The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-10-20
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Tuesday, Oct. 10th.


Tuesday, Oct. 10th.
Daring the early part Of the campaign,
vs furnished or readers, regularly every
week, true and faithful deseriptisa Of the
varied and interesting comic psrfernanees
Of the Great Theatres! Democracy. These
reports having lost their interest to rs and
our readers, vs have paid but little atsen-
ton, during the last few weeks, to the do
ings at the "Ilindquarsers,' and had con-
eIud.d 70 refrain from doing any more
advertising for this company until they had
settled the old account; in short, We had
retired from the show business but bill!
Of unusual brilliancy having been presented
by the enthusiassie Squssssrs, on last Tues
day evening, We regard i: as duty We owe
our readers, ~ we'll - 40 act Of charity to
the company, to lay before the public An
account ofshe grand, magnificent, and pecu.
liarly Dimocratic' performance Of Tuesday
night. Oar up-sews ssighbor reported the
afternoons proceedings, but from some
causs-"press Of job work" We suppose
be entirely overlooked the performance at
pight, bu. the part that our contemporary
forgot We intend to publish.
A large and enthusiastic audience were
assembled in the exhibition room, the en-
tire dramatic force Of the company was on
hand, all the necessary arrangements had
been perfected; the appointed hour arrives,
and the curtain rises. Ye Able Man comes
upon the stage and requests the audience
to show Mr.. COLE how enthusiastic they
src-sbis eloquent appeal is greeted with
tremendous and long continued silence
little boys on the side walk give three cheers
for Pennsylvania-Congressional aspirans
concludes that Democratic enthusiasm 10
like the boys calf, slightly 'gin out'-.hs
enthusiastic audience now call upon Cole,
for a speech-Mr. COLE wasn't at liberty to
speak-Ye Great Manager was then called,
and made speech just like Mr.. C's.-
Every prominent member of the company
was, in turn, called upon, but nobody spoke
-en,husias,ic audience now conclude to
have a speech, whereupon very corpulent
specimen Of the genus Squattsr, was assist
cd upon the stand, and then began the
performance proper. The speaker, AS near
as We could calculate, was very fine old
gentleman; in size, 'not so high up, but
very big out''-fully as large one way as the
other, and may be little larger looked as
though he could eat CLANS enough to
qualify him for the Presidency--has a
very jovial-looking countenance, and when
upon the stand, gives one very good idea
Of the personal appearance of the Little
Giant; bis speech is supposed to be the
same. or very similar to the one delivered
by Mr.. Douglas at every place where he was
"betrayed," and not unlike the speech de-
livered in the Council Chambe., in this City,
about year ago, by a certain Democratic
candidate for Legislator.
The spesker began his eloquent address,
by assuring his attentive audience that he
was s'Dimocrat'-Republic portion of
the audience didn't doubt it. He then pro-
ceeded to inform his enthusiastic listeners
that he was "Dooglas Dimocrat," which
latter remark was received by tho enthusi-
as.ic squa.ters with tremendous applause !;
tho speaker perceiving that this remark
pleased the audience, he repeated it, and
was again cheered; repeated again, and
again was cheered, and so on for about on
hour, when he proceeded to relate, with
tears in his eyes, the very affecting story
Of poor old negro woman, who was stolen
by the abolitionists and sold into slavery !;
just at this interesting juucture, the prom-
nens members of the company began to wish
that the fire. bell would ring, or something
happen to afford them an opportunity to
take respectable leave of the audience but
as nothing 'turned up they began to impor-
tune the speaker to dosist, lest much speak
ing might injure his lungs-Mr. Cole hoped
he would soon ''gin eout"-Abls Man
said he had powerful "wind. works. and
might stand it all nighs-Ye Great Manager
feared such proceedings would injure the
character Of the ehow-John Williamson
remarked, il he didn't soon stop shed Spite
de whole speaker declared hi,
determination to 90 on and again aston
ished the already terrified audience, BY the
emphatic declaration that he was ''Dim-
ocra,!" By this time, all the prominent
members Of the company began to disappear
through the back door, yet still the speaker
wen, on, and ever and anon his eloquent
voice would roll in sublime eddies round the
magnificent ball, and echo from every cor
ner, as he would declare to the wondering
and ava. stricken multitude, 10 tones Of
laundering eloqneuce, and with gestures
mos, terrific, the all-imporsant fact, that he
vas q 'Docelas Dimocras" By this time,
it vas rery apparent that the Democratic
portion of the audience had "gin eout,"
leaving . few very mischievous Black Re-
pablicans, and house-fu Of boys but
the speakers enthu.iasm had not in the
least abased. He came there to make .
speech, and wouldn't quit till be was done
intended to remove to Council Bluffs and
join the Great Western Show this will be
large addition to the company for he con-
sidered Democracy . great institution
He then addressed himself to the boys
told them be was very old-had lived all
his life-hoped they would treat him With .
great deal Of respect, aud desired them oil
to understand distinctly that he Was q
"Dimocra,." just at this intensely excis-
ing jane;sre, soms very uncharisable MEM
Der Of the company came into the hall and
Pot ous the lishss. also the speaker. He
vas not to be baMed in this way, but re-
sumed his remarks in the street. The last
ue heard Of him, he vas declaring. 10 Q