Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-08-17

prove it, he hoped what tIanspired there
would some day be made known. In that
secret body there were Know NOtbings too.
(Laughter) Not Know NoIhings by their
voluntary act, but by decree Of Divine
Providence.
AT the same lime that they we're thus
taxed ten millions without the consent Of
the House, President Pierce had vetoed
the bill for the improvement Of rivers and
harLors, which might have given them A
or hundred thousand dollars.
Tom Corwin had said that the question
of internal improve ment was not SO much
one Of constitutional power as Of chemical
analysis. That it was constitutional 10 i'm
prove salt water, but net fresh water. He
was however mistaken. 1t was asconsttution-
al TO make improvements in black States
but not in white States. 1t was not the
chemical analysis but the color of the thing
that made it constitutional. (Applause)
He then alluded 10 the bill for the ap-
plop,iaiion TO the Collins steamers.
A gentleman from that district who had
opposed it, professed suddenly 10 have re-
ceived new light and supported it. Zap
plause Whence that light came he did
not know. (Applause) A southern gen.
lleman in speaking oft, said the conversion
resembIed that of The apostle Paul in sud
denness, but in no other particular. Tire
mendOus applause.)
They also wanted some lille ironically
reform at home. The Cfice. holders in the
Nebraska party had come 10 think, that if
the government could pillage vLole States
from freedom, they might certainly Pillage
little from tie treasury.
A just end equal basis Of taxation was
also wanted--a tax upon what man had,
and not on what be had not. A reduction
was also necessary in taxes. He knew sew
eral points in which it could very properly
be made.
But Democrats said they could not acI
with the Wings. He called himself a
Misunderstanding 10 the Jeffersonian
idea Of Democracy-a Democrat in the or
iginal sense of the word-of popular gov
ernment. His colleague in the Senate call
ed himself Wing, and yet they had voted
alike on almos. every question, and now
they stood together in the party of the
people. In truth there we're but two PAR
ties. Ore the party of the people the 9th.
er of the Shareholders and their advocates
ana sbettors. If now and then man left
the party of the people it matters not--tWo
better men would come to Fill his place.
Accessions we're coming from every quar-.
ter. How many votes would :he admins
traticn get in the old Northwest ?-ihsi
Nothwcst that was Democratic till Democ-
racy submi;ed 10 Franklin Pierce. Ap-
plause. The reserve was marshaling its
forces. Applause East and vest, north
south and centre. Ohio, would stand togeth-
er, mighty pbalanx demanding freedom,
retrepcbmeut and reform.
He had been recently in the Eastern
States. He had found the people there
deeply, intensely interested in Ohio. They
had two questions TO ask. One Was-"How
are your harvests ?" and the other-"Will
Ohio remain on the side of freedom ?"
The first question was not answered.
Providence had smiled upon Us. Our val
lies laughed in their rich abundance. under
the sunlight of Almighty God. We had
been blessed in our basket and in our store,
and now should we not, in gratitude for
His goodness, declare that slavery should
never be extended?