Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-08-28

those who think that nothing but Anglo Sax
ON mind should rule in this country, and that
a distinguished Celt. like Gen. Winfield Scott,
descended from Scotch ancestors, people
Of common origin with the Irish, has no
business to expect honcrs here.
God forbid that should condemn man
on account ol bis owu birth place much less
on account Of the birthplace Of his father.
Far be 1t from me to hold man resposible
for the acts Of his father. Far be it from me
20 needlsssly insult the memory of Old Revo-
lutionary John Adams: but when the Loco
Focos tauntus with being defendants of the
FedeTalists, We may well remind them that
the fathes Of their leader was one When
they ring the changes on Alien and Sedition
Laws, we may tell them that the father of
their candidate voted for them, and stands
recorded while the Republic shall lastas voting
for them and when they tell US the falsehood,
so flimsy and transparent, that the Pierces of
Chelmsford and Woburn, in Massachusetts,
were the posterity Of the Londonderry set
tlement. We may be permitted to tell them
that Sir Boyle Roach long ago informed such
blockheads that posterity could not possibly
mean those that proceeded usl In fact the
friends of Pierce finding that a majority of
the American people, born in the country,
intend to 60 for Scott hope to carry some
naturalized citizens to vote against their best
friend: and they think no falsehood too ri-~
dicuIous, no huabug too transparent to de-
ceiye us We thank them for their compli-
rnents, but We have our eye-teeth cut, and
wecan Judge between right and wrong. truth
and talsehood.
ANOTHER INSULT TO IRIsHMEN.
There is one other New Hampshire Loco
Foco insult to frishmen to which Iwish to re-
Fer. In the Spring Election Of 1888. the
party of Concord in the election Of some Mu-
nicipal officers. So they ruled that for
eign- born Inhabitants shonld be allowed to
vote for town officers, whether they were nat
uralized or not, Accordingly some % Irish
men were admitted to- vote, but II out of
the 23 voted with the Wings, to show their
contempt of the Pierce party. shat had so long
oppressed and insulted them.
The Pierce party grew so infuriated at this, !
that they passed a bill. that very year, "to
regulate the right of suffrage" and the fol-l
lowing is Section g. in full, which / copied
from the official records:
Sec. q 1And Be 1t further enacted, That no
Alien shall be entitled 10 rote at any town
meeting"
This law was passed, and the record stands
thus:
Approved. July 4 1898 Isaac HILL"
". l. MARCY AND THE BAMBERs.
~ had intended to dwell on the insult offer
ed the NatuFalized citizens of this State by |
the Loco Foco Delegates from this State, |
with others, who voted for William L. Mar
ey, who gave up the Bambers to the tender
mercies of Great Britain, when he was Gov
ernor If Washington Hunt should now
seize Thomas Francis Meagher and hand him
over,lo the British Consul and the Wings
should then nominate, or vote for him, for |
President, we would hear some Loco Feco
music; but this is what the Loco-Focos did to |
us with w. l. Mareyl
"oLD CHIPPEwA"
And now. fellow-cisizens, here am at the /
end of my time and yenr patience, and not
a word about .Old Chippewa" and "Churu-
busco" must only reserve my fire on that /
subject for some other occasion. ! can only /
say that all efforts TO misrepresent him to the
naturAlized citizens This country will fail
roReERlEs
The letter which they attribute to him as
written 70 Geo. w. Reid, know-those that
publish il know It to be a forgery. have,
for several weeks past, had put up fifty dol
lars on the truth of my assertion that 1t is
forgery They have sent deputations to 4
Geo. w. Reed, and they have failed to get
or to produce one particle of evidence from
him that Scott ever wrote that letter.-They
haul up some ANONYMOUS article signed
@Americus,' . said to be written eight or ten
years ago, and attribute il to Gen Scott
Now, why all this nonsense? Who cares
20 know that about the same number of l
years since, Smith o'Brien was Tory? All
his friends are contented with his position
now except the bonds and exile be is wear
ing and enduring, as badges of his fidelity
aud devotion TO his countrymen.
WHAT THEY KNOW.
Do they not know that Gen. Scott. four
years ago.in replying to the welcome Of the
Common Council of the City of New-York,
boldly declared his friendship for the natural
lied citizens?
Do they not know that in 1s4s he wrote
letter which is published in all his biograph-
les. in which be declares:
'Certainly it would be impossible for me to
10 recommend orsupport any measure inten-
ded to exclude them(the naturalized citizens)
from just and full participation in all civil
and political rights now secured to them by
our Republican laws and institutions"
Do they not know that Gen.. Scott is now
IN favor of giving such foreign-horn subjects
as serve one year in the army or navy, the
right to vote in addition to the privileges al
ready enjoyed. and having the general nat
uralizatien laws remain as they are? To
their disgrace, be it said. the Loco Focos are
opposing this measure, though they must
knoor that hundreds of gallant (Iermans and |