Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-09-03

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The Democrat becomes testy over oar com
mcnts on its Temperance article, aud comes
"down" upon our correspondent and oursclf
treating us both with as little courtesy as pos
sbc, and charging the Journal with willfuliy
and lnaliciously misreprescnting his position
So far are we from wishing. or aiming at any
thing of the kind that we even took the troub
lie to give bis own language. lie then objects
that we locate our extracts improperly. If
he means BY this, that we print it wrong end
foremost, he is certainty mistaken, as we be-
article in question, in their proper order lie
further complains that we place two passages
in coutradstinction, the purpose of msrepre
senting his position on the "all absorbing ques-
iion." Our object was the very reverse Of
this 1t was to define bis position by showing
that he stands just nowhere at all: or if any
where, it is on the side Of the "Rumocracy."
But in explaining these misplaced passages,
the Democrat is doing exactly that, of which
we charged him to beware viz. Sacrificing bis
principles as a man, at the unhallowed shrine
Of political fanaticsm, when be says" 1--WE can
: not countenance any movement to foist qucs
ii m into the Democratic Cony yenti,n, which@ 90 S
not pertain to its duties--which would be la
bic TO break up our ascenlancy and result in
throwing our county and State into the hands
ofour opponents" Then we are to under
stand the Democrat that ii does not pertain
to the duties Of the Democratic Convention to
take into consideration the slllerings of hu-
manity and the welfare of the people. We
are to understand him, that the asccndancy
of the party is all for which he wars for he
says: ain brief We have no desire 10 see a
Democratic Convention nominate candidate
for any office, except as Democrat Par
ty then is all for which the Dcmocrat fights.
To show that we are not mistaken we quote
still another passage; ave object to pledging
candidates in advance on any but strictly po-
litical, il you please, party questions. In ad
cition to the party reasons we have for SO do
ing, we sincerely believe that such course
would int he end be detrimental to the tenn
rance cause"
Here is the party idea sticking out"-the
perpetration of corrupt institution, from the
spos Of which, and out Of the pockets of the
. poor, the b oodsacking politicians feed. But
to make assurance doubly sure" we make
another extract "Egery effort in favor of tenn
perance except such as we believe would in
troduce Gre-brands and dissensions into our
ranks, has received and will ever continue to
receive our hearty cooperation"
OF excellent temperance principles, except
where party would suffer by .he exercise
thereof This looks as though each faction
or Clique was"the only party which has ever
existed in the United States that preserved
the innate, inborn principles of sclfpreserva-
tion and progression" as the Democrat asserts.
They possess The frst principle strongly, but
of the later make no showing.
Should the Democrat object that he does
not assume position against the Temperance
cause (and Of course he WHY We should Ike
10 know what he means by 'throwing the
county and State into the hands Of our oppo
nents." The movement is by Temperance
men, and il they succeed, the State is thrown
into their hands. and they the opponents
Of The Democrat Query. Where does The
Democrat stand "If there is to be studieC
effort TO force this paper into hostility to thi
cause, 1.-The Temperance causel thrill not sac
coed Mark that!"
Don't take on so neghbor. there is no neces
sty in forcing You into position which yo'
voluntarily assume. One thing we should
like very much. and that is for the Democra
70 show us where we have ever denounced
"the democratic party as The whisky party,
and gloriied the whigs as possessing all tn
mortality and decency Of the land after lb
manner Of their progenitOr, the old Federa
parry"
Let not our neighbor charge us with mis-
representing him, as we have given bis ow
words If they initiate against each othei
il is no fault OF ours. But we are told BY
high authority. that "a house divided agan'
ITSELF cannot stand and so with the article
Of profession OF the Democrat