The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-26

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/ 9peeeh - Gens Igane--EAe TAxeaT,
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: Npsetal cosfespendsnes 81 tAe IlInoueI pemecsat
. s.ss - FL s IS LAsrsnes. Aar. 8. 1851.
III I went 10 "a Oespkee a Wadnssaav Ieee. /
. Iata6nd . eIumpiSw match. h.svoan - ahar
I tpiooe of Border Ksln nauisn md the. ffea Stal
: N.on. General Iana and Hr pasrott wcra III, =,
Ineuaced 81 tbs Speakers for ftredom. and n
= IPefrin. Ju e Huschine. of Njesouri. and vnnu
/ tDonipAan, u The defeuders of sIayery.
II The meeiiug convened il frona az ~ i i;
. hotel" & O'Clock in the aftarnoon. .ft =,
organised BY the appointIneut of 1 Tree 81,
and pro slavery presideut-.one Of Calhoun
plans for !" saving the Union n--and the lollov,
/ ing programme was agreed ON b. the aneaLe..
Doniphan was abseni. Judge Hutch;ns. 4
Missouri, vas 70 open. and sneak for shrt,
minutes !; Parrot Was 10 rcply for the sam,
length OF time then Perrin for forty.sirc min
uies, and Lane for the aanne time in. replv
Perrin again for thirty minutea. Lane for torfv
ire, Perrin TO conclude Ia ffteen minuf,
speech.
Judge Hatchina WAS engaged in irving q,
arguing case in the Sauatters Court and
could not come. Mr.. Parrot onened the mees.
ing In his stead.
Ne .PARRor ON rHx srunr.
NJ. Pasrost is an able speaker. but do NOT
purpose 10 report his remarks ON this occasion.
/ Il vas review of the policy Of the pro-slayery
party in Hsasas addressed 70 Democrats Of The
i NaEiooal sct,uui who are Free State men. IL
| showed TIA, in Kansas National De:uocracv and
pro slavery propaeandism are synonymous ,erms-
/ will give you Z specimen OF his orstory II / am
! present 1t the Grasshopper Falls conyention
where the subjects for discussion. and his ovn
| relation to tem. win doubtless induce him -
exert ill his powers or argument and elocuencc
~ s.. AR. PERRIx on rar STUMP.
He was followed bv Mr.. Perrin Tho \. Gov,
Walkers asolian sttacbment.n He snrnassed
my most sAnguine expectations Iexpected tn
bear Z dorid aud bombastic speech. hnt not n
Gee speaker mount --as ON basxards winea.-to
such an Incredible altitude as HI. Perrin mount.
ed. Laura lfatilda--frcshman litera,ure--eyen
Stephen A. Rsanch-were thrown into the shado
EgOtism, bonbase, old electioneerinr storie.
palpable misrcpresen .ations. and the most IN,
some pufa of the Governor. we're MIXED IN
about equal quantities in the cauldron of his
frothy discourse. It vas amusing % hear his
ridiculous attempts At elouuence--at WHICH The
people laughed-and his still more ridiculous
attempts at humor-at which, also, the people
laughed-Perrin all the time supDosine that
they were cheering him ON instead Of derilinp
him. He appealed to them TO trust in the Gov.
erncr, coOlly asking them il his gray hairs and
hls long life of devotion to the cause Of his
country wcrc not sufiicient guarantees Of his
sincerity = That vas refreshing, some people
thought, in sieW Of 1.-THE fact that his hair mad
grown gray in the service Of the slave power.
de appealed to them to vote assured them
that the Constitution would be submitted TO
their suffrage but said he, il they do not offer
It for rati6caton-well, what does the reader
suppose ?-whv, said the egotist, speaking of
himself, this small specimen of humanity will
join YOU in raising up his still small voice in de-
nouncing the administration Of Buchanan I"
There are men here who would hardly consider
NJ. Perrin's rhetorical indignation and aid as
fully equivalent to the loss Of the Territory.
eEN. LANE ON THE STUMP.
Gen. Lane rose and was received with ap-
plause. He said, congratulate the pcople Of
Osawkee that for once the Free State people Of
Kansas and the pro.Slavery people of Kansas,
have met together like gentlemen to discuss the
great questions which is to affect the interest Of
us and those who come after us. Oh! gentle
men, 1 feel, after listening to Mr.. Perrin's /.
speech, as have never felt before, that At last |
the men VINO have opposed the people Of Kan
sas are coming to Their senses. Laughter. 1
mean it in all personal kindness. have never
had other feelings than kind personal feelings |
toward the pro.Siavery party Of Kansas;
would A. soon th'nk OF striking woman as the |
pro Slavery party; fer both are weak and de-
fenceiess. Laughter. come here to discuss
the question OF slavery with Mr. Perrin--to try !
20 prove to the people OF kansas that It was
their interest socially, morally and politically
in every way it was their dearest interest--to
m make kansas Free State. supposed that
Mr. Perrin vas to take the pro Slavery side !
nnd, and It ls agreeable surprise to me, that Mr..
Perrin 's with us-deslres to make Kansas :
Free state. You cannot get me into = discus
sion on that subject, laughter, you cannot get
me on the other side on that question, MI.
rerr'n.
THE vorE ON AoNpAf-irs MORAL.
congratuiate you thst you have by your
votes last Monday, proved to the world that you
are almost unit in favor ct the Free State Con-
sntrt'on. That vote has proved to the world
who 1t Is that constitutes the miserable MINOR.
lty OF our people, whether the opponents Of
that Constitution, or the adnerents OF the W ak