Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-08-01

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rHE sQUATTEas A1oUsED
] b a.oRioUs araspi |
] Agreeable 70 al larsspanssr Of
De Dsnoerass " fhe county &ssemblsd d
Crescent City, July 26sh, 20 attend tho
Douo1As and JoRssoS Meeting. Al two
o'sloek r. n. the meeting was called TO
srler, and xDas Jscxsios, "a Boomer
township chosen pressd dent, aad TaoaAs
NsLsos. Of Council Bluffs, elected Secrs-
sary. TAs nsesing was duly organizsa,
and q committee oil ahnay consisting d
SAxrxL EaaaxsroS, DIR, RARSxs and DA-
yrD DusKlE, were appohseds 70 draft res
olasioas, expressive Of the sense Of the
meeting.
Everything being in readiness pr. 5.
II. CRAle opened the ball 10 behalf Of the
regular Democratic candidates, in bEiaf,
telling, sarcastic speech. 1t was an elo-
qusnt appeal and showed clearly that the
DIR. was perfectly al hume on the grsat
principle of Nom Intervention, and was
enthusiastically responded 70 By the crowd
Of aSquattersn Of gallant Old Postawas-
tamie. At the close Of DR.. CRAIa's speech,
the Committee on Resolutions having re-
turned, made the following report, which
was unanimously adopted:
Rssolcsd, That we, the citizens Of Cres-
cent City and vicinityj again reafRrn our
adherence 10 the tinae-hunored usages Of
the Democratic party, and the principles
embodied in the Cineiaaati Platform and
| re-embodied By our lass National Demo
cratic Convention, as expressive OF the
sentiments of every Unien-loying man.
/ Resolved, That We pledge ear aHised
| support to STgPHES A, DoUaLAs and HER-
scREL v. JOHNSON, the Democratic NOM
inees Of our National Convention, and 70
our several State ofiears.
ResalUsd, That in C.. u. CoLE, Derno-
cratic candidate for Congress In this Dis-
| trict, we recognize an able statesman, ONE
every way worthy of our support.
| Rssosued, That we fully endorse the ae-
ton of cur delegates 10 the State aud Ma
| tional Conventions. ,s5....
| ResoIred, That we have abiding conf
denee in the Democracy Of Old Potsawat-
tamie ceunty, and confidently trust that
the good old Democratic banner viii mol
be found trailing in the dust.
| w. G. CRAWFORD wis next introduced
TO the meeting. He briefly rehearsed I
history Of the proceedings of the Charles.
/ ton and Baltimore Conventions, ant
showed coaclusively the regularity Of th,
nominations of Douglas and johnson
He discussed in an able and clear man
ner, the glorious priaciple of popular SOW,
ereiguty, and defended the Democrats
party from the assaults of Black Repub
licanism. For an hour the crowd listen
ed attentively to the eloquent speaker, in
terrupting him frequeatly with deafsninl
cheers st every meRtion Of the name o
the 'Littie Giant" AZ ths closs Of hi
speech, three roasing cheers we're give
for STEPHEN a. DoUG.As.
Judge 4. Y. LARnRR took the stant
and made one of the most clear earnes
and convincing appeals we have listen
ed to during the canvass. II was an eff
fort worthy of the occasion and our gal
liant standard-bearer-~perfectly irresisti
BILE and overwhelming in argument ant
eloqusnce. At the conclusion of tn
Judges speech, the meeting adjourne,
with the most enthusiastic ''three time
three" cheers, and "tiger" for DoUa
LAS, JOHNSON and the Union.
THE BALL.
| In the evening, AMI az an early hour
Pyper's Hall was allied to a jam with til
gallant and beauty Of Crescent City ans
vicinity, who kept step to the music o
the Union, until half past eleven, whei
the crowd adjourned, to enjoy mos
sumptuoas and well gotten up supper
one that did honor to the noble Democra
ey, and TO the getters up, Mr.. and Mrs
TERRr. There was enough for all ans
plenty left. To show the spirit of Ii
occasion, We noticed mottoes adarnias 80
wall al tbs sspper shsfe, which va though
would bear copying, and were quite up
propriate
'@The Ran Splitter no 60 here ~
'Ths Little Giant shall be eur next Presidsnt -
shan we suffer Eas Rail splitter to split The ca
iou2 Mol EeveFp'
when uhAn ere meet again a--0n the STA Of No
Yember 70
Again they all joined in the merr
dance, until glorious old ''soi'' warne'
them that it was time to retire to thei
several avocations.
1 So eaded the glorious 18th at CEescsp
City. We never saw men more eaEngs
in their assurance, or more confident Q
achieving triumphat victory. Not
circumstance occurred to mar the occa
sion. ....... ....
Ii Crescent City DON'T roll up goo
round majority for DoUoLAs and JoHNsos
the Constitution and the Union, We al
sadly mistaken in tbs signs of the time
/ - In fact, no man in the South
more beloved, honored and respected tina
Herschel v. johnson, Of Georgia, and y
place his name ut our masthead, deterni
: ined 10 buckle on our arRor, and hgf
RI Tor the rights of the people OF this glori