The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-29
COpperhead POw-wOw At Ottum

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OTTUMwA, Aug. 2l.-EDIToR HAWK
EYE-Dear Sir: find the following in the
Ottumwa Mercury, of to-day 'sissue:
"DEMoCRATIC MEETING IN OTTUMwA.-
On Thursday very large meeting of the
Democracy was held in this place at a
grove near, that was addressed by Hon.
Ira G.. Mitchell and Hon. Charles Negus.
In the evening, p. Cad Bryan addressed
very large meeting at the corner OF Main
and Market streets. 1t was one OF the
finest speeches we have heard this cam
paign. The Democracy are fully aroused.
Let the ball roll on" 800. v,..
immense crowd referred to in the above.
did not exceed three hundred, Copperhead
and Union men all told. The speeches
made were of simply the same old story OF
"AbOlitionist, Niger, Emanci patton, Con-
stitution," ETC." Not a single Wordfor Gen.
Tuttle not word in reference to his plat
form; and when, at the close OF the meeting,
cheers loud and long were given for the
speakers and for the "Dimicratic" party,
some one proposed three cheers for Gener-
al futile, not even grunt was heard. Not
a voice was head to cheer the hero of Fort
Donelson, whose acceptance of the nomi-
nation for Governor OF the State of Iowa,
they had met to ratify.
In the evening" P. Cad addressed a very
large meeting, numbering, perhaps, fifty
persons. After giving general history OF
events from the time Noah let the 'ani-
mails" outof the Ark, until General Tuttle's
nomination, he finally ventured to say that
the General was tall right" that he en-
dOrsed him, and that he had never in his
life cast a vote SO freely and cheerJuliy for
any one as he would at the coming election
for Gen. Tuttle. After endorsing futile
and his platform, which by the way, he
Il
on to say that the North might fight eter-
nally; but could never conquer the South
that lighting was not the way to put down
the rebellion. He said that two men might
throw third man, of equal physical abili-
ty, upon the ground and stand upon him
bat the moment they stepped off, he wOulC
rise again. He denounced the Administra
ton in bitter terms, although the mar
whose principles he had Just endorsed say!
"stand by the Government, support tn,
Administra ion, prosecute the Ddr to tn,
fun extent of our power, until the Rebel
lion is crushed out, use all honorab bic means
and let GU unite for this purpose - and have
peace on no other terms but the ancOndi
tionaL submission of the rebels to the con
stituted authorities of the Government. p
Cad says; General, that is all right; yor
express my views exactly; "them's my
sentiments, SIR" but you can't whip then
50 they will stay whipped, after all. You
cleaned them out at Fort Donelson com
pleteiy: also at Shiloh and various Other
places, but didn't they gather again a
Corinth, Jackson, Port Hudson and Vicks
burg? 1 tell you, SIR l am with you; de
cidedly in favor ofputting this thing thro'
at any rate until after the election this fall
He denounced the Emancipation Proclama
ton, although we kR0D he protested to EN-
dorse it while drawing largely on Unct
Sam, and saw, dimiy away in the distance
Brigadiership rise up, but failingto grasl
II, concluded 10 resign, come home an(
make Copperhead speeches. He will We
find that 1.-THE way Of the transgressor i!
hard y sass a#U
Would you believe il: the Ottumwa Dem
| ocratic Mercury, edited by the gentlemat
who used to wear the white cravat, ant
that other corpulent little fellow, who one,
dreamed that some one had offered Linn tn,
| Office of Adjutant-uot Adiutant General
and who are backed up by that great big
man who turns up his head, and rolls hi
eyeballs like dying calf and says Gen
| tlemen, | want you TO understand that
am responsible for the aorsiattion eff Gene
rat 1httte, and that 4 represent htna''
say would You believe it, thea nave, witl
all their enthusiasm for tho General f,ilet
TO publish his letter and platform. Why /
IT? What does this mean? On. they ar
AFRAID To let the readers Of that high-toret
paper, who inhabit Soap Creek and TIN
iairy Nation, see and read that A bolitioi
Plasiortn. 1neyare afraid it would tbwar
the putpose, tor which they labored SO hare
10 ihl"ee General futile TO accept. How