The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-06-02
For he Guardian.
lEc Mass Meeting at Winthrop a Sue.
cess-.SOO in Council.
WINTHROP, May 3lst, 1853.

W WINTHROP, May 3lst 1853.
TO tell you tina, our meeting came off.
IN he 3o,h, as previously called and
that il was complete success, is the
reason of Ibis communication. II was
called 10 order by the Presidents Of the
Union Club, and the Democratic one.
c"nJ'Inty. Ii opened by singing two
pa'nolic songs. led by Capt Wright,
assisted by the good ladies OF Ind4p~n-
dencp, who know how TO sing. and if
am judge, allow me 10 say, they done
ample justice TO their profession Capt.
"rlgh WAS then called out, aud made \
very happy, and credilable speech. He
ioId US what his experience WAS as
soldier, and what the soldiers thought of
the course OF 'he Administration. That
lfil had not adopt d the course il had,
in regard TO The negro question. lha, the
army would have become demon lied
That negroes could liz I as we'll Ms white
men, and could stop rebel bullets just as
well, WAS demonstrated fact. That the
soldiers were all in favor of the enamel
patton proclamation, and glad to recop
lie them AS soldiers, and nineteen
tbs OF The an Hence believed every
word he said. Such is the pist of
OF his speech. nd he was loudly cheer.
ed. | Will say here, that there was
about 300 people in attendance. and II
IN giving synopsis of The -ight
spec" hes, | occupy too much space il
your columns, your are AT liberty to cut
II down 10 suit the times. Judge Ros
zel was next introduced rs the Demo.
efail; CofperheaL speaker, aud in TAX
ug III. stand. seemed to say. more
by actions lban by words. +" ladies aud
gentlemen, what | 10 not know, is nor
worth Knowing" He took the broad
ground, that The Administration wa,
wrong, but not word against rebellion.
Il had done great injustice TO Vallandi.
nam, Mahony and others, and he entire.
y ignored the fact that formidable re
brIon existed. As shall have occa
slo, 10 refer to him again, shall not
puloue hIm farther in This, his first
speech. Mkt came Mr.. j. 5. Wood
ward, who gave Us a good loyal speech
Which ~as frequently interrupted by
cheers, good, good. DC, aud when cell
you that he even outlone himself AT this
llmr, You may guess his audience was
well satisfied. Then the next to speak
was that speckled C"pprrheal, E-q FIN
nigan, and as | have had "a cause 10 re
view one Of his speeches heretofore,
nave no time nor patience TO NEEDLE
with it now, only to say, il WAS treason
able from beginning to end. without any
variailnn. The next introduced on To
he snnd was Mr.. Iloldridge, who show
ID he was well posted in the political
and military affairs Of our government,
aud promulgated some facts that our
Copprrhead Democrats could not ans
yer, bat AS q storm came up at about /
he middle Of his speech, which created |
some confusion with The audience, as |
we'll AS your correspondent. | will MT
attempt to follow him. Suffice il to say
ne was cheered over aud over again AT
lie conclusion. which must have con.
iinced HIM that if he was not satisfied .
hat he audience were.
Now as the Copperlieal speakers had +
Entirely run out, We had to have sec
md edition OF the Two former ones. T
Therefore Judge Rosz-ll was called ouI
he second time. aud commenced Iii, I
pcech in u chronological way, claiming
o be Union bat also claiming that the
easop why Union men differed in re-