Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-25
GRAND UNION De NO ssTKATiVN
At LE CLAIRE.
2l3 Torches in Procession {!
Grand Illuminations!
Speeches from Lindley, Lcffingwell and
Parker
Great EnthuSkasan!
Grand Illuminations!
Great Enthustasln !

On Saturday last i. was announced by the
Union Club at LIE Claire that there would be
| political meeting st that place on tuesday
evening. the 23d inst. The shortness Of the
aotce TO the people. it was feared would oper-
ate against the success Of the affair, and per-
srs make It uninterestiDg, but as the Club
| could secLre the services Of the above named
able speakers Ut no other time before the close
OF the campaign. there was no other way left
but to go ahead ard run the risk.
| The event as it developed itself, pu, speedy
end to all tears entertained relative to ti.xle.
as we shall presently show.
In company with = respectable number OF
our feIlow.cItizens. formed in procession with
. full band of music at the head, we proceeded
| to LIE Claire On Tuesday afternoon to witnss So
the demonstration. Our cssalcads made q
trlumphal entry into the city just after dsr 4.
with food Of music IN front. and banners hy-
ing all along. The city WAS in perfect bla zs
Of glory-as far as the eye could reach and
fur, her still-all through the noble little city
on the bluffs aud along the streets we're gaiIy
| illuminated private and public houses,
dweiiings and storee-oth.es and hotels
shedding forth q perfect flood Of light, 1t
seemed sr though all th. lamps and candles
j the county had been lighted Tor the occas
ion. In fact We never before saw LIE Claire
decked out IN such gorgeous robes, aud wear
ing such holiday aspect. 1t was grand. Give
| us LIE Claire iilunin sted-ali the tine. With
out stopping 10 partIculsrize-but compli.
menting all patriotic people of that place, on
their style. We pass on to notice other interest
| ing features. The torch ght procession, u,a de
| up OF LIE Claire Union Cub men, the Hickorle es
IRON Princeton. and goodly number oftorch-
| es from this city. accompanied by Storms
Band, and a fine Martial Band, marched
| throug h all the principal streets of the city
met on all hands by the cheers OF the popuaee
and welcomed by geuerou. competitors
10 the wsy OF private Iiiuninations.
Nothing like it was ever before seen In L.-
Claire. That snug littl. burgh fairly outdid ev-
erything and has won an additional plume with
which to Geek herself. Al the Republican
meeting held there few days since, though
weeks had been spent in perfecting arrange.
msnts therefor, the demonstration was beggar-
iy compared with this. They had not 80 many
torches out by about sixty or seventy, and the
..o~u WAS propauy less than mall .srke.
There was none OF the general exub.rance of
feeling displayed by the citizens-compnra-
lively speaking no enthu -iasm or interest what
ever on that occasion.
The speaking commenced at Davenport's
Hall at about eight clock. The room though
iarse was packed almost to suifoea,ion and
hundreds could not obtain admission, in conse
quence of which apother stand was mad. out
side, where speakers held forth during the
evening. This is u matter worthy OF ,tice-
such an Incident having never happened before
in the history of LeCare The ladies also
lent their presence in good numbers to ada
{. esh interest 10 the occasion. Not less than a
hundred Of The fairest daughters OF Lee Iail e
(and that Is saying considerably we're present
At eight O'Clock A. Ii. Davenport. Esq, Pres.
dent Of the Union Cub, called the meeting TO
order aud introduced Hon. j. j. Lndey to the
meeting. That gentleman adir, ssel the auGi.
for about two hours and n half in his
usual able and entertaining manner. 1t vas
empha.icaily . Bsli.Everett speech; nobod
will question that proposition though his
second choice was Douglas We will MT at
tempt to follow that gentleman through his
speech. His audience was pleased win the
.fort-cheering him continually.
While Mr.. Lindley was addressing a crow wded
Hal, Geo. Ii. PARKER, E.q, was entertaining
IA large aud attentive audience in the street
lie d.sooursed in an able and conservative
manner; pointing out to the people In . clear
and argumentstlvs style the impending
danger which besets the country and their
nergeney. His speech was loudly spplauded
by the enthusiastic throIg which listened to it
In the Hall. Judge Lethngwell opened his
speech alter Mr. Liudley had closed. 1t WAS
such a speech as Letting we'll alone can deliver
full Of meat. and entertaining to . degree.
Thous h tired and almost exhausted from long
standing, the audience for the most par. re.
manned quietly in their places and listened
with eagerness to the speaker as he discoursed
upon the various political topics which sgitate
aud almost distract the people Of cur coufed-
sracy. For the most part his language was
tnild and impressive, afforiing pleasure and
hope to Democrats, yet at the same time oper-
ating like frebrand, among the Republicans.
lie wasfor U Mon complete and perfecs Union
but upon an equitable basis.-the candidate
having the best chances for success in Iowa to
receive the entire vote outside Of the Repub-
lican party. We cannot further alude to this
speech. only to say it was of the best We
have ever heard, and that it Was received
with unexsmpled enthusiasm.
The meeting was grand, = preemlnently
successful one, and will have q telling effect
unon the election. The arraD gemsnts Of tie
Club for the entertainment of the guests was
complete and highly snlisfa ctory The IIouard
Horss and Adeiphis Ho:s were both prepared
to servs the gueets in ha'ads~m me etyle
We congratulate the people Of LeClaire aud
the Union Cub in part'culsr-the ladies in
general. upon the brilliant fort 1t rebounds
highly to their credit Ma We live to e, ioy
many more such happy Reunions.
Unconstitutional & Davies saw. mill
has not been running for few days past until
yesterday. when they again star ed up steam.
They havA 'nesn maxine Soma i.n,,or,.c. -