Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-09-07

folks TO stand by and bear themselves, and
not depend upon those rascally reporters.
He said that he was an American, and had
no disposition to deny it, because be was
not ashamed of it. Americanism meant
more than prescribing foreigners; its prin-
ciples were higher and deeper and broader;
the first plank in its platform was freedom,
and the last was freedom. The Americans
invited the foreigners 10 partake of the
banquet afforded by our country, but did
not wish them to sit down at the head Of
the table at once. This country held out
the greatest inducements TO the people OF
the old world, and they were cordially in
vited to come-to till the sail, build them
up houses, enjoy the privileges of the
churches and the school houses, and, when
they become Americanized, to participate
in the affairs of government. He knew
that place of birth was a mere accident
over which men had no control, and that
principles and character should be the test
Of citizenship. He knew that there were
foreigners with American hearts as big as
a tea-kettle, who, when they came over
here and renounce allegiance to foreign
powers and became acquainted with Amer
ican institutions, were good citizens, and he
was with them. He knew that foreigners
aOere becoming members of the american
Order. Much had been said about its se-
crecy. The old parties had had the people
by the scalp, and the K. Ms. only resorted
to secrecy as polite step; they wanted q
little talk together, kind of class-meet-
ing, but now they were willing and ready
to come out and make the thing public
They had there heard him in public, and
he was ever wiling and ready to speak his
sentiments.
Let those other fellows say what they
would, and if they could, carry the foreign
ers with them. Would any man there sup
port the present weak and impotent admin
istration? ferries of no! no An admins
traIion that had done but one great thing,
and that was to make JOHN TYLER's re-
spectacle! Would any of the American
party support that administration either di-
rectly or indirectly that had hunted down
even every mail agent and messenger, and
boy clerks, that were suspected Of being IN
clined to the American party? An ad-
ministration that had sent such men as him
from Louisiana and others like him TO rep
resent US in foreign courts, men who, if
gathered together, would form perfect
Babel. Would any Wings lend their sup
port to the Administration Could they,
though Sam Medary, and others, did say
they liked honest, old, upright, Henry Clay
Wings? He remembered that Medary,
like the ass in the fable tha: kicked the
dead lion, had assailed the Sage of Ashland
with the vilesl abuse, aud now only fat
tered the Wings to win their support
Would any one support an administration
that vetoed bill to improve Western nav
igation; that sold the dredge boats that
cost eighty thousand dollars, for ten thous-
and dollars; that appropriated to Cape
Fear River, and denied to the Lakes; that
gave to the one-legged Santa Ana $l0,o00,-
600 for valley that should buzzard at
tempt to fly across it he would have to take
a knapsack of provisions; and gave 50,-
900 to T. J. Davis to buy camels and drom-
edaries and monkies, be would take the
moDkies back for fear the reporters would
get ii wong
The speaker then alluded to the position
of Ohio and the responsibility of her pres
ent condition, and made an appeal to the
voters that was answered by sp-
plause, long and loud.