Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-09


To the d Mac.Ar AND NEwa-lhs gr eat
event Of Blue Grss4. VIZ: The Rspul licsn mas.
meeting. came Of on Saturday last. and ~
did pos notice sDy reporter from your Office
on the greoad. seek~nPon myself tne duty q
sc"ne 10 snss seC-- ..u VI" eG"
dsssor TO make fai.hfu. report For rors
than . month previous Republicans Of Blue
Grass aud Buffalo tow nrh,ps had been buoy in
making arrangements for what they termed
one Of the largest Republican gatherings ever
held 10 this section Of tie couutry. F.anisg
hsDdoills had been ported oil over the cou q.
try. announcing that on tn. 9Th day Of Oc.ob or
ins,., st two O'Clock P. H., grand Republican
Mas. Meeting would be held in the village Of
Blue Grsss. 1t which time and -placs A-ss,s
huLbell. Price. Lane and Ramming would be
present and discuss the subiects Of freedom free
spseoh. free homes. and last. though not least.
the Republican friends we're invited 10 discuss
free noer to BE- provided BY tie ladies. the
whole to conclude With grand Wide Awake
torchlight procession in the evening. Allow me
TO cay here that tue ladies performed their psri
of the programme to perfection. and in yls
- only the ls.i.s. erase can.
At the appointed ..As and place. had COL
lected Of the fair women and brave men 40 d
a"xioas children Of The good peopl. Of B us
Grass aud vicinity. about forty persons Of eli
political stripes. but yet no speaker. had sp.
p.srsd, while 81 eyes we're turned eastward
.oxiously wsi.ins-,bsir approach. The clock
struck three, speakers men ea. The clock
struck four. when "solitsry horssman nigh,
have bssn sesn' furiously winding his way in-
to town With foaning KITTY Clover" and dr..
yer covered With free coil. With the stare and
stripes under bic arm, Who announced In
breathless hate 70 the impat.snt crowd ~
that the spsskers and Wide Avskss y ere fact
spproaehing. bonded BY band Of music Ex-
eitsosot besams uahooadsd. msrshsls unrolI-
I'd their Asxs and displayed their badges Of
ol6e. Ladies put % the tea kettle. bo vhis
,lsd Yankee Doodle. and "all vent merry -
the marriage bell
Al Eve o'clock the mighty eavsles Dc made
iss grasd deS"t. headed BY bsad Of music
consisting Of Two drums and one 6fs. Th-
procession consisted Of about eight Or ten es,.
s,agss eostsiuiog the above named spsakees
asd . company Of about 80 Of John Brown
Cadets from your city. The crowd gazsd
With sstooi.hnens. The men exelsims1 .is
that sil!" The ladies snqu'red the hest mode
| Of preserving cooked provisions and the boys
| shoutsd "aos much Of . show after ail >
Among the baggage noticed suspicious
looking boz, which, from the funsra aspect Of
the proees.i.n. some Dsuoer.tie vAg suspect.
Cd contained the remains Of Old A. .. bat be
wss asssred it vss nothing bat torch lighss -
liyh. The Rail splitter through the Oh .dov
thst Dsuglas vss casting over him. Altar -
rsding through the stsss,s 70 amuss The
hogs. they aoaIIy halted ia froat Of The Bapsiss
Church, vnsss II vas sssouossd that .hs
s,,ssking vss 70 take place. Or. CAspsstss
called The osssiDg 70 eedss. sod h bsisi
spsseh velsooed tAs Wias Az .kes ef Dssss.
pess to Blue 0ssss. 10 fsss hs eoald ssleoas
then 70 htsls 49,. - ths people vsrs -
there Up si'ivsly sassrt shst y - tiss d.
rins The ssessi - vas there MORE ttsa az
ksadva1 end Asssly s~Isvs % shs grcusd ssd .
l.res pe.pessisn ei tAsss vsss Dsmssr.ts -
| The aAsss ssss;.1 sAssss ssss up tor DOUGLAS
o. the s,ess u The spsssbss vtll sstest. Tha
f,se sppekss isess3sssd % ths ssdienes vss J.
Less, Rsq, q ysss city. Who. for sbous o
nosr sedesve q 70 shsv tbss Sssphss A
| Dovesss rsssssus . 1874 .hsA ever bsss iufAvos
4 ~ ps~Aikisies q s,ssssy 10 the rsrvisod I
- s>ss be Asld thss Ceaetss bad ses os,y
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