The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-03-14
lNTEREsTNG PERFORMANCE.
Pieces preparing = Peregrlnase.
GRAND BOWIE KNIFE ACT.
THE GREAT GRINDING FEAT.

Ys pulling &c pisees'' piled Professionally
together, lssg Saturday night, pursuant 80
previous arrangement. When the rsll Of
the martyrs'' was called six hundred thou
sand responded ,yer," the others merely
answered ".uh.H The virtuous members
had been sxhorsed, on former occasion,
to " sharpen up their bewis-knives," 90
every member brought bio knife, and, a.
they 1.-THE knives We meaul we're ali thor
oushly Democratic, they required consider
able sharpening TO 6s them for var. There
wss much grinding TO be done. All shs
griDdstonss in the country had been boaghs
up for the occasion. Whsn the appsiassd
hour arrived the bell rang, the ouEsains
rig, the stones were broaghs out, and the
grinding commenced. Water was called
for 80 vet the grindstones-intoxicats
gentleman behind the door suggested
that water was an sbolisio3ist remark
caused great ssnsstion-ths grinding was
Immediately stopped, and COMMITTEES sent
down to the "mayor's nest" to get a res
elutiep committee returned shortly; bear
ing it 1.-THE resolution, not the mayOr) on q
shutter. Resolution confirmed the opinion
Of intoxicated gentleman that water Was 40
abelitiopiss - intoxicated gentleman said
" Bully TO- May'r." Whisky was then
sent for to vet the grindstones, also the
grinders. The grinding was resumed
sublime spectacle. Revolving Democracy
persevsred till the bowie. knives were all
sharpened-thrs hundred thousand grind
stones were consumed on the occasion
nothing left OF them bat the hOlss-these
were distributed among the members, for
them TO hide in when the draft comes.
After the solemn and impressive Oers-
mopy of griuging had been gone through
with-whsn the bowis-kuives were oil very
sharp, and their virtuous owners fully pre-
pared to start for Canada, on the shortest
notice, the programme was changed, and q
few very high toned gentlemen remarked
few very bigh-tousd remarks. 1t hasn's
been decided who delivered the principal
speech on the occasion but il is generally
believed that the principal speech waSn''
delivered. The audience was frst RECALLED
with few very learned remarks upon lsr
non ssripta, BY q celebrated foreign gentle.
man Lord Cacoethes kOquendi Mynstsr,
and the sppreciative "pOpulance" was
highly edited. " CsdGat arnsG tegG /"
exclaimed the speaker LincoIn's army
can't do !" responded the intoxicated
gentleman in the corner. The eloquent
gentleman continued at some length arden
tia cerbG, explaining in the most profound
manner, and 20 the entire satisfaction Of
the vast and yirsuous audience, the Grcana
imperii, and showed beyond doubt--Gggw-
nsentuns Gd honsinem- the great mistake
in the present nodus operoDdi Of conduct
ing the great abolition bsSFwm interyaeciwrs,
and concluded With wailing exclamation
Of " bella hOrrSda bella % g Bully for our
Isabella 20 said the intoxicated gentleman,
as the eloquent speaker took his seat, and
three ronsing cheers were given for Sc Isa-
bella"
After the celebrated foreign gentleman
had subsidized, Brother Abls vas loudly
called for, and in response. took she stand,
and proceeded to explain, in verv luoid
manner, Why /" the heather rage" Accord
ing to his showing, the raging among the
ss-heashen,n ali arises from the fast that
they have been turned ous Of ofice. Bro
Their Abls established this fast beyond all
question, and proceeded to show that the
only way TO restore peace to the country is
TO restore the Democracy to ofice, and,
after giving notice that be would preach
again on some former occasion, be left the
stage. Judge James then took the stand,
and stated, that in the absence Of bis very
valuable and mach esteemed friend and
brother Democrat, Fetter, be considered
himself the next best man Of the party,
after those who had already spoken. The
Judge struck out in scientific, Democratic
style, for short time; but his wind gave
GUS anu 80 Suul0N e SS@u@ ice LAG YUM
menced by review Of the Mexican War
(shis 10 style that bio has learned from
Festsr), and showed how, while Jsf: was
on the bloody fields Of Mexico, fighting for
his country, Abe was in Congress, refusing
to give JET. bis rasions. This portion Of
the address was received with immense sp
plsuss-the enthusiasm at one time being
90 boisteroas as to raise the rsof Of the
building seven feet perpendicular. The
Judge then asssred the sRmulsuous assem-
blsgs that although bio opposed the policy
Of the Administration, he was nsverthe-
less " War Democrat, and fer the
Union !" and there's where the Judge
ovsrdld the shiDg-@ spilled the whole boz
siness." II be had stopped al the Mexi.
can war-quis when be had finished raking
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