Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-19
.a-. For the Muscatise Journal.
The Copperhead Gathering at the
stone SchOOl.HOnSe.

The Copperhead Gathering at the
stone SchOOl-HOnse.
Mr.. MAH1N Il wish, through the hones
columns of your JOURNAL to give true &C
count of the Copperhead meeting held or
Saturday, the 18th inst, at the Stone School
House. The first indication we had was the
moving up of the fag-ends of a grocery-tht
contents beer and whisky. An old smoky
flag, about two feet square, pointed out the
spot where the treasure was. Some two
hundred people were soon in attendance
The meeting was called to order by the mar
sohat lost his money in Chicago, with a SOL
emn appeal to all to be mild and gentle in
all respects, as the times required-it it.
Capt. J. II. Wallace was introduced as the
first speaker. He told US that he was q
Union man Il suppose for fear we would moi
find it out by his argumentD After telling
us that the President was not the admins.
tration and openly denouncing Governor
Kirkwood he ran square against negro, and
said he was opposed to arming them; and in
case they should be freed, they must become
citizens, and then they would vote the Re.
publican ticket and the Democrats would
never have chance for Office again. The
speaker was loud in eulogy of the nominee
for Governor Of Ohio-that is, the man who
has gone South to see his friends.
The old Judge was called up. He went in
strong for free press and free speech; said
that the time for work was over and now
was the time to talk, and that he, too, was a
good Union man. He left the wagon with a
cheer from the crowd. "
Mr.Wetherby spoke long, but to little effect.
Mr.. Pennel, the romantic young lawyer, was
introduced, and lion-like he shook his name.
and denounced all arrests that the Govern
ment has made; went in for free press,
speech and fight, and left the wagon in a
who-rap! of the mass. s, nj, adj
Mr.. Gilbert was then introduced. He ex-
planned how the boys shelled the woods the
last time he was in the place, and how disa-
greeable it was to be tied up in buggy and
have rotten eggs applied to him, lit was in
no way pleasant, and made solemn appeal
W IatucIS ~ VI olA tuciE SOuS ;UeCIeE IN the
future. He stated frankly why he left old
"Kentuck" because the negro was there, and
a slave, too, and that he was afraid the time
would soon come when he would have to
move again, for he hated the negro so much
He said he was much opposed to slavery, yet
he would not have the slaves liberated IN the
South for q world said he, too, was good
Union man, had always voted the Democratic
ticket, and he expected to do so. sya9 s.a
At this time o'day the lemonade began to
show that there was some bug-poison in it,
and the Democracy were rallying around the
old stars and stripes to show their patriotism.
The meeting was dismissed and after another
general rally around the flag and . drink all
hands round, Speakers not excepted with
three cheers for, ValloadingA ammer and the
Union, all left for their peaceful homes, sat-
isfed they had served their country in the.
right way once more in their lives. bsaia5 b
From an eyewitness. A. D.
Scotland Zossnship, June 15ta, '6s.