The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-09-25
Movements of the Wide Awakes.

Movements of the Wide Awakes.
Gg The past week has been one of
stir and Of labor for our Wide Awake
club, but it has also been one Of great
pleasure to them. We have only time
and room to chronicle briefly their move
ments, and to commend the energy and
zeal which they manifested in responding
TO the numerous calls made upon them.
On Monday night OF last week, they pro-
ceeded to Littleton, numbering 81 uni
forms, where they held a glorious Repub
lican meeting, which was addressed BY
Judge TABOR, and Messrs. DoNNAN, LEW
Is, WOODWARD, LArHRoP, BAKER, and
others. On Wednesday night, they pa
raded, accompanied by the Independence
Brass Band, for the purpose Of receiving
the beautiful flag prepared for them by
the Wide Awake ladies of our village
The flag is made of rich, heavy silk, and
is ornamented with fine silk fringe and
,assels. 1t is seven feet long, and four
feet, four inches wide. On the top was
silk streamer, bearing the motto, Lin
coin and Liberty" The staff is of
black walnut, surmounted by gilt spear
head, the lower end protected by a gilt
ferule. The field of the flag contains
thirty three stars, and a vacancy is left
for another when Kansas is admitted =
The flag was made by the ladies, and the
workmanship is excellent. We never
saw a finer standard, and that is the tes-
,imony of all who have examined it. 1t
is worthy of the noble hearted donors,
and will be cherished by the Republicans
of independence as a sacred symbol 1t
was presented, on behalf of the ladies,
by Miss WOODWARD, in the following
neat and appropriate address
Mr.. President, and gentlemen Wide A,oakes
You are now engaged in great polit-
ical campaign. A few weeks will decide
the policy which is to govern this great
nation. Now is the time for vigilant &C
ton. The future happiness and prosper
ily of the Republic depend upon the
triumphant success of the principles you
advocate
May we not, like the women of the
Revolution, counsel to your energy and
zeal in this important canvass, where no
BILE deeds, for the sake of Freedom. are
TO be done--not upon the battle field, rs
in the days of the Revolution, but by
the ballot box, where the conflict for
truth and for right wakes strong? Our
hearts and our hands for Lincoln and
Hamlin, who represent the great princi.
pie of true liberty, for which our fathers
pledged their lives, their liberty. and
their sacred honor. We have inscribed
our motto upon the banner which |, this
night in behalf Of the ladies Of hide
pendence who sympathize with you in
this struggle, have the honor of present
ing to you.
w. G. DOMAIN. Esq. President of the
Club, received the flag, and in fitting
terms acknowledged the deep gratitude
Of the Wide Awakes, to the fair donors
for this manifestation of their interest in
the assoc iation, and in our noble cause
We are sorry that We have not room to
give his remarks in full, or speak more
fully Of the features of the presentation.
Suffice it to say that everything passed
off with enthusiasm.
On Thursday morning, forty members,
accompanied by an excellent martial
band, left for Dubuque by the SIX o
clock train, to assist in the reception OF
Senator SEWARD. The Earlyille Wide
Awakes also went down by the same
train, which was crowded with Republi-
cans on their way TO greet the noble Sen
ator from New York Two companies
were also present from Galena, the whole,
together with the Dubuque company
numbering three hundred and fifty torch,
IS, and the parade in the evening was