Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-11

THs War Mass Mss7rxo.-We, tho
people Of Scott county. held war Mass Meet.
log on Saturday afternoon. in aesordases With
previous arraDgsnsnts. We are not dispossd
70 b fault fiadsr. but II It aaouutsd to any
thiog-to any net advantags in the further
sncs Of the great cause in which all tsas men
and patriots feel such deep and over shslnn.
isg istsrsst. then W ars hsppiIy misssksn.
We have sttsadsd several political cam
paign mass Dsstings first and last; " have
have stood at the rosts Of the stunp frequent.
y for ess Of esr "sssdse years" snd brief sx-
psrissss. and have there listened = the die
essGses Of National policy. State pslisy, Ad-
ministsativs policy and domestic politiesl clap
trap. ssst. cant and fastian, until our chin.
bones tiDglsd With psis. asd orr bowels
yssrpsd for the realities Of cornsd beef and
cabbage. bat s0eag them oil " never hssrl
. more complete ofiies.sesking sst.to than
that which was served up to the people on
Saturday.
The meeting commenced without the
virtue Of any established concert Of actiep,
wss spent In the discussion Of psliey,
policy. policy. asd vouod up in i.sonsru.
QUE bsvildsrmsnt Like the porksr that
attempted to find her vsy into . tempting
coru6eld through hollow crooked iog.always
coming out on the same side of the fence on
which che entered. 90 did this mass meeting,
The arrangmsns vas bad. and ws fear the rs.
suit 10 totally insigni6cant The commencement
was made at the corner Of Main asd Cd street,
whsss Mayer rssash prssldsd. and vhsa Gs.
PsSes selightsssd the sadissss On pellsy-his
tdss Il vhas policy shssld BE- when sisgsrs
we're tbs subject. The meeting then took
nssioa - adjourn 70 the Court House yard,
where Brother Rush went In on bic policy
muscle - the full extent. One would have
imagined. had be dropped in from . foreign
country. that the abolition. amalga.
uatien. and trsnsmoei6cstisn of the
nsgrs were the paramount objects Of
shs discourse. Mr.. True followed I'd.
vecating the sspprsssisa Of the rebellion and
sothing else. He We clearly out Of older
Gee. 81. Parker, isllswsd. and eoumsnesd de-
plering tho agitation Of the siggsr qusstioa or
any other qusstisa but the question Of saving
The good old ship Of State, at al hazards. and
the crowd very properly called him to order.
He finally got hearing. rsssssrtsd bic sssvie-
tions. and passed of amid cheers.
NJ. Lane then took The platform and con-
temnsd the disordsrly conduct Of the last two
speakers. In attempting 70 ery down the intro.
daetien Of negro policy. or the real is-
enc. He went right straight ahsad :on the
Abolition track and threw himsslf into the
brush Immensely, Mr.. Hubbsll iollows In the
cane track. but weund up BY practical joke
10 the shape Of displaying muster roll and
invited the crowd to come and put down their
names. We can't SAY that any used tho pen.
nr. Campbell then addressed the multitude in
HE usual earnest manner, after which NJ.
Lsaks took the stand, II the rest were on,
Of order, lie was clearly far beyond. and out Of
sight and hearing Of It. He made . calm,
practical and telling speech-just such %
the sceasicn demanded. He ahjursd the Pol
10y wrangle and left the nigger questien to
take care Of itself. He advised no man to 90
70 The war, hut informed them that hs was
going aud pstriotisally and very earnestly in.
vited oil to come. That was like man. Come
10 the word! Any stapid guide board at the
road corner can point out The way
and ssy go! but when ws hear . man
and say come W cant rspel the medication
to cay that ws Ike him. Did the solid cid
pasriets Of The days Of the revolution say 90
or esmsi Does any leading man whose heart
wells up With the sauss which hs advocates,
ssy 90 Or does be say come? Aye. there's the
rub. Go must play ese; end he who takes
The stuop must not make himself great ani.
mated plaeard. full Of rousiog advisstory die.
play liass. and rsplets With unsparisgly itali.
ieised patriotism bat hs must stand up like .
full grown man among bic fellow men and cay,
I'VE are vantst-eems I"
hr. Stibolt made . speech in German.
which ws prssams vas eloquent and pointed,
bat W don't understand the Language and
can't say. NJ. Littls6sld wound up The meet
Ing. He was heavy On. policy. and some ON
resolutions. which we're psehsps all we'll
cough
We hsps thst he assaiag Vim - tAs assas
= salllsg ost . gssdly nsnbss d resruits.
Tie esass needs men, and Il is . b hepnd
thst they viii ssos SsesA IL plenty. II -.
the end lsr which the nsotisg vas called will
b nsbly served.
Saturday evening Sheriff
stepped gsatlsmaa at The care
lust % he vss ready % st>p % Leerd. bound