Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-17
Another eSrat Currency Meeting
ALL SUPPORTERS OF FLORENC F
= SPOTTED
No Blsine3as to be done with Supporters
Of Shinplasteys.
TO BE CUT orr FROM POLITICAL SUPPORT.
The Nen " Sposfed' bu Cook d, .Sargea 70
sustained kw H. peonle-SDeecLes Reso

At tie hHar Of three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, seyeral hundred persons were
promptly on hand vt the Court House. At
ter waiting d few moments. during which |
time the crowd received large accessions,
the meeting was called to order by DR. Oh
shausen. Of Der Dep.otrqt, who nominated
Mr. /. 5. vislle, Chairman. Mr.. Viele was
unanimously elected, ard came forward
amid loud and long continued applause On
taking the csxair Mr.. Viele said:
did not .sfpect, when came here. to be
called upon to preside over this needing; on
the contrary, when called upon and reques.
ted to preside, utterly refused and declin-
ed, and asked them to select some other
person For reasons unknown to me, my
request, it appears, could not be acqniesced
in but since the call ha- been insisted on,
again return to you my hearty thanks Tor
the honor which you have conferred upon
me
Mr. Niele then proceeded to say, that on
the last occasion when he had addressed
them he had hoped and supposed that 1T
was the last time in which he should be
called upon to address them on the currency
unestion; the feeling in reference to our
currency had not yet suhsided there was
still ia this community a very strong feeling
upon the subject, and it was no wonder
Was it strange that We should he excited
upon question that came home to our IN
terests-a question which involved our wei
fare, our bread, and even the peace and
good order Of our city he thought 1t but
proper there to express his opinions upon
the subject Of mobs and all that pertained
to a riot lie had always lived in a com
munity where each citizen considered It his
duty to put down such exhibitions and he
stood there rs the champion OF peace and
good order he was opposed to all mobs
and riotous proceedings, and would consld
e. it dangerous and improper to say
naythiny to excite their feelings; but
while he was the champion of peace and
good order, he still believed that all men
bad equal rights this was free country
and every man had right to express his
opinions on all subjects, civil OF political
IIApplaase. Voice" Mr. Cook don't think
So" etc We arc all equally interested IN
this currency question, and had right t.
speak Of il we had a right to speak in re
gard to the character Of all political mel
and all public men, and were also enfit'eC
to speak..with reference to any money which
any bankers chose to put out.
In reference 70 tie attack of Mr.. Cool
upon himself, he bad simply to say that
was IN every respect unprovoked, and un
true in the fullest sense oi the word. The
Gu1etfc had stated that this matter becom
4 personal one but if it was persona
war, who had made it 50? II had neve
ivite,i the unprovoked attack Of Mr.. Cook
which was considered personal; but ha'
always entertained the kindeat feelings to
wards all members Of the irm-he ha'
made his war with shinplasters, not Will
rner. He had entertained the same opinio
upon the matter from the beginning, an
,, what he had stated in October last, had pre-
ven to be true He had stated that it woul
} niure the Ell edit, the reputation. and busi
ness Of the community; and had it not pr'
. ven sol (Noices-" That so - that's so
t "Yes"l Were we not now known through
on, the country as a shinplaster city, an
the only one west Of the Mississippi =
e Voices OF assent. He denied that he {
!, any person connected with him in the wal
fare had made it a personal matter durin
e last winter ne had been told by an Aide
o man that if he expressed his opinion again
Florence hs shonld become marked ma
Voices "Name him" Give us his name
: shame" What did he mean - &c. J.
q had not become marked man. but he
!. informed that lie was spotted man
n reference to this subject he would say tn
y they had not only became spotfed men, b
d that intimatiops had been cent to them
L Front street that they aronfd be otf. .jfd
!? leace The city Cries of shame, Shame
r. de- rhs was 80. The opponents OF Ri
a ence would be obliged TO organize a u
:. settlers society for self defence. OF tn
% would be driven from the city. He had
come there to do or say anything wron
le but to speak only for the right he was ta
i and always had been ready to stand up
k, the advocate Of what was right.
A. 1t would be remembered that at Boa
Ve Of Trade meeting Mr.. Cook stated that
he the people wished Florence retired it shot
re be retired at once, at the present III
be seven tenths of the people desired it to
retired but it seemed that some chan
~ had come over the proprietors Of the Bal
he and he regretted that it was 60, after t
* what might the people expect
So far as he was able to learn the farm
could 10 longer be pursuaded to take Fl
enee for their wheat, corn and other p
. duce; it would be wrong to ask them to
he 90, they have o small crop and it wo'
d not be right to ask them to receive for !
Ior depreciated currency and to submit to
10 discount upon it; he was informed on g
dy authority that farmers within six miles
~, Davenport were taking their wheat to NJ
ZEN catine; under these circumstances if
ur- trade was diverted we had nothing to
ted pect but want and starvation; if our tn
on was diverted we should soon be paup'
y ready for the poor house; (voices that's
% chats SOY
M 1t was well known that the pork tr
=! last winter was entirely diverted to OF
places. Was this the way to keep VI
;. city? Was this the way to keep out
store rents and to keep our houses occup
Invoices no no that's the way to make
ced bohs ete.) Much had been said W
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