Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-30
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Politics In Iowa CITY.

Ma EDnoa.-The article In your paper
headed iowa City o K"hss created quite .
tsroye among the "culled folks" Of this city
Last evening the "Wido Awstes" met, and DR..
J. c. Stone delivered himself Of an hour rodo-
montade.
W. Penn Clarke, Esq, vas the next speaker.
He gave the Davenport DEMocaAr AND News
"ptits" He charged that the Democracy
we're ruledby the Tsmp!ins. the Downs and
the Bullocks. The little boys belonging to the
club did not know whether TO hiss or cheer. 90
they ".os right a.A" W. Penn Clarke poured
forth the als Of bis wrath upon all Demo
ocrats, all Douglas editors. all National speak
ere. and everybody who does not see tit to
vote for Lincoln. It vss evident to every per-
son who heard Penn. that he spoke "like one
who had heen wounded in ths house Of his
friends" His cesolsts condition excited the
sympathy Of al humane men. 1t 10 not the
fault. however. Of the Democrats that Penn
was not elected by the Aboltionists ~ Govern
or it is not their fault that there were not
Nigeerites enough to make him State Elector
in l648; it IA not their fault that the Republi
can Supreme Court refused to continue him %
Reporter; it 10 not their fault that the Repub-
lican Legislature did not appreciate volume
VII Of his reports; it is not their fault that the
Republican State Convention, when his name
was brought in as . candidate for Supreme
Judge, carried it out on chip. with smoke ed
rag; it is not their fault that the Republican
Congressional Convention refused to disgrace
themselves by putting Penn's name on their
ticket-Penn. Penn. poor Penn. your own par
ty feel towards you as Dean Swift did towards
Dr. Fell;
"I DO not like you, Doctor Fell,
The reason Why csanot tell
Butthis know full we'll,
do not like you DR.. fs0."
His wrath reminds one Of man, who, " hen
ever he is angry with any enc, goes home and
whips his wife; so with Penn; whenever the
Republicans spank him. he pitches into the
Democrats.
Il is reported that after the last Republican
meeting Penn. looked more thoughtful than
even. 1t was also noticed that after the ad-
journment no one spoke to him. He
"Was gang by himself"
and solilc gmizimg walked until he came to Esq
Murrays where he sat down, and gazing up in
the Office OF Temp!in. the Democratic war
horse, said:
crock Of Ages cleft for me,
Let me hide myseJ in THEE"
Immediately Templin sang sweetly.
"Whie the lamp holds out to burn,
The uttest siuner may return.
Silently and demurely he sped on, and thu.
he spake: "Oh that had not helped John
Brown with his murderous hands, escape to
Canada! Oh that / had never put his bust be-
fore my eyes to worship Oh that were as
innocent as when boy!" Poor Penn Poor
Penn! never more shall thy classic name
adorn the historic pages Of the Legislature, or
Of the Supreme Court. Thine own political
party hath killed thee. and the Demrscy, out
of respect to thy family will erect DER thee
tomb stone. inacribed-
"Disd Of John Brown"
The Raree show at the Republican meeting
ended with one Pa;ge's endeavoring to write
his name on history's page When he began one
"Woud scarce have expected ono Of his age
To sIeak in public on the stage"
His youthful countensncs. his efeminste form,
his mild voice, his verdent words. we're such
that when he ceased. people thought that he
did very well considering" and that If he ap.
piled himself for few years he might do for
an Esquire in Buncomb county. or clean horses
for county judge. or act as printers devil in
the Office OF the Mount Vernon Nsrs.
The Democrats have organized . Hickory
Club. and on the 4th proximo will be addressed
by LeGrand Byington. D.