Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-31
LErrE CoMKns. CLosA TowS.HrP,
Ice 20th la61

OUI Abhl QUlke tOCab AUtfs
was thrown inter parfex cono.ion yss.erdy :
BY the arrival Of special messnger from your
town, anounsing the giving up OF the Masss
and Slidedell rebbsls. What dos IL meme
What In cres.ion has Ole Abe bin aboute
Where is Seward and the cabinet of curioe.i
tics? Sartin sbure something's up, and the
britishe lyen 10 termed lose ve. ye. rapant. Oh
Aibsrt. deer pr nee Alhart-did you dy jes,
10 time, when the old Iyen ware seking for hi,
pray and leve him ontled, without nary hal
ter. or a ring in his nose whsrefour lie mite be
helt. Arful site, worefel doeings-his vary
hies weep wa.ar. and evry rore he makes ia
big With horer.
We are amazed, we are struck. v 9 are para.
lied, We look in vane for a platform. and as
we loo. in vane. We see nary planke, nor yet,
the wigwarm WHARF the platforme, was prinsi.
pally constructed. with pine plank. Illinoie
rales and New benglond rum
Poor Old pstriark Abrihsm, his abrigotion
Of mind has drawne him inter Welies, and with
the pen he hnds himself Sea uard Nay, the
House Of repreba,es in cleaning the Awgien
stables. psrailised the hautier Of cenese and
dug grave for him whome the gods seak to
devour.
poase, trembal, for my contry, reflect
that the only ginerel in our township has gone
to the wars
"Oh starn relenting war hold on"
''and let our youteiul ginerel don"
These liues are taking from peat at Bulls
Run, but hav 10 illusion to our gneral who
now fghtes cur battles in Miss.ourie for libarty
d.lh. ard the other parnafrilla of wars disol
a'ng perambulence in a given case. No, fur
be it irutn me to COM lane Of the Presedant,
the heds Of department, conon'y calli the
citenett. or coy Of cur ginerels ia times like
these which "trys mems soles,' better let EN- rip
then destroy the American miLd a-d di ,ulgs
it from the cuses who ensirc!e and keep dorm.
en-, evry pa;riot.k fealing kalculated to keep
up the fever, Incident to keping up or destroi.
ing venereble platform Of long standing up,
aul inshrined iu the hearts Of them that now
Gus Old Abe.
Sta. oh, sta thl hand, thow spe-al corispon
dent OF The Dimererat, and Civ in detail the
persedings OF tie Eeting, ana forshad,r the
feIing Of Cions tow nshp in support Of the me ting
Alta larg and INDECENT melting of the fre and
sovrins OF Clona township, at Leile
Corners called on a specil OCCASION aftur hereiup
the stirring nues fIpm the telegraf offse, about
the Masen. Slide dell in broiago, the town claGh
blue his horne and sound the aopine, ,hus
ealing the ontrsnaled wide awaykes" TO
arms. 10 goe inter the comitte on the hole as
TO wha. shold be dun with John Bul, or auey
other bul that mite threten the American Eele
with assault or other indigenus thres and
thareby endsnger the feIhers. and par,ikser
the wings OF the American Egle.
On mosion, E.qr. Sponer tux the cheer, and
made q fue remsrkes in which he aludid TO
Lhe cabenit being = unet; whareupon Skies
nominated Hsnes agin Sponer fur cheerman
Of the meetin, and such ware the confussn ,La,
il tuck long while to get q vote.
Sponer maid q spesch, in which he expoun.
did the Consttushun, and the Ashbertan I
treety.
Hanes ware about to get the foar, when
Hans Germdlhey put it too him in this wis
Nit fore dam, nix dudrlth. swi lager, mi, !
'egle, en- bien swilzer fore dam hornewa agile der
ah NIT trvenspoony nix Fremont, Segle en-
,lutshiei der nishen frow Abe Lincoln, un f.
nit Segle?"
Hanes subsidid principlely and answered
Yah. L. ware enuf, Sponer ware elected
pretty unanimusly.
sexetary ware selected pretty genarly.
lnd lit- opersition to Jeems Skofield J4ems
har ked the audersnce, and par,ikelsr that
oorsion who went it blind, and perseded to
write down the persedings Of the metin.
Mr.. Shoser dila,ed beautifully upon the fi,in
lualetes Of our absent gineral. and hoped the
ru and lawful wide away kes" would drop q
eer to his memery now thsy had q chance.
e.t in the starn COZ hickt Of var he mite fall,
sne as the leves do fall. and dy withou. bener
1T OF Cia.gey.
= -"mmitty on resolves war sent out, and
'"edately sos. ana as'ar they had cot longer
hen usual, they riz and cum in and repor,ea
he following perambua,ion, snd resolutions.
Wharas, we are "wyde uuay kes' from prin
'psl, and believe in rotating the oticers. in tn.
Shicago platform. and the prinsipal plsnkes
therein;
aud wharas We belive that we can wbip all
he rebels. and also John Bul, and such others
ls might eros our tract and this two in the
lbssnse OF our ginera;
And wharss, the british Lion has Qrowlel
md in answer to tha; gro y our chea a en- and
principle le6rsves have suckorred, and APPARENT
y mussled the american Eyls without u sipval
Isl from that prov ed, aud loy al bird
And wharas, it are evidant that our torches
md buck aprons ware worn in vane, O. that
he invideus foes OF our country are about 10
'amsidulate the buty OF uatur, and distract us
rom the eardsDel priucipel in the Shic 90 plat.
orm and two without letting the oppressed 90
re. Now thereupon we du mos. distinkiv and
,eremptorily Resolve.
lst. We ereitterate the Shicago platform and
III things thereunto pertaining. or in any wise
lldding theretwo.
-. We next Civ in our adheshun to all tru
md patEiotiss men who stand thereby. and
eas'wsc those who don't anul, repud!ste brake
Town or otherwis seduce its fare propoe tioas
Sd. We belive in old Abe in wsls that ara
isep enough to sfford water without pumping
rom the fourting he'd in a bed ,ha, dare cut
1T the fonutiug md leave the he'd stand in all
he demands that the british lion NAV make:
nd 10 releseing all rebels that John Bui
,an ssk Of rs.