, 1866-10-25
FROM KOEN ISLAND.

4 Csrgerhcnd Eixzic-Fu1lnrc to Come
to tFtnlc-f:ul;s ,l-ttl>stc Union 1scsIt.ax
Speech by 1s+,n. G. ". Juiian-ElN
Ala.nssstus"ns~-CIserr El,tan pro<-
prttA-*rnrclfy OF bread and ESuttcr
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Correspondence Of the Chicago 1iibune,l
EotK ISLAND. ILL.,, October -, 1875.
The great Dickcy ,nass .ucelin,, under the
auspices Of the Coppcrjohnssn Democratic
Conservative Marty vi Rock Island County,
CAME oil today according to programme,
and was certainly the biggest tizzlc If the
campaign. Quite procession was formed,
composed chiefly of little girls and boys,
quite IL number Of women, and Il very few
voters, the principal feature Of the process.
sion being ten little girls dressed in Grape
with white roscttes, representing the States
pct represented In Congress. 1t was a very
solemn affair, aud nil felt the solcmnity Of
the occasion. After marching and counter
marching through the principal streets. the
peonlr assembled in Court Yard Square,
where the speaking was to come oil, but here
was 4 dilemma. Neither Colonel Dickcy,
the champion orator Of the occasion, nor any
one else advertised on the posters, were
present, except John 2. Cook, of
Davenport, the man who had the prcsump-
tion to run and expect to be elected
to Congress In place of Hon. Hiram Price
fram tic Second Congressional District of
Iowa. John has been sick ever since the re-
ccut election, and the iabored effort he made
convinced his auditors that hc had not suili-
cirn:ly recovered yet to mike speech. lie
lailtd to make anv p,ints, but III general
terms attacked and abused nll loyal men,
aud was particularly severe on Lo@nn, and
Butler, and Trumbull, and Yates. lie also
mentinncd the na,ne Of Tltadcns Stevens,
whicl, was the siEaai for prolonged applause.
'.Star spanglcd Nanner,'' after which John
shed few tears osc7 the unsepresented
| States, when the meeting adjourned with
three cheers for Took, Jahnson and the Cog
stitutirn, md closing bcncatction hy the
ola war.lorsc Of the Democracy in Rock Is
lard County. Jacob Norris, Esq.
II the liaeIty-1oviiss and loyal portion Of
! our community were rcjulccd al the signal
failure Of the retcl sympathizing denonstra-
tion In our midst during the day, they were
cscn naere pleased i'll the cvenln. to hear
= powerful and radical speech from
tho Hon. Il. ". Ju:ian, member Of Congress
from Indiana. \ slI~rt notice, by posters, was
sufficient at Ill early hour to MI '.Babcocx's
Hail." the lurycst in the city, to, its utmost
capacity by an anrEcciatire audience. Ths
and others, entered the hall at r. H., and
the audience being impatient, the Mayor al
ouvc introduced thc speaker, and after the
| applause had subst1el, Mr.. Julian spoke FIJI
ncarly three honrs in the most telling ani
convincing speech OF the campaign in till
give your readers synopsis Of this most clu
gueut speech. Mr. Julian took decided,
radical grounds in. regard to universal sui
fsaEe, aud was chccted to tue ccha>
After three cheers for the speaker, thre
for Cunercss. ant three unearthiy grlans fo
ANDY" aud tiny policy" the meeting I'D
| iourrc1, all feeling III their hearts that ii wa
good for them to be there.
, Mr.. Julian speaks in Trceport on Frida
evening, 0ctobcr e: Reckiord, Saturda
ing, October 2s!'tl', and Racine. Tuesday cyet
$ | ing, Octobc: 3o:h, and from The latter plac
I,e will leave for his home ia lndlana.
.. The torrcrhcads arc working like beaver
. ia defeat cur candidate for Congress in th
District, General \. c. Harding. The Ii:
c device they are resorting to is trading 0
J. tl,eir candidates for Sheriff aud Represent.
+ tive for votes for the renegade John
i, Thompson, but the galnc won't viii. "
IL will give The General a larger majority tha
If put Rock Island County down for 500 r
x publican majority in November, and hol
- 10 send the gratifying intelligence that Roe
:, Island has given 600 Radical majority.
II We have still, us Postmaster J. Is. Hawlc
Esq, in this city, although CAPTAIN Copp,
. that could be found here to endorse e i,
H. policy" has been appointed, but his COT
- mission has not yet been received. and in s
~. ~ probability Corp will be sacrificed for,
he aut. .ard.ont Copperhead after election, viii
d. will be i just punishment for his aposta
: and sacriilcc OF principles.
he Moline IL worst OFT linn Rcck Island is
u this respect. Henry L. Mills, onc.arm
i. soldier was appointed Postmaster, with
:. IS expectation that he was willing 70 sell .
nc 1ss principles for tue sake Of 9 rostoiI;S
ief but they niistook their man, and Mr. Nil
,c. although roor, sent hack his appointm:
with a no very complimentary cndorsern,
\, on the back. Not finding Republican b;
nv nv enough. Fred. Calkit,s> a Copperhca'l, =
cd be the Postmaster in that loyal town, nj
thing that the people may say to the contr'
"a Notwithstanding. The only c9langc Of Pe
he masters tLat has actually taken place III !
49, s.1 county is In tho yil1nse Of Hampton, IN
.ca rcssos, OF IN ardent, dycd-in.1he' wool 9
4oF lcrhead. = y
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