Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-30

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shameless corruption have plunged our
| land, the large and enthusiastic assembly
! which the call of the McGlellan Club brought
| together las, evening at LcClairc Hall sutii-
| GENTLY indicate. The notice given was nac-
| cssarily brief, the first arrangements for the
| meeting having been discuss d only the day
beforehand, but by the time appointed nu-
| mcrous and respectable audience had gath
cred together.
In the absence Of the President Of tie
Club, Mr. T. ID. Earal was called to the
ch lir
Mr.. Ingalls, moved that = committee OF
three be appointed BY the chs irlnan TO assist
the Treasurer. The motion was carried and
the following gentlemen were appoint ID
Messrs. W. a. ingalls,, II. Leonard and ;.
Parker.
Mr. Norris, Of Rock Island, was then call
ed to the platform. and proceeded t. deliver
| an address, whose sound sense, sober rcas-
oning, and earnest patriotism contrasted
most favorsbly with the sense,ess TRADES
against their octterS Which cor ,ttnte the sta
pie Of allthc aboltio aist harangncs 10 which
we lave lately been doomed to listen. Mr..
Norris .orcibiy and convincingly explained
the reasons VIII, tlic Victories obtained hy
our salan. soldier llaAc hitherto Lecn fol-
lowed tv 10 rcsul. commensurate with the
volor displayed and the loss suffered. While
our armies have been taking Atlanta, driving
Early in headlong haste down the bloody
valley Of the Shenandoah, and confronting
Lee in his trenches around the rebel capital,
the administrator, instead OF taking ndyan-
tagc Of tnc opportunities thus afforded or
procuring the restoration OF our Mon on its
| former basis, have only given farther proof
| Of their determination to place difficulties in
the way Of q peaceful solution Of onr troubles
by insisting upon compliance with terms un-
warranted py the Constitution, and in direct
contradiction Of the principles under which
| Mr.. Lincoln was elected. and by which he al
| first prolesscd himself t. b. governed in tie
prosecution of this conflict. Mr.. Norris IS
an elderly gentleman, of spotless reputation,
and wel-known in this neiehhorhood as
| staunch Democrat anl a patriotic citizen
| and bis remarks were well Gale lated TO i'm
press upon his auditors the true issue III
| volyed in the present Presidential campaign.
| Col. }. H. Daniorth, .jr., Of the Rock Island
| 41rguS, was then introduced to tie meeting.
Tie commenced by instructing the audicn Q
in the "McClellan cheer as given in t o
noble army he so / ng commanded. The
cheers were then given by the assembly, un
covered AMI standing, and with volume oi
| sound tha. almost lifted the rafters in the
| hai roof, and must have convinced any stray
a5olitionist who might have wandered in
| that the brave Old Democratic party. which
has weathercd SO many fierce political
storms, is not yet quite cowed down in Scott
county.
| Col. Danfofth's speech was mastery
:! statement of the facts which damn this rot
not from coppclhcad" sources, but from
the statements of Republicans themsclye -
| Dawes apd Fremont. lie showed that Mr.
Lincoln had ialsiiiod all his hypocritical
avowals of attachment to the good old Dem
ocratic doctrines of respect for Stste rights
and economy in tie administration Of the
| government. We wish we had time to I'll.
| low the argument of the speaker; it was
unanswcrable, and we hope that before the
day of election arrives, Col. Danforth may
again lie invited to deliver i. Leiure a Scott
county aud;eace.
| In the course Of his remarks he called for
three cheers for Sherman and Sheridan and
| their recent victories, as reiutation of the
base slander propa.atcd l. a yenal press
that the Democracy looks with an unsy m
paihizing eye upon the exploits Of our he
roic volunteers. The suggestion was rap
turously received and the cheers most hear
ty given. So much for one aLol.tionist lie.
At the conclusion Of Col. Dan fo,th's adj
dress loud calls were made for Mr. Parker,
our candidate for Congress, who, owing to
the lateness Of the hour, excused himself
from making a speech, but called Cor three
cheers for the speakers Of the evening and
the Rocl. Island Democracy, call which it
need not be said was at orce responded to.
Mr.. Ingalls, was then called for and made
few remarks On the necessity Of thorough
organization, and with cheer after cheer for
George Mcclellan, George Pendleton and
George Parker, the assembly adjourned,
every individual encouraged TO continue his
efforts to relieve his country from the dis
grace and ruin which has been brought up
! on ii by four years Of aboltionist misr ulc
THEATRE. Miss Alice Kingsbury. the
highly talented actress, appears at Metro
! poltan Theatre on Monday evening. Mr.
u Wi,dman's Theatre opens at metropolitan
: Hall en- that evening
If THE FryERAL OF EXIT. Gov. RUscH.-
'e The funeral Of our late fellow citizen EXIT
IL Gov. Rusch took place this afternoon at
is o'clock. The military, under command G
Capt Judd, with martial and brass band
l. preceded the ambulance which bore the dc
m ceased, and following was long line Of cal