The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-07-31
AIR. FRELINGHUYSEN.

MR. FRELINGHUYSEN.
The slandering SPIRIT OF LocO-FocoIsN,
and its preientiors to numerous converts, are
well exposed in the subjoined extract from
the speech of Reverdy Johnson, of Baltimore,
1t the celebration in Philadelphia, on the 4ih
iast.
And who is Theodore F~relinghuysen! 1t
was said. my fellow-citizens, by a distinguish
ed son Of your own State, as soon as the nom
inaliou was proclaimed within the walls of
fhe church in which the Convention sat in
Nav last, that the nomination had one attrl-
butte about it which, perhaps, could not have
been attributed to any other man-hls char
acter was so %spotless, his life had been SO
pure, his spirit was so perfect, that not even
Amos Kendall could SANDER him. daughter
aaI applause.) The statement was hailed
as the stronges eulogy that could be pronoun-
ced, and the prediction which it contained, IT
was thought by the members generally, would
be fulfilled 10 the letter. | did not partake of
that opinion fellow-citizens. ] thought |
knew the wretch better. ! thought, and the
result has proved that was right that the
very fact that Mr.. Frclinghuyscn was pure
anh spotless; his lie, in everything that can
adorn the man, as perfect rs is allowed TO hu-
ma frailty-a life illustrated by a firm, full
an practical belief in the religion of heaven
would all, in themselves, afford an i%rresist-
ibIe inducement TO such a miscreeant as Ken
dali to fasien upon it with delight. / was
sure that 10 do so would be to him a species
OF mental luxury-that to breathe upon such
a character as that would he, TO him, I'M
speakable felicity-to cast his poisonous
breath against one whom he knew had lived
always in an atmosphere where high moral
.nl religious duties are alone known and OBJ
served, would be to him a triumph; for he
woaid know that be need not touch him to
iniici upon him intense pain. And | have
no; been mistaken. gentlemen. He edits a
paper called The Expositor," and hardly a
numb2r issues in which we have not the mo-
rally of Mr.. Frelinghuysen assailed and ridl-
culrd-his religion made a constant theme
of ribald iesle-the very part (which. from
SIbSath 10 Sabbath, his faith and his duty
loal him to take in places dedicated to Gods
worship, held up 10 the American people as
aa objection and a stigma upon the man and
ihc Convention by whom he was nominal
ted.
Bpt, ny fellow-cinzens, however The poi
sonous breath OF such a mass of moral putre-
faction as Amos Kendall may affect for a time
the peace and happiness of Theodore Ere
liusliuvSen, the dav is at hand when the peo-
pie of the United States viii sanction, by a
voice Utmost approaching to unanimity, the
choice cf the Convention, while his iuhuman
IbaIler will Re sunk still lower in the depth of
tiffany u hich we are now called upon 10 en-
gage in, as not to perceive that we are to fight
against Observation-Disclosures from hour to
hou7. The whole scheme Of warfare from
-. -F.lo - - ,Lo ,.l,or 80 NJ, rron
izej system of lies and libels. such as a civil
led community never before witnessed. One
OF their plans is TO talk about the changes in
nur ranks-of the men who have left us and
Joined their stan lard. Now, gentlemen, TO
speak in a phrase a little technical-priiHa
fl:il-lhe fact must he untrue. There have
been no changes. No homes; man, with any
brains in his head, ever turns from Whigism
20 Loco-Focoism-to Jack-onism-to Van
Buren-;o Tylerism, or to Polkisn. (Roars
OF laughter.) And the moment, therefore,
YOU hear OF any such changes YOU may be
certain either tina, the man should be taken
charge of by his friends. as a fit subject for a
lanaiic asylum, or that he was always 4 loco
11co at heart. (Laughier.) Gentlemen, to
give yuu al Instance of this kind of wing Il
/ stopped at New Castle the other dav, and
went to see, az every good Wing does, your
distinguished friend, John NJ. Clayton. I'm
,hnsiasiic cheering.l He said to me. John
son, I thought Maryland and Delaware
would have been neutral ground in this lying
mode OF warfare of your opponents: but ]
fiui il is not so. Why. SIR. Will You believe
itl-n your 'Elkion Democrat published in
Cecil county, in your S;a'e, il was published
the other day, in large capitals. that JOHN
NJ CLAYTON had seen the error of hi.
ways,-iiaughterl-and Iurned Loco-Foco
Pulko Democrat" Increased laughier.) !
thought. gentlemen, AT first he was ~qu;zzinc
me, but he assured me i; vas no joke, but d
fact. Ii speaks volumes as TO all the alleged
changes ;ha, fill the columns Of their papers,
In truth. gentlemen, this mode of deception
is reduced 10 a system: ani all that you have
10 do is to tell the man -(aIwavs telling him.
of course, in polite ternsl-who says 10 y0u
TIL this or that man has changed, that it is
Not TRUE, or if lrue that he WAS not worth
tie keeping and acquiring.