Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-31
DAVENPORT. IOWA. MONDAY. A

the BlACk-AsD.TANHERS At L.
CLAIRE HALL.
Unsuccessful efforts to COL
lect q crowd.
Hone Taleat ea the Dpresd'
Eagle.
4 rsfreshing season ef, hifaulstin oun-
sombs and Misrepresentation vas enjoyed
on Saturday evening By over hundred o.
the faithful who had assembled for . least
ofreasoa and flow Of soul' - dealt out ~
two Of their most brilliant speakers. Inc
terrible democracy we're goisg 70 hsvs
another big meeting all the people we're
going--somsthing must be done. Inc
tannsrs-prsttv little fellows most 81 tue"
who wesld b old enough to vote IN
few years. must coms cut with their uoi-
forms. lamps and much music, and collect .
crowd-capital idea! The cruel Express
Company held their uniforms, marked Y. y
D and wouldn't give them np-coppsrhsad
Express Co. trsitoreus Ex. Co.-but they
finally came out. ~ strong, Z Of whom we're
voters, BY actual count. The band played
some most excellent music, torches waved,
proudly stepped the boys, over ldoxsn
urchins shouted "ses the tans !-hsrra /
Up Brady to Fifth, and they met the
"Whits Boys in Blue withs large. crswd
sscorting the democratic speakers to the
Court House. The Rst-and tans shouted;
howled for the band 10 "play louder )"
howled and ehssrsd and marched on to IL
Claire Hall, followed by the identical doses
who had started with them. Filing ints
the hall, over half Of the seats were hilsd.
The graceful form Of the chairman appear
I'd on the platform and said it was absolute
" necessary for the meeting q
appoint chairman for thei'
6nancs committee. Funds were distress
insly short-ths machine squsaksd-must
30 "iled." Mr.. Alexander had declined
wasn't sqaal t. the emergency. and Ger
man must b appointed F.; . long pause. and
6nally the faithful Jesse neminatsd one
il VAS no 20. Brother Cavsndish Was ap.
pointed, and The show commenced.
The eloquent james was Introduced. and
for two hours he held the vast audience Ia
breathlsss silence /; ws took cepisus notes
net point s'caped %. He Grated - fol
lows, in prose and rhyme his thssghts ran
like oil On the troubled wstsfs-Dsss r..
srsshing. Dsdaining sloqusscs and rhst.
erie, be would talk reasons in "quiss go
versatisnsl way" Questions vast, vital fund
ansntal broad, deep end high, shosld D
the burden Of bic ssng. Tinsscs wss q
huubug, democratic busbssr 70 catch th'
votes Of Of taxpayers. ssd thsss are ths
things hs said. and 10 tbs following order
Secession Vas dead and dsfunst. On thia
he reasoned mushly. Rsssnstructiso, Law
Of Datisns, secession. fehssrsl. Speaker
discencsrtsd. Continued sceurssd slavery
terrible war, "the colorsd troops Tough
nobly." [chssrs. it was . providence thu
johnson had turned against them, (sickll
smiles on old tanners eonntenancss, cheer
didn't come in - expected. Speaker con
tinusd thus: Frssdmsn's burssu [chsers
suffrage, military necessity. Congress 81
ways right, loud cheers, colored troops
applause in the entryl suffrage tbrlls'
him, Ichsers, his heart throbbsd, Jap
plause. ''ths eolorsd troops fought noby, !,
loud applause, the South Was enjoying
season Of smiling peace and plenty-the,
were all rebels aad traitors, and every
mothers son Of them should be, hung dead
loud and continued applause
Thus in happy conversational manner
the speaker continued, making over sgai
and again tho above lucid points, and, a
fast as h's audience were sufficiently mye
tided, they went homo. An hour and
quarter glided pleasantly BY, and fourt1
Of the audience had left.
Iinencs must be considered in "convsl
sational way" The subject was dry. an
when half hour had passed, some OF th
audience passed" too, and left, and sti
the talk went on. Figures, long, heav
and mystyfying were given. Through tt
length and breadth Of the vast question t
vsnt-through the patience Of the aud
sncs among in the may m eshss Of bondl
gold aud green nbacks, full III times, he los
himself. Thus in = quiet conversation,
way" he talked till half the audience lef
With hifaulatin, buncombs. poetry an
prose the speaker closed.
| Long and loud we're the cries for Hui
bell Hubbcll! The band prepared
play, were checked BY the chair introdu
ing Gen. Leaks. Many left. Over so r
nained. while he gave q history Of Il
building Of The Pacific Railroad a. II
cause Of the national debt. Who starts
the squib7 that's what's ,hs matte
(chesrs BY all the small boys.) He thsnl
ed God that his party had put out,
death. = great many eyes (applause). I
gave long list Of detached and unimpo
tant figures, while the audience kept stra
Cling out.
| We, the true and tTisd-ths faithful-o
eupied all the seats ws could, and load
chsersd, 70 make good show, and enjoy
| . refreshing season Of spread eagle until
o'clock, when, On the part Of the msnsg
ment. the audience we're thanked for IT,
kind sttsntioo, and On adjournment v
had until Monday next, to organize q
company Of Tanners to rsscus the uniforr
from the Express Company. heading ths
a O. o. d. In the language Of our ehasts q
clsssic eotemperary. "Lst 10 weep"
Freodmon'o Doroa0 In DoveI
pors-.A Forger gees UnDol
fOhe0.
We have just learned the following p
ticu.srs that fercibly illustrates the tsse
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