Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-26
War Meetings.

The war meeting to-day was most remarkably
demons trative Oar ty presented quite q ga,a
day appearance, business being entirely suspend
ed. AT one O'Clock Pttsb1rg emptied its p.pula
tisn into Nor b Common, Aiics heney, where sew
eral stands were erected for speakers. The vcne.
table Ju &c Wilkins pres sided oyer the vast Assem-
biage, assisted by innumerable Nive r. er fents
and several secretaries. speeches were delivered
by Governor Curtin. Judge Wilkins. hon, John ).
Covode, +. q. shaw, Bon. Ex. Governor Johnston
and oilers Il, m the English stand, and Mcssrs
Leihe lnnier, Felix and others from the German
stand.
Gov Curtin in bis speech alluded to the President
As having at last learned th Il We are actually en-
gagged in war. "Without charging that mis- akes
have been made. it 10 enough 70 say, sitss long
months OF schooling, the war Is now to be prose.
cuted with vigor War means violence. and IN
time Of war mar relapses into barbarism. The
property, nay, even lite, Of tho enemy evsryth ny
he has must take use against him" In re-
gard to ofering bounty money to volunteers, the
a1overnn0T said "When the call for troops was IT,
sued hesitated 10 call the Legislature together
l have no power to appropriate bounty, and could
aot put my hand into the public treasury without
the authority Of law. 40 call the Legislature to
gether would require from four to eight days pro
bably a. much longer TO get the necessary loan.
therefore concluded to threwthe whole matter OF
providing bounty tor our volunteers on the in iii
vidual patriotism and iiberality Of The people Of
Pennsylvania.
"Arother aspect Of the war is foreign interven.
ton. Tie rebels having blisterod their souls ia
perjury ask for Intervention from foreign natiors
When one OF our commanders seized two Of heir
representatives we surrendered them to recog-
nizsd power, for reasons vel known. Now that
power desires to test the pluck of this nation Let
the English lion show his teeth hy Intervention
Our sea is girt by iron ships. and il twenty mill
ion OF our people rise in then power they crush
out rebellion md at the same time project the n
selves from intery cLtion.
number Of patriotic resolutions were passed.
COZ. pl menary of the general and state govern
ment, and inviting the citizens Of eve county in
the commonwealth TO come forward at once and
| sustain tho Union. Iecommen ing bounty Of $50
10 each volunteer, and appointing committee to
solicit subscriptions for sucn purpose, after which
the meeting adjourned.
1t is said ,ha, large amount viii be subscribed
in this city.
Sr. LOUIS July 81.
The Unior Merchants Exchange, at an enthus-
stic meeting tc-,iay .unanmonsfy adopted n STIR
ring and patriotic address 10 the people Of No Jun
faltering and unc 9ndtiona fidelity 10 The Union
the 'ntiment. Liberal aid to the volunteer
'und was pledged. several thousand dollars were
mmcd cdiately contributed 10 Col. I ! atom b Fisxe,
10 aid him to put a regiment into the field forth
with.
CHICAGO, Jnly %.
II he's been arranged to hare another grand
mass meeting Tomorrow 'tsrnoon, fer the pur-
po:s Of encouraging eulistmcn'.. Pu.iress will
be generally suspended. the hanks having agreed
to at GOV. Yates, Gen. Richare son,
liuu. Il. b. Washsurne, +. r. Blair, Hon J. n
Arnold and other prominent gentlemen will be
p esent and address the meeting. All necessary
arrans emcn'. have been made fer /. SUGGEST Il!
deM0nstr. tion.
rn,LADELPHrA, July "a.
Tho city to-day appropriated $4,000 0 to the
payment Of . bounty Of $50 20 zach volunteer to
supply the qlota fer this cry loan Of that
amount will bo negotiated next week.
PEILaDELHHIA, July %
UP to this time tho private subscription to the
bounty fund, independent OF the railroads % IN cunt.
to So, ,000
The Philadeiphia Reading r. z. to day sub
scribed e25, 900.
PEORIA, July "a.
An immense war meeting was held in tue Court
House square to-day. and me greatest en,h hu.asin
prevailed. Citizons are subscribing libera lily to
increase the bounty for recruits