Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-23
REP PUBLICAN JUBILEE
THE CITY .aBL.AZE j.!
Wide Awake Procession. EilUmin.
atiOns and Fireworks!
SPEECHES BY HON. W. G. WOODWARD,
G. W. VAN HORNE AND JACOB
.-. -4r BUTLER, .EoQS.

houiSSiffShs, tIS w iuC AWuhSS, AumUCL
about 120, a portion Of whom were from I'll
country, assembled on Iowa Avenue, an
, formed procession, headed by mart'
. band and Paurs brass band The processio
passed up Third street to Locust, up Locu.
. to Fourth, up Fourth to Cherry, down Cherr
! to Third, down Third tos Locust, down Locus
to Second, down Second to Mulberry, u
Mulberry to Sixth, up Sixth to Spring, u
Spring to Eighth, up Eighth to Poplar, an
then back by the same route to Oak, iron
Oak to Fifth, from Fifth to Mulberry, an
thence to the Court House. ...
J The following houses along the route wer
illuminated:
Residences. - J. Scott Richmsn, judy,
Meason, 0. W. Brown, Thos Hanna S. B
Hill & houses), K. NJ. Burnett, p jackson
G. U. Hatch, J. s. Hatch, J. A. Green, G. C
Stone, Mrs. Smalley, S. G. Hill, Chas. Stone
S. E. Underwood, w. II. Hubbard, Rev. A
B, Robbins, f. II. Stone, D. NJ. Lambert
S. O. Butler, D. Prosser, S. E. Whicher, P
Fay, A. jackson, G. s. Foster, Mrs Hull
Jacob Butler, L. Coe, j. Bridgman, Capt j.
3. Teller, John Semple, Mrs. Olds, j. P. Pink
ham, II. Spencer, j. P. Bowman, A. E. Pratt
| H. Q Jennlson, E. Hatch, j. Carskaddan, J.
Painter, John Beaham, John keckler, Ernst
Rothe, David Washburn, S. n Candee, S. D.
Ward, G. B. Dennison, R. G. Walter, P. w.
Ditsch, John Heller, DR.. Hershe
Stores, Offices, Gc.-F. Tape, J. Jackson,
VIM. H. Joy, Richman & Bro, W. H. Stewart,
T. Hanna, Mrs. White, John Schmidt, G. F.
Goddard, W. A. Brownell, JOURNAL Office,
Pratt & Wiley, NJ. II. Bitter, 7. B. Dobbs.
Public Houses. - Ogilve House, Irving
House and Muscatine Hotel.
Most of these were illuminated almost to a
blaze. At the upper windows of Mrs. Whites
millinery store was displayed beautiful fes-
toon, having the names Of s'Lincoln & Hamlin"
wrought with flowers. The upper windows
of John Schmidt's establishment were deco
rated with colored tissue paper, which pre-
sented splendid appearance when illumin-
ated. At P. w. Ditschs residence, on Third
street, the American flag was hung over the
door, on which was inscribed Humanity"
Foster Block took the palm in the way Of
illumination. The stores of Pratt & Wiley
and W. A. Brownell, in this block, were lighted
up from cellar to root. The Irving House
and Muscatine Hotel made an unusually fine
appearance, also.
Some Of our Democratic friends also made
demonstrations. In front of Garrettson &
Wiley's store was transparency bearing the
words, Irrepressible Conhict-Wheat 60
cents and going down-Exchange per cent
and going up" The portico Of Anderson
Chambers residence, en- Sixth street, was
draped with black, on which was written :
4" republicans iubilant over the fulfilmcnt Of
the prophesies made in the Boo Hoo speech
Along the entire route of the procession,
the citizens congregated in crowds, and well
coined the Wide Awakes with cheers and
shouts, the ladies joining in the spirit of the
occasion, and waving their handkerchiefs in
token of appreciation. An almost incessant
blaze Of re-works was kept up in advance of
the procession and in the Court House yard,
together with the booming of cannon.
When the procession had arrived inside the
Court House enclosure, the assembly was
called to order by Judge Meason, who, after a
few remarks, called for three cheers for the
Union, the Constitution, and the laws, which
were loudly and voclferously responded to.
He then introduced, successively, Judge
Woodward, G. W. Van Horne and Jacob
Butler, Eses.. each Of whom made short and
stirring speeches. The speakers expressed
joy that we had achieved triumph OF prln-
ciple, and referred to the secession movement
of the South with regret, but counseled every
Northern man to stand firm upon his ground
of opposition to the encroachments of slavery.
Mr.. Butler declared that, so far from threat
ened commercial panic and deprecated stocks
swerving him from his convictions of duty,
he would sacrifice every cent he possessed, if
thereby he could secure universal liberty
This sentiment, and others expressive of a
firm adherence to the ground taken by the
Republican party, was enthusiastically ap-
| plauded.
After one or two songs by G. W. Conner,
the assembly dispersed, all apparently well
pleased with the affair.
To the gallant Wide Awakes, who formed
the prominent feature of the occasion, great
praise is due. The companies represented
were the Muscatine, the Sweetland and the
Bloomington Valley. They made splendid
procession. All honor to the Wide Awakes
for it is to them more than to any others thai
we owe the glorious vlctcry celebrated on this
occasion! .s
A RErRACTIoN. The sneaking Fifth Avenu,
Committee, who so vi.lainously libelled Gerri