Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-07-27
Daniel .. Dickinson in New York.

The BREcxmRIDoE DEMONSTRATION - the
Cooper Institute, N. Y. w, on the 1aIinst
is said ~ the Nsw York jourrals, to have ia,
surpassed in pointof numbers ana enthuias,u
the late DouGLAs ratification meeting in that
city. The principal speech was made by
DANIEL s. DIcKINsoN. 1t was from first ia
last a feTy defamation of war, and 4 bugle
call to arms against DOUGLAS and his men,
We quote specimen "brick where he wen,
into the canvass Of the disruption, and charges
upon the ruling majority Of the New York
delegation the responsibility Of It. To these
gentlemen and their political associates. he
addresses himself as follows F,,5orf s5fs 49,
Those who ruled and dictated to, and WELD
ed the vote Of the New York delegation, thro'
the fraudulent process of . unit vote---a rule
forced upon large minority of this delegation
to stifle their sentiments, while small minori-
ties were released from II in others 10 suit the
purposes Of the conspirators--will hereafter
be known by the name plainly branded upon
their guilty foreheads ct Charleston" p0lit-
ical gamblers '-as creatures who hang fes-
tering upon the lobbies Of State and Federal
legislation to purchase chartered privilege and
Immunity by corrupt appliances; who thrive
in its fetid atmosphere, and swell to obese
proportions, like vulturcs upon 0ffal Office
brokers, who crawl and eringe around the
footsteps of power, and by false pretences
procure themselves, or vile tools, places of Of.
fetal trust and emolument, that they may
pack and control caucuses and conventions at
the expense of the people they defraud and
betray, while honest men are engaged in their
industrial avocations TO earn their bread. Oh,
how has the once noble spirit Of the Democ-
racy fled from such concentrating approach
esq Rome, whose proud banner once floated
triumphant over conquered world, degener-
ated in the pursuit of sensual delights to q
band of fddlers and dancers, and the Demo
cratic party of New York, founded in the
spirit of jefferson, and emulating for many
years the noble efforts of jackson and =
Tompkins, has, in the hands of political
gamblers" been degraded by practices which
would dishonor the resorts Of Peter Funk.
in cast off clothing; cheating the sentiment
Of the people Of the State and Nation; cheat;
ing q great and confiding party, whose prin-
ciples they put on as disguise, for the pur-
pose of enabling them to cheat; cheating the
Convention which admitted them to seats :;
cheating delegations who trusted them; cheat
ing everybody and everything with which
they came in contact, except Mr.. Douglas,
their nominee, and then lamenting through
their accredited organ, from day to day, that
the Convention had not remained together so
that they might finally have cheated him.
They have overthrown the Democraticmasses,
but Wo to the riders that trampled them
down." Political gamblers you have breath
ed your contagion throughout the Democrat
ic citadel, and profaned and polluted its very
walls. You have defiled its holy places by
in the area Of its temples, and filthy reptiles
have inhabited the sanctuary of its gods. Its
towering eagle of liberty has fled for . season,
and foul ravens croak for prey and whet their
bloody beaks and dirty talons upon its sacred
affairs. Political gamblers! you have perpe-
trated your last cheat--consummated your
last fraud upon the Democratic party, for you
viii never again be trusted. Henceforth you
will be held and treated as political outlaws,
and set at defiance. There is no fox so crafty
but his hide finally goes to the hatters. You
will hang upon its skirts to regain power, and
lie in ambush for revenge, but as an open en-
envy you are powerless, and are only danger
Gus to those who trust you. With parties,
and especially cliques, who betray trusts and
abuse power as with individuals, there is a
day of reckoning and retributions, and yours
is at hand, 49,.
For time at least sets all things even,
And II we but watch the hour,
There never yet was human power, fE't
Who could evade, If unfoi given, G' n4
The patient search and vigil long,
OF him who treasured up wrong.
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