Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-03-27
Democratic HARMONY.

The fight among the Presidential aspTants
tat Washington is getting more and more Bit
ter, vindiclive and distressing A shorttime
since, Mr.. Breekenbridge made set speech in
defence Of Of Gen. Butler, and attack upon
| Democratic Review for its course in favor Of
Judge Douglas, Soon after Mr.. Marshall of
California, took up the cudgels in defence Of
the Review and Donglas, and carried the war
terribly into the camp Of the " old foqies." as
he called Butler, Cass Buchanan 4 Co. Some
sharp words passed bteween BreckenbTide and
and Marshall We clip few paragraphs from
the article. that the people may see and un-
derstand how these men regard each other.
Ii will be remembered that this is purely a
Locofoco quarrel:
Mr.. Breckenbridge. Ihave given ne advice
about the Presidency. None. in the world.
Mr.. Marshall would ask his friend Of Mr..
Buchanan-he would ask the gentleman from
louisiana, (Mr PENN whether he did not
hold consultation with M. Breckenridge as
to the character Of the speech 70 be delivered
by the last named gentleman on the aoor.
Mr.. Penn was understood as saying that he
/ had a conversation with Mr.. Breckenridge as
to the manner in which be was to defend his
friend Gen. Butler; but nothing was mention
| ed in relation to Mr.. Buchanan.
Mr. Breckenridge requested the gentleman
| to say whether, in any casual conversation, he
had heard him say that he intended 10 make
an assault on any one, or combinatien of as
saults.
Mr. Penn replied in the negative.
Mr.. Marshall remarked that he never tried
to kill Mr.. Buchanan; that be was swamped
and was not worth killing
Mr. Penn asked the gentleman. Did you
not cause an article attacking Mr. Buchanan to
be printed in the Republic?
Mr.. Marshall. did that thing. Laugh
lter1 He had Democratic paper. (the Key
stone, the organ of General Cass in the State
of Pennsylvania paper copies Of which. he
knew, had been franked by q Senator from
that State, and which contained number o.
charges against Mr.. Buchanan, catalogue
long enough to occupy stump speaker two
/ full months to answer them. He had another
reason for furnishing the article to the Repnb.
lie; the editor had taken the trouble to collect
some facts relative to the various candidates
for the Presidency, and he Mr.. M wished e
make a,perfect exhibition of the state IN which
the party had got itself Laughter.
He did not think that any publication would
do Mr. Buchanan any harm; and he hoped
that he and his friends would not b. forced 4
answer those charges against Mr.. Buchanan
as the candidate Of the Democratic party.
He alluded to the large number of copies
of Mr.. BreckenbTidge's speech printed for. cir
culation, not so much for the yindieaton o.
Gen. Butler, as for the purpose of injurine
Judge Douglas He did not care what Othel
people may think, he wished 10 see tht
battle foug ght on principle In an open war
with young America and progression agains
"old foggies" and retrogression, the result
wonld not be doubtful Raise the banner
with either of the names the Democrats onet
followed, and under which they met with sig
nal and glorious defeat, and take an extrac
from the gentleman's speech on retrogressioI
and non-progress and he Mr. H.. supposet
some Democrats will follow again; he woulG
follow, but it would be by the mufied drum
at the left flank, in much confusion, and to thi
wall of the dead march. I4augters