The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-10-31
FROM EARLVILLE.
DEMOCRATIC NETTING.

DfMOCRATlC MEETING.
Robinson's Hall was again filed on Saturday,
Oct. 18th, to hear speeches from Hon William
Cogswell and j. B. Rice, of Ottawa. Business
beyond my control prevented me from being
present On enquiring of our mos. substantial
democrats, l learn that "Cast Iron BIZ outdid
himself on this occasion. His speech is pro-
nounced by those most capable of Judging, as one
OF the ablest speeches ever made in this town
Thomas Desmore, leading tanner, tells me that
such speeches will make votes for the democracy
in spite of all the tanners can do. Cogswelrs
description OF Burton c. Cook as a camp-follower,
was true to life. If Burton had been present
he could have seen himself as others sec him.
Cooks stampede at Bull Run with Coloners
commission in his pocket at the time, which
he was then drawing the full pay Of a colonel,
was delineated in Cogswell's own graphic and
unique style. When Cogswell lays bare the
bones and marrow Of rotten hearted, white
livered, shakey headed, theying, lying, black,
and-tannsr, it is difficult TO find any one, who,
for love of money, is willing to perform the last
sad burial rites. Cogswell knows these black
and-tan fellows; he has summered and win
tered them in peace and in war. Mr.. Rice made
sensible and instructive speech, as he always
does. His speech was well received by all pres
ent.
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
Col. y. 3. Moore, Of Ottawa, has been TO Earl
vile. He is the Col whom Morgan captured,
OF which Captain Greeley gives an account in
L: ar T. n
hall, concluded he is loosely made up anstom-
ically speaking. The Colonel in good condition,
must weigh nearly or quite 23O lbs. avoirdupois
He is somewhat above the medium height His
legs are large and clumsy at the stile, and con-
tinue of about the same size and clumsiness
down TO the feet. His arms and hands are stout
and brawny. He has 8 ohuckle head and bovine
neck. The blubber upon his Uranium Is thick,
rendering the action of the brain sluggish. His
belly is evidently thickly inlaid with adipose
tissue. The Col. is broad across the shoulders
and broader still ACROSS his 'broadest part" His
brain is loose and coarse: and was sadly neglect
ed in boyhood, and, in the summer of manhood
still more So" The Col. has a bully pair Of
lungs. There is no question about his being
well calculated TO stand the cold" His lungs
draw wind in abundance At camp meetings
the Colonel must certainly be useful, absolutely
necessary, it seems TO me. When the Colonel
bawls Wade Hampton, one is bound to hear
N speaking, the Colonel muchly resembles an
Old fashioned down east bellows used a. an early
day by the country blacksmith. through assures
in which the imprisoned wind constantly con.
trivei TO escape to the increased labor of the
brawny arm of the hone st sInithy. The Colonel
seemed to Be staggering between wind and
water under excess of fat, instead of excess Of
ideas. One felt almost inclined to step forward
and blow for the Colonel, and let him
strike. The Colonel seems TO draw wind enough
for a heavy blow, but then it don't seem to do
him any good The Colonel starts of well enough,
but, in sporting phrase, he soon singles could
not call the Colonel square trotter, he must DO
e.assed with the PAGERS Now, seriously, Col.
onel don't you know you can't make even black
and-tan speech You have wind and water
enough to float but then, Colonel, you lack ideas,
you need to be where the schoolmastsr can find
YOU. Don't, Colonel, undertake to make whs-
81. -uJ OF a pigs tail. Don't undertake TO make
@ poor politician out of a very good blacksmith
accept my advice, Colonel, and will try and
make man of you yet. Say, Colonel, will you
Say Colonel, can you? Come again, Colonel