The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-06-04
THE GRAND UNION RALLY sATUR-
DAY NIGHT,


meeting ever held in. Wasco county was that
of Saturday night on the corner of Main and
Washington streets. The Mechanics Brass
Band, from Portland, headed a procession
previous to the speaking, and marched
through some of the streets. About o'clock
Gov. Gibbs took the stand, and for an hour
and a half kept his hearers, as it were, spell
bound. He reviewed the history of the pres
ent Democratic party showed clearly that
they were leagued with traitors during the
rebellion that on every occasion where men
and money were needed to carry on the war,
that the Democratic members of Congress
voted against all measures tending in that
direction. He showed that the present lead
ers of the Democratic party are members of
a reasonable organization, that was ready
to resist the Government in raising troops in
this State. He proved that the charge of
squandering the States funds was false, by
the report of Lane, now candidate for Sec
retary of State, to the Legislature, last fall
We have not space to follow the Governor
through his speech. Suffice it to say that it
was the ablest, most logical, and had a more
telling effect upon the enemy, than any we
have heard during the canvass. And here
we might mention cne of the scurril.
Gus tricks that the Democracy resort to
during the canvass. After Governor Weller
had finished his speech the Democratc
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the Oregon Steam Navigation Company fur
nished them, and accompanied with band,
went up the railroad track, and when in front
of Gov. Gibbs stand, stopped and did all
The same insultwas again repeated while Col
Hawkins was speaking. These insults, not
only to the Union men of the Dalles, but to
the Executive of the State of Oregon, were
not resented, for the reason that it is better
that the people should see of what material
party is composed that W ill resort to such
low, scurrilous and unmanly conduct to dis
turb a Union meeting, aud probably the peace
of the city. We are more than astopished
that the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
would lend itself to this contemplate conduct
to insult not only the people of this town but
the people of Oregon represented in their
Governor.
Col. Hawkins was then introduced, the
band playing national air. He defended
himself against charge of cowardce that
the opposition worked up. He never belonged
to the Seventh Tennessee Regiment; his was
the Second East Tennessee Cavalry. This he
had explained to Judge Hnmason, and he had
expected that the Judge would do the speaker
justice in connection with it. Not having
done SO, Col. Hawkins sailed into Judge
Humason rough shod. The speech was q
mastery one and reflects credit on the speak
err. That old battle fag was exhibited and
| reference to it drew forth cheer after cheer
| from the audience. Col Hawkins has done
'nobly in this canvass, and especially in this
county. May the Union of the States and the
great Union party Of the country always have
such able defenders as Col. Hawkins.
After. the close of the speech procession
was formed of TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY
Union men, with torches and candles, and
headed by the brass band, marched through
the streets Of the city. 1t was glorious tri-
umph, and one that made the opposition hunt
their holes. On the corner Of Third and
Washington streets, as the procession was
moving along the street, q group of ladies
stood on the corner and sung patriotic songs
The procession halted, and at the close of the
singing, three rousng cheers were given for
the ladies, and three more for the Union -
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