Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-09-21
MUsCATINE IOWA, FRIDAY. sEPTEMBER 1.


The Encamplment! !
j SECOND DAY.
OutpOuring Of the People
I GREAT ENTHUSIASM!
! Yesterday morning, unlike the previou
one, opened fair, with the promise Of
] pleasant day, and the promise held good
| The first noticeable feature of the day was tn
arrival of gaily decorated
4 EXCURSION TRAIN
from Washington, containing 116 Wild
Awakes (the Washington and Crawfordsvill
compauies), and a number of citizens o
Washington, with some from Columbus City
making in all 250 persons. The party wa
received by the Companies already here will
great enthusiasm; and, after the Wide Awake
had formed into line,
| '~ THE PROCESSION
moved down Water street to Pine, up Pine t
Second, and thence out to the Camp Ground
There were two hundred and eighty Wide
Awakes in this procession, headed by brass
band, and accompanied by three bands o
martial music. The scene was truly soul
stirring and inspiring one. As the procession
came upon the ground, cannon from the
brow of the hill overlooking the great rive'
belched forth its deafening noise, making even
the everlasting hills" appear to be Wide
Awake.
rt..- ON THE CAMP-GRoUND.
Before the hour for speaking, tho several
Wide Awake Companies went through q
variety of evolutions on the green sward, all
Of which appeared to be performedin excellent
military precision. The novel movement
three cheers and "tiger"-of the Washing
ton Company excited much attention and
applause.
At about eleven o'clock, Senator Grimes
was introduced to the audience. He spoke
some two hours, with great power and effect.
Our limited. time and space forbid anything
like synopsis of the speech. Suffice it to
say, that he vindicated Republicanism, and
ventilated the fallacies of sham. Democracy,
to the complete satisfaction Of all hearsSs.
After he had concluded, the assembly par
took of refreshments, and were entertained in
the meantime with several songs by Mr..
Conner, and a lively, caustic speech by W.
F. Davis, Esq.
Hon. Chas. Pomeroy, State Elector, was
next introduced. He proved himself one Of
the wittisst as well as most eloquent stump
ers in the State. We took some notes Of his
speech and will refer to it again when we have
time.
At about o'clock the meeting dispersed,
all appearing to be in good humor, and we'll
pleased with the result.
The crowd in attendance during the day
was not less than 5000. The number would
undoubtedly have been twice as great if 1t
had not been for the rain on Wednesday,.
EXERCISES OF THE EVENING.
Our CITY never witnessed as lively and brill
liant demonstration as came of last might,
at the Wide Awake drill and banner present.
alton. At an early hour an immense crowd
tho largest We ever saw on any occasion
on our stres.s - assembled at the intersec-
ton of Second street and Iowa Avenue.
After the Wide Awake Companies had
formed a hollow square in the street, a new
and costly silk banner made by the ladies
of this city was presented in their behalf to
the Muscatine Wide Awakes by Miss Annie
Robbins, the little daughter Of Rev. A. B.
Robbins, attended by three of her
young associates, Misses Carrie Hull, Annie
Coe and Annie Butler. She made q pretty
little speech on the occasion, which was
responded to on behalf of the Wide Awakes
by Hugh ]. Campbell, Esq, President Of
the Company. After parade the prize
stand of colors, beautiful silk flag, was
presented to the Goshen Wide Awakes, the
largest and best drilled Company organized
in the cocnty outside of the city. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Geo. W. Van
Horne, Esq. and the response by Capt. Wm.
Lundy.
The remainder Of the night till II O'Clock
was spept in general parade. At that hour
the Washingtos county Wide Awakes took
their departure home in the cars.
During the evening many Of the private
residences of our citizens were brilliantly
| illuminated
Speeches
DELIVERED AT THE BANNER AND FLAG PRE-
sENrArroN TO TIE WIDE AwAKEs, THURSDAY
EVENING, SEPT. 18th, 1860.
Miss ANNIE ROBBINS, on presenting the
beautiful silk banner made by the ladies ol
| Muscatine for the Muscatine Wide Awakes
said:
"In behalf Of our mothers and sisters, we,
the daughters of Muscatine, present you with
this Banner, hoping that the party and prin
ciples for which you have declared yourselves
may prove successful in the coming struggle
Remember, If we cherish the virtues and
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