The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-07

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4 EKhtH MISUNDERSTANDING
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HOW KEOkUk CELE,
DRAFTED THE
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THE PEOPLE ALL OUT
A Big Time and q Good Timel
A SPLENDID ILLUMINATION.


to animals. They knew our Democratic
friends felt bad. They knew il seemed like
mlrtA ii funeral. But they couldn't help
ii. Il was such grand victory every way
The election Of Grant and the assurance OF
peace aud good government 70 tho whole
country. The defeat of Seymour and the ex-
tinguishment Of the Blair family were such
glorious achievements that every right-ssuled
American citizen was just running over with
enthusiasm, and had to jubilsts. But here
in Keokuk We had especial cause for rejoie-
ing. There was the result in ME nation, in
which We had joint proprietary interest
with the rest Of the world. And there WAS
Iewa's Fifty Thousand, in which " had the
pride Of right loyal Hawkeyes. And there
was the Thirty Thousand for Impartial suf-
frage, which makes Iowa the leader OF the
hosts of Liberty in this land-aye, makes her
the leader of the civilization Of the age. We
must have had q rheumatism Of the heart
and paralysis Of the soul if We didn't re-
joice over that. Then there was the cleo
ton OF Keokuk's honored and able son,
Hon. George W. McCrary. And our victory
in the city ITSELF We couldn't help it. Keo
ku kians OF the Republican political house
hold felt good, and their good feeling took
naturally enough the shape Of the jubilation
last evening.
There might have been one consideration
to cause q revulsion in their feelings and
make depression take the place Of JOY. Sew
era, Keokuk Democrats had vowed, resolved
affirmed, asseverated in various emphatic and
Characteristic ways, that they were going te
get up and get from this Hawkeys country i
we made - Niger as good as themselves
And the thing had been done. And ou1
people might have been feeling bad over thu
| threatened departure of these Democratic
chaps, but our people didn't. So the jubilo
| ton went on.
! The financial, programme, illumination
| aud the other Committees had done theiI
work we'll. At the early evening the crowd
began to gather on Main street. The illu'
mination was not general. but enough fol
beauty and effect. Main was aglow with ligh
and many private residences finely illuminA
ted. We do injustice by. referring to aom'
and not to all, but latter is impossible. TIT
residences of A. J. Wilkinson, C. P. Birge
o. s. Conklin, DR.. Knowles, Gen. Parrot
Judge Sam'l. f. Miller, Col. Rankin, Gen
Hills, and Hugh w. Sample, attracted At
| tantion and admiration
/. The procession formed about o'clock OF
| Fourth and Main streets. There, were.th'
various companies Of Tanners, and one hun
drsd Colored Republicans in line with lamps
The Brass Band played splendidly an'
with vim, ~ thcpGh the music cam
from Republican lungs. Capt. Phillip
and the members Of the Martial Basd, kindl.
volunteered their services, and ithe Tanners
properly enough, kept timein this celebra
ton Of the victory they have won in peace
to the ssme music they marched under Gran
TO victory in war. Amid noisy cheers th'
procession started, and marched in orde
hitherto announced, = follows:
Down Main to I'd, down I'd to Bank, on
Bank to 4,h, up 4th to Exchange, ont Ex
change to It'll, up 7th to Bank, out Bank I,
i 18th, down 18th to Concert, ont Concer
to l4.h, up 14.h to High, down high to 10th
down 10th to Main, down Main to 9Th, III
5th to High, thence to I'd, down I'd to Blon
i deau. out Blondeau to 4th, down 4th I,
headquarters.
4 This was only varied to take in thei
course the splendidly illuminated residence
Of Judge Miller, Gen. Parrot and Gen. Hills
The boys did marching enough for . anal
campaign, but they did it in tho most uscon
querably good spirits.
Gen, A. G. Mcqueen, was Chief Marshal
with Gen. Bruce, M. L. Howe and Capta;,
Sawyer - Assistants.
About o'clock, Senator Norton u,
beough. to the place Of meeting. All abou
the corner Of Fourth, Main vasa psrfec
| jam Of white and black humanity. Their
were several thousand people present. Sen
ator Morton was introduced BY Col. Leigh
ton briefly and well. The distinguish !,
J speaker who was suffering severely from dis
ease, and the exhaustion Of his trip sat in
chair and addressed the audiences, only
part Of the throng could hear him. lie Id,
consented TO come and meet the people b
Keokuk At that meeting, not TO make
speech, but an apology for not speaking. 81
Vas not able to do the former. He brieA
referred to the vietory We celebrated. Tvs
necessary to Perfect the work Of the pa.
light yeaEs. He refsrrsd to its significance
aad it. promise be congratulate Iowan
upon the triumph Of Impartial Suffrage, "a,