Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-02-23
New AdYerfisements.
The DemOcrat.sKnOw NOthings.

the length Of our article. in reply to his ar
ticles charging the Know Nothings with
being Pro,Slavery. We can see no differ
ence between writing a long article Occu-
pying a column aud a half, or writing
half dozen occupying two or three columns
on the same subject We do not expect
to please our fasLidious neighbor in any
thing We do or say, and shall, therefore.
not make any special effort to do so.
In our last. the reader will remember,
we furnished what We considered pretty
conclusive evidence, that the Know Moth
ings we're not Pro-SlaveEy in their tenden-
cies and practical action. and every day
adds new proofs to this assertion, SO over
whelming and conclusive. that none but
the willfully blind or political demsgogue'
can but help see and acknowledge it.
We fatter ourself, that even our neigh
Dor is beginning to think that he has been
endeavoring to mislead bis readers by bis
trHtklsss statements; for the reason that in
his last he admits that the data We furn-
ished Of the last elections, contradicts his
assertions, but be attempts to crawl out Of
his ugly position, By the assertion, that the
members recently elected in the north.
viii be likely to yield to the influences Of
the pro-slaEery propaganda. He need give
himself no uneasiness on this point for
he may rest assured that the member from
this district is no Fred Green, and will
never yield an inch, to either southern
Slave Holders, or northern Democratic
Doughfaees. the latter the worst Of sh.-
Neither win any other member, elected
through the influence of the Know Moth
ings. yield 10 the arrogant demands Of the
friends Of our neighbor. g
It is an old saying that when doctors
disagree, disciples are free, and as our
ineigbbor entirely dissgrees with Wise. the
democratic" nominee for Governor of Vn-
lginia, We suppose our neighbor win give US
and the public, the privilege to believe just
as much Of his tO0ddls. as we please. at
least We ask him to grant us that privilege.
Wise is stumping the State, and he
makes it point to attack the Know Moth
lings wherever he speaks. He denounces
them most bitterly, being A6Olitionisfs
and FTeesotters Our neighbor knows this,
and in all kindness, as he considers US in
the dark, we ask him to enlighteu us
jewellers in the dark Tell Us which tells
the !ruth, Mr.. Wise or the Democrat
charity requires this much at his hands
Come. neighbor, speak out-Hhich is the
true exponent, Wise or yourself?
The Democrat furthermore ssserts. thai
the Order which elected large number oI
Anti-Slavsry members to Congress las'
fall, Ignores the Slavery question" Will
this assertion bear examination? Can any
man believe that society would elect men
to important Offices. holding sentiments
that they. as a society, ignored" and re-
lpudiuted? Would they elect men 20 high
official stations, holding sentiments at wal
With the fundamental principles of the or
Iganization? The idea is absurd and ridicu'
Ilous. too much so to be believed by aHy one
outside Of a llnGtie asylum. and we cannot
believe that even the editor believes SC
Ipreposterous q statement. He must try
some other argument. having at least the
semblance Of truth about it.
The editor says we have not touched
the material point" THAT the effect ol
disfrauchising the foreigners will be to ad'
vance the pro-slaVery cause" Now is this
truss II il is, We confess We have been
in error all our life time; and We now most
positively assert that the statement is with
lout foundation; and known TO be SO by ev'
cry thinking man in the 81 ate. The for
eigners are ike our neighbor. men of the
same stamp and impulses. while they may
possibly pretend 10 Anti-slavery sentiments
they are morally certain always to vote fol
Pro Slavery candidates for Office. and We
defy our neighbor TO show anything else
Like him, they may make great pretensionI
ito Anti Slavery sentiments, but if two can
didstes srerunning for Congress; foreign
ers strike hands with dough; face editors
and vote the Slavery propaganda ticket
! This is so everywhere, and our neighbOl
knows il. and it has always been so. How
vas Il at the last Presidential election -
| With very rare exceptions. foreigners voted
ifor the prince Of dough-faces. General
Pierce, and 50 did our Anti- Slavery neigh
Dor, and under his administration, more has
been done for the benefit of slave traders,
1slave breeGers. and slavery extension than
under our whole previous national existence.
The fsetth foreigners always support the
''ndturGI alliss of southern Shareholders. :"
needs no proof-it is self eSidsnt--every
half way intelligent man knows il, and
none but such men as the editor Of the
Democrat will deny it. We ask him now