The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-03

dated Lane and the Democracy, and
elected Logan 10 Congress, and legis-
lature that would send two Republican
United States Senators. Upon this the
audience rose and gave three hearty
cheers for Oregon. He spoke for two
hours, and his speech was very effective
The convention did well in electing him
Presidential elector. AT the conclusion
of Mr.. Chapline's address, Col. Torrens.
of New York City, was called out, and
in an eloquent speech of ten minutes, ex-
pressed his qualification at the enthusi-
asm that had been manifested. Mr.. LIN
COLIN he knew personally, and he paid
OLD ABE high eulogium. He assured
the meeting that New York was good for
Republican majority of fifty thousand.
At the conclusion of his speech three
hearty cheers were given for New York
and VIM. H. SEWARD. and the meeting
adjourned with three more for LINCOLN
and HAMLIN.
In the evening, without any Of the
aids Of music, or other appliances, the
court house was filled with an excellent
audience, to listen to speech from Tom
DRUMMoND. Many farmers, stirred up
by the good things of the afternoon, de-
termined to hear more of them. and staid
during the evening. Many ladies, also,
graced the hall with their presence. Mr..
DRuMMosD, although quite young man,
has served two sessions in the legisla-
ture, once as representative and lastly
as Senator, and has already secured an
enviable reputation throughout the State
for ability. We were certainly prepared
to hear good speech from HIM, but
were not prepared for the clear. logical,
searching. eloquent effort which we
heard. Tom possesses the powers of sar-
casm in an eminent degree, and when he
made point on the Democracy, it was
done with vim that made them feel it
clear down into their boots. His open
ing, in which he graphically described
the different classes of democrats that are
to be met with, and the amount of i'm
preston to be made on each, was ex-
ceedingly we'll put, and brought down
rounds of applause. He examined the
record of the Democracy upon the great
measures Of the last Congress-on the bill
for the admission Of Kansas, on which
Mr.. DOUGLAS had no word to speak, and
no record to leave. although he found no
difficulty in voting and talking for Sc
dition law protecting Slavery. and could
talk for days on DAvIs's resolutions, bid
ding for Southern votes-on the Polyga-
my bill, voting to uphold Mormon licen-
tiousness and debauchery, granting to
men in Utah the right to have as many
white wives as the want, just as they vote
to grant to men in other territories the
right to have as many black ones as they
please-on the bill to repeal the infamous
slave code Of New Mexico, infinitely
worse than the bloody code Of Kansas,
voting to continue it in force-on the
Tariff, voting for the same suicidal poll
cy that has rendered the country almost
bankrupt--on the Homestead bill, voting
down the beneficent measure Of the
House, and substituting the miserable
abortion of the Senate lodging the
vote. as did DOUGLAS; and sustaining
the veto of the old public functionary"
of the White House. All these points,
and many others. were presented with
the utmost clearness, and sent home with
scathing force, to the infinite delight
Of the Republicans. He followed Douc-
LAS through his windings and tergiver-
sations, and brought to bear upon him
the full power Of his sarcasm. lie spoke
Of the noble senator who had stood by
DOUGLAS so bravely, and fought the ad
ministration SO fearlessly. finally yielding
up his life for the cause. And when he
mentioned the name Of DAVID c. BRoD-
ERIcK, the courtroom rang with cheers.
He showed that when the death Of that
Senator was announced in the Senate
chamber. and the country waited for the
burning words which they thought must
fall from the lips Of DOUGLAS in condem-
nation Of the murder of the man who
had SO nobly upheld him and his cause,
they were shocked TO find them wanting.
He also told how, when the District At
torneyship of California became vacant,
and Mr.. BUCHANAN could find none so
worthy as the second Of the man who had
murdered BRopERIcK. to fill the place,
Mr.. DOUGLAS voted to ratify the nomina-
ton of CALHOUN BENHAM. The speaker
painted this black hearted act in vivid
colors, and il produced an intensity OF
feeling against the Illinois demagogue,
which will tell at the polls.
But We cannot attempt TO do Mr.
DRuMMoSD's positions justice. We can
only say that he delighted the Republi-
cans, and made sore the Democrats. He
bald L;s auliauca in wrapt attantion for