Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-08
POLITICAL.
MANHATTAN.

The '.OPPosITloN" IN BALTIMORE
The Baltimore Exchange draws the fol-
lowing not very pleasant picture OF q
political meeting in that city. 1t shows
what sort of fellows South are the alieei
of the Black Republicans
The conglomerated ruffianism OF the
town, last night, paraded the streets
and assembled in mass meeting in Monu-
ment square. 1t filled the spacious ares
between the Battle Monument and
Lexington street-it occupied that
within the Court House yard-it spoke
from the platform. The assemblago was
. large one. There we're drums and can.
non, and rockets, ard transparencies.-
The Hon. Anthony Kennedy presided
assisted by sixty vice presidents. The
Hon. J. Morrison Harris wore a wreath
of flowers around his neck. The Hon.
II. Winter Davis spoke, and over his
head was suspended huge emblematie
awl, some three feet 10 length. In from,
of the speakers stand was blacksmiths
forge in full blast, which during the meet
ing was employed in the manufacture
of similar instruments of smaller dimen
sions, intended for distribution among
the crowd, and for use Oh the day of cleo.
ton.
The notices on the transpariencies,
which we're carried in procession, and
arranged around the platform, we're o.
the most brutal and indecent description
Some of them were too obscene forpub.
LEGATION. All Of them distinctly avow-
ed the deliberate purposes of the
American party to triumph in the COM
ing election by violence and fraud. Up.
on one of them brought by the delega-
ton from the Eleventh ward, was the
inscription, 1--WE will not count the
votes" the meaning of which-by the
destruction of the ballot-boxes in the
Tenth an Twentieth wards, at the re-
cent election-is made sufficiently plain
Upon another was the significant decla-
ration that ''the Third wards awl right,
the word 'awr being substituted BY a
representation of that instrument. On
another transparency from the same
ward, was picture Of q clenched fist
with the motto, with this we will do
the work" A transparency from the
Seventh ward proclaimed the fact that
'thc awl is useful in the hands Of On
artist" while on another from the Sec
ond ward, was the insolent inscription,
"Reform Ticket and Reform Mani
you can vote, I'll be ID"
On transparency from the Seven
teenth ward was the invitation, ''come
up and vote-there 10 room for awl.'
Such are the devices aud notices which
the American party has inscribed upon
its banners in the present contest. They
are sufficiently suggestive Of the spirit
which annimates its organization, aud of
the means which are to be employed
to secure it's success. In the ranks Of
the procession, in which these disgust
ing emblems OF ruffianism and violence
were borne, were most Of the noted
criminals and rowdies of the city, who
depend on the continuance Of the Ameri-
can party in power, for immunity and
protection. Such notes as our reporter
was able to make of the speeches which
were delivered to this congenial and ap-
preciative audience, We publish else-
where. We make no comment upon
them, for the simple reason that the
mere statement of the fact that men, oc.
cuPying the position Of gentlemen, aud
aspiring to be called honorable, we're
willing to appear before such an assem-
o'age, and for such . purpose, antici-
pates al comment. To those reepscta.