Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-05-04
Slave Drivers Letter--Cry for Help

pages OF foOlscap, closely written. in the
most urgent style, requesting the Governor
to do something to save his party, in the
Black Swamp county, from utter anhihila-
non! The writer goes on 10 stale fbat once
the party hereabonts was omnipoteut, and
that all nominations were equivalent 70 an
elections but recently, there was mutiny
in the camp Of such anatuFe, as to, defeat
all the efforts Of the Democracy, and if not
speedily healed and cured. tEe effect upon
the campaign this fall, would prove disas-
trods to all Democratic nominations, State
or county. For this state Of things, the
eminent writer assigns various causes He
says, many Of The staunchess Democrats
have become dissatisfied with what they
believe to be the corfuptions Of the Board
of Public Works, and especially tho infa-
nous character Of many of the appoinlees,
who are believed 10 be no better than they
should be. For this reason, he says. many
are leaving the Democrats party, and will
vote and do all against it that they can.
Others, he says, are perfectly satisfied
that the State government from the high
est to the lowest, is a mass ofmOrGt and po-
lticaz oairidity. bent upon filing their own
pockets at the expense ofthe peoples inter-
ests That they care nothing for the peo-
pie or their welfare, ifthey can bat remain
in Office, and fatten upon the spoiIs.
Another class, he writes the Governor,
will do all in their power, to defeat every
Democratic nominee, in consequence of the
infamous Tar La,O, They will not stand
it. and are bent upon "kiiling off, every one
connected with the party. On this subject.
he says, they are especially bitter, and will
give no quarters to any one, and it is useless
10 expect it, or to look for it. A large por-
ton, be says assign local causes for their
opposition to the Democracy of the county,
They say that the leaders have become SO
corrupt that they have come to the final
determination to defeat the whole party
They are satisfied in their own minds that
the Court House clique are all corrupt and
beyond any reasonable hope Of becoming
otherwise. That the county has been
sUindLed in the last ten years Of GREAT
MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS, and
that they will no longer sustain party that
countenances such terrible eorrlptions.-
The Court House. they say, must be en-
tirely renovated and cleansed by the cleo
ton of new set Of men, from new party,
to see how they will do. Even, they say,
the Poor House, has been so managed, by
some body, with enormous charges, as to
have become public burden, too greYious
to be borne.
After giving sundry other reasons, the
writer says many of the Democracy are
constantly going over and joking the Know
Nothings! On this subject be says there
is a perfect STAMPEDE; and he sees no way
Of stopping it. The American born, he
says, blame the foreigners for suItdining
the Poor House and Couf! House corrup-
fions, By suffering a set Of old political
HACKS, who make it their business to
thrust their arms into the peoples treasury
up to their shoulders and that they will &C
for anything honest, chat will overcome thi:
potent, foreign, political element That
they will support no one for Office this fal
who has ever been connected, in any way
with this corrupt party, old or young the
Court House or the Poor House.
After going on and giving terrible &C
count of the dilapidated condition of the par.
ty, and the certainty Of being defeated this
fall, and that, too, in an inconceiYable shor
time, if something MAS not done for them
The writer tells the Governor that his infu-
ence used to be inUinci5le-that the timC
was when he could lead the party, Just al
he pleased-telI them to do this, and it wa
done; 10 refrain from such things and tibet
refrained That, in fact, throughout lht
whele Black Swamp couuty, be used to b
considered the very WHEEL HORSE oi
the Democracyl II they wanted anything
they applied to, and counseled him, and hi
advice was considered as conclusive; anC
his counsels were as implicitly obeyed, Al
the counsels which emanated from Del phoi
of old. That when he spake the entire
party sprang to THEN posts, without mur
ncr, and sustained it 10 a man. But, b.
tells the Governor, that day has gone by
can do nothing with them--all is confus
ion and dismayi and every man is bounl
TO do as be pleases. And unless soHiethih,
is done speedily done-=we are all d0oihet
to go 10 the "DeYil, and the offices 10 sl1
Republicans. He inplores the GUvefho
70 send out some prominent man; goo,
Democrat, to talk 10 the refractory; and Sc
whether thereby things cannot be improy
ed, in Saudusky county. He assures tb
Governor that unless something Of the sor
is done, 'otr days are nslmberea'-that no
one Of the Democratic nominees will eseap
defeat, TO tell the tale go
On the receipt Of this letter the Govern
or was troubled. He scratched bis bead
He knew there was truth in it; though b
did not know the writer, the signature va
plain He read it over agains-hesaw th
writer was in earnest, aud wrote just gha
he believed. He folded it up, started ou
10 find some one acquainted with the Wri
ter-he searched all day; found no one un
I'll night, when he met political frient
from Wood county, to whom he told hl