The Council Bluffs nonpareil., 1858-10-02
Grand Gala Day Of the Democracy
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And from which they drew their Inspiration!
If the guzzling of corn juice ad Hbitum-
if the rehashing, for the hundredth time, Of
four-year old speeches-if the enthusiastic
cheering of stale wittieisms and exploded
dogmas, be any proof of patriotism, then,
on their great conventional "gala-day' were
the Democracy patriotic indeed. But his
tory has many similar examples Of patriot
ism. Greece, Rome, Venice, when their lib
critics were passing away forever, were en-
Enthusiastically, madly patriotic, but thes
miserably perished, and their fate should be
a warning to the rotten Democracy OF the
American Republic. On that day, when
Nebraska was so we'll represented in West
ern Iowa, we were refreshed, exhilerated,
delighted as we watched the irregular gy-
rntions of the tipsy Democratic Turkey
buzzard, wheeling sunward, with trcmen-
dous tapping, and screaming Justify IN a
vain attempt to initiate the genuine bird OF
Jove! 1t looked ominous to the great un-
washed, to see them sending over the river,
and importing a gang of federal Office e-hold-
ers and hangers on, to vindicate the policy
of the party, and teach the faithful Of Iowa
the rules of political warfare. The Repub-
licans would regard it as damnlng stigma
upon our young State, to smuggle IN
crowd of rummies to lead the van Of battle
on such an occasion-but for the Democra-
cy, it is all right, perfectly consistent with
their whole course of action. As regards
the speeches delivered on that memorable
day, were we to write them all out verbatim
ct ine5riaten,, we should present in them,
not single new idea, not theory or
dogma but what has been served up to the
rank and file of Democracy, again and again,
until they are beginning to pail upon even
the greediest appetites. The principle OF
repetition is good, when truth is the subject
matter of discussion, but error, dazzling as
it may be at its first presentation, loses its
tinsel with handling, and soon shows its
grim and CHASTITY features in their natural
hideousncss. The "guns" of the day varied
in calber from Il six-pounder down to
blunderbuss; and these, charged to the
muzzle with federal ammunition, made ter
ribls slaughter among their home made
''men of straw" but they might just rs well
try to batter down the Alalakof with pigeon
shot, as to think Of jarring the fortress Of
Republicansm with such puny artillery
RICHARDSON gIorfed himself in pompouS
terms, for the important part he has played
in the debascment of JEFFERSON and JACK
son Democracy, and would, rs sure as fate,
have cut of Curtis head, had it not been
for the sacred bond of soldierIy brotherhood.
Pity about that bond, Col. Would it not
have been infinitely more manly to have
said what you had to say about Curtis,
than to todlle around on the stage, and with
a drunken leer, intimate the terrible dis
closures you could have made, if honor had
not fettercd your tongue. We have no
ry, but had he been sober, we think he would
hardly have told of it himself. Whisky
will cover mans common. sense, though,
so we don't wonder at this boysh boasting,
nor at many other foolish things which the
gallant Col. said by the inspiration of the
spirit. 1t seems, that with all his bravery,
the Col. don't like to face the music of Il
Republican Legislature, but intends to
leave Nebraska, with her struggling drown
ing Democracy to share the fate of Iowa.
Judge HAIL made rather funny speech;
indeed, with little practice IN that line, We
think he would do tolerably well at spinning
secondhand yarns: and he very wisely confn-
ed himself to small talk, sensible, we pre-
sumo, of the remarkable influence Of excess
sive imbibation in drowning reason, and
claiming down the oftiest intellect to n
companionship with the most groveling.
The grea. gala day is past-the Pottawat-
tamie warriors have met around the Coun-
Gil fire, and listened to the "big talk" of the
Omaha Chiefs-a week has since rolled by,
and, astounding to relate, the Republican
party is still invncible, and pressing steadl-.
ly on to new and more glorious victories.
A Man Of Straw.
Asregulary as the week rolls round, the