Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-08-10


Democratic Mass Meeting.
In accordance with the notice given, the
slaveocracy assembled in considerable num-
bers on the 30th inst, to hear "the truth"
from the Governor and two Colonels. The
Two Colonels, however, did not appear, and
Mr. Taylor, State Librarian, was impressed
TO serve instead. The day was excessively
bot, but the enthusiasm was temperate
He is fluent speaker, and withal, man Of
a remarkably pleasant cOuntenance In
deed, we have been in a maze ever since
we heard him, trying to discover how a
man, with so good face, could tell such
"WhoPpers" as the following
1st. He asserted that the real issue in
this campaign was whether the doctrines
of the Know Nothings shall prevail. No
such issue, he admitted, is proposed in the
Republican platform, still be insisted Oh
making this the issue. Not paper, not
Republican in the State makes this the is
sue; but the object of this dodge is clear
enough. 1t is agreed on all hands, among
the leaders of democracy. to throw up dust
enough, If possible. about the Knownoth-
ings. to keep the people from seeing what
are the real issues, viz: the repeal of the
tax law, and the slavery question.
I'd. He told his hearers that Atchisou,
Stringfellow and the lawIess band, who in
vaded Kansas, were Know Nolhingsl He
forgot TO tell his hearers why Gen. Pierce
was doing every thing in his power to back
up these land pirates, in their attempt 20
make Kansas a slave State. How is it,
Mr.. Taylor, that the faintest suspicion Of
Knownothingism, even the "aHidavy" OF a
man who wants another's Office, is sufficient
to secure prompt removal in this region;
while in Kansas the President employs all
bis power to sustain KnownotbiDgs, even
in acts Of lawless violence?
Sd. Mr.. Taylor argued at great length
that the natural tendency of the principles
Of Democracy, if permitted to work out
their results, would make all the territories
free! Here again he forgot to illustrate
by telling us what Democracy is now do
ing to make Kansas free.
But let US hear the Governor. Gov. Me-
dill is a large good-natured-looking man,
and we should think at good dinner be
might play very respectable knife and
fork. But speech making is not bis forte.
The Governor opened with that original
and interesting idea, (for which we recon-
mend him TO take out patent at once, viz.
that modern Republicans trace their pedi-
gree directly up to the old Federalists; and
modern Democrats TO their opponents
We confess ourselves profoundly surpris-
ed with the originality of the Governors
vein. The like has not been heard in Ohio
since Bill Allen ceased repeating bis one
speech; and we greatly fear that if the
Governor had not anew discoursed the sim !
ilarity of Republicans and Federalists, that
valuable { p truth might have been entire
Iy lost to mankind. The Governor having
opened vein SO rich and original, contin-
ued TO trace the descent of parties to the
present time. His speech reminded us of
the prayer that good old father in Israel /
was wont to offer. He would begin with
Moses and the patriarchs and come down
through Bible history to the present time.
On one occasion a stranger was present,
and after the old man had prayed half an
hour or such matter, the stranger nudged
one of the boys and asked # the prayer
was not pretty near through; the boy rub
bed his eyes, and inquired if the old man
had reached the Jews; the stranger an
swered no; well, then. said the boy, he is
not half through yet; he is just half done
Hben be gets TO the Jews. IA