The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-11-06
Great Fremont Demonstration In
st. Louis.


st. Louis.
The Germans of St Louis have proven
fast friends of Fremont. In prosperity
and in adversely, they cling to him with
unabated confidence and unfinching en-
thusiasm. When he was deprived of his
command at Springfield and returned to
ST. Louis, the Germans of that city gave
him the welcome due rather to triumph
ant, than disgraced, commander. At
that time, when the clouds had gathered
thickest over his head, Gen. Fremont
was strengthened and encouraged by the
sympathy of the Germans of St Louis
They started subscription, for the pur-
pose of purchasing sword as testimo-
NAL of their respect and confidence. Do
nations were limited to ten cents, in or
der that the present might be emphati-
cally gift of the people. The amount
was speedily subscribed, the sword pur-
chased and Saturday night last, selected
as the evening for the presentation cere-
monies Delegations from Chicago and
many of the principal cities of Illinois,
as we'll as the towns surrounding ST
Louis, were present on that occasion, and
the demonstration exceeded in grandeur
and enthusiasm any ever before witness
ed in the city. 1t is estimated that at
least 1000 people were congregated to
witness the ceremonies and give vent to
their enthusiasm for Fremont. The
presentation speech was made by Mr..
Pretorius and was responded to by Gen.
Fremont as follows:
This, my friends, is magnificent set.
ting in which you place the noble gift
that, in the name of the German popula
ton of St Louis, have Just received
| from their committee / am happy thai
circumstances have enabled me to re
ccive it directly from yourselves, anG
that / have this opportunity in the sound
of your voices and the light of your
torches, and in the kindling enthusiasm
of the moment, to tell you how deeply
am indebted to you and how cordially
reciprocate your friendship Believe
my German friends, that / fully appre
ciate the distinction this friendship give!
me. Habituated for generations to lib
erty and domestic tranquility, our Amer
can people enjoyed them like sunshin,
and air, as the natural conditions of thei
lives. Their homes have been alwayi
sanctuaries, their persons inviolable a.
Roman Senators, every avenue to indi
vidual prosperity was open to them, anC
when the crash of civil war came the,
heard in it only the call to arms for
transient struggle. But your surround
ings have been of a different character
and when the guns at Sumter broke th
peace of the continent they woke ia
other echoes in your hearts. You ha,
lived where political and social Hbert
existed only in mems aspirations YoI
remembered how often you had seen tn,
sword of the people vainly barred agains
the tyrannies of established power, an,
you knew better how to appreciate
birthright of liberty, and saw quicker tn
presence of its dangers. Therefore,
is-and because you are farther remove
from the intrigues which in this countr
make the public service dangerous-tha
YOUR appreciation has in it a peculia
value. And this it is that makes tn
beautiful gift receive from you to-nigh
and this splendid exhibition of regar
with which you surround its presentation
. one of the most solid satisfactions of m
/ life.
And, indeed, I am truly happy ths
: you have placed me among that brothe
| hood of patriots to whose hands you al
, willing to confde the sword in your caus
i For no matter how begun, this is tt
Peoples war. Whatever issue barred th
!, sword, it is now a reformation, and yo
] contend not only for the integrity of tt
country, but for its regeneration, whic
: it is in your hands to accomplish.
In every country its leading feature
mark out the sites where great battl,
must be fought. Upon the old continen
I recurring battles, on the same spots an
d age after age, have witnessed the struI
gle of nations always more or less f
a liberty, working out always the problel
s of government-whether the peop
!, should hold the sword or be themselvt
subject to it.
o At last we have received the baptisl
d of blood which admits US among the ol
nations. Upon our hitherto peacefi
e country these last impressions have bee
made, that complete its resemblance
q the old continent, and now this probleI
of government comes to US, and
:, already marking out its historic field
J. But this time it finds the sword in Il
hands of the people-this time they al