The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-16
Wide Awake Demonstration.

u Last Wednesday evening will long be re-
membeged 10y the Republicans Of Independence
as one Of the most gratifying and glorious oe-
easions Of their lives. The Wide Awakes. TO
the number of ninety, turned out to do honor to
our present and next member of Congress Mr.
Vandever aud were headed by a large and
| excellent martial band. Previous to marching
number of rockets and Roman car iles were
discharged in front o. their head quarters, at
tracing large crowd Of enthusiastic spccta-
tors. After marching a short time they drew
mp in front of the Montour House. and called
loudly for Mr. VAvDEvER, whose appearance
was hailed with hearty cheers and the firing
| Of rockets Mr.. VASDEvER addressed the Club
in an excellent speech, at the conclusion of
which hearty cheers We're given him, which
were followed by general discharge of Roman
candies along the whole line. The command
10 march was then gwen. and as the Company
moved up the street, it seemed a moving mass
of fire, for every man was provided with Ro
man candles, and about fifty or sixty were dis
charged simultaneously The glazed caps and
capes were protection from the fire which
flakes, while the colored balls and stars, shoot
ing out in scores from the moving mass, preseu-
ted grand and gorgeous spectacle. Numbers
of magnificent rockets were also sent up along
Main street, bursting and falling in serpents of
gold, or in vari egated stars. As many as two
hundred Roman candles and fifty or sixty
rockets, were discharged during the evening,
making the display very gratifying one.
While this was going on the Douglas Irwin.
cibles, in uniform. stood silently aud won.
deringly looking on. Poor fellows They had
laid themselves out TO have good time on the
the occasion OF Mr.. SAMuELs' presence here.
They had the band engaged for two months
ahead, talked of a supper at Purdy's, and a
grand torchlight procession. But SAxurLs
didn't come. and they had no speech, and no
supper And the wind. with an unfortunate
perversity, blew strong that it sent their
candles out with Whit just Us soon as they
poked their noses out doors. consequently they
had no music or parade. and could do nothing
but stand about, uniformed. and ENJOY the Wide
Awake display.
The evening train from Dubuque brought
an Extra Times giving Us the glorious intelli-
genee from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
The news was read TO the Wide Awakes from
the Montour House steps by Mr.. VAxpnvrR,
aud received by the Club with the widest
cheers. and boisterous demonstration of cathu-
sasm.
About nine o'clock the Wide Awakes march
ed to Morse's Hall. which was finely illumina.
ted, and in front Of which rockets were con
stantly discharged into the air On marching
into the Hall, a most delightful view greeted
their vision. On three sides of the hall table
was spread, completely groaning under the
load Of delicaeies and substantials spread out
upon it. At the other end large crowd of the
most enthusiastic. liberal and noble hearted
women that the State can produce were gather
ed. We defy the whole country 10 produce
match for the ladies Of Independence and OF
Buchanan County. in devotion to the Republi-
can cause. and as regards the happy manner
which they have taken TO express theil inter