Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-10
Grand Democratic Rally.
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THE FRIENDS OF TIE UNION In
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UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIAST.
Good Speeches, Good Feeling, and
as PSa"hS Good Results. yA}

The Democracy OF the city met in council at
The Copft House last evening. in nun bers that
was any thing but sitisfactory to Aboiitionisss
and email fry Republican politicians TIE ca.
pacious Court Room was ii led TO overhow wing
with anxious, enthusfastic Democrat, who are
fully awake to their country's danger. end
kno wing the remedy are determined to ap "
it. Not only was the room filled bu, numbers
were congregated about the door, unable 10
OBJ ain q eight of the epe akers. and some went
way unable to get within comfortable hear.
ing distance. 1t vas such rally of the bone
ard sinew Of the country as eniivens the soul
OF the patriot, and carries him back to The
good old days when rebellion was no. abr ,ad
in the land-when the country. through the
sscendency Of Democratic principles, was
peaceful, prosperous and united.
Tne meeting was organized by calling L. T.
Go.dsbury, Z O.. to the chair, and the appoint
ment Of John Wiley, Secretary. o
! Geo ID. Parker. Esq of Ds vsupopt, address.
ed the meeting in an able and telling sps. c,
which was evidenced by the rounds Of ap-
plause with which it was received by the en- =.
thusastc aadieEce present. Mr.. Parker trae.
ed the his,orr Of Ahoiitionism from the tia, e
OF its brtb, CONNER cling wi b the Presentation
of petitions for the abolition Cfslayery. ip
1890. followed by petitions Tor the DISSOLUTION
of the Union--dcwn till 1860, when it's sue
cess produced the rebellion which is now deiu-
ging the land 10 blood. He defended the De.
mocracy from the suspicion OF dsloyaty which
Aboii,ionism breathes against them and show
ed beyond the possibility OF cavii or d. niel.
that the Dem ocracy had always etood by the
II Union and the Constitution, while men, now
high in the confidence Of tae Administration
were voting in Congress to receive and con-
slider petitions for dssouli ion of the Ution--
while en-, now high in power, refused che.
dience to the Constitution and the law pr each.
ing to the pecr1s, tie existence Of ''higher
law" than the Constitution land yet he eaid
thse.sams men now had the b. azen i'm pu-
dence to question the loyalty of those who
have alvays,a d do now insist upon a faith
MI IAdherence to the Constitution. ard rigid
enforcement Of the lave. No Democrat in
Congress had ever presented, or voted to re-
csive petition for the di solution of the
Union. yAt not less than Go .mtmbers of Mr.
Lincolns Cabinet had dous SO !; and others,
who voted with them. ow occupied promi>
eut positions, 10 which the Admin str alton
nad placed them democrats were NV fight
ing to a successful cenclssicn, a war. which
had this poliey-ihe ,rolicy of Washington
and &Jacksofi-prevaiiid d. could have beer
avefted. lhey were Hehtlhg, however. to
restore the Union and the Constitution a. they
were made by the great fathers, TO bequeath
q en- upinraired to posterity.
We should like TO give q more extended
report Of the speech. but our space forbids
Mr. Parker concluded by calling for three
hearty cheers for the Union aud Constitution
which were given With Q viii that shook the
old Court House to the rafters-after which he
took his seat amidst three as hearty cheers for
hims lf-Museatine Courier,