Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-08-10
From the sanduSky Register.
Meeting at FFemOnt-Fhe Cam.
Daigu ODe0ed

The hrst County gathering Of the pres
ent campaign, was held BY the Slave De-
moeFacy at Fremont on Friday last Il
was our fortune to be there on that day, and
ylelding TO curiosity 10 see how the mag
1aatss OF that party would succeed in bliak-
ing and covering up the great question of
the day-as we were satisfied they would
attempt to dove attended. Of the ad,
vertised speakers Gov MEDILL alone was
present; the places Of the "Old Wheel
Horse" (MEDARY, and McCooK. we're sup
piled by our quodam townsman, j. W. TAV.
EoR, Esq., the present State Librarian.
At about O'Clock P NJ, the meeting,
comprising some 800 TO 400 persons, en-
bracing fair sprinkling of Republicans,
boys, &c, assembled 10 the Court House
yard, when the speaking was opened by
Mr.. TAYLOR. After not inappropriate
allusion to the Anniversary Of Croghan's
Victory, which occurred the day before, he
addressed himself to the subject of his
speech-to wit: RRoac NotkipqiSBi; and
through his somewhat extended address
this was his unvarying Keynote He pro-
uounced It the question Of the day-and
the only one which was enlisting the gen
eral attention Of the country AS the U.
By S. Bank. Tariff, Sub.Treasury, and other
measures, we're the "Aaron's rods" which,
in their turn swallowed up all other oues-
tious. so did Know Nothingism now over
shadow every thing else He knew of no
other great question Of public policy, on
20 which the people we're likely to be divided
10 his Incidental illusions TO the Slavery
question, he claimed that all the trouble
about Kansas and Nebraska originated
with ATcHIsoN, STRINGFELLow and the
otker Know NOthiRgs of Missouri, that if
the Democratic party could be permitted
10 manage the Territories, uumolested by
the Know Nolhings, Slavery would never
go into them; indeed, there were no evils,
social, political or religious,-which De-
uaoerdey was not fully adapted to cure
Gov. MEDILL devoted large portion of
his remarks to what be called history of
the parties of this country, in which he re-
peated over, parrot like, the stale lingo
about the Democrats being the descendants
Of the Patriots, and the Republicans those
of The Tories and Cow Boys the Revolu-
tiou, dc, DC, with which the readers Of
Lscofoco newspapers have been disguised
for the past twenty years. He didn't even
repeat the shallow fiction respectfully |
"Father Wood" of Woodville, could do it
better thirty years ago.
Gov. II. was disposed TO give the issues
Of the present campaign little wider range
than his associate While recognizing
Know Nothingsm as the most prominent
Of these, be claimed to see under this the
settled design of the Republicans of Ohio,
whom be, too, called RnOp Notiings, toI
remove all legal distinctions on account of
color, and to admit the Negro TO the ballot |
box, the Jury and the halls Of legislation. |
Their platform Of principles, he said, was, /
"Down with the Dutch, and up with the
Negro" This point in the Governors !
speech made it evident that he and Mr.. |
TAYLOR had not properly compared notes
for it was not made entirely clear how
Know Nothmgism could be forcing Slavery
into Kansas at the point ofthe bayonet and |
bowie knife, for the benefit Of the Whites, |
while in Ohio it was seeking to extend the |
rights and elevate the condition Of the
Blacks, at tbs expense Of the other race
This, with other similar contradictions, will
no doubt be obYiated after little expert /
ence on the part Of the speakers
Gov NJ. astounded the intelligent por-
ton of his hearers, BY declaring Mr. CHASE
to be DisunioR Candidafei He spoke |
Of him repeatedly as favorable to the disso-
lttioa of tie Unioa! The shamelessness
Of this course on the part of Gov. MEDILL,
isperfectly apparent; for it is well known,
that in his speech, accepting the nomina-
ton for Governor, Mr.. Chase explicitly and
distinctly placed himself upon the Cons!i-
rtf.a O..
his entire willingness to extend to the South
every hight granted by that instrument
ALI that be demands, is, that The letter and
spirit Of the Constitution shall be carried
outin regard to.Slayery, as it is on every
other subject Yet, in the face OF this no
torious fact, Gov. MEDILL does not seem to
consider il derogatory TO the Executive of
the boosted ''third State Of the confedera-
cy," to traduce Lis competitor before the
people, by declaring him an enemy Of that
Constitution and of the Union which il sus-
tains Can party madness or personal am
bition 90 farther.
Gov. NJ introduced the subject of taxa
tion with evident reluctance; indeed, he
stated that he only did it BY special re-
quest. He repeated the Stdtesman's old
BUT hOOus tOCUs toIeo5 duu SOuBut ~ lutOH
the blame Of our excessive public burthens
upon the 'owners Of corner lots" who, he
said, we're "Whigs" After expending bis
ingenuity 10 attempts to cover up the rapid
ly increasing public expenditures, he closed
With an appeal to Democrats to stand BY
their party in this hour of trial, and espec-
tally besought such as had been innocent
ly inveigled" into the Know Nothing lodg-
es, to come out and aid their old associates
in electing the State Ticket
Both speakers ignored the great question
Of the day From their remarks, no one
would conclude that there was any such
subjectss Slavery now dividing the people
As "mass meeting" the gathering was
failure; aud as a discussion Of the real
questions before the people Of Ohio, the
speeches were deceptive and unworthy Of
officers of the State. w.
30 it14 e Saratoga, AUG. g..