The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-06
The Erenont Movement..Iss real
Oh)ect And Purpose Beginning
j - BE ADDoPeDt.

We regret TO see that the movement in
favor Of General Fremont, which, it was
hoped, would have secured good national
candidate from the Democratic party, has,
organs. resolved itself into o mere assxiliarO
aOexcyto the nonsixation Of MeCssllGx. The
elements which originally rallied round
Fremont, and which fashioned the platform
subsequently modified 1t Cleveland, was
IN earnest, ardent, liberty loving, rebel.
hating element, and which, obeying these
instincts. was bitterly opposed to every
that exhibited the slightest indication Of
conservative proclivity. Indeed, IL Wis tie
FESTIVE hostility of ardent men = Mr.. LAnI-
coln'e retention OF pro-elavery Generala.
|an6 he assspici0n that he spGS DISPOSED 70
sos.psUMsse NTH he rebellion, wksch gaze
sA1pe and UioOv - this organization c1 ths
radio0l Democracy. The Frembpt move
perhead1sm or retrogression fanny political
capitalization known to the country; and
yet strangely enough, Ue ~osg tnd Il Il prac-
teal 0lliGnce tgjtA the c0pperhe0d tocticjans.
ard eousbiniaN with. them, actively IN rester-
ING eAefr most peTmicsons representatives to
popefZ0r esteem. 4ft3 ~ &
We .lbel quite sure hat General Fremont
such role a. this, and equally sure he
IL not yet aware Of its character and ten
dsncy; nevertheless, no intelligent out
sice observer can fail to perceive that he
and his movement have be6nf appropri-
ated by the, ,coppeyheeds, and are skill
t.lly directed in behoV Of 9 reactionarv,
II not disloy1l cdadiddte. The unanimous
nsis upon aener:l Fsen S istt:sr pu Of
acceptance decoyed his oratory into re-
pcnsive hsudations Of Mcclellan. Brown.
son led on In this unworthy toadyism, at
the ratification meeting in this city; cop.
parhead. orators, pure and simple, were
thsn projected upon hotel bolconiee TO re-
turn the compliment III favor Of Fremont,
Of the military etaw.fish and the Path
finder, welded the secondary into tho pre-
yniling metal. From that hour the power
|of Fremont to make : vigorous challenge
q Liuooln's policy end Cabinet uassed
away; while any chance Of his freceiving
the Chicago nomination became too remote
for calculation. The latter fact, though
concealed fsr time from he volatile sup
Was patent 70 that xrff6i opposition from
The first; and their whole Object was, to 20
e1ginAer this apparent reaction in favor Of
Mcclellan - to secure that candidate the
Democratic nomination. Every one who
has carefully locked on, can trace the proofs
lof this perf0fmNnce. When the Chicago
Convention was postponed from the 4th Of
July until the 18th Of, August, it Was uni
versally conceded that Little Macs chances
for nomination were finally disposed Of.
BY common consent always excepting tho
Belmont Barlow clique, who own McClel-
lan) even the copperheads themselves be-
gan to look around for new candidate;
and in the sudden perturbation, there seem.
ed, TO the unskillfnl, to be possible accept-
ance Of Fremont. It was then that the or
ators and the organs Of the Cleveland
movement became most c0nciliating to-
ward the chieftains Of the Opposition; and
the result was that Mcclellan, being thus
partially lifted from deserved 0blc-