Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-08-15
rae poLx RAISING.


THE POLK RAISING. arg
Saturday the 18th inst. was Tina day sci
by the Democratic Club Of this city for
raising q Democratic Poie in froua Of ths
DeinocTafic Club Room. Early in the
morning every thing indicated THAI tht
dag would be . pleasant ono hat befost
nine o'clock clouds, dark and gioemy, be.
gan 10 gather in sveEy direction, and be-
fore ten o'clock rain poured doEa in ter
rents preventing the people from tbs
eouatEy FROM coming in, and nearly ever
Democrat had given Rp the idea Of at
tempting the raising 90 thai day. About
two O'Clock the rain ceased, and streak
Of clear sky was to be seen In The Wess,
/ few Democrats gathered together and
determined the pole should 20 np, and Il
went up much to the chagyin and disap-
pointaens Of the silk glovud, rail-maul.
ing, Union splitting, Black Republican
gsntry sbsus iowa
Hhen the Pole was permanently set, up
went tie ssreamev, and = Il reached the
heighth of us feat, its ample folds wsrs
anfarled and the asnss of DogsLAs and
JeHxsoS wsre disclosed to wisw, where.
uPca nine hearty cheers were given for
the regular nominees of the Democratic
party. Thsa followea the ssFIag Of oun
Csanary''--shs National Flag, without q
star bedimmed upon it. II was nation
al aag-One that aoats oTer every portion
of tbs Union, and Under whose broad folds
all true Democrats viii delight to assem-
bic. Nine cheers were given as the broad
folds of the Flag were unfurled to the
breeze, for DoUsLAs, 1OHNsos Ash rHE
UNION. @~st
In the evening the Democratic Club held
meeting, at which several animated
speeches were made, and great snthnsi-
aarn prevailed. Young America was
out carrying transpareneies, the insorip-
lions and PasntiAgs RReA Ehiah, created
mach aaausemsRts zsss1 'u-eez 5s7-az ,s,g
During the meeting d listls dfscusioh
sprang up, on the question Of letting the
Cinb Rpem to the Linsola and Brsckia-
ridge wings Of the Republican party, fol
the purpose Of holding discussion and
settling the little difference existing be-
twsan the two wings. ThspaEties, though
nos members Of the Club, were permitted
to speak, and upon the part Of the right
wing Of the party ii was asserted that the
reason they wished the use of the Demo-
cratic Club room was, because they could
nos ges an audience al the Republican
quarters; and upon the part Of the
laft wing il vas adaittsd thai the place
whinh ws hare heard so much sbeas In
the SozpareRs designated by the name Of
the Breckenridge and Lane Head-qaar-
ters, was net q fit place TO meea in--thas
In fact there was no organizations Of thai
pagty--that no meetings had been held,
orprobabiy would be held therein short,
that the hanging oat Of a aag with the
above inscription upon it, was fraud,
and proving to the mind of every one
present, that ii was hung ont to aid and
encourage ths right or Lineoln wing of the
party. As humiaiating a. the thing must
appear, It is nevertheless true, that the
leaders Of both wings of the Republican
party, though osteasibly having bead
quarters Of their owa, were anxious to
crawl into the Democratic sc HAD guar
ters." And so it turns out thai the place
which the NoapaTel has deaOminatsd the
Democratic g headquarters, " is much
more respectable place and viii ensure a
better audience than the boastsd 'sHead-
quarters Of the two wings Of the Black
Republican party. 4 great deal was said
about courtesy, bat upon vote being sa-
ken II was unanimously resolved that no
party entertaining the principles Of the
two wings Of the Republican party, shO'd
be permitted to occupy even the x Hiad-
gnasters'' of The regular Democratic par
y. The meeting adioarnsd with three
cheers for DoUGL&s, JoEgsoS sSD TnR
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