Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
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Is. 900 PEOPLE ASSEMBLED AND l4O(
WIDE AWAKES IN PROCESSION!
Great Enthusiasm for Old Abe
The train which left this place for Rocl
Island, Friday morning, numbered seven cars
all compactly filed. There were on boar'
the train, in addition to some 200 ladies ant
gentlemen from this city, about 200 from
Washington, and nearly 100 from Columbus
City. AT Wilton, four more we'll filed cars
from Iowa City, West Liberty and Atalissa
were added-making the total number OF
board, by actual count, 773. Tho trair
arrived at Davenport ut II o'clock 3'3
The cities Of Davenport and Rock 1slant
were al that time overaowing with people
the greater number being in tho latter, il
which a magnificent procession could be
seen moving through the streets. The
procession, when fully formed, must have
numbered miles in length, as it was
over one hour in passing given points, yet al
times o counter procession of Wide Awakes
and men and women, were marching by its
side. The Rock Island delegation numbered
about fifty wagons, accompanied by Strass.
ers Band. In this delegation was q sloop
on wheels, fitted up at the boat yards, and
manned by the boat yard hands, They were
busy at wood and iron work. The wagon
was drawn by five yoke of oxen, and attracted
much attention. They also had wagon
with an 'octagon revolving transparency,
upon the sides of which were paintings
illustrating different eras in the life of Doug
las. A most humorous scene was enacted
on another car-Douglas at the clam bake,
where he loved clans better than niggers;
the principal actors being a nigger bringing
in CLAIMS, and Douglas speaking on his great
With the delegation which
came in from Moline, Hampton, Port Byron,
Cordova and other places in the eastern part
of Rock Island county, were two cars beau
tifully decorated, loaded with beautiful girls
appropriately ornamented, representing the
States. Behind each of the ca rs was q young
lady on horseback dressed in black, repre-.
senting Kansas. With the Rock Island
delegation was chariot, in which was
standing representation of the Goddess of
Liberty, in the person of Miss Matte Smith.
There was also a car filed with mechanics
and operatives, oil at work, illustrating diff
ferent trades or manufactures, such as black
smiths, machinists, coopers, chair makers,
plow makers, wood turner's, cabinet makers,
bucket makers, tailors, timers, shoemakers,
daguerrean artists, and a printing press,
upon which was being struck of copies Of
the Moline ladepenaent. Upon the sides of
this great car were the inscriptions Moline
Mud Sills'-'Our Mechanics and Opera.
tives'-Capital don't own this Labor"
Owing to the dsagreeably cold weather, the
procession was hurried through soon as
possible. Many wagons containing ladies
left the procession before reaching the Court
House, to warm up" a. 30.
About noon the vast tide of humanity
moving to and fro on the streets commenced
setting towards the Court House in Rock
Island. When we arrived on the grounds,
near 2 O'Clock, Owen Lovejoy was already
speaking to densely packed audience. We
found it impossible to get anywhere near
the stand, and had to content ourself with
position on the outskirts,g where We were
pretty soon surrounded and "squoze" after
the manner of lemons when they are said to
''go in.'' Notwithstanding our distance
from the speaker, his powerful voice enabled
US to hear him with much satisfaction.
Lovejoy, as is we'll known, is vehement and
sometimes unnecessarily bitter, but q more
eloquent speaker we never heard. On this
occasion ho uttered '':houghts that breathe
and words that burn" His arguments
were perfectly overwhelming, unarswera
BILE. We hope some reporter was able to
get positio On near enough to take dowp his
words and that his speech will be published.
He concluded with 'lling for "three cheers
for the Declaration of Independence, which
the Democrats deny - three cheers for the
which they pervert-and three
cheers for the Union, which they threaten
to destroy!' These were given heartily by
of voices, amid the greatest
many ladies' joining in the
excitement and waving their handkerchiefs.
. While Mr.. Lovejoy was speaking, Hon. 10.
Knox, of Illinois, and J. A. Kasson, ESQ.,, Of
Iowa, made able and telling speeches to
large audience in another part of the squared
When Mr.. Lovejoy concluded, our eloquent
fellow -townsman, Henry O. O'Connor, was called
to the stand, and made an excellent speech.
He was frequently interrupted with uproarious
applause. gg ss a.la7 g.. a
This concluded the exercises of the day.
In the evening, magnificent torchlight pro-
cession of some 14Oo Wide Awakes took place,
accompanied by brilliant display of fire.
works. The Wide Awake companies in
attendance are thus enumerated by the
Gazette: '2,- -- -.''-- ..'.--, g.
IOWA.
Davenport Wide Awakes companies, Lieut..
I Fraser, =. 2s2
Davenport Lincoln Rangers, Capt. Kendrick, "a
Leelaire 20 Wide Awakes, Capt. G. Foster, IS
Muscatine .,~, do 75 do J B Teller, rs
Sweetland Centre do .rT do J $ Merritt, 80
Centre Grove do Go w Jayne, 2S
Atalissa 'inti do ! do VIM Lundy, go
Columbus City do aaado L Grubb. IS
Iowa City ROLES do 1ts. do ) w Sterling, 60
Washington q, do do Bell, s64 80
Dewitt -, do do Mcneil, 81 70.
Upton p" do do Wells Spicer, 60
b g ILLINOIS.
Rock Island Wide Awakes, Lieut.. Reed, Is
Meline II u do do Brooks, 80
Hampton 80 do Lido Morton, 40