The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-27

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the FUNERAL Ceremonies.
The Douglasites or Monday night mournsd
the death Of ths Democratic party as only
the Whangdoodls mournesh. The ceremo-
MES were appropriately solemn and lagubri-
ous, and we were pleased 10 see that our Re-
publican friends carefully observed the pro-
prieties of the oooasion. A wise man has
said that the solemn and the farcical are near
neighbors. Such Was the case on this OCCASION.
There we're occasional strsaks OF the comical
which were provocative Of noisy hilarisy, and
1t was difficult to repress the demonstration
Of mirth. But the Republicans set their
faces like q flint and looked on with bscom-
ing gravity, showing q dslisase regard for
the lacerated feelings Of .heir Democratic
friends. E4
The frst feature in the programme, which
we noticed, was the appearance Of big red
wagon, going down Main street, and carrying
the Warsaw brass band. They were playing
"poor dog Tray" The music was very
good, and every one recognised the appro-
priateness of the tune. Three small boys
followed the red wagon, and sssayed some
antics. They didn't know il was funeral,
and therefore their actions were not quite
In keeping With the OCCASION Yet ID was
evident that the solsmnity OF the occasion
had unconseiously . sabduing effect upon
Young America.
In due time, Capt. Applsr discharged the
cannon. 1t made mournful sound. Its
slow re-vefbsrAsions were in unison With the
subdued and teeth-clenched matterings OF
Denocrstis wrath and disappointment -
These solemn explosions fssingiy symboii-
sing the successive terrific explosions Ut
Charleston and Baitimors,--were continaed
mt intervals till dusk, when the gathering
darkness vas Illuminated by the blazing light
Of the funeral pyrc. Divers hogshcads and
tar-barreis were sacrificed to the devouring
flames, by the light of which mingled crowd
of mourning Dsuglasites, jubilans Breeken-
ridgers, and curious Republicans gathered
at the corner Of Main and Fifth streets.
Here, mounted on board.piis, the War
saw band played ssHail Columbia" and di.
vers other pieces. They played we'll. II
struck Us that they also play ed long. There
was hitch in the proceedings somewhere.--
Apparently to divert attention, an Atssnp
was made to send up balloon. But, aias
Whit OF wind cAre6ned il. IL took FIRE ant
was consumed on the face Of the EARTH
This iii-omen had ssddening effect. Gen
Ramsey waved his hat, stopped The music
and announced that Messfs. Craig, Brown
Hornish, and others would address the meet
ing. There were calls for Craig, calls TO
Brown, calls fer Hornish. No answer.
was like calling spirits from the Vastly deep
Music again, and anxious consultations Abou
the wagon. More calls. No answer. Nor
music.
Suddenly The anxious General describes sh
tall form Of Craig in the distance. As il
mountain had been removed from his pal
plating heart, the Generals countcnanc
beams with joy. He waves his bat in tri
umph. The music stops, and Craig mount
the wagon. He ALEC mounted his Pegasus
and Immediately SCARED aloft in the class
regions Of orasory. II thrilled him with 10
that the phole country was in : blaze Of .,
element over Dougias' nomination.
chaste language, and we'll oonned and vel
rounded periods, be discourssd upon the o.
reer Of Douglas, glitiering and corrusoatir
in bright and shining tracks from earth
heaven, and from the stars 20 this mundal
sphere. He clothed his hero in the carmen
Of Old Hickory, and gave him the glory
adding California a. Free State TO Il
Union. The Trade Of Asia came In for
magnificent episode, In which No heard
Tyre and Piss, Venice and Genoa, Brug
and Christopher Columbus. He eulogE'
Henry Clay and giori6ed the doctrine OF no
Intervention, bns did mot define in what sen
he understood it, and was careful not
state, % Douglas olsimsd in bis last grs
speech, that squatter sovereignty had add
millions Of square niles Of the pubic dom,
to the slave power. Mr.. Craig wss, perhal
AZ happy in what he omitted TO SAY, -
what be did say, and when be was done
stopped.
About this time, or at some other poi
In answer 70 repeated calls, Monroe b
took the wagon, and p proceeded TO spread