Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-15

RADICAL rsssls A. Bsge 0aAss. = By ap-
peintment J. D. Oa0p6sll ssa A. o. Butler
spske at Blue Grass village lass night. 10 the
luaeress Of Puritannicsl Radical Rspublican.
ism. Their coming had been loudly herald
ID, snd. a sOusss ~ tine Was expected.
Oanpssll - -, sPsakiag sssn sud.sncs Of
~ psnSA4 ~ = ~ ~ warmed sp iials
N ~ GraAs aoAinss The President. which
~ he ssgiaaias sod tAs ending Of his
svssch, Ten - eaasia, - vhsa be clssed
ke&A - audisaes = iollovs 81 men, and
3 bo,s. OF ~ mes wsss straight on
Dsoeeraas aod two ssssiehs oss Johnsea
nsa. Ths bsys DO nss vets this fal.-
Campbsll sealsd like oaniao. and he u.
fort hsA ssssspsadias eject, nobody hur';
melody ssrsd.
NJ. Batlsr, Who followed, has lea rant,
eaat spd sprsAd -saels 10 his ssSls. Being
. candid maa hs proves HE way. Assss.
.sios amoasts 70 nslhias sish him Without
psosf. lie stated that The Southern 0tates
vssD - oe ~ Uaion BY thse sta esas el
secession ths.ssslt eft1s vae s6seded The
prssss asd ths vary isss thsG shly To- yssrs
ago he RepAbiaan party vent oss q the
Uaisa iaor sns Of tAses se:eded States "a
- ssitahle easdidaas to- Vice President
aowdsd fuslhsr, more abundant end fa'
rors conclusIss Dsooe sAas The aets Of ssees.
zion were valid acss, which could net be dis
regsrdsd. SO dat poios was msde. Second.
", the spsstsr very sdroitly introduced
Sambo Who he manipulated iselin6ly. and
With marked skill. He asserted that the ne
gro Was the white mans equal, ead proved
tin fact rather more than made his point
lie did It BY showing that the white man
could never have saved this country dur.
Ing the lats war, asd shss Il wss only saved
BY the burly, noble. sweet scented Afh an
6. ming ioeward aud thsotding thc myrmi
doos Of treason 1t the very msosnt when
tho "white traSh"-kaown o. our 'boys ia
blss," we're getting isasoiniously thrashed
That vas proof ssough. even for the mss'
skepticsl. whits men (so called) bod bssa
pummslling away st the rebs Two OF thss'
yessa without leaving any psscsptibl'
marks-in fact thcy wses getting rather
cress> fallen, bat 10, and behold! - in tht
darkest hour the Gun ahiae Of success sems'
ourstine thrsash, - lsapsd to arms ths i'm
pstuous African, end belsss bis irrssist.
sble assaults, down went treason and tsai
tors, down vent sebsls aud rebsllien-
dsxr, down - swful snd lsssing dslsat.-
This logic bed powerful efsct-upen th'
fivs boys, who sat oil the way through, hail
erect, vigorously working their toes; bu
upon four soldiers white men (so called
two Of whom belonged to the 9Th infantry
one 70 the I'd cavalry, end ssother 70 the
10th Infantry, the effect wss still mort
marked, for they got right up and left th'
meeting. thereby showing how little theJ
knew Of what belonged to var. These fel-
laws went to the meeting, thinking. M
doubt, - white soldiers (so callsd) some'
,imes do. that they really thrashed ths
rebs, aud saved the country. but it being st
foreibly pointed out that such vas not tn
casc-that the niggess were the men who
fought for and sAved the country, the efisc
was terrible-they got sick, and bad to g
out. They vii know bstter the next time
Having Furthermore shown that had !
sss bssn for tho negro this entire ceuntr!
would nov Be doing homage 70 Je6 Davis
and nakieg ssvsral other points he clsssd
The epeech ~ candid. from the hest, vel
arranged and properly delivered. and va
really considered crsdilabls " The speaker
Some unmitisated Temperance nan i
search Of knowledge had the impudsnce
nssrroeats the speaker sbeus Tie Anti
Maine Law resolutions passed at The lat
Republican County Cooventiso. bst th
a'ossasid speaker "biled' right she.d an
though the question wss urged. NJ rsspeas
was elected. They bad bigger fs" to fry
whisky w0uldn't mix made too much sig
1lc.
The mex ting was success. We ssy il
who should not say It, but much cando
compels the adu.ission. II vas . successfr
iizzle. The same conscientious reasons i'm
pei us to say is was imposing. All presen
FELL themselves imposed upon BY such brain
less rhodomontAds. Moreover, It was gres
meeting in calibrs Of speakers. Their boz
vas immense.
Tus Eyccnnox - rss FiRs KIKGs.-Th
Fire Kings returned iron their excursion I
Lyons lest evening. afssr having had splsr
did tios. I y arrived At Fulssa 4 abou
noon On Wednesday. The Rssolute Fir
Company No. l, Of Lyons. with . full mai
tAl band had been swaiting them and I
once sscsrtcd them to the Fair Grounds u
the opposite side Of the river. A SUMPTION
dinner therc swaited them to which the hoy
did fall justice. H. the alsssnoon they tris
their 0e,ns 10 far ~ coald b. done ssuDid
sring the great scarcity Of water u he plac
Of exhibition. al q their disposal havin
been hauled from ths river. In The evenin
the Csnpany vas fosrishsd with supps
and ledsiass Zee Of charge at ths Ciaao
House. A private bsll bsviag been project
ID the beys were oosdially invited - atssn
and did %, hsvi { . very plsasant tims. An
not even being allowed 10 pay for their siel
sss. On Thursdsv . continual rais fell ii
three o'clock in the afternoon, at whic
time the boys repaired TO ID
Fair Grounds, with their engine :
Fsur One heeses we're hitehed "a, cod dsi,
On around The half mile track il four min
utss. Stsan was raised 10 seven miaussl
A vssy short tims sufleed for the engine :
clear The tankg q water. The compas
tAsn oasehsd t. ~ rivsr with ths saein
and gave moro sasisfsssesy sxhibitioo ,
their steamer, thsswiag water ewo hundss
and 6fty feet. % oeasursd bv the Lyor
Fissmsn. AlAsr having fully shswn Whl