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

Just prev ious to adjournment a vote. OF
thanks was rendered our Gloe Club and The
speakers and citizens from Cedar Falls, for
the part taken by them in the exercises Of
the evening. While we appreciate tho mo-
tives which induced the Offering and unani.
nous adoption Of the resolutions, we regarded
it as unnecessary, as we all fslt amply re-
paid FOR our attendance by the deep erjoy-
mcnt the patriotic Jubilee afforded US.
The Joint Dt5ats last Friday Nigh.-
! The people were out in large numbers last
Friday evening to hear the joint discussion
between Messrs j. D. PowERs and GEO. ID.
| PERKINS, Unionists, and J. NJ. GHIFFIrH, OF
Dubuque, coppsrhead. The cops. were out
! in full force, and at the commencement OF
the meeting were in high glce; they were to
be represented by q champion before whose
eloqnence and prowess the Union speakers
would be dumfoundcd and powerlcss, they
were certain that they had the Union men n,
disadvantage for once, and were disposed to
make the most Of it. But human exp.cta
| lions are often sadly disappointed, and nc
class of men ever had keencr realization oil
the bitterness of blasted hopes than our &c.
dar Falls copperheads had last Friday night
/ Their imported orator was naught but very
big moustache, ilankel by very small pat
tern Of q man: His speech was a scnselcss
whining, ignorant twadllc -- full Of treason
and falSity. For an hour and half there
bubbled from his lips naught but the black
est treason, with whiA, his whole body seen,
Ell TO be surcharsed. to the disgust even Of
the very men who had invited him out here
to champion their cause. His speech fell
! like wet blanket on our so called Defnoc
racy, and their long, suiIrn faces, and un
demonstratve manner, showed how bitterly
they were disappointed in The gentleman
from Dubuque Without intending to dis
psrNgc the efforts Of tire Union speakers or
that occasion, we must say that GRIFFrTn's
| speech did more for the Union cause thar
/ anything that iTas said on our side. We
! have heard Of two men who had intended t
vote for MCCLELLAN, but after hearing GRIr
FIrH's traitorous harangue, say they have
had their eyes opened they will not sup
port any party which holds such detcstabl,
( opinions as those promulgated by him. anc
shall vote for LINCOLN. We wish we coulc
hear more, just such speeches as his, for they
are calculated to make Union votes.
The meeting came to order by the copper
heads calling Dr.. Howe to the Chair, while
the Union men made P. MELENDy their pre-
siding officer. The arrangements for The
debate aEorc that GEO. ID. PSRKINs shouIt
open in on hour, Mr. GRIFFITH follow in az
, hour and half. and J. B. Powers close in
half an hour. Mr.. PERKINS reviewed the pc
sitons Of the parties showed that the con
test in 1860 was on the right Of slavery in
the Territories that the Democratic party
itself split on this question at Charleston, tbs
Northern portion, and majority, being unwil
ling to follow the South in their extreme
demands. That After LINCOLN was elected
this Popular Sovereignty Democracy united
with the Southern wing Of tho party, as is
evinced by their votes in Congress on the
compromise measures, the Tyeddle Hall
Convention, Peace Congress, etc. That there
was only the question OF slavery in the Ter.
ritorics at issue that no party proposed to
interfere With the instituticn Of slavery in
the fifteen States where it existed. Tina,
these Democrats at the start cried Z. Adolf.
ton" and took up strong srounds against
coercion, and that the accusations against
the Administration ere mere catchwords. In
this connection he reviewed the position OF
Douglas. He showed how the party split at
Charleston and united again at Chicago. He
spoke of the Platform, and asked Mr.. GEF.
FIFTH Why WAsnIsGTos IlUNr's resolution
VAS not adopted. lie wanted to knoy what
would bs done at the proposed Convention
of the States; what amendment to the Con.
stitution would be proposed = would it be
FALLANDlGHAa's proposition in Congress,
which was to cut up the Union into four
sections, by which majority from each sec,
ton would be necessary to pass any bin in
Congress; by which majority Of the elect
ors from each section would be necessary 10
choose President; by which State could
secede by permission of the States OF its
section? The gentleman WAS called on to
explain to the audience that second resou-
tion. He also wanted to know whether the
sixth resolution had reference to ostr soldiers
or the rebel soldiers. IL our soldiers, why
were the sailors unmentoned. The object
NJ PfRKIss bad was to bring Mr.. GfiFfrru
to discussion Of his Own party and plat
form, and his remarks throughout were gen.
,lenanly and fair, without slang or epilhet
Of any character.
We have said this much of Mr. PERKINS,
line OF argument to shsw that If Mr. GRlgFiTn
reslly wished to honestly discuss the political
issues Of the day, an opportunity was offered
him to DO so. The result proved that he
had no intention Of discussing the question:
at ISSUE
Mr.. GRIFFITH commenced, his speech with
charging the Aboli.ie,ists Of the North with
being the cause of the war Slavery was,
and should be, by right, national inst,u.
ton the rights of the South had been
trampled upon by the North, &c. He pur.
sued this kind Of talk until his audience