Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-08-30

measures, and especially the fugitive slave
law, made the platform Of the next campaign.
Gen. e. n. X. Wright of N. Jersey can sup
| port none but "a thorough-goin Union man"
Mr. Horace Clark Of VT is down upon the
Free Soil party, which appears to have stolen
most of the rank and file Of the Democracy Of
that State. and rendered the task Of heating
the Wings an utterly hopeless one. Hon.
Salmon p. Chase fU.S. SeHator3 Of Ohio.
wants to return 10 the platform Of the fathers
/ of American Democracy" and leaye Slavery
and the recovery of Eugitives to the States,
bCongress letting ali such exciting questions en-
tirely alone. Hon. Martin Van Buren, says be
only votes henceforth. but is heartily for un-
ion among the Democracy. Hon. Levi Woodz
bury in like manner inclines to 'the ancient
platform of principle, but on second thought,
lconcedes that some additional resolutions may
3be necessary Mr. P. H. Britain Of Ala. is
mot ready yetto act in the premises, till be can
determine, whether be is still within the pale
Eof the Democratic church He is a South
lern Rights Democrat and considers Cobb,
Foote, Clemens, DC, nolonger Democrats but
rank Federalists, and as such to be eschewed.
However, he can tell better after the August
election tjuss pending when he wrote) whe-
ther the Democracy of Alabama can be bro's
to take part in another national convention.
! Hon. w. r. King. Pres't y. >. Senate, even i,
more emphatic. declaring that e 81,
80 long as a large portion Of tie former
Democracy ofthe North lend themselves to
the advocacy Of Free Soil doctrine ,iaDd make
common cause with the unprincpIed and in o
famous agitators and Abolilionists, no portion
lofthe Southern Democracy will ever be found
acting in concert with then.''' - ~
/ But the gems of the collection are the two
following letters, to which we invoke the most
/ lemphatic attenton--yiz: ~
] From Gen. J. II. Commander Of s. c.
South Island S. c. Sat- J aly I2s 1851.
DEAR SIR: Your letter Of 2sth June was
duly received. The long delay Of my answer
was occasioned by my having an attack of.fos.
yer. followed by the illness of one Of my chill
ldren. whese life was long despaired Of Hav-
ing thus shown you that there was no inten-
tional neglecton my part, 1 proceed 10 an
swer your, query. | think Baltimore the most
suitable place for the assembling Of the DEM :,
ocratic National Convention, and early 10 june
a proper time for the assembling of the Con-{
vention. | would myself, prefer any time in
June to May did expect to be again a mem (,
Der. But, IN my opinion. the days q the fed
Ierai Union are numbered-the Northern
presses are misleading the peopler--or they
ARE themselves deceIVed-intenlionall decei-s
wing the peopleas we'll as themselves fear,
with regard to the feeling Of the masses ofthe
south. In this State, presume youare aware
that ninety-nine one hundredlhs are Disnn-a
Iionsts-the only difference of opinion is as TO
time and expedeney, In Georgia the resis-
Itnnce party is growing and increasing in mag
lnitude. like an avalanche as it rolls: the same
lin Alabama, Florida and Mississippi; even
4 North Carolina is aroused, and prepared to
resist any force chat may be sent by the free
soil Government at Washington 10 coeree
sovereign State. Imean the people Of the
states have mentioned, not the Leading poli
1ticians. The masses are rapidly casting of
itheir leading strings; they are beginning to
think and act for themselves The politicians
who have preached submission to the outra-
ges Of the. Federal Government will becpmE
Ipelled at last to swim With the strong current
Iof Sousiern-Rights, or sink 10 rise more
unless to breathe out miserable existence
among their Northern allies for ever. expatri-
lated from 2 the sunny land that gave them
lbirth The trath is, the people believe that
the institution of slavery is doomed unless they
lstrike now for equal rights. We believe that
I probably no more eutrages viii be committed,
I'LL this Union, if il last SO long, shall number
lsome forty or fifty states; then the North, ha-
wing ample power to alter the constitutien.---
j now SO little respected, will not scruple to DO
lsu, and in an hour we may be irretrieTably
ruined Would to God that the storm, almost
Iready-to break over our heads, and scatter in
Ito fragments the once glorious Union thatI
lhave been taught t6, love and venerate by my
Revolutionary ancestors, and 70 luok upon as
the beacon light of liberty and equality TO the
depressed of the earth, offering shelter and
protecton, NAV be averled. 0*9k
/ pray God to avert what in my opinion,
would be the greatest calamity that could be-
fall the world but if the hearts Of our rulers
are to be hardened-if congfess. at its session,
does not bur back California up 36 81, and
permit. us 10 carry our slaves 10 that line
through TO the Pacific, aud give Us sufficient
guarantees that the Institution will neyer.a a.
gain be interfered with, but left entirely to
those who are alone interested in it. as weiiin
the District of Columbia as in the territories,
: then one State at least viii secede Having
nothing to hang hope upon that congress
!. will do this, ] look with certainty to The Sc
cesson of South Carolina next year, probably
IOtlpHG tueE tuSetttlS VI ltS (StASeA Nst'
ton; in that event, as her child, am with her
). as long as life lasts know We have friends
and sympathisers among tile Democratic par
/. ty at the Norths not many, tis true but it IS
grateful to-our feelings there are such, though
few in number.
l am, dear sir, yours truly, 81
= JAMES NJ. COMMANDER.
r Hon. Nathaniel Geer.
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From Hon. T.. r. GiddiRgs I Of Ohio. 8