The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-03-28

s s!qn' %. - whisky.
The oopperhead Show last Saturday night
was little the sshunkiest'' affair Of lhe
season. Huge preparations were made for
the exhibition--ihe faithful we're fully
aroused 70 the magnitude or the occasion.
Early in she mOrning Of the sppointed day
they commenced preparing for the perfor-
nance, and BY noon whisky had raised wsn-
~ cents on the gallon; and before the mid
die Of the afssrnoeu there waA none In mar
kss. The Coppery. concourse commanesd
collecting at headquarters about two hours
before sundown--they came from sssEyl Elis
recsion, and in every nanner-.somo were
brought in wheel-barrows, some carried on
shutters, and some tried 60 Ealk-supported
by two friends. The vast hall was brilliant.
ly illuminated BY three 'tsllow candles and
the benign eountsssncs of ye great chitf.
All the front seats were densely crowded at
an early hour, and an unfortunate ,hgoEher,
who came in late couldn's End . beach to
lie on within nine feet of the stage. a
great many, at lsast' we're present, not in
Guiding great many who were absent the
large hall was alaa 20 levevaowing like
wise some of the performers. a careful es-
innate has shown thas tie money yalns Of
the whisk >. pFssanssWould pay the expenses
of the Government till the draft comes
All who weFsable to get 10 the hall went in
the others staid out; it 10 estimated that,
inside and out, there were at least nine hun
dxed thousand.
The FIRST distinguished orator of the oo-
casion was celebrated chief of the Omaha
tribe. We are informed that this immense
imported speaker is blooded stock y
"shorough bred. y" Ws.vsrs unable tolearn
his pedigree, but are informed upon relia~
BILE authority that he was 'tiaired" by his
father, and scanned" by the people Of Me-
braska. His hour was occupied in the de-
livery of a very elaborate sreatise upon the
necessity of arming the Democracy. He
declared it to be the imperative duty Of
every faithful 'ffiehd OF she osnfedoracy to
procure, and have always ready, at least
one good gun, and an, abundance Of ammu-
nition-that Lincoln's draft would surely
come, and oil true and loyal subjects Of
Jeif. should be- prepared to meet 1t. The
President should not be permitted to take q
man from npgsStats without asking permits
sion of the Governor thersofl Aud bifa the
said Governor should chance TO be
then the President rnuss ask
permission Of some prsmiueps DsmocFas.--
Great cheering followed this remark, and
cries of ''Bully Fer Nsbraska." 10 case
OLD Abe ehoald assempt 10 take men from
Iowa without asking for them, his efforts
should meet wishsAapsopsr reception at the
hands Of the people77-force. should be
brought to bear ngainss force-and be must
be taught that he cannot. invade tho sacred
soil of Iowa with, immunity. To effect q
successful resistance to the Abolition draft,
the speaker thought saet-gans much bet
ter than bowie knives-this was objected to.
on the ground that 80 much money aHd Ia
Dor had already been expended in procuring
and. sharpening bowie knives, and that the
draft aaighk coma before the guns were pro-
cured, 10 which case they wculds have to 60.
10 Cauada RfthoAs arms. There we're t1-
ssakabls evidences Of trouble brewing-it
was seriously app. ehended that the great
exkibilinn would breakup "a | . sFOHvths
house was about equally divided on me
question: hos.guns Or bowie-knivss''--
stthas's whas'sIthe nstter,s---sn5 snshusissa
tic shot-gu declared that bowie knives we're
not the bsss-fs siE.usss hosiszkHee called
him Sc liar''-grsat sexaitemeut ensued--
rsnmiashsdaDgeF Of = 'cellissiona seventy
fss thanaand on each side pulled Of. their
shirts and prepared TO 90 in-blood was
about 70 foW-bas Just 1t this Interesting
junctura, the Intoxicated. gentleman bshln s
me door threw d Ref blanket Oh the fsssiya
isiss BY prspesisg s.shrssochssrs fsEE Eassus
Ysn ,seymoar'' great. salion-7criss 81 Of
sspuG him OUTS Il was finally coRclnded
NOT Is dghs-she slsqssbt gsnaieman CON-
sludsd< his fsmasks Mishousf Gfthers dlassrs
bance. He was followed by Captain Proc,
Who consumed bis henr 10 caring smooth
words and making grassf gssaarsss 'Afs
ter the Gapsain Ges thrapgh tha %ise man
OF the tfobps vent ONT "a snkHs sobserya-
tons, and coming back reported Ahst the
earth continued to revotve on ice axis, and