Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-11-26
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ARRIVAL OF DAVID STEWARD
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About o'clock "a Saturday evening, ,
!. ssiegraphio dispatch vas received from
ialeshurg, that David Steward, ESQ.
'diseE Of shs Geasiissgsom q Usion,
published at Fairfield, WAS on the eastern
rain. In vesy short sina thsrs was =
azge crowd assembled Id the streets 10
yivs him proper reoeptfou. The brass
band Was sosn got sogsthss, Asd pTepar~
atoms we're made 70 bald bonfire on
he ooEnsz Of Third and Isaarsaa streets,
Torches were procured, and yaat mal- I
titnde, headed BY the band, proceeded to /
sha Ferry Landing, 1t the foot OF Wash
iagson Ssreet to await tbs arrival Of the /
boat from East Burlington. ne t +. - |
About 8 O'Clock the, boat approached |
the leTae, when the EaJt eoncoarse, with
shouts aad ehseEs thas made the echoes
ring, greeted the rssarn of Mr.. Shsw-
ard TO his adopted State, after three
months absence in BasGils where he had
languished By an unholy and bell deserv-
ing tyranny, Of eoErups and despotio
administration. As soon as order could
be restored, tbs prSeession was formed,
and escorted Mr. Steward to the Argus
Building corner, the crowd being aug
mansed at syeTy STEP s..
On arriving at the designated place, By
the light Of the roasing bonare which
had been lighted, the immense multitude
again broke cut in uproarious cheers,
which for . long time could not be al
fenced. Gen. 1. O. Dodge a4oeaded the
temporary platform, and addressed hE.
Steward as follows ..
Ma. SHawARps---
The pleasing duty has been dsvOIvsd
upon me Of expressing to you the graft
location wieh the democracy Of RuTlins-
ton feel at your return. By an act Of
executive usurpation and tyranny, unpar-
| aileled In the history OF our country be-
fore the advent of the present adminia-
traitor, you were, without the connie
sion Of crime or violation of Lag, de-
pEiyed of your liberty and transported 10
1 distant portion Of the Republic, and
there for many monsha iaoareeEased in q
crowded and loatasome prison. The mia
ions Of power thus sought to crush youl
manhood and destroy Your independence
but they viii fail Of their cowardly pur.
pose. The friends who have known yor
long and we'll know that yours 10 not 4
spirit to quail before persecution, or any
dangers that may assail your person.
ssYou know your rights, and knowing, vii
Il dare mslnsain them" sE all hazxards, and
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| We hoaes yon, not 0aIy fog "a soaz'
are and aonstAney with which. alike Il
da9ssk u vioserys yoa bare sTsr snppsEs
| "a TIE conservative prianipiss IL khs dsas
oefxk1e party kak aisos bssaass In ysal
lpsrsoa, ths aoattisasiensl freedam Of q
II Americas sitixsa Ass been violassd, aal
his dearest ssghss aud privileges Eadai,
and shamefuIly trampIed under foot
But the people of the United STATES hay,
made your ease and that of Others equal
ly worthy, their own. They have at TIL
ballot box, By overwhelming majorities
placed the seal of their condemnation
upon the aess of this weak, wicked aux
validating administration, only dastinsC
to be remembered for ita folly, tyranu,
and the wide spread ruin which il la
brought upon our onee happy country
We trust and doubt not that you return
With the same feelings of deTosiou ana
attachment for the government of ou
fathers, which you haFe ever manifested
Ii you had regarded the Constitution a
"a covenant with hell" and the ssUniol
as league with death" such sentiment
would, as in all other cases, have prove
passport TO the confidence Of the power
that be.
But it was your misfortune to Low
! With holy affection the bonds Of GU
| Union, and when you take An oath q
) support the Constitution Of the Unite
> States, you do it not with mental rese1
walton and perjury upon your soul, bd
With 6xed determination, in good faith
2 to comply With all it's requirements.
i give bat feeble expression to the pal
sation Of every democratic heart when
bid you welcome, thrice welcome to o4
midst. Your enemies have failed Of theH
) purpose. They sought your dsgradztid
and rum, but you have risen from you
! prison and pallet Of straw to q highe
place 10 the affections of all lovers b
, constitutional freedom even than thu
heretofore niled By you.
Ar. Steward responded as follows
Brother Democrats, | thank you flo
, this demonstration, not because belieR
il to be intended IS characterization 10
regard on your part towards nysef alone
but thank you for it, because | beliav
it 70 be intended as Tebuke to the min
ions of the party in power, who have, b
an unjust, illegal and arbitrary arrest @
DIR. Mahoney, of Dubuque and my bum
Bile self, sought to crush out the persona
liberty and constitutional rights Of Amer
lean citizens. thank you for this de
monssration and for that one made o.
the second Tuesday Of last October q
the ballot box; and congratulate you Of
tbs success which attended your efforL
and on that day--eu tbs example you thsl
there sought tor your Democratic bTeth.
rem in other States and which has been .,
calamity and nobly followed In Illinois
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jsrsel
and elsewhere; you will allow nae agaiI
10 thank you for this demonstration, no
on my behalf but In the name OF th,
"Conatitution "a it Is and the Union as /
was, and the Government as il sh oulG
bs"-in the name OF the noble rasriot,
who framed the one, constructed Cd.
other, and administered the Govsrnm sni
in manner that made it not only th,
pride and glory Of q nation, bus the uon
der Of world. am requested to aive
you briaf history Of my imprisonEatnt,
II must be brief for / fnd the oonaus-.
ment as prisoner of State at the DID
Capitol has not had the effect to strength
en- my lungs TO an 3. lent that would dna-
bic me on this OCCASION to give you q de-
tailed account of my arrest and iuuri
onn emit. *s5 s.s#
was arrested BY u, 8. Marshal Hoxie
on the 18th Of August last and hurried 70
Washington city and incareerated in what
10 called the sold Capitol Prison" On
ssntering the offes of that uris.,n. / Aw.s