The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-11-03
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rsaSsr ths ssoauisi great h nunbsss, insssss
and enthu1iasm. & sA5
Amer paasing through The principal street,
the procession. noved ont jefferson streee 4
ths beautiful grosDds near The Universisy ~hsss
che stands and seats had been prepared Tor tbs
occasion. @ AaS
The procession was more than = nile and Z
halfin length. stretching from the levee through
sae principal streets Of the City 70 tl,s
grounda
After reaching ths place of speaking ths Wis
'A~akss SerAed In two llnss, she ladies passing
through, and were then disbandcd until the
close Of the speaking. s;.,ls'5 - s. = s. 80
sasosse asI 1uE srHncnxai. e,.s
Altar The singing 81 several campaign songs
Senasor Grimes introduced snoa. Owen LoveIoy
and Frank P. Blair. Jr., to the large audience
that had collected in front Of the stand. s4
g The former then addressed them In q speech
full q elcquence, logic and humor, alternately
exciting the applause and laughter Of HE hearers
We do not remember to have listened to more
telling and convincing argument than chat ad-
vanced BY him. With clear, concise and for
chile reasoning he proved the claim which the
Republicans possess for the votes Of old Whjgs
and Democrats of the days Of Clay, Webster,
Jackson, Wright, and Others, Of immortal fame;
end every man Who really dsslrea the velfars,
the prosperity and the liberty Of our country b.
called upon 70 vote for those principles which
viii secure these results. His whole speech was
replete With stirring eloquence, and the frequent
and hearty bursts Of applause that rose from his
fve thousand hearers indicated the effect Of bis
words. We have not the space 10 permit even
. synopsis Of his speech. ,y
He was followed BY Hon. Frank p. Blair in
telling speech, but owing to the lateness Of the
hour Its completion was postponed until even
ing .......- ...--.'--. 49,.
The Wide Awakes again formed in procession
and marched back to the city, where they were
for supper.
.5 THE TOEcHLIGnr PROCESSION
vas fine affair. About seven O'Clock the Wide
wakes lie their torches. formeii In their respec-
tive companies, and with their music and BAN
ners Joined in grand parade. through The prin-
opal streets 80.
{ Along their line Of march many residences
we're brilliantly illuminated, and rockets and
roman candles shot through the air. The Hawk
Eye Office WAS illuminated, a. were other public
Az the procession passed along Third
Dtreet, the streets were crowded with people,
md brilliantly colored wheels and other f,e-
works contributed to render the scene magni6-
sent one. wH
During this time very large audience, filling
Grimes' Hall to cpletion, bad collected to hear
Frank P. Blair, Jr. He made an excellent
speech, eloquent and logical and at ito conclusion
three tremendous cheers were given for Mr..
Blair. The audience would not 60 home, hosey-
er, and, after repeated calls for speakers, Nj.
Carr, Of Galesburgh, took the stand and delivered
= speech replete With sound argument and ge
nial humor. At the same time the eloquent
Henry OConnor addressed large audience on
the street below, which, notwithstanding the
colo wind, remained, giving close attention to
the close. The speech was characterized by
telling argument and concise reasoning, which
appealed directly to the minds Of his hearers.
The Wide-Awakes, ladies and citizens, at about
. o'clock, began to leave the city, and ere long
tho multitude had departed.
The Mass Meeting Of Saturday proved per.
feet success, induing with new vigor the friends
Of freedom. and adding dismsy and terror to the
already well-grounded fears Of the bogus De,
mocrscy. It 10 useless to deny the fact, the peo-
die are moving, the masses are awakened to the
necessity Of driving from their exalted positions
the corrupt aud pampered Locofoco Office
holders This 10 but shadow Of the great storm
that will overwhelm the,u in November.
Who has Changsas
The Democratic party have always professed
to be great admirers of the Compromise meas
ures of 1850, and particularly Of the Fugitive
Slave Daw." Heretofore they have refused to
vote for any man who would not pronounce that
law wise, constitutional, and humane.
Mr. Daniel F. Miller, Of Lee county, 10 now
supported BY this party for place on the Su-
preme Bench to 6ll the vacancy occasioned BY
The death Of Judge Stockton. Last year Mr..
Miller refused to support Judge Lowe and Judge
Stockton, and in . manifesto published on the
9th Of September, 1859, assigned as a reason
Why he did not support the latter gentleman the
following:
"Ny attention has for the first time been re.
Gently called to- series Of resolutions passed
ut public meeting held in Burlington, Nov.
sOth, 1850, which are alleged to have been re-
ported BY Judge Stockton, and advocated by
him in . public speech. The 6rst sentence Of
the 6st resolution reads:
"Resolyed, That we approve Of the peace
measures of the late session Of Congress,
and ,ce rejoice in tke;r passage"
The fugitive slave Law was the most promi-
nent in the public eye Of all those measures.
and he therefore must have had that law in his
mind when he reioiced ia "their passage"
aud if he rejoiced in the passage Of the fugitive
Iavc Law in 1850, ] do not believe anything has
transpired since then to change his opinions,
except the success Of the Republican cause in
in Iowa, and the prospects Of Official promotion.
TO BE PLAIN, / CANNOT VOTE FOR ANY
NAN WHO DOES, OR EVER DID REyO{cE
IN THE PASSAGE OF THE FUGITIVE
SLAVE LAW.
Mo- rho haa chanaed sincA last xAarH Have