Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-19
GREAT UNION MEETING
COURT HOUSE, IN DAVENPORT,
On Thursday Afternoon, Oct. IS.

! spA,.lOus Court Room was HIIed Will al entHu
elastic crowd OF supporters Of Bell. Breekir
riogs and DouglAs, all anxious for a union G
their for ces agsinst their cemuor enemy at
the COMMON enemy of the country, Abrahh Il
Lincoln.
1t bad been supposed By scme that th
meeting would be what is technically terme,
"a fzze" The result, however, was q tri
um;hsi success, sho wing that there is ct lei
conservatism enough III the people OF III
State Of Iowa TO effect the defeat of sectiona
principles -whole-souled patriots enough I,
drop all party differences and rally around on
common standard for the preservation of th
Union Among the Lersons composing tn
meeting noticed not only nearly all th
promine0t men Of the parties in Scott county
but also the faces Of = number from abroad
The movement takes with the conservative
masses. Among the wire-puliers aud Profes
sionsl politicians there will be found men /.
oppose US. but the people. approaching tn.
emergency Of the occasicn. will be found ie
rally almost to a ma in its support. 1t may
be thought by some that it has come too lat
In the day-that 60 little time remains before
the election that the people will not rally
but we tell them that there is time--aii con
s.rvative men in the : tate will jump Ut thir
III lat chance to save it from Lincon The
world required only six Jays .or its crea ion,
and it has time and again occurred 10 history
that the fate of nations has been changed in
less. much less time than now remains before
the election.
We predict that our Black Republican
friends will find 10 November th..t the people
moved too soon for their comfort
The meeting was organized by the appoint
n ent Of Hon. ii. Davenport of LeClaire,
Chsirman. and George r. West, OF Davenport,
On motion, Geo. III. Parker. Jas J Lndiey
and Robert Christie were appointed commit
tee to report resolutions to the ne Getting
After short absence Mr.. Lindley, from the
committee. read the following report OF
the majority Of tine committee:
WnEaE.s We the ciizrns of the UniteI
Ell with the conviction hat the election Of
Lincoln aud lis MIN to the highest Offices in
the gift OF the people, is fraught with danger
to the confeaeracy and will largely y;conduce 10
q dissolnt tion Of the Union. Therefore
Eesolued. ls,. That patriotic men of ali
parties should unite to prevent such oonsum
alton
End. We recommend to the Executive Com
mittse OF the Douglas and Breckenridge parties
and the Be,-Everett party, the propristy OF
agreeing Oh Union ticket in the State of Iowa,
comprised OF two Douglas one Breckinridg-
and one Bell man
= 3. That such ticket when formed there be
elected if possible by said parties, and ali
U.lon loving men-uEder the pledge to cast
the electoral vote Of this State for such one OF
sad three candidates as shall receive the mos
electoral votes in the Uniol outside of this
State.
Hesoired, That W. recommend that com
mittee # five be appointed ty 'he President Of
this meeting to confer wit. the Central Com
ruittee Of the Doug las. Breckinrdge and Bell
org anzations If the State. and il possible t"
procure Union Electoral Ticket upon the
basis proposed.
hesolUed That unless Union Ticket shall
be formed herein recomm ended, we, OF ali
said parties here assembled hold ourselves free
o vote the ticket OF our respective parties now
for the 4 in this State.
ResoiUed. That We recommend to the p aOpi,
ot the Other counties in this State, and to those
u our sister States to take imme ediate measures
20 organize II similar Union Ticket.
Resotved That we, the Union men of Iowa,
zen d greetings to the Union men Of New York,
his, our hearty conmsndation Of their course
n thrc wing aside all parties, and uniting Gu q
Union Electoral Ticket.
Go :; :. i a'iD..r, P..s.s Com.
Mr. Christie from the minority, offered the
following:
Resolusd, That any fusion between the
Douglas Breckinridg. and Bell men in the ap-
pr. aching election in this state. is inexps-
1,ent.
Mr.. Macintosh then moved the adoption Of
he mi ,ority report, and supported his motion
oy few remarks.
George II. Parker, being then loudly called
or, followed in an able and powerful unicn
pe ech against the motion of Mr.. Macintosh,
md in favor Of the report Of the majority Of the
committee. The moderate and conservative
.one Of the spe ech of Mr.. Parker told with
powerful effect uIon the large and excited
crowd, Our limited space prevents us from
presenting full report Of his remarks
Mr. Churchill arose to explain the reason
Why the Breck:nridgs Central Committee had
'e mt off their tickets. lie said it was because
hey had printed them. and did not wish to
ose their labor they would be suppressed if
his union was consummated.
Hon. J. J. Lindley was then called for. Mr.
Lndley explained his remarks made in the Re.
publican meeting short time since. He said
De h. nothing against the Republican caDdi-
dates a. men. He would not get into any
lusrrel with the editors as they had chance
% punch him few times too often to his once
BE would make to Mr.. Add. Sanders, as q rep
.esentation Of the Republican party, . prop ei
Ion: "The Bell men and Republicans all vote
or one electoral ticket in the North, which
hall stand pledged, If those electors SO chosen
will, with the votes in the South for Bell. elect
,im. then they shall be cast for him but if
he electors chosen in the North will net,
when combined with the Bell vote South, elect
lin, then they shall be cast for Lincoln Mr..
-indley vas Listened to with much xtl.n-
ion aud interest, and was e1asutly applaud
ID.
Hon. W. Lefiingwell wac thea called ont.
md made few brief and perth cot remarks,
which we're very " II received.
The question on the adoption of the minori.
y repOrt vaa then hrouuht nm an 4 tho ,,o,;o,