The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-07-12
Hurrah for Douglas Il johnson!
GALA DAY FOR DEMOCRACT!!
Great Ratification Meeting at
OttumWa!
Speeches Of Brigadier- General Dodge and
augustus Clay Caesar Dean!
'RcIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE COURIER.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE CouRrRR.
Saturday last was gala day for the Dem
ocracy of Wapello! They seemed to be in
extacies-pertectly jubilant Two weeks
ago the thing was not dreamed of, but il
was all the more glorious for being so unex.
pccted. Scarcely three weeks ago they stood
beside the death-bed of their party; they
witnessed its painful, agonizing stru. gles
and saw it die. They saw rich inheritance
in which they had hoped to share, made ever
cithout any repersiOn, to another, and their
sorrow was overwhelming. Was there nc
| Joy in gref-no balm in Glead? A brill.
liant idea struck them. A wake 4 wake
1t was bright idea. An Irish wake -
1t was just the thing-perfectly appropriate
They should not be denied the indulgence Of
ime-honored custom-time -honorcd, al
least, with a majority of the party. Besides
it is " domestic Institution"
| The programme as it acds to be, and the
programme as it acas, differed slightly; but
this was owing simply to a lack ofiudgment
for which, under the circumstances, they
ought not to be held responsible.
PART FIRST Raising of the Douglas &
Johnson flag on Front Street. This took
place early in the morning. No sooner was
the flag raised than "a blast from the East "
tore it asunder, directly between douglas
& Johnson" Mean and unprincipled as
Douglas is, Northern breeze would not al.
low him to stand associated with the South
crn Fre-eater.
PART SECoND.-Raisng of the pole. At a
quarter past two the forces were on the
ground. In front of where the pole lay,
ready for raising, was an old iron field piece,
loadedto the mouth, and ready to thunder
forth - what? Ask the committee OF
arrangements. To the right of this stood
the Sax Horn and Martial Bands. The ropes
were carefully arranged and the pole RAISED;
in KS to an angle of about two-and a-hali
dcgr es. The forces were now applied to
the ropes, but the thing proved top-heavy.
In spite'ofall precaution it had taken tee dis
ease. Hickory stood it as long as it could
and then, with crash, went down. There
were long faces and direful cursngs. The
Band struck up"Dead March" aud the can
OH was not fired
PART THIRp.-March to the grounds. The
company now formed in procession, each one
selecting his proper place, and took up its
line of march for the grounds, where the
speaking was to be had In the van was a
nigger--in the rear a scabby, two year-old
mule. You may think this strange conci-
dence, but III swear it's true.
The Rostrum, on which the noble Caesar
was to stand, was erected in classic spot
College Square. 1t was beautiful place
clean. when Ye orators arrived, but we will
not vouch for its cleanliness now.
PART FoURTn.-Speech of "Ye DEAN
In person, this man is a little remarkable -
Those acquainted with his family will notice
at once resemblance. Like his distinguish
ed brother, he is a man of strong parts,
and when little stimulated and excited, is
sure to leace his mark! If you know the
man you know what to expect, the outside
compares iceU Nth the inside.
We Dean said" There never was time
before when the government was at such
Steak-never time before, when so many
factions were contending for Federal power.
There are now four factions or parties
formerly there had been but two. By va
rious causes the old Wing and Democratic
parties had been split up and out Of the elc-
ments Of these were formed the four parties
of which he spoke. First, the Bell and Ev-
erett party, which was made up in part of
old line Wings and in part of Native Am
orleans. Bell and Everett were noble
men and were the standard bearers Of a party
which claimed for its object the union Of the
States. Bell was, in fact, Republican, and
had not the Republican party been sectional,
it would have nominated him for its candi-
date. The only reason the Republicans did
not nominate him was, Bell is an honest
man." (Great applause.)
1.-THE next was the Republican party; and
this was made up of Abolitionists, Free Soil
ers, small remnant of the Wing party and
the sweat of the Democratic party. Gre
mendous applause.) Its principle was the
restriction of slavery within its present linn
its. The Republican party was not half as
good friend to the niger as the Democrat
&c party. (Voice-' That's 500 The Re-
publican party have for the expounder of
their faith, little, drunken song, singers
Here our notes say sail filth" Ifyou wish
fora fuller report we refer you to A. w. G.,
to whom, we understand, Deans brother
pr scented the original.
Next was the party now in control of the
Federal Government-the administration
party. These were pirates, fillibusters, mer-
cenaries, miscreants, thieves and traitors,
led on by the old arch fiends, James Buchan-
an and Caleb Cushing Excitement among
the Breckenridge men, They had turned
the tables on "Ye Dean" and broken up the
Democratic party, They had fought against
the North in convention and not allowed
Douglas to be nominated, by the two-thirds
rule" Tremendous applause
Fourthly, our party, which is, par excel
lence the Democratic party. 1t goes in fol
giving the South its rights-it goes in for the
fugitive Slave Law. The Constitution rec