The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-09-22
cnEar poucIAs nAnRAcuK.

The SHking md the reeo
The great Dosgia. barbaeas at Jooes's
Weed, near Nee York city, On The 18th inst
drew together an immense nsb, composed
mainly Of the sweepings Of the Five Points.
Cherry street and the Bouery-the chief
centres Of Democratic strength. The 1imAs
estimates the number at from 700 to 50.
900. A more uncivilised and motley horde
we're never before eongregased, and the Days
proceedings appear to hare been in ADMIRE
bic keeping With the character OF the mis-
cradle crew. Douglas made the speech
tha. be has delivered wherever be has spo
ken since setting ont in search Of bis mother,
With rather more Endorsement from the
crowd than on previous occasions. Tho
following extract il fair specimen ct the
orasorical part Of the entertainment:
Whenever these Abolitsonist States set
up their unconstitutional laws as an excuse
for resisting the Federal authority, We will
hang them higher than Hannah. Applause,
and voice, .sWe'li hang every Cd ID
Black Republican III the county. When the
State of South Carolina in 1882 attempted
to resis. the laws of the United States Tor
collecting the public resene, Old Hickory
told them they must and they should obey.
! TApplause-1 wish to God We had an Old
/ Hickory in our life. (ssWe have in the per-
son of Stephen A. Douglas." sob Godv'I
Hang Northern and Southern traitors on the
same gailows. [ssThree cheers for Young
Hickory. Three cheers for the next Presi-
dent, Stephen A. Dcuglas.l
| Now gentlemen, YOU cannot fail to per-
ceive that this Union is in danger from the
very causes to which have referred. There
| is Disunion party IN the land. l"Ihat's
so."l They have resolved, whenever they
can obtain plausible pretext, to precipitate
this country into revolution. They have
determined to make the election OF Black
Republican President the pretext, and hence
the real Disunionists desire the election OF
Lincoln, so they can accomplish their Of
| Jets of disunion. [.'They never shall"
Great confusion, drowning the next SEN
tence.l If you will keep silent, instead OF
coming here to obey the order of your mas
| ter. [..Not my master" SHE amt from
S. c." "Put him outwl ! have known
the Federal ohcc-holders to send their tools
| into crowds before to interrupt me. ''Put
him out !"l Let him alone. [.sPut him
out .'l Let him alone. [''Put him out.''
Let him alone. [.All rightr' Yellsl Let
him alone he will finl out what think be-
| fore he gets through. But want to tell
him that no gentleman ever gets in a crowd
to break up meeting. lCheers. '.lle can't
break this up."l have been Democrat
for thirty one years. [''Shut up, you id
Niger stealing thief, shut up'l Now, my
fellow citizens, was about to say to you,
there is scheme to break up this glorious
Union. The pretext for doing 30 is the cleo
| ton Of Abraham Lincoln, and so these gen.
une disunionists desire his election. Idon't
charge all the Breckenridge men in the Uni
ted States with being disunionists; don't
charge Mr.. Breckenridge himself with being
dsunionis,: but do express my firm con-
viction that there is not disunionist in
America who is not Breckenridge man.
The "feeding'' was on par with the
speaking-the meat about as rotten - the
political doctrines advanced. We quote
from the graphic account given by the
Tribune:
A space Of about an acre of ground had
been temporarily fenced in, and n rude table
constructed around on three sides Of this
| sp ace, the fourth side Of the square being
! formed by tn, high fence which encloses the
/ ground. Within the space the meats were
| laid out on small tables, and on others were
heaped up, quantities of bread and sea-
biscuit. Huge carving knives and forks were
laid ready for action. No knives. or forks,
| or plates, were provided for the multitude,
it being expected that Natures gifts of teeth
and fingers. eked out by the artificial aid Of
the fiat biscuit, would prove not unmana-
geable substitute for these Injuries. Long
before the timr Of feeding, the low fence
was surrounded by a hungry crowd, who
stood halfa-dozen deep, and eagerly looked
at the delicacies in store.
But at II NJ. the carving began, and the
eyes Of the multitude glstened. For more
than m hour the knives were busy slasbing
up the meat and bread into manageable
morsels, but before .he work was half done
the distribution began. At rthe first sill
ces Of bread and beef were handed out. and
every fragment was snatched at BY a hun
dred eager hands. Half dozen small boys
were pressed into the service and employed
to net as walters. and they doed out the feast
as fast as possible.
The ferocity with which the mob snatched
at the viands would have been mournful
had it not been 80 lndcrous. The crowd
had been on the ground for many hours, and
it was apparen; that their eagerness was
begotten Of temporary spasm Of sharpen
cd appetite rather than of long continued
want and hunger. They cheered, they swore,
they screamed, they begged, they howled,
they entreatrd the small waiter boys in coax
ing accents thus; ''Jimmy, my boy, remem.
Der me.' "Brlly, ye know was always
yer friend; "Tom, yc diyil, gi' me some
Of that"
Il was soon found that the carving knives
were too slow, AMI couple of obligins po-
lice men came to the rescue with cleayer
and Ak, and merrily the work went on
Not always was he to whom much was given
ths one who dcvoured much-his dole of
bet and bread was snatched from his grasp,
AMI instantancous'y torn into as many frac-
ments ~ there We're clutching hands within
reach. The attendants were knocked over
in the fierce fray, and were soon forced to
abandon the attempt TO administer matters
in an orderly manner.
Theu it became eviden. that the small
force of policemen, about half a dozen,
were insufficient to keep order. Ia five min
utes from the time the first slice was given
out, the mob became uncomfortable: they
| broke down the fence and jumping tumul-
/ tuously into the Enclosure, with unanimous
howl, attacked the tables. The policemen
were utterly poweriess-the attendants were
/ instantly driven away, and the frantic mob
grabbed the food. They grabbed the OK
also the ealf--also';be hog-also the sheep
also the brend and biscuits-also each
other. of those first a, the tables each one
seized on half a dozen loaves Of bread, or
huge piece OF meat, and tried to make off,
but was instan ly seized and overpowered,
and forced to divide or give up his treasure.
Is was a scene Of inconceIyahle uproar
! and row.
| The calf, which bad not yet been carved,
was now quickly Gu. open, and then the
cause of the singular deiieacy tina. had been
manifested by the carvsrs vas mads mani
fest. Like the rank oasnse of HamIe.'s
/ Uncle. it ''smeit to heaven" Ii was not
corruption, only Incipient decomposition
il was not snoiied ontv ss1snv A,d,s