequently
apprehended whatever he might say.
We regret that we are not able, for want
of space, to give the full report of Mr..
Trumbull's remarks which We had prepared
Nothing is to be feared from them by the
Administration Democracy and little dam
age would be done to the DouglasiteA-
The speech of Trumbull was enthusias-
tically received and nine cheers and tiger
were given at the end.
He was followed BY the Hon. N. J. Rusch,
ofDavenport. in the Germsn longuage.
In the evening the exercises were follow
ed up by large torch-light procession
and speeches by Mr.. Farnsworth and others
for the report Of which We have not space
to-day.
MONEY MArTgRs.-In order 70 If.
ford our readers very accurate idea Of the
amount Of money coming to this place in