Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-10-29
The Election Of President.

On Tuesday, the 4th Of November, the peopl
Of the United States are called, for the eigf
,eenth time, to elect President. In this off
Ger tho executive power of the nation is vested
II is his sworn duty to preserve the Constitution
and take care that the laws be faithfully execui
ed He is ommander.in.chief of the army ant
navy. He appoints all the executive and judi
cal officers of the United States. lie makes al
treaties with other nations, two-thirds of tn,
Senate concurring.
The United States has now grown to enor
mouse wealth, and to a population Of about
twenty nine millions SO lis. The expenditures
which are all under the direction of the Presi
dent are seventy.fve million dollars annually
Many thousand persons are employed by the
President in carrying on the government, and
In expanding this money.
The President Of the United States holds the
most important, powerful and responsible Office
on the globe The Pope, the Gar, the Emperor
Of France hold no such trust.
In the election of this high officer every citi-
zen is entitled to one vote. In order to vote in
Iowa, under our laws, a citizen must have been
aresident Of the State six months and Of the
county in which he proposes to vote twenty
days Nor is person entitled to vote a. any
other place than in the township in which he re-
sides ut the time he offers to vote. These are
proper regulations and every citizen is bound
to observe them himself, and to take care that
they are observed by others.
There are three candidates now before the
American people. Two Of them, however, on
the great question Of the times, profess the same
principles. Both Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Fill
more are pledged to support the opening of the
territories to Slavery. The Cincinnati and South
American platforms in this matter are the same.
Those who wish Kansas to be Slave State may
vote for either OF these gentlemen, as they may
elect, and as will he done by the friends of Sla-
very in the South generally. There the only
question between these gentlemen is, which is
the more favorable to Slavery.
The other candidate is John c. Fremont. He
has been put in nomination by those who are in
favor of prohibiting Slavery in the territories.
lie is the candidate of all who arc in favor of
Kansas as a Free State. In the North and in
the South, in the East and in the West, ard on
the plains of Kansas, the friends of Freedom are
nly,ng around him. Wherever the subject is
understood, and wherever the heart beats true
to Liberty the citizen will cast his vote for Free
dom and Fremont Even the lifelong friends
.f ~. AZ dat mo- ar
the call of God and Liberty. Governor Reeder
assures us that Mr. Buchanan and Free Kansas
will not so together.
We say therefore to every citizen, make your
election and cast your vote under solemn sense
Of your responsibility to your country, to your
children, to the infant territories to your perse-
caied fellow citizens in Kansas, and to your
Maker and Judge. Vote honestly! Vote OPEN
kl Il you want Slavery, vote for Buchanan or
fillmore, as you may choose. If you want Lib.
rty, vote Tor Fremont.
Citizens of Iowa! Citizens of the only free
cliM Of the Missouri Compromise You are en-
jefing the vas. benefits conferred by the prohi-
btion Of Slavery on your soil in 1890. Shall the
same benefits be conferred on all the present
Ierrtoriesy We have tier of Free States be-
tween us and the Atlantic. Shall we have
similar tier of Free States between us and the
Psc6cs Shall the Pacihc Railroad be built,
and the commerce and wealth of California,
China aud In liza be poured into your bosom!
Hyou want old fogysm. barbarism and Slavery,
vote for Buchanan or Fillmore. If you want
pngress, civilization and freedom, vote for Free
mont.