The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-24
THE GATE CITY.
KEOKU K:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER "a.
nEJoIcIsGs AT COLUMBUS. onlo.
Lemonade and OLE HunareA Tor ehe
- Crowd.


Wednesday morning IS Col. Moody
came out of the Journal Office he was
greeted nproariously by the enthusiastic
thousands that bad spontaneously assem-
bled there to felicitate each other on &C.
count of the glorious victory of Ohio over
Valpndigham and the kissing Copper
head drew. Three cheers were given fol
the Colonel, and instantly platoon of bis
friends bore him along through the dool
of one of our fashionable saloons, saving,
Colonel, you must allow US to drink
with you in honor of Brough and the
Union victory" In vain did the Parson
resist their demands-they all cried out,
!"you shall not get out of this till you
drink with u.s. and crowding between
him and the door, closed the blockade.
The Colonel, seeing that the odds were so
heartily against him, said, "Well, boys, if
we must drink together, as am the in
vited guest and am fairly impressed. you
will, Of course, allow me to select the
liquor" Certainly, certainly" shouted
the delighted crowd. "Well, then." said
the Colonel, "lemonade for the crowd, and
not drop of liquor for man." They
were fairly sold-in vain they plead for
wine, the lighiest in grade. 20, Colonel,
let US have at least ale or lager" "Not
a drop" shouted the Colonel, and grace
fully yielding, the enthusiastic company
drank their iced lemonade and shouted
for Tod, Brough. Moody, Union aud VIC
tory.
Bat the party that had made the arrest
were not through with the Colonel -
Nothing would do but he must immedi-
ately address the excited crowd outside :;
and in few moments the Colonel was on
the steps Of the bank, and engaged in a
regular stump speech. congratulating the
crowd, the State and the country on the
complete rebuke given BY the patriots of
Ohio to the traitors who would have eleva-
ted the"not-a man dollar for -the-aUDy"
traitor, who waited and watched over the
border, "pledged' to the interests of the
bloody rebels who confront our brave
boys at Chattanooga and on the Po,o-
mac.
The speech was one of remarkable
vieor, and was received by the crowd
with cheers Of the loudest calibre. The
Copperheads mistook them for thunder,
and ran to cover with prodigious haste.
Col Moody's friends say that he has
never before equalled the speech of
Wednesday, and amidst the shouts aud
hurrahs and hallelujahs Of the occasion
the Colonel said, in conclusion, "Now, if
l was in Methodist meeting ] would
say, let US sing the Doxology-and the
c-owd shouted, "sipg it. Colonel, and we
will join you" Every well.'' said the
Colonel; snow take off your hats and de-
voutly join with me in acknowledging the
hand and agency Of God in this election,
in which "the voice of the people is indeed
the voice of God,' elevating the pa,rio,
Brough as His (,hcir) chosen Governor,
and exiting the traitor to Canadian
wlds.''
The thousands reverently standing I'M
covered then joined with the Colonel in
singing the Doxology to the tune Of "Old
Hundred and as its majestic numbers
rose and fell it seemed like the worship
Of Heaven, and the voices were '1ike the
sound of many waters and mighty thun-
behring's" and all faces were bathed in
tears of joy, and were radiant with pure
patriotic bliss. Take it all in all, it was
sublime and BETTING votive Offering to
the God of battles and elections, who set
teth up one and pu.teth down another.