Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-05-04
- GoodHif.

One OF the chief charges against the Am
ericar party IS, that it is a secret political
society, and its business IS transacted il
midnight secret eahcuses.p Mr.. Patton;
the distinguished candidate Of The Ameri3
can, party for Attorney General in Virgins:
thus turns the tables upon those who make
I the charge. The following IS an extrsek
from his recent speech IN Richmond 81
fhe American party cheese 10 bold their
meetings IN secret, as the Whig sbd Demo-
cratic parties have been and are iuf the hab-
itsof holding secret caucuses By night or
day. This party enter, it is said, into ma
tual obligations as 10 their party action; no
matter what is their form, they can't be-.
held more binding than the Democrats
claim to bold che implied obligations Of their
party. A violation of them, by disobeyiiBg
the behest Of the party or quitting it, is fol-,
lowed by The most vehement dennneiation.f
while the party, as understand, allows ev-
cry man to 60 out Of the party when he
lpleases. and his obligations are at once al
an end without denunciatiOnJ With the
Democratic party il does not seem TO be sOs
for, although no pledge is registered, no
man who acts with them can dare To- defy
their behest and dissent from their decTeeE.
elf he does, off with bis head. So much
for Buckingham" The freedom Of thought
and opinion which they allow at this day Is
happily Illustrated 10 an ahecdote which is
told of one Of Nspoleon's MarsbaRs, when
Napoleon vas candidate for the first Con-
sulship for life. It was to be determined
! BY universal suffrage. Marshal AugereaIi
addressed his division in the following
words: Soldiers there IS an election TO-
day, to determine whether Napoleon shall
be Consul for life. Il is to be matter Of
the free choice Of ihe people. You viii
march 20 the polls and vote just as you
think proper-but you vote against Maps
oleon, / will shoot you as soon asyou come
back.n ,3 ~ g.1
If there is any party more exactiDg than
1.-THE self-styled Democracy, We should like
to have it pointed out From President 10
Tide Waiter the screw of party is turned,
and no man Is permitted to receive either
Eofhce, emolument, or votes whose creed and
practice do not square precisely with the
demands Of The Irresponsible leaders who
} meet in lawyers Offices and back rooms.
concoCt resolutions, construct platforms, se-
lect candidates. make tickets, oil the ma
chinery and plan schemes. Trus, they
make show Of publicity at their Conren-
} tions, but the members are for the most part
puppets, who are brought upon the stage
to go through "the motion" Of making pub
lie that which had previously been agreed
upon in secret Mr. Patton has been
Democrat, and he well describes the tyran-
ny of the cabal rule.-Einrianuti Gazette.
Thus it is with the slaye-dtiyefs in SAM
dusky county. They are daily organizing
and drilling their forces, making them
swear eternal fealty to the eorrup: Sag
Nichts Every mer=ber of which throws
away his opinions and does exactly as be
, is told by his leader. The leaders here
are men whose only recommendation and
qualification is tha: they have served the
party and truckled to do its dirtiest bust.
, ness. Thinking men of saudusky county
: will you be lead and dictated BY such men I