The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-07-28
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MoSDAY EVENING, yrIr I'D, 1860.
The evenings eosersainmens II the Hind
quarters opened spleodidly. There vss ,
brilliant displsy Of talent ssnounesd in the
bills for this evening. The ssp.pular favor
its" seqsissed himself eredisAbly, md in
fact the whole force Of stock sectors did
unusually well, and won many encomiums
Of praise from the admiriog mu!.isade, BY
the able nanoer N which hey perforned
their respective parts. The audience had
assembled at an early hour, and seemed
very impatient 70 have the managers ssgo
On with the show" A. near a. We could
calculate, there vas tremendous crowd in
as;endance--ve think, without exaggera-
ton, at least forty-sf whom great many
we're Republicans, ~ zoe will learn By ref
esepce 70 the last ssmber Of the Democratic
organ in this city. A the hour approached
for the performance to eemuspce, some
very enthusiastic gentleman in the s.frons
seass' gos upon bench, and with very en-
phatic gesture, and in voice that betokened
great frmness Of character, be exclaimed
-SrEraES A. DoreLAs!.! 1t 10 ut-
tsrly useless for US to attempt description
Of the perfectly overwhelming, upro.rous,
rsntankerous, and ''irrepre.sible" applause
tina. greeted this eloquent and powerful
appeal TO the intelligence Of the audience.
A. the confusion gradually subsided, the
excited squa,sers began to call vociferously
for Capt. PAIGE, who was advertised in the
bills As the '.star" OF the occasion. After
few moments, the Capt. made bis appear.
ancs before the curtain, and delivered a very
neat and eloquent address. lie spoke for
about forty five minutes most Of which
time be occupied in severely cas,iga,ing the
BREcKisRIDGE Democracy. T6is part Of
the speech was much admired and loudly
applauded by the Republican side. But
any comment upon this ,rtion Of the add
dress would be contrary to ''my great prin
cip!e," as it's ''domestic regulation"
which they should be "lef. free to egulate
in their own way, subject only to the con-
stitu;ion." At length, for the purpose of
giving the squatter side Of the house an
opportunity to cheer, the speaker pro-
nouncsd rery emphatically the name Of Mr..
DOUGLAS, which had the desired effect, and
brought down the house in one overpowsriDg
and "Pandimonium'' burst of applause.
After Capt. PAIGE had concluded his re-
marks, Mr.. CRAWFORD was called for, bu.
declined speaking. We noticed among the
'sdi,tinguishsd speakers from abroad" the
cel.br, ted non interv entionist from Africa,
JOAN WILLIAMSON, Esq; but he thought
that, a. his countrymsn had already caused
so much troubls in the party, it would be
bad policy for hin. to speak on the present
occasion-hs was willing to do, as hereto
fore, all he could to promote the interests
of the party. as private individual, eithe-
''under the fence" or Sin the wood-pile."
but to appear in public, he feared might
"spile de whole business" Judge G. A.
was next called for. He arose
in his seat and spoke few words, which
were greeted with tremendous and long con-
tinued applause. The Judge is a po,cerfui
logiclan, and an eloquent speaker-au Or
namsnt to the company, and withal, one Of
the brightest stars in the galaxy of Popular
Sguatreignty. Ic was about to proceed
with his address, but just at this interest
ing juncture, an unknown individual, ap-
parently very much excited, sprang to his
feet and exclaimed at the top Of bis voice
STEPHEN A. DouGLAs fol-
lowed scene of the most intense and hides.
cribab!e excitement, during which the lights
were put out, and the Little Club fickered
amid blaze Of glory.