Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-03
TEE FREMONT CLUB MEETING OF
TUESDAY EVENING...PRESEN
TYGN GE HAMMER BY THE AIDES.

TEE FREMONT CLUB MEETING OF
TUESDAY EVENING.-.PRESEN
TgCN OF BANNER BY THE LADIES.
The Club meeting of Tuesday evening was the
largest political assemblage we ever saw at Ma
rion Hail. A large number of ladies were pres
ent. filing about one half the seats, while not
only all the seats, but all the isles, spaces and
standing room was occupied by enthusiastic list
eners and quite number still remained upon
the outside unable to effect an entrance. The
excellent German Brass Band was in attendance
and cnvened the occasion with their stirring
strains, both before and after and in intervals of
of tic speaking.
On behalf of the ladies of Burlington, Col.
Warren presented to the Club beautiful BAN
ner, wrought by their fair hands, inscribed on
one side "BURLlNGToN FREMONT CLUB" on the re-
verse, "FnEE SPEECH, FREE Press, FREE Soil
FREMONT"
Col. WARREN made short and fitting speech
in behalf of the patriotic ladies of Burlington
which was often interrupted by applause.
Mr.. WHITE replied in very happy manner
making one of the prettest speeches of tho sea-
son-forcbe and digniied in matter, fautless
in rhetoric, and delivered with his usual grace.
Owing to our position at the extreme end of
the Hall, crowded into very small space and
unable even to hear more than one third that
was said, we are unable to give any satisfactory
report Of the speeches.
Mr.. Redpath, the Kansas correspondent of the
Missouri Democrat and Chicago Tribune, who
has spent the last year in Kansas and Missouri,
was introduced to the audience, and made few
off hand remarks explanatory Of the state of af-
fairs in that unfortunate territory.
After the conclusion of his remarks the Chair
man presented the Constitution of the German
Fremont Club, which was read by the Secretary,
and is hs follows:
Con siitution of the German Republi.
can C1ub.
lst. We acknowledge as the basis of our po-
liticul action the principles enunciated and de-
cared in the Declaration of Independence to be
seli-eviient, viz: ''That all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain analienable lights that among these
are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
I'd. Slavery should be regarded as IA section
al evil and, as such, tolerated where now estab-
lished, but should never be acknowledged as
national right. We therefore demand law, pro-
hibitng its extension into Territory now free and
protest against the admission of any more slave
States into the Union.
Cd. We regard the Fugitive Slave Law as ur-
constitutional and degrading to the character of
Northern Freemen-a disgrace to humanity ev-
crywhere. H..
4th. We protest against the usurpations of
the slave power in Kansas, and demand protec-
ton for the Free State settlers in that Territory.
5th. We hail, as we ever have, the vigorous
existence of healthy, liberal and free Ameri-
can nationality, in which man, wherever born,
is vel oue--a nationality, whose aim is a high
er and freer civilization, than that of Europe;
and that in such nationality know-Nothingism
cannot have place either in fact or in name.
9Th Repubcanism does not seek to extend
the period for naturalization, but paternally well
comes the exiles and the emigrants from the old
world to homes of enterprise and freedom In the
new, and 10 the enjoyment Of equal political
rights.
7th Recognizing the Republican party as the
party opposed to proscriptive laws and in favor
of Free SOIL, Free labor, Free men, Free speech,
and Free press, we pledge ourselves to use every
honorable means to secure its success at the en-
suing November election.
Sth. We pledge ourselves by every honest
means in our power to promote the election of
John c. Fremont and William L. Dayton to the
Presidency and Vice Presidency of these United
States
LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE GERMAN REPUBLICAN
CLUB.
Prcsident-G. Bosch.
Vice Presidents-Dr. Schole, Breiutlgam, Ph.
GAM, Fr. Schramm, Ad. Aulmann.
Corresponding Secretary-H. c. Ohrt
| Recording -kuestenmacher.
Trcasurer-E. Horst.
Erxccutive Committee
LIST Ward Chs. Starker
| I'd L. Wolff