Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-25
nlGH C0NCLAvEOr THE "LOIL"

niGH C0NCLAvEOF THE "LOIL"
They .lssemble ia Unnwsnb bered
.MMififudss at LeCiatre 2i0U,
They are Addressed by Judge Huh-
bard.
MUCH EVrmCOR.''
There eas = meeting Of the black and.
tanrsrs last night There we're essvsral
present. The enfsnfs terrible Of the Tan
Vat Society we're also there, spparslied 10
the loveliness which CLEANS on faces seen
in dreams. Their appearance vas impos-
Ing, but the serenity Of the spectacle wss
somswh hat marrsd in the eyes Of the ''loil'
BY seeing quite . number Of small boys,
who profsssed democratic principles in the
ranks.
The orator. Judge Hubbard, wss intro
ducsd by Mr.. Lowry, and proceeded to
say his piece, according TO the usual laws
laid down for those who deal in spread %.
gleisms. There were 400 in the hall whom
hs began. and - the speaker Progressed
they left in proportionats numbers. silent
ly Ole l out, and the last hall Of the dis-
c,urae Was addressed to an audience si
ab out 295 persons. These unfos;unatss
had become forgstful Of time or sense. and
were of course attentive listeners.
The speaker at the outset WAS historical.
He referred to . remark made BY some
one several ysars ago relative to The
extreme dampness Of . raft covered
with wstsr-applisd tho remark ia
this country. and found that before
the war ths niggsr was the dampnssl
that covered the political raft Of our coun-
try. Alluded in glowing terms to the final
drying up Of the aforsmsntisnsd daupnssi
in the bIeod. thunder and smoke Of lhs
battlefield. II 10 understood that hs waa
correct uncoubssdly in bis conception ol
the notiv.s which sent every defender el
the flag to the front. He granted that ID,
stipulation of Lees surrender was that the
men who laid d1wn their arms should eoma
back into the Union under the old Oonsti-
tution-shs cid Asg-and b again united
but owing 70 the esssncs Of oussednsss
which 10 predominant in these terrible men
those galvanized patriots-who would
not vets the republican ticket after al they
had done for them (fer they love the SOL
disrs) and therefore their Political dsmna.
ton WAS then and there made certain and
because Of those hsineus offences, tha
rights which had been taci,ly agreed upon
under the terms Of the surrender esuld net
be fulfilled. He then paid tribute 70
Wade Hampton-hs is Of the opinion that
Hampton 10 . whited sspuiehre, . perfect
dsmen-but in the midst Of his psrora
ton. and where il would have been ex.
trsmely appropriate, whils discussing the
relative merits Of Southern men, he On.
sirsly forgot, or did not care 70 mention
in few well chosen, words, the degree oi
general good health enjoyed by his friend,
Joe. Brown, Of Georgia.
Next came the consideration oiths 6nAn.
ces. The speaker had evidently searched
diligently after the truth in relation to this
question. lie went down into the depths
Of profound learning to bring up authority
on this poias. He showed that long years
ago some chief Justice in South Csrolins
10 certain issue, had decided that benda
could not Be taxsd-this Was proof snsugt
but possibly if the authority cited had
been OF q more recent date-ssen from th,
Blue Laws Of Connecticut, il would have
come more within the recollection Of thu
venerable assembly be was sddressing
Having fully explained this part Of th'
Republican catechism TO his hearers he pro
ceedei to launch forth into the full blows
glory OF an after dinner spssch having fol
bis coat Of arms, in his minds eye. ameri
can eagle rampart-crest vert-azurs fislt
-siffisnt proper Lsviathan(of Republican
principa's)in the distonce on . rolling ssi
motto Nlic Spirit "Therc she blows.
De launched at once into . torrent Of 6eret
nvective and bitter visupsration. Keeping
steadily in visw his motto, which according
to the Cas.tie may be construed into
aign Of victory. The chargss were duly
rung on "our hberties"-the flag gontlsmss
tie "zeriken egirAc.-Tha! "humorou.
picture Of the suffering and want-th'
deseiation on the hearthstonss Of one
happy people, the gaunt famine wbicl
stalks broad cast through their .land-th'
iesling Of utter dssolation ~ith the bee
Of . military dsspotism on their neck
among the people Of the South-was IN
doubtsdIy . foe thing, ss it vas reported
With evident gusto BY that sntsrprisint
Journal, whose columns ara fillei viii
chsics reading matter. The ribaid jsst snt
jssr At the condition Of those people WHIT
we're not ~ we'll qualified to vote % thu
negro, vas Of course . choice nsorceau feI
the unwashed who were there cougssgated
The issue or the negro suffrage question
wAs met fairly and squarely, aud the -
csssitv, for The sake Of deceRcy and ICON
sistsney," urged upon the faithful 10 rsun'
terms 70 strike the word white" frou
the constitution Of this State. Some NOR
spread eagle on the 'bess Tanner Hiras
"a rose -colsred description Of the beau
tisul future Of the great ''leil, " "eonsissans
party in power and the curtsia dsssssds'
to slow hsnd-orgsn music.
G. E. HuSbell made few rsmarks il
the same vein - his illustrious predsesssos
and then the few whs we're vide enoug)
awake howlsd dismal howl foe these bin
leaders Of the blind, who propose to lee
them away frsm the Aesh-pots Of Egyp
osxs Novsmbsr. Let then have psacs, e
the night will eoas whss they shaM 10
90 rest, and they will wsil asd sus'
muchly.
Pelcs Couaf.-With the additisa I
new police o@esrs, the skulksrs and snsA
thieves are beeening somewhat di0iuiehst
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