Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-11-04

Int0H NtttiHg az Waterloo. On Monday
evening last we, in company with some thirty
of our fellow townsmeu. Including tie Gles
Club, which, 10y the way, has got to he one
Of the most prominent features of Union
gatherings out this way, went to Waterloo
TO attend a Union meeting held there tia,
evening. Russell's large hail was well filed
and soon after our arrival the meeting was
called to order by &. W. C0ucH, who nolni
mated ID. J. COLEMAN for Chairman. Or
taking the chair MIR. CoLEJAS briefly stated
the Object @hich had called us together. AT
eloquent and appropriate prayer was offered
by Rev A. G. EBERHART, Of this place. oal
Glce CInb then sang "All Hail to Ulysses,
after which W. IL. McCLuRa, of this place
vas introduced to the audience. lie sad
that in these tinIcs every msn should sinh
the partisan in the patriot, for events hay,
sunk old party issues. There are but TIVE
sides TO the question. One is right the othe,
wrong. The question to be decided is which
is right Democrats commenced the war
they fred on our ships and forts, defcd the
flag, seized our properly, spurned our ma
tiono' laws. Did they begin right or wrong:
No man could vote for Gen. Mcclellan with
out he was prepared to 60 with and support
the wrong. He briefly reviewed the Chicago
platform, espc ciaIiy the resolution where il
charges that the war is a failure, and proved
the falsity of the assertion. lie believed
that in thirty days after election the rebel
lion will be crushed. The Union party says
90 on with the war until the Union is re.
stored the peace democracy bay yield all
that the South demands. For him there
could be no satisfaction except in 6ghting i,
out Mr.. MCCLURE retired amid prolonged
applause.
The Glce Club sang There's Sound
Among the Forest Trees
Mr.. CLARK, of Waterloo, then took the
stand, and delivered avery carefully Prepar
ed-speech, which was often interrupted with
burits Of applause. lie drew vivid picture
Of rebellion, and its...attendant horrors and
atrocities. He showed how secession trS,
assumed tangible shape at Columbia, S. c.,
thirty two y ears ego, when there was form,
ed what was known as the +" State Sow.
eregnty Club, an organization which has
ever since been kept up, and is now known
throughout the North under the tile of the
~ ,nh Of th oil Il
the rebels used James buchanan as poul.
tice 10 bring the rebellion to head. This
speaker conciudedlhy refining the copper,
head charge that the war is a failure. w..
Glee Club sang Rally, Freemen, Rally"
The next speaker was GEO. d. PERKINS, OF
this place. lie said that to understand the
principles aud policies Of parties you mus,
look TO their platforms. In each of the two
parties of to da. there is one great pervadiLs
issue. The Union party says BY Heaven,
VIC fight it OUT" the copperhcad party
adopted platform on the anniversary Of the
birthday Of Benedict Arnold which says give
us peace at any price. He spoke of the i'm.
possibility of holding the Convention pro-
posed by The latter party, and in case the
measure failed asked what the party proposed
to do. They do not tell US, and we can only
surmisc. The speaker illustrated his points
with numerous anecdotes, and closed with an
appeal to Union men TO be mp and doing
to stand firm, and all would be we'll
The Glce Club sang Columbia, Ny Ma
tive Land"
j. b. Powers, Of this place, then address,
ed the meeting. 1t seemed to him as though
it was almost Useless to talk of issues, as
every man capable of understanding them
already knew them. The question present
ed to the people simply is, shall we remain
great and prosperous nation, or shall we al
low our nationality to be destroyed? The
copperheads charge the responsibility OF this
war upon the present s Administration. This
charge is false, for the war was commenced
under Democratic administration, months