Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-03-20


Butler bait, nicely rolled in meal; yes, sir, all
rolled in meal, and what's more, to make il
easy to swallow, it's rubbed over with lit
tie Van Buren, oil. Now, sir, l don't swallow
none of them baits and no man don't get my
vote for President without he comes right sp
to the chalk first, and declares up and down
that he isn't no slavery man.
Doctor Briggs. Mr.. Chairman, it seems to
me neighbor johnson has got hold of the hot
end of the poker, after all. and has fairly got
to stirring the Presidency with it. whether we
will or no. So that nv motion to GO into the
question of the Presidency first seems to be
carried without being put to vote. Now, sir,
l am glad to see that Mr.. Jones and Mr.. John
son agree exactly in one thing however wide
apart they may be on other points. That is
that they won't neither of EN- move step in
the dark. nor stir an inch until they know
where they are going to. Mr.. Jones wont
vote for President till he knows his man,
and knows he's all right and isn't no slavery
man.
Solomon Jones Nor 1 wont vote for no
President till l know he's all right, snd isn't
no Abolitionst
John Robinson. Mr.. Chairman, nor wont
vote for no President that isn't friend TO Gu
ba If lot of fellers is a mind to go and
help Cuba get her indepence, l say don't want
a President that'll be dogging after 'em and
stopping of 'em.
Sarient Joel Downing For my part, Mr..
Chairman, I've made up my mind not to vote
for any man for President that wont 90 for
Kossuth, clear up TO the hub, and stand ready
to fight the Russian Bear if he NEEDLES with
| Hungary. say freedom is the right of ev-
cry body, and 1 go for it; and want Pres
ideDt thatll go for it. too, up to fifty-four for
ty and fight, if it can't be got without call
that good jackson doctrine. Old Hickory
would go for IF he was alive, and the De-
mocracy must see that he has a successor
that'll 90 for it now. That's the foundation
of the Democratic principle; freedom for ev-
cry body.
Solomon Jones. Freedom for every body,
is it? l want to know ifthe gentleman means
! freedom for the niggers south of Mason and
Dixon's line? If he does, pronounce him
! bloody abolilionist and no Democrat.
| Sarjent Joel. 1 said freedom for every
/ body, and I'll stick to it. You can't split a
hair; nobody can't split hairs now Mr.. Cal
houn's dead. And you can't split principle; );
and say the foundation of the Democratic
principle is freedom for everybody, and I'll
stick to it. And l want a President that will
carry that principle out straight on all sides.
in Hungary and every where else. And when
we choose our Delegate to Baltimore 1 shall
move to give him instructions to vote for a
Kossuth candidate for the Presidency.
Solomon Jones. Then, sir, you are an Alb
olitioniss, and your candidate will be an Abo-
litionist, and the whole south will be agin you
and you'll find, if you can't split hairs, you can
split the country. and the whole Democracy
will be torn to flinders, and we shall lose all
the offices.
Sarjent Joel. I don't fight for offices, I
fight for liberty; freedom for every body
that's my motto
Deacon SnoU. l feel it my duty, Mr..
Chairman, to caution nay Democratic brethren
not TO be too rash. thiak that we ought to
have President that will be prudent, and
not get us into any tangling alliances with
other nations, and will carry cut the safe neu-
trality doctrines laid down by Washington
Doctor Briggs. Mr.. Chairman. we seem
to be going all round Robin Hoods barn, but
l don't see as we are any where near coming
to the point. Now, sir, it seems to me the way
we should go is as plain as the road to mill
Is this Democratic meeting? And are We
all Democrats That's the question. If VT
are all Democrats, then of course we all wan
a Democratic President; and we ought to 62
/ ourselves on that point, and not be looking
. round for any other nail to hang our hats on
. Therefore, l move that we instruct our Dele
gate to Baltimore to vote for candidate fo
r President that is a stanch Democrat, and il
I favor Of all sound Democratic principles.
Chairman. Arc you ready for that cues
e ton? If that is your minds, gentlemen
t please
I; Solomon Jones. Mr.. Cheerman, oppos
: that motion, and before it's put l want t
know what is sound Democratic principles
: l want to know if abolitionism is one of 'em
Bill Johnson And want to know if slay
: cry is one Of 'em?
= Sdrjent Joel. And want to know if Rus
l sia's trampln down Hungary is one of 'em
e John Robinson. And l want to know
1 Cuba is one of 'em?
l. Deacon Snow. Mr.. Chairman, there seem
e to be some confusion and misunderstandln
e about Democratic principles, and there don
I seem to be much chance of doing any thin
It till these matters are settled, move The
n Squire Downing, our venerable Chairman
J. shall make plain full statement to this NEE
J. ing OF all the sound Democratic principles
d and then We shall have something to go b.
is This was seconded all round, and Uncl
1t Joshua, coloring little, laid his specs on th
< desk, and got up out of his chair.
j. Chairman Gentlemen and Democrats
N As for the Dimocratic principle, view it
very important we should have fair under
1T standing oft for it is the vital principle of tn
q party and without we can't hold together
ID In the old Gineral's time, my memory sarv'
,e me right, we had three principles to go BY
l. one was the Bank, and one was the Tarif,an
ID 'tother was Internal Improvements. That
re to say, them was the principles we had ofigI
Il agin Them was the Wing principles; ar
the Democratic principle was to fight agin Il
ne three Wing principles. And as long as v
re stuck to that we beat and got the Offices
n But the science of politics has advanced
good deal in these latter years, since the Gi
r. erals time, and so many new principles a
- crowded in heter skelter that we get kind