The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-10-27
CREBS IN CAIRO.
\" Immense Meoting..A Telling speech
GREAT Enthusiasin =. Gratifying Re.
snits.

ii there Is Dcmocat or supporter Of
Col Crcbs in tho city who is not clated
over The success of the meeting held in tho
Athonaum last night, that individual La.
not developed himself. ...ys
When We reached tho building it wa,
hlIed-the auditorium, galleries, and pri.
vate boxe, presenting a packed mast oi
respectable humanity. And whoever saw
more Intelligent public meeting in Cairo'
The crowd embraced our most substantial
citizens, our heaviest taxpayers, their
wives and daughters. A number Of Radi.
Gals were there, and some Of them, ruled
by their better Judgment and feelings en-
tered into the spirit Of the occasion, and
joined in the applause. 'i'. " . ''' ''
At 145 o'clock, on motion Of the Hon.
II. w. Webb, c. Winston, Ksq- was made
chairman of the meeting. Mr.. John Ii.
Obcrly, editor Of thc.BULLErIS, appeared
upon the stand, and In manner that left
no doubt on the mind of any one as TO his
success, proved that the counter affidavit
Of Mathew Donahuc, published IN tho
CAIRO Sun yesterday morning, Wa. not only
false, but was secured by partisans OF ID.
". Mum through q resort TO means ut
once criminal and infamous. For full.
and detailed account of this part Ut the
| Proceedings We refer The reader to our cd.
itorial page. ..'
Col. Crcbs took the stand about o'clock
His appearance was greeted BY long
continued round of the mos, enthusiastic
applause. lIo then proceeded 70 address
the immense audience, and during an in
tcrval Of two hours and eight minutes,
piled fac. upon fact, argument upon argu-
incnt, In vindicaticn Of che principles and
policy Of the Democratic party, and in CT.
posing the anti-Democra,ic laws and ten
dency Of Radlcalisn. We .mueh regrei
that our space will not allow cvdn an cpii.
ONE Of his speech, Us 1t was regarded on
all hands rs n most mastery exposition Of
the niqutie. Of the prGsen. Radical ;ariii,
the funding enactment and olhcrl hays of ,,
Congress passed in tho interest of the
chsbondholler, the iron .n,oncers ~
Pennsylvania and The maau-
facturcr' 81 New England.
He showed how tho poor man, the West.
ern farmer, Ilaborer and mechanic, Is rob.
bed 10y Radical law. tina. the rich mon Of
iae country may become s,iIl richer he
showed tia, Englar j derives abundance Of
revenue 10 pay the expense. Of IL govern.
mem on eleven a,ticlc., Will. 10 this
free country Radical Congrcs. h., lad Il,
tariff On FOUR thol.anl five h.nircl ar,i.
e'e.s ana among these all No articles Of
necessity 70 the poor nan and the lgborG,
He denounced the Schcnck revenue till a.
u .winlle. The Democratic party il. Con-
grcss TILED ~ get "a separate soto- upo1 tte 4
article. named in the bin. tina; they might
reject the bad and retain the good. Bat
this privilege was denied them. The lie. !
signing Schcnck knowing the ae,hNr' n
the Democracy % bring about "a rcducti,
Of the duty on tea, sugar, coffee and sal,
saldlci these article, with conditions that
were calculated and intended " fo,icr All
enrich monopolie' nj the expense OF the
people. Taking the bill asa whole, L.w-
ever, Mr. Crcb' ,bought tina; b. w5pl!
sub-erye the interests Of hi. constituents |
By voting for Il, and he did vote for ii.
The Colonels concluding remarks we're
truly eloquent. Ito .aii that hi, compel.
tor for Congregational honor, had seen III
to assail hi. military record, and to retcc,
upon the loyalty Of the brave mon he had
led during the war. lie was not here t.
defend hi, own military record. He tsd
tried u porformthe pnr, ola goodsobiics 4
lie had Away, obcyca his superior officers,
and felt no CONSCIOUSNESS, Of any ncglec, Of
a soldiers duty,
In the year lsG2 he marched into the
enemy eonntry NJ tho head &C sthoasan,l |
~ brave men rs ever shoulIercd musket.
They were his friends and neghbors, and
herocially shared in tho ,arl-hip,, priya.
tions and battles of the war. OF that thou
sand men who went for,h'to do battle for
their country in lsi2, less THAI five hund.
Fed retained 10 their homes and friends, at
he close of the war The balance sleep
10 TIA" land Of the stranger III humble
grave, in the distant South. The bravery
ot these men, and OF tha COMRADES v no
survive them, their heroi,m and loyalty !
rm here to defend, and ] hurl back the
SANDER pronounced against them into the
teeth Of lis author, and pronounce il base
and cowardly.
When rebel cannon Numbered from tho
Of Vick,burg, when the crash
IF musketry was heard OH every hand and
,yery minute signallsd the death OF Il
brave man, the mon OF my regiment were
~ hand, perilling their lives, risking all
or their country. Not ono Of them
hought OF finching, At this time Daniel
w. Mum WAS thcse too. lie is doubtless
! brave man, but strangely enough, while
'ct the citadel ofthc enemy WAS standing,