The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-08-09

and when he got off the cars three cheers
were given for Dean. While they were
cheering, Dean pulled bandanna from his
pocket and covered his face, being sorry, nc
doubt, and almost affected to tears, on ac
count of the unworthness of the object upon
which their apparently enthusiastic cheers
were bestowed. From the railroad the speak.
er popular and gifted orator." I mean
was escorte,' to his hotel by people (rnen
women and children, and some "ba5es al
the b!east,'O in wagons and on horse back,
mbering, all told, three hundred and sixty
two. After the procession had proceeded
through several of the principal streets, il
was brought to halt, when Col. Thompson
Gas learn without authority from the " Ma.
tional Union Democratic Club" ordered
the crowd to dispense, and it dispersed, and
the people did as they pleased from that
time until halfpast one o'clock, when the
Colonel made his appearance on the stand
in the park, and cried out ain the words
and figures following, to-wit:
30 yes! Dyes! Let everybody leave
their stores, &C., and rally around this stand
for a short time-wee'l do you good The
ladies Oh the front seats till they are. filledr'
Pretty good for Col. Thompson! 1t is
the opinion sfyour correspondent that the
ladies were "filled" long before they could
make their escape through the crowd which
surrounded them on all sides
Almost the first thing heard the "Popu.
lar and gifted orator" say after appeared
on the ground, was that he had heard much
said about free labor. He said that those
persons who harped about free labor were
"Store-keepers, Bankers, &C., persons who
never did days work in their lives" The
popular and gifted orator" differs some
what in opinion from his distinguished
brother Democrats in the South who said
they were ''small fitted farmers" "grcasy
mechanics and filthy operatives" mul-sills
Of society,"" &c. .....
The next remarkable statement he made,
was, that stree Jesus Christ died upon Cal
vary, there had never been time when so
many barbarians had been lifted from degra-
dation, as in the last two hundred years. bv
the system inaugurated by our English sn-
cestors in bringing the Africans to this
country. He repeated this declaration, in
order that he might moi, be misunderstood.
If bringing the Africans to this country is
"Christianizing and civilizing' pro-
cess, it would seem tina. to reopen the slave
trade would be advisable.
Dean says the Republican party is an I'M
constitutional party. If the Republican par
ty is unconstitutional, it is 'inopcrative and
void;" but we think we will prove to Mr..
Dean next November that the Republican
party is not imperative and void,' bat ain
full force and virtue"
Dean further says that "the Republican
party never can administer the government
without an entire change of Constitution or
a subversion of the government" We will
show him within the next four years.
have given you specimen of the COM
mencement of the speech of the "gfted and
popular orator." who was to expound the
truth ofDemocracy. The rain prevented me
from hearing his speech through and can
not tell you of the remainder of it. | learn
however, that Dean sustained remarkably
well, the reputation he has acquired, of be.
in the greatest blackguard in the State.
At few minutes past 4 o'clock p. NJ, on
Friday, in accordance with an arrangement
previously made, the Wide Awakes, num-
bering about sixty members, formed into
procession in front of their Hall, for the pur-
pose of attending a meeting of the Republi.
cans of Round Prairie Township, at Glas,
gov, in the evening. They marched round
the Public Square, and halted in front the
Legget House. After getting seated in the
wagon, three rousing cheers were given for
Lincoln and Hamlin, and we departed for
Glasgow. 1t was raining when we started
and continued raining until we arrived al
Glasgow. About sundown however, the
clouds dispersed and we had delightful
night for the meeting. Notwithstanding il
had rained all afternoon, there were about
four hundred people in attendance at the
meeting, about one hundred and fifty o.
whom were ladies'.
The WideAwakes formed in procession
as soon as it was dark, lit their torches, and
marched through several streets. They
finally halted in front of the speakers Mr.
Wilson was called for, and responded in ;
speech that caused the few Democrats in at
tendance to "fear and tremble."
After Mr.. Wilson had spoken about ar
hour and a half, no took his seat and Mr.
Scott was called for. Mr.. Scott spoke about
half an hour, principally on the tariff ques
ton
After Mr.. Scott was through speaking, the
company formed into llne After perform.
ing several evolutions, they halted in front Of
the stand. Three cheers were proposed for
the Fairfield Wide Awakes, and were given
with will Three cheers were then given
for the Republicans of Glasgow, after which
the company was ordered to dispense.
We left Glasgow on Saturday morning
!. never to forget the hospitablc manner in
which we were entertained by the whole
hearted Republicans of that village May
the Republicans of Glasgow live thousand
years, and we live just as long to share thei,
hospitality