The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-08-08
THAT MASS MEETING.


THAT MASS MEETING.
Last night according to previous
notice, Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky
spoke in Taylor's Hall. Curiosity to
see and hear the speaker, filed the
Hall with our citizens Of oil shades of
politics. The distinguished renegade,
whose sore spot is a recall from Russia,
as our Minister to st. Peterburg, spoke
In his usual style. He never was, in
his best days, buta very ordinary
speaker, as we well remember. having
heard him thirty years ago, in Ohio,
when he, used to get in occasionally,
after such speakers as Thomas Ewing,
and Tom Corwin. There was nota per-
son who went to hear him who did not
come away disappointed, and very
many entirely nauseatcd. The Lbs.
thought they had big gun to fire of,
which would rouse the tagging zeal
Of sick Democrats and Liberals
Their chagrin was very manifest, and
to-day they hang their heads in solemn
silence, while Republicans are jub
liant over the grand fizzle. We saw
Cassius at the Ballingall, in loving
confab with Geo. Gillaspy, Judge
Trimble and such kith and kin and it
suggested to us, that Cassius was cast
ing his bread among pretty kettle Of
reform fish. But the master piece of
the great Fiasco, was most apparent
when our whilom, easy virtued, but
ponderous Republican Dan Tisdale
led the column into the Hall. The
order of march was as follows: Dam
iel, Clay, Augustus Cesar Dodge,
Charles Negus, Col. George Gillaspy
and George Shelter bringing up the
rear. Meanwhile our friend DIR. Tay-
lor was here, there and everywhere,
attending to the wants Of the distin-
guished coterie. A very large space,
say fifteen feet wide, had been
left across the entire house in
front of the stage, for the ac-
comodation of these distinguished per-
-sOnages. This crowded the audience
back to the entrance, taking off about
one-sixth of the room in the hall. II
occurred to us that such reformers as
this coterie presented, gave promise of
an early and grand political millennium.
Mr.. Clay very ingeniously told all
about how he joined the militia of
Washington early in the rebellion, by
ringing in eulogy upon the deceased
Ex-Gov. Andrew, Of Massachusetts,.
He recounted how, in this militia, he
bravcly marched up the hill and down
again, and then laid down his arms
and dispersed to take up his residence
soon thereafter in nice fat birth at
st. Petersburg. His first words, how
ever, were that Greeley had carried
North Carolina, a former Republican
state, when he knew that at the last state
election when state Office was to be
filed to-wit, 1870, the State went DEM
ocratic by 5000. For the first ten min-
utes of his speech Democracy cheered
Justify, but soon the dullness of his re-
marks made it impossible to tell when
to come in with the cncores, and grad
ually all enthusiasm failed and disap-
pointment and chagrin rested upon
every Liberal and Democratic coun-
tenance. The burden of his speech
was to show that in order to concil-
late former rebels and rebel sympa.
thizers we should now turn out Union
soldiers and the always loyal citizer
and give their places in this nation e
the former; that in order to conciliate
Gen. Dodge, George Gillaspy
and Charley Negus, we shoule
give to them the places o
Col. Carpenter Gen. Ed. Wrigh
and such other loyal faithful men dur
ing the great rebellion. This is to b
done in the name of peace
While we are willing and anxious t.
treat all men in this nation as friend
and demand for all fair and HONORABLE
consideration, and all of which thi
administration has faithfully am
kindly meted out; we are no
ready only seven years after the clos
of the great rebellion to turn out tn
loyal, to make way for those who Gel
tainly were not loyal. We know
no rule of just or wise policy, tha
will warrant this. Yet because "
= are not in favor of this, we are stie
= matized as opposed to peace, as dcsil
9 ing to arouse anew the fires OF wa
9 If any man has rightfally contende
u for what is his own and obtained it,
: il wise? is it required that for Il
n sake Of peace he should place as guar
over it, the man who once stole il fro
D. him? Is the captain who has ovcrpo,
y cred the mutineers, who attempted
y. take his ship from him, required for u
al sake of peace to give it afterwards in
their hands? What a prepostero
proposition. Were the fathers OF 7
IL Republic after having established Z
va Independence of the colonies requir
ed for the sake of peace to hand over I
10 government of the country into
ic) hands of Tories?
nst Fellow citizens; this momente
as question must be solved and as citiz'
&C, of this great and good Repub
bt- we look with great anxiety uI
'od its solution. The day may possi
ion come in this century again, when q
dc bilious, INSCRIPTIONS, bad men, II
Re- again inanguratc a war for the nati'
he'd destruction. We hnmbly pray that
low conduct Of the nation from this Il
tate up to that dreadful day of tro'
and should it ever arrive, may be such
'wn loyalty and patriotism shall not
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