Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-08-02

and the ohener he saw her, the oftener he wish
eu 10 see her. Love oyercame imiJity. until
Que Gay he iound himself hat in hand with
heated breath, In the presence Of the great Tom
Benton, asking him for his daughter. Bnt Tom
was inexorable, and he refused to do ,yba, !, !
few days afterwards he was ready 10 do-Tom
refused to give him Jessie lie also fnrbade
Fremont the house; but that the drauob,sman
cared liItle for, because it was not the house bo
wanted Finding all persuasion useless. tho
young couple determined to be married candes.
timely, and so they set about the preliminaries
They found the protestant clergy over-awed b,
the awful dignity Of Col Benton. and afraid I,
act but they found a Catholic priest, who stood
in no such fear, aud the knot was tied Just
before the decisive step was taken, and her last
step fingered upon the paternal ihreshhold, the
sweet daughters heart yearned for the mother,
whom she was thus abruptly leaving, perhaps
forever. and she hung her head and sobbed
the carriage-door stood open, the horses pranc
ed, another moment aud all might have been
lost. Go il Jessie was the word from the
bridegroom, the bound was made from Benton
TO Fremont, "a great leap at that time, the
horses tore the pavement in their flight the
night wore on
They'll have fleet steeds who follow,
thought the young draughisman, as his arm en-
citcled Jessie, and he looked at the moon un-
der which so many things have transpired -
Col Benton walked in the morning, descended
to the breakfast table, but found no Jessie -
Her room was explored, but no Jessie was
found and her bed had not been occupied -
There was the great Col. in great rage sir !!
He frolhed and foamed, and roared and ranted i,
perhaps he swore. He promised he'd give the
rascal cowhiding d give him six years in
the Penitentiary--he'd give him You had
better gire him JESSIE, was the quiet suggestion
Of the molher-perhaps she was above half
right.
Oue Of the grossest accusations against Col
Fremont is the running away with Tom. Ben
toms daughter yet after all, there is much to
be said in extenuation. He admired the fami-
ly, and felt that he must have a member Of il.
To run away with the old lady would have
created great scandal; aud TO run away with
the Colonel himself was out Of the question
lie took the only one Of the family he could
get.
Old Cardinal Richelieu said to Louis XIII,
when that monarch fell in lave with Julia De
Mortimer, niece Of the Cardinal, If you mus,
love somebody, sire, lore me ? Benton was still
more unreasonable-he shut his doors against
Fremont, and forbade him 10 love any Of the
family. What could he do then but what he
did
Every pro-slavery newspaper from '5i 40 or
fight down 10 1920 parades before its readers
the damning fact, iha, Fremont had the audac-
iiy TO run away with Col Benton's daughter in
order TO be married to her That he told her
to Go !, Jessie at the very momeu, Of her
departure. This fact is mentioned with an air
Of dreisi-enrss, as II ne had Iun ..ssy .si.h
Col. Benon's pocket book, or favorite race
horse. In this country, society, The laws. and
public opinion, all make broad distinction, and
so it stands, in respect to their tribunals, that
Col. Fremont is neither more nor less fit 10 be
President Of the United States upon that ac-
count, and his wife is neither more nor less fit
TO dispense the hospitalties of the Executive
mansion. lie will not receive a vote more nor
less because Of the fact which is Of such un-
challenged noiorieiy that denial is useless.
There is now a vast political aud moral ques-
tion before the people and that question is
freedom or slavery. Col. Fremont has planted
himself squarely and firmly upon the platform
of freedom. Mr. Buchanan, the opposing can
dida,e, is as fully committed to slavery.
Recen, events have given to the subject an
imperious urgency, which admits Of no delay,
and will take no procrastinalion. Now is the
time TO settle upon the respective principles of
the 'contendinR parties, without mixing up The
campaign with personal considerations. The
Republican party have made up their minds,
and let them Go IL Jessie !'-Defroa Advertiser.