Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-26
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Pleasant valley.
The National Union Club Of Pleasant Val
lev hcld IN adjourned meeting at The schooi
house near Valley City on Monday evening.
Sent. oath, the President Mr.. b. Bircbsrd,
In the chair.
Mr.. j. N. Crawford. Of Davenport Wis 10
,roduc-d bv the President as the first speak
er. and for an hour ably discussed the great
national questions before the people OF the
country.
Among other strong points in his speech
he claimed for the democracy that when
they run the machinery Of the Government
every thing worked we'll, and oil was pesce
and prosperity. That the Radicals after 20
or 80 years Of abuse had goadsd the South
to rebellion--a and proved tbem-e YES power
less to carry on the var they had provoked
That while such Democrats - Grant,
Sherman, Meade and FarTagut had been
dealing heavy blows upon the head Of the
rebellion, the thribble B.'s, Butler, Banks
aud Burnside had been stealing silver and
cotton and suppr -ssing Democratic newspa-
pers.
And that SINCE the rebellion was put
down the manad Ohent Of the radicals has
been 80 bad that he ablest and best men Of
tic party have become alarmed for the safe
y Of the country.
That such men as Reverdy johnson,
Mr.. Seward, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
Senators Cowan, Dixon and D0olittle, with
host Of other patriotic republicans, now
cordially support .he policy Of President
johnson, in opposition to radical congress
Mr.. Crawford was listened to with entire
satisfaction by all that have united country
at heart The statement Of the position now
occupied by the prominent Republicans
above named. did not appear to set well on
the stomacha Of some Of the Radicals pves-
ent.
| Mr.. J. W. Stewart was next introduced
to tho audience. lie appeared in feeble
health, and I Thought for some time, he
would only be able to give " short
speech; and possibly he felt little awk>
wardness in addressing an audience coms
posed largely Of democrats. but when he
60, . little the hang Of the house, and
somewhat warmed up, he opened his bate
ries Of the heaviest calibsr and fred shot
and shell into the radidal ranks that ev-
IDENTIFY hit, from the fiuttcring they oeca-
stoned.
Mr.. Stewart opened his argument BY say
ing that he had been Republican; that he
had supported Mr. Lincoln in go and Ca;
that he endorsed every plank in the .hica
60 and Baltimore platforms when they were
made, and ne endorsed them now; that te
supported the Adm nistration Of the honor
ed and lamented Lincoln until ito untimely
close. That he believed that Mr.. johnson
was following in the footsteps Of his illustri-
Gus predecessor in his restoration policy.
That he believed the policy Of Mr.. Lincoln,
followed out by Mr.. johnson, was we'll cal
culated to restore healthy action between
the now disrupted parts Of our Union.
That he believed the policy Of Congress
WAS calculated TO lead to another inter
nicine, war compared with which tho ons
lust closed would be mere child's play.
lie claimed that tho South had complied
with oil the conditions required Of thembs
Mr. Lincoln, and that they had the pledge
Of his administration that when they re-
alcd their &c ,ession ordinances, repndiatet
the rebel debt end abolished slavery b.
constitutional enactment, then, they should
be restored TO oil their former rights ant
privileges in the Union.
lie also made considerable squirmine
among the radicals by reading portions Q
Gov. stones report to the Legislature, Q
his expenditure Of the contingent fund.
believe l am already making this repor
too long. will only add that the meetin
wss grand success all the Union mel
were veil pleased with the speeches an
their prospects Of success
The club adjou rn,d for one week, q
which time We expect to have speeche
from Z. +. Cook and VIM. T. Diltoc.
Pleasant Valley, Sept. 25, 1866.
DEMOCRAT.
Hoo DisEAsE.-A very indignant dissas
has broken out among the hogs Of ou
farmers throughout the county, and 10 prov
ing very destructive. It WAS At 6rst sup
posed 70 be tho hog cholera, but those VII
have examined the matter report il to b
some kind Of lung disease. When take
. hog rarely survives longer than two days
Its skin becomes red and blood sometimes
Issues from IT, The TANKS also mortify. B.
the time Of death, the lungs generally die
appear altogether. II the hog sustains il
self against the disease for week, whicl
sometimes happens, the chances are that i
I'll, ~"coves. Mr.. G. W. Baker, Of Blu
- | the SOulu