The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

we notice broad grins just about
<is time in most places where we saw
hem eleven years ago when the sue
cess Of rebels under arms achieved
fshcir first victory at Bull Run. DEM
ocracy Is running hitlrer and taita,er
making anxious inquiries as to the re-
1:oult Of the Cincinnati Convention. It
amusing to see how complacently
1Aese chaps talk Of the virtues of David
Davis, Lyman Trumbull, &C., SC.
Kept away from the public crib by
nv their disleyality and rebellious
oonduct, feeling and knowing that
hey forfeited all right to public recog
1ition in the control of the govern
aent by actively engaging in rebellion
= by sympathizing with it and giving
4 aid and comfort, they hail with ex-
trcme unction the SO called Liberal
Movement hoping that it opens a
reach through which they can rush in
md again turn back the wheels of pro-
ress and liberty for another decade
1t is no wonder that these fellows
wear broad grin at the possible hope
let before them. 1t is.wcll. Theil
lager, hungry aspirations give an un
nistakablc clue to the character of tn,
@Saovement that is now inauguratcd in
1he name Of reform. Ten years attel
Nnhe first revolution how would dasl
y reform, backed by the old tories
have gone down with the patrio
htherss Eveu so now, how will a lik'
step, the strength of which lies in th'
rebels of the late rebellion and thei
sympathizers, 60 down with the Amer
ican people, and how much of conf
#dence will they place in IL? Let tn
history Of the past make answer.
Mack, of the Missouri Democra
xgives the following account of tn
a tribulations of the Illinois delegation
on yesterday, at Cincinnati:
. The Illinois delegation is in u tel
rible state of turbulence. Sewers
cases of fistcuffing have already grow
out of the Davis and Trumbull hosti
ity, and more are expected. They hay
three different headquarters, with u
names Of their respective candidat.
printed on the door-posts at the hotel
As you enter the Burnet House fro
. Vine street, you see q placard sTrun
#bull delegation from Illinois," and
third palmer delegation from III
nois." The entire delegation of Il
III State held meeting this morning, ai
III appointed committee to apporti,
the delegates according to the streng
Of the several candidates. To-nig
- they held an adjourned meeting
Greenwood Hall, which WINS filed
& oyeriiowing. Tho committee report
in favor Of one-half the delegation I
u Davis, one-fourth for Trumbull 81
ono-fourth for Palmer. This was CO
sidered fair division and was accel
ed. r. M. Hough of Chicago, an
thusiastic Davis man, entered his d
sent in speech which gave cvider
of alcoholic excitement He was 1
nouncing the arrangement on
ground that Davis was entitled to
entire vote Of the State, but he v
compelled to take his seat, and I'll
announced that his bad treatm,
III would cost the party ten thousa
votes. He said he would quit |
whole id thing and so home in
morning.
M AT this meeting an attempt '
made to organize State Central Co
mittee, but long John Wentworth
jected. He said that, although {
A was Republican meeting, more II
ninc-tenths of the votes at the elect
III must come from the Democrats. ssP
may plant" said he, 'sand Apolos u
8 water, but the Democrats alone
give the increase" He was, thereft
ss = favor of giving the Democrat
~ showing, not only ON the s,
olitral Committee, but on the elect
ticket This WAS The signal for
her row, and there is no telling W
vould have been had not the RI
pm been withdrawn. The meet
adjourned ia great coniusi
N viii be lots Of fun when
up feeling between Davis
hull breaks out in the C