Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-08-06

i'd ooo raEExEy il COUNCIL II
rur xessrs. nssIl.e A. parros.

100000 FREExEN IN c0UxclL.i
I fur xoxsrER MEETING At DArTos.
Dafros, Ohio. July 20.
Enrross Of the Journal To-day has been |
uropd one Cor Freedom, and cen-ecrated to thu
| cause. bs the roire OF lon,0Bl Of her vOtarie.
assembled here to-siay.
knew something, thought, Of enthusiasm
/ had seen the gatherings and mingled in then
| Of ls4,,. but the great Fremont demonstration
| here to-das, puts them all in eclipse.
Last night, tie city was apparently full, andi
wa gar with music and banners. Speeches wers
made, songs sting, and bontres aud rockets blaz
cd on every hand.
About O'Clock the different trains began to
arrive
The first that reached the depot, contained a
delegation OF over 2evo Hoosiers and Darke
county bows. Another train on the same road
arrived shortly afterwards with delegation of
Ton.
The els excursion train from the west was
composed of - cars from the Beliefon,aine rad
road, by way of Greensiile, filed inside and on
the top. il
The 800 train, from Greenvi'ie, consisted of
- cars, filed in the same manner as the anove.
The 3 As Cincinnati excursion train, consist
ing Of 81 cars filled within and outside, brought
with its thousands of other passengers. Cassius
VI. Clay, aud a delegation of Missesfr from Middle
town, representing the several States aud Terri
tories.
Another train from Cincinnati, heavily loaded
came in at i O'Clock.
The Indianapolis train came in about quarter
past ii, with % cars, all denseiy filed.
The morning train from Columbus brought
over TOO.
The Xenia train brough. large delegation.
The first train OIL the Troy road brought 4S0
persons The second train IL cars and 7oU del.
egates
The Gazette SAYS:
'Abon. the same time the delegation from
Wayne Township in this county, entered the
city at the end of Wayne street. Wayne takes
the palm of townships. A noticeable feature III
their procession WAS a car containing thirtv-one
young hdies-one representing FREE KANSAS.
Another car contained number OF mechanics,
actively at work, carving banner with the in
scrip,ion, eve don't work for tel cents IA day"
About the same tine delegations from Ger
man, Miami, Van B'rcn and other portions, en-
rered the southern part OF the city, while at all
the other avenues, as Il by-stander remarked,
they literally '.hivetl in" Never since the days
Of 1910, have we seen the sturdy old farmers
turn OUT as they did yesterday.
1--WE have not been able to ascertain the num-
Der that came by the cars OH the Springfield
train, but we do know that old Clark Wis repre-
scented by at least 5000.
notwithstanding the immense number that
arrived by the various railroads, We are safe IN
The computation, and will he cOrrOborated in
it by every witness, that there was at least ten
10 one wlo came to the city ny other convcyali-
ces.
Owing to the Immense number Of the crowd
-rnuc! larger than was anticipated by the most
enthusiastic, it was found impossible 10 follow
the programme in order of the procession. III:
stead OF "tornns on Main. and resting on First,
as put down" ION the bills. i. appeared that
the Fremont Delegations were occupying almost
every available inch OF ground i'll the city. pre-
vious to the time appointed for moving. The
processi II. however, formed marching down
Main to Fifth, out Fifth to Wayne; then 10 First
and to Main again
We attempted, from Mr.. Phillips Building ON
the corner OF Main and Second, TO make an est
mate Of the numbers, and take down some of
the notices and devices in the procession, but
i'll short time found the effort IL truitless one.
We have hear! the length OF the procession,
estimated ut from three to five miles. The lat
ter we think is not above the mark But there
where there was one in it, who were all fully us
enthusiastic Tor Fremont" @
Before the procession was fairly formed, how
ever, vic ent slower swept through the city,
continuing for couple otlioura.
Though dispensing the procession, it did not
diminish the enthusiasm.
A large concuurse assembled at the grove,
which were addressed by Gov. BRIGHAM. An
other crowd were addressed at the Court House
by CAssIUs NJ. CLAY and CALEB B. SMITH, while
Mr. BURLINaHAAE, OF Mass, spoke i'll one Of the
large nails OF the city.
vi the speeches. it can be truly said that they
were able, eloquent and convincing.
About four o'clock an immense concourse pro-
ceeded to the Phillips House, and called cut Mr..
Burlinghame, who spoke tor an hour with great
effect.
AT six O'Clock the interesting ceremony pre-
senting Il banner ON behalf OF the young la,lcs
of Dayton, TO the county represented by the lar
gest del, CATION took place. Three counties en-.
tered the lst-Miani, Clark and Green.
The following was The result:
Clark, -..- 800
Miami, 1910
Green, '.s 5000
Green accordingly bore off the banner, which
was presented ami received with appropriate re-
marks, after which some rossng cheers went up
Tor the young ladies.
lii th. ev. issig an immense tOrch-light pro-
cesslon was formed, which reached apparent,
all orer tie c,ty, preceded by music, and lit up
toes, flags, &C., &c.
Among the notices we're:
kansas must be free.
Our will is tor free kansas-principles never
will DIE
No more slave servity.'
ONO welcomes Burllnshame.'
Fremont and victory.
Ono endorses Bnr,ing hame's note to Brooks, |
Old Back can't wear horns
No more slave territory
'rhe Buck never escapes Il Rocky Mountain |
Hunter.
Democratic advice to Acknowledgment |
yourselves.
Democratic arguments-pistols and bowie |
knives |
Good game-alis Bnrn.gamc.'
Running Brooks.
Another transparency represented the defeats i
of Vallandnyiau, who has been twice beaten |
Two enormous beets were painted underneath
The third will ripen in November In the
evening Judge Ssalo, lass ,reuk and Mr.. Rapp |
a German editor from Cincinnati spoke TO large |
assembly OF Germans, III their native language
Yours in haste, j. X. IL.
The KANSAS "TRIToRs."-W1ll Gov. Robin |
son, Elitor Brown, and the Free Site prisoners
SO long held in DURANGO vile by United State.
troops at Lecompton, under indictments for trea-
son against the bogus laws enacted by Missouri |
ans, be tried, convicted, AID hung? The Pro-
Slavery Court of Jul ge Lecomptc is TO try the
cases in September, and Coy. Shannon is report
ed to have said-"I, charged, they mast be tr |
ed-if tried, convicted-and il convicted, hung"
Not only Shannon, Ssringfellow. Archison, and
the Border Ruifans generally, thirst for the
blood OF Robinson and the Free State prisoners,
but even Senator Douglas, in the same splri.
says-.This Government has SHOWN itself equal