Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-06
OAJLY DEMOCRAT.

D4nas as.ea.A - sAasg =
1ePehlaea1ss - $50
BuesAiO. Oct. "a, 1859.
Aftse . grand display q ha.dotl!s sitting
forl, tAal ihs psspls lssa - ~ w'eeawake
vould.bs 0soseals wsuM oeke grand
chsrgs upes A. ], cd he sshela q DIT.
falo IT sight, ~, q ~ souo4 q ~ droos
sepsissd y ~ tesAls6sld. end alter aakise
srms sbssrvaaioss IN rsgard to. ~ lseaftea
chosen b. IL Radical IeadR asd stoes ue
did expect that Andy J. would BE- deoes>
ished owe right. The chanting champitn
he'd selected the spacious bar room Of the
City Hossl, bus aflss sasueinisiog shsngs .
lissis eassss, go ssQuieiao - ss0s psEseoa
Whether Psoei6ont Joenapo - o3oocc4 %
b q hoad q a,s. and hsing assured that
he would not, ~ vea,ufed n, and to orr
greet suspsias lsand NE people deooRshirg
lager bsse iasssed q 4. ssd lhe seos'e.
Soos wsss oegasiGngb y solliag one Of shsir
numbse - ths char, Others by calling their
friends % The har, organising tos SOCIAL
goes Of laess, 80. ;aftsr ths Deslt0inosies q
electne chsisnan and ethse ofIi.srs bed
been gene thsouxh With, end The aocial glass
had 6een euptied tor time, Chempcn y :.
!, . o.s and sddresss.i his sud'sncs. wnich
numbered, probsbly - voters, . lev ladies'
sad half doses beys. OhAopson oeatsd
that hs was mt in The habit Of leeeusing q
fighting frse q charge and bic ffisode nssd
not expect him . do il on this occasion.
No. l th.n co0mencsd his BATH, when
aasuasod y aethine aoss than tiFsds q
abuse Of The Psssideas of The Unias6 Steees
aud I'll thoao Who 10 ~ believe - ~ Nod.
icals do declara1ieno that The aegro 10 super.
ior 70 the white nee. and that No. ! shesld
b. elevated 70 ths veg heeesable position Of
County Sehoel Supseiaeeadent Bot siss,we
th nix The voters present e,uld not sse no
psias, neither so1ld hey adiust ths matte:
Ia their own minds b give Ohe@pson No: l
and HE party tWsasy Eve dollaso Ter ~
evenings poefoe0soeD. We believe ehos
the vstsss bed come - The co0clusiOn that
tbs School Superintendent had barely earn-
Cd his vhisky-nix he tweaty- 6ss dollnfs.
We would like 70 give ysar SuPss'nssad-
ent's speech u We ceuld, but ~ cannot see
where, in . discourse Of two houfa
and some minutes, be made one siaele
point. Champion, or Superintendent told
bis audience, in commencing. that he Was
no political huckster, and that il he should
Offer n them other than political merohan-
dice, it would be cheap. only twenty i've
doilass fos the whole stock that his heart
and bosom cont timed. Nov for . section
Of the Superintendent speech that he had
promised The citisens q Buffalo they
should have:
Well friends and fellow citisens. nOv that
you know What am trying to accomplish.
the next point to be considered %, what
shall taik about! Of the depravity Of
man! Nc indeed, have talked upon that
subject Of late % often, u u il seems 70 ne
exhaussd. The Ssienesei the idea itssIi
10 preposterous, everything conspisse
against the attempt. What then shall I
diocuss. The beauties Of morality, the ben
eft and peculiar felicity Of Christis nifty
Here am At fault again. II convinced
that en- predestined To reform the world
By promulgasing spiritual truths. the pres>
eat place and Circumstances BY which ~
ore surrou, ded precludes On immediate
commencement The peoples growl nov
sounded the opening oi another ffesh
keg Of lager. Quiet being once more re-
stored, We found the champion soliloquisinl
thus: Ought I to give biographical >ketcf
Of INV own life ? The subjec, 10 too prosa
ic; besides I ain decidedly too modest;-
should portray the sublime mysteries Of
stature and set forth my notions Of nature I
Gods ps,haps the feeble echo of my feebler
tongue would be accounted sacrilees Il
sight Of the entire host Of infiaite heaven
Shall speak Of the grandeur, lovsliness
beauty, annie ility and liability Of prett,
women Il were an ageravation not 10 b
endu'cd. The subject would bc sorry on
Tor one Of my age. Or, suppose discan
upon the foll.es ~ iash,on-os the world .
large. o., could not enu,nerate the glsr
ing defects, much less comment upon them
How would it do for inc ~ eater the b0weI
of cupid and talk Of love. O, crscky +! hos
mcorrigible, how provokingly absurd =
Hence, this cannot be the theme Of our die
course. Well, then poetry-yes, let me Try
my hand 1t this sublime muse: Would
you have my presence here explained, the
Try in y .rds brief aud true I'll relate, arc
| tell what TN here for: IT'S gressbacks enc
votes, sirs. But here let me stop. friends
for you perceive the shoe-string nurtisrty
vurticrty Of the pcetical essay Is conclusiv,
evidence that heaven never designed me fol
the muse. might sp, ak Of friendship ant
talk Of gratitude. could tel yeu that ny
heart teens With grateful aud friendly emo
tons for those Of you that intend q extend
10 me aud the rest Of our radical crew, YOU
suffrage ON the sth dsy Of October
1866. Bat what would that avail
have new attempted 70 soassnunica.,
something Of 20 many shiaes, aud have tell
"a in I'll. that am discouraged end Dis
heartsnsd. Aud now. friends. this monsa
have conceived = new idea-an or,gina
one, too. verify bslieve-S0nf Kvous u
Il is good one, too, friends. Il 10 this
That the party oppossd y RAaieals sne
che negrUes, ruling this 0ovoguoDa, I
composed Of The following heads = Is bel.
heads, Sore-head Republicans. Coppsr
heads, Hard headed Democrats, and quite 1
nlmbcr Of Smart beads rom all parties, Il,
negroes not exeepted-the nearest poin
made in No. lie discourse. Exit No, L.
No. 2 was then introduced, and introduces
his subject in language that we did not IN
derstand, therefore We could not say wheth
er it was worth the price asked for No. Ii
performances or not. We say, upon thu
whole, that il Mr.. Price makes q complete Z
failure on next Monday night, . those tha
espouoed bic cosirss did hast night, HE causl
| is passed redemption.