The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-17

+ ~ We learn that the recent speech Of
Wendell Phillips in Boston, advocating
the reputation Of the national war debt,
meets with hearty response from the cop
perheads of this city. They are now un-
qualified admirers of Phillips, and consid-
|er him notonly progressive man, but the
greatest of living financiers. They held
an impromptu meeting in q ''wet'' grocery
last night and informally organized with
out chairman. Phillips speech was read
and cheered and his health drank in plain
whiskey, for which the meeting got trust
ed to the infinite disgust Of the man who
runs the concern. Speeches were made in
profusion-in fact it was often the case that
three or four speakers were on the floor at
the same time. One man, who practices
law for . living, rose to his feet with the
aid Of billiard cue. and in great agitation
declared that since the good Lord had al
lowed him TO live to witness this great and
glorious transmogridcation in Mr.. Phil
lips, he was almost willing togive away
his clothes and die. (SensatiOn.) Phil
lips had expressed his mind to . fraction,
and he was willing to exclaim with Adam
when hesurveyed the promised land from
Pisgah's top, Lord let thy servant hold fast
70 that which Is good. (Immense ap-
plause,) He could call heaven and earth
70 witness that he had never willingly paid
ssingie cent to any live man, and he had
no words to express his delight in seeing
his great Life principle, SO eloquently de-
tended and boisterously applauded by an
assembly Of moral refermers in the Ath-
ems of America. Who would now wrench
from her the claim of being the hubbub of
the universe. (Deafening cheers.) The
speaker eaid he would not consume time
but would yield the floor toa distinguished
gentleman, Mr.. Skinflint, Esquire, whom
he noticed in the crowd, although he
hadn't had his SAY half out. He took
his seat amid three cheers and tiger.
The person alluded to rose with dignity,
and for IN instant gazed on the gaping an.
dience in silence, rs II posing his body
and training his pinions for the lofty flight
that followed. he said his principles were
we'll known at home, and he would stand
by them even Il 'chawed up and run
thro' sausage-stuffer for 1t. He was in
some degree stranger here, but knew
which end he stood on. A contemplate
sheet Of this city had cast its dirty eyes to-
ward his virtuous homo and made some
insinuations about his income tax. Sens
ation.) He defsed Burlington and it, en-.
tire brood Of Government pimps and in.
formers. (Criss Of "GoodP' and cheers.
II was true he had not invested dollar in
Government bonds, he had consistently
declined 70 sive anything to Soldiers Aid
6ocisties and other sponging institutions,
and had returned IN income just - small
- be dared to, and % help him John Rodg-
en-. hsmsant to keep on doing %. (Cries
Of " Bully Boy.") For his part no went
in body and soul for reputation. Tire
mendous applauss.)r He believed that he |
and Wendell Phillips stood about neck and
neck - to this worlds goods and he was
willing to strike hands with him in repuli-
ating the National debt, the State debt,
and al other debts, 20 help him God.
(Great sensation and cheers.) A resolu.
ton was then passed inviting Wendell
Phillips to come ont here and deliver a 4th
OF July Grafton, -subject, Reputation,
after which, finding they couldlget no more
whiskey on credit, the meeting adjourned
Il &Ths Galena Gazette says that Mr.. |
Robert Dawson, Of Elizabeth, 10 Daviess
county, has had six sons in the Onion
Army. Thew ara ali now &hovn aus1 ,pnl1