The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-09-25


until eleven o'clock at night, and we
were compelled to be content with a
glimpse of his countenance as he passed
through the lines, and with his short re-
Spouse to the reception speech. These
well repaid the trip, and when, on arri-
wing at the depot here, at four o'clock,
on Friday morning, we found our fellow
Wide Awakes, with band playing and
torches lighted, drawn up to receive and
welcome us, each ole felt that it was Il
good thing to be Wide Awake. And
still further, when our escort marched us
to HARDENBRooK' and set before us
tempting repast of delicious oysters, ev-
cry man felt bright glow of gratitude
for the occasion that had brought forth
this manifestation Of brotherly feeling
1t was perfect surprise, and was one of
those pleasant little episodes that warm
our hearts, and make us more fully APP
preciate our common brotherhood.
On Saturday night, the Wide Awakes
paraded in honor of Hon. CHARLES Po-
MERCY, candidate for Presidential elector.
They numbered over seventy uniforms,
and were accompanied by the brass band
and martial band. In response to their
call Mr. PoMERoy said
Ny FRIENDS You certainly do not
expect me to make a speech to you this
evening, as you are yourselves aware
that should be unjust to myself to at
tempt it in this open night air ; but |
cannot refrain from expressing to you
the pleasure which this demonstration of
your feelings has given me and trust
that those blazing torches are but the
faint reflection of the burning spirit Of
liberty that glows within you. They
carry our thoughts backward to those
olden times when the watch fires of free
dom were kindled along the mountain
tops, to warn its devotees OF approaching
danger or the coming conflict.
Allow me TO say further, that it is 10
me source of pleasure and Of pride, that
this beautiful organization had its birth
in my own native State, in the midst of
one of the most fercely contested politi-
cal battles that was ever fought in our
American Union where the two great
commercial cities of our country, the
one on the right hand, and the other on
the left, poured out treasures from the
Golfers of their merchant princes, to pur-
chase the votes of those sons Of toll who
had been called the "white slaves of the
north" And those "white slaves y not
only indicated their honor by spurning
the bride, but proved themselves the
worthy descendants of their PUTNAMs
and their SHERMANs, and gave to the
cause of universal liberty this beautiful
organization, which was destined TO kin
die to burning the enthusiasm Of free
men on the banks of the =" Father of wa
ters," and make the countenance of our
free sons Of toll, who dwell on our beau
tiful prairies, beside our christal lakes
and babb!ing streams, like the sun kiss
ed ripples that frolic along their pebbled
shores, sparkle with gladness. Wide
Awakes go on-man never wore uniform
in nobler cause, marched In the sup
port Of more sacred principles. Go on,
until our whole temple Of liberty shall be
illuminated by your bright torches, and
become beacon light, reviying the
dropping hopes and stimulating the as
pirations of the world -oppres sed and
struggling millions.
AT the conclusion, several hearty
cheers were given for Mr.. PoMERoY af-
ter which the company went through
their drill in front of the Montour
House.
On Monday night they went to Quas,
queton, numbering 81 men, and accom-
panied BY the independence Brass Band.
Here they were treated, by the ladies OF
Quasqueton, to one of the finest suppers
that we have seen gotten up in Iowa.
Two tables, each fully fifty feet in length,
were literally loaded down with substan,
tials and delcacies. And the profusion
of the eatables was no more noticeable
than their general excellence. In fact It
was the universal voice OF the company
that il was one of the finest entertain
ments they had ever partaken of, and
without exception they accorded the
palm for taste and liberality as caterers,
To the ladies of Quasqueton After the
Wide Awakes had been fed TO repletion.
the tables were re.laid and the public
generally invited TO partake, and still the
arder of our fair hostesses was not ex
hausted, aud the boys were called in TO
demolish the remainder. In the mean
time the Wide Awakes were marching,
communicating, and going through
with their evolutions. eliciling cheers
from the assembled crowd. Afterwards
speeches were made by III. G. KELLOGG @,
A. B. LEWIS, w. q. DoNSAN and j. S.
WOODWARD. Mr.. kELLoGG'S speech
was full of humor and pith, and many