The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-09-29


en freemen under the pretencs Of conssrvatism.
they hare no platform, but the Consultation -
How much conll b expected, when there are
three great political parties each swearing by
the Csassitaticn, but interpreting it in different
ways, from those whc take Il without any inter-
pretation At Ill. Their position y wen iliustra
Ted by Senator Collamer, who says they are like
me Irishman, Who when asked 70 plead gailty or
not guilty, said he wontd prefer not to plead at
Ill but let the matter drop They are the Amer
leans who supported Fillmore in SO. ss
Well, the Douglas men fused first With the
Bell men, giving them ten members Of the cleo
toral ticket, but to this day nobody knows whe-
Their that ten were to vote for Douglas or Bell
Nj. Ottendorfer, Of the Staats -zeitung, Doug
las elector, wrote to his German friends that
they were to vote for Douglas or he would re-
sign. Certain Bell men said as plainly that they
we're to vote for Bell, or they would resign. The
question was asked Of the leaders, but il was
never answered, but Ottendorfer and the other
rebels we're thrown from the ticket. Well, then
came the attempt at fusion with Breckenridge,
which failed mot from any difference in principle,
but because each faction wanted the lions share.
And now negotiations are being made for fusion
With the Democratic Volunteers, name assumed
by certain South.side New York merchants, the
ground for which is a vast sum Of money which
these merchants promise to contribute to carry
the election, in consideration for places on the
electoral ticket, Il there any principle in this:
Democrats here are taught to reverence popular
sovereignty, and that its practical effect is to be
that Kansas will be frce;-do they see any thing
which is satisfactory to them ia these combina-
tons of differing factions to defeat Lincoln and
throw the election into the House of Represen-
tatives. Are they not aware that thus they are
fAyoring Breckenridge, as much ~ by voting d.
rectly for him! 4.5F
SPEECH OF CHARLEs G. NoURsE.-Accordng
to announcement, Chas. c. Nourse, ESQ.,, Repub-
lican candidate for Attorney General, addressed
a large audience a, Grimes Hall, on "Wednesday
evening. A smart sprinkling Of ladies we're pre-
sent and the meeting passed of agreeably to all
concerned, with the exception Of the disturbance
caused By the passage Of the Douglas procession
through the street, with their usual demonstra
tons Of ruffianisM. isa ,s ...s5,g a ssfa,s.i:
The Wide Awakcs in goodly numbers turned
out and escorted NJ. Noursc from his hotel to
the Hall. After a song by the Glee Club, Mr..
Nourse was introduced to the audience and de-
livered speech replete with stirring cloquence
and witty paragraphs, which alternately excited
the applause and the laughter Of his audience
1t would be impossible for US to give synopsis
even of his address, but, those who heard il can
well appreciate il. merit, and those who were
absent lost rich treat. The proceedings Of the
Convention that nominated Douglas we're graph
ically portrayed aud the platform containing their
code of principles shown up in its true cOiors.
His speech occupied about two hours and a
half and held the close attention of the large
audience to its close. ..7~.la, ss5.,,=T .gr
DIsTuRBlNG PuBLlc NEEriNGs.-The great hub.
bLb raised among the Douglasites because the
Wide Awakes marched down to the place Of
discussion between Curtis and Cole, Saturday
last, and unintenticnally reached the place OF
speaking few minutes before the conclusion Of
| the discussion, has not yet subsidized, and the
Wide Awakes are continually charged with das-
tardly, cowardly, ungentlcmanly conduct, &C.
Ga Wednesday night while C. C, Nourse, Esq,
was speaking to large audience in Grimes Hall,
the Little Giants, who are 90 gentlemanly and
courteous, with their paid friends, marched past
the Hall four times in succession, with banGs
playing and yelling like Camanchea This out
rage was not accidental or unavoidable, but pre-
meditated and intentional, and is a fit exempli-
fcation Of the principles and conduct Of that
corrupt party. 9ts,... .,
The FLAG.-One hundred and ninety-one per
sons, including Hon. A. G. Dodge, one gentle.
man with tight boots and another with a sore
toe, assembled at Mozart Hall, on Wednesday
evening, to see the ladies' flag presented to the
Little Giants. Those who neglected to 60 be-
cause they thought the thing would not be did
were sold, for the speeches were sure FIRE this
time. A procession Of 2s9 people, besides the
band, paraded the streets, went boisterously
around the Republican meeting at Grimes Hall
four times, and then entered Mozart. The flag,
(which is . very pretty one, with seven stripes
and . dozen stars,) was presented by one of the
young ladies, in speech which we did not hear,
and received by our promising young friend, Mr.
J. n. Corse, in another speech, which was
demned foine. The hand then played some
tunes, after which the Little Giants (snd auxil
liaries) took to the streets again.
Tux WAY THE DeUGLAsITEs RAISE 4 Crown.
| Those who saw the Democratic parade on
Wednesday night, were not probably aware Of
the means used to gather the crowd composing
it, together. Runners we're busily engaged FOL
more than three days, collecting money, drum
ming up recruits, and hurrying up stragglers who
we're tainted with They raised
the sum Of $ll2, and promised those who came
from distance, one half dollar each ii they
would assiet in swelling the ranks on shat event
full evening. Trusting in the promise, dele
cations from New London, Danville, Middle
town, Hibernia, Dutch Town, ETC., came and
marched through the Streets There were Il
horsemen, most Of whom were from the coun-
Try, and no doubt received their pay for services
rendered ,t5a sn s f,s.'',.itss- dsPr
This is the fact, and explains the phenomena
Of $50 persona, oil iold, parading the streets Of
Burlington % Dosglas Democrats Desperate
diseases require desperate remedic&"
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THE WOMEN IN DAHoER-A friend writes us
from Brighton under date of Gath inst ~ fol-
lows
The Republicans arc working bard in old
Washington. Look out for good large major
ity from this county. Here in Brighton the
Douglasites are in bad humor, and are very
mad at the Wide Awakes generally, and the La
dies IN particular. We fear they will whip some
Of the women In our town before the 9th Of No
vember. uses ssa w ~"
am authorized to state that during the Des
Hoincs County Fair, which win BE- held near
Burlington on the 10th. llth and l2th Of Octc-
bes, The Bsriingtoa + Missouri River r. r, the
q. B. 4 q. r r., tho B. r. 1 l. r r., and the