Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-13
sPEECHES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.

After the meeting at the house Of Ebe
nezer Cook on Wednesday evening had dis
persed, the excitement was by no mean
abated. Small kr OTIS Of men were congre-
| gated on every corner and the saloons ant
public rooms were filled with energetic dis
putants upon the all absobing topic. Fear,
were expressed in every quarter that q
Justly indignant people, would be carried
away by the excitement and resort to come
illegal ard inexcusable method of display.
ing this hatred against shiplasters. At the
suggestion OF several prominent citizens the
military companies were ordered under
arms, and measures for the suppression oil
disorder were taken. These precautions
although entirely proper, we are inclined to
think unnecessary as the genearal desp osi-
tion of the people seemed to be favor of la W
and order
At eight o'clock yesterday morning, a
crowd of about two hundred men, all in
tent upon seeing what was about to be done
congregated on Second street near the
Bank. No one seemed to be aware of any
settled plan of action but all were impre s.
ed with the fact that something was about
to happen. Shortly after nine o'clock the
quick rattle of drums was heard in the
lower part Of the town, and soon a large
procession, principly composed of Germans
moved towards the Court House. After
arriving in the yard the crowd rapidly in
creased until about fifteen hundred per-
sons were present. The meeting was called
to order by DR.. Wonderich, on whose mo
ton Judge Grant was appointed chairman
On taking the chair, Judge Grant said
that he had been told he was appointed
chairman OF the meeting, and enquired if
he was correct. The meeting had convened
to consider business serious to all. There
had been q demonstration Of an unlawful
character last evening, in which a woman
highly respected had been injured. This
was thing much to be deplored 1t was
natural and could not be otherwise that
some excitement should exist. The meet
ing had right to complain but their CON-
plants should be made in an orderly man.
ner. All who knew him. knew that any
thing with which he was connected must
he orderly If he had anything to do with
the meeting it must be orderly; but If they
wished to be discrderly they could not
count on him, for he surely would be OIL
the other side. lie had no sympathy with
wrong wherever it was found and in
conclusion he was assured that the meeting
wanted nothing but what was right, and
would do nothing that was wrong.
On motion Isaac NJ. Tallmage and Mr..
Myer were appointed Secretaries of The
meeting.
DIR. Tegler then moved the appointment
ofa committee to report resolutions upon
the currency question, to be submitted to
the people, and afterwards presented to
Cook 4 Sargent as an expression Of their
sentiments. Carried
The chair then announced as members Of
the committee. DR.. Carl Tegler, Lorenzo
Schricker, Christopher Krause, George i,
French and Thomas j. Saunders. On the an
nouncement Of the name of Mr. Schrlcker,
the air was filled with cries of no Scricker,'
no Sehricker' On the announcement of the
the names, the cries is mo Schricker louder
and more numerous were heard In conse-
quenee of the objection to the name of
Scrickef, the chair submitted the question
whether he should serve upon the commit
tee, which was universally responded to in
the negative. On motion Ferd. Roddewig
was appointed in Schricker's stead. On
motion of Mr.. McInnerny the committee
were also instructed to report in regard
to Burrows & Prettyman.
Judge Grant then stated that something
had just been stated to him by the Sheriff
which they would like to hear Several citi
zens Of high standing he was informed, had
agreed to guaranty the edemption of the
money of Cook d Sargent. This was an
announcement which, if true-he did not
know whether it was or not-should be re-
ceived with satisfaction. Mr.. LeClaire, Mr..
Davenport, Mr.. Price and others, he was in
formed would guaranty the payment Of the
money. This was fair and ought to be
satisfactory to all. They will give bond
in writing to this effect Voices "When
will the bond become due 2" etc, etc.) Mr.
Grant then proceeded to say that all persons
who had consented to take this currency.
were partly to blame for the present diff
culties, etc.
After the conclusion of the address of
Judge Grant, DR.. Wonderlich was loudly
called for, and came forward-and address.
ed the meeting in the German language. He
would say few words inasmuch as Judge
Grant had not perhaps been understood by
all. He had always been in favor of good
currency and never could see the benefit of
shinplasters, and proceeded to endorse the
remarks OF Judge Grant, saying that he
(Judge Grant) knew more than all the rest
OF the meeting put together, and would do
for them what was fair; that Judge Grant
was friend of the people. and had been
poor once himself and was not now too proua
to assist the laborers. After some further
remarks in praise of the chairman, the DR..
proceeded to say. that he agreed with the
Judge In regard to the manner in which the
| meeting should be conducted; that it was
better to do everything quietly and peace.
ably and that nothing was ever accomnli.b.
ed by noise and moba In the revolution o,
'4s they had some experience in this mat
teri they there thought that they could 40.
sonplish anything II they only made nois,
snsushI but they found thsms,l,t,