The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-13
Our fremont Correspondence.


TKKsoSu, Oct. I, 1856
An Interesting Fremont keetin9-Poioattl Addrsues-A
Mysterious Bos IF Democratic JsaOclry.
This place Is called fremont from the mountains (tr0
noniss) which surround the pretty valley In which the
town " built The population 10 est mated ut four thou
sand. There great Fremont gathering here las,
night at which q number amounting 10 about one thou
,snd we're present The greatest enthusiasm WAS cxhi
bed and ne deepest attention paid TO the speakers, or
rather to great subject and the interesting questions
on winch they addressed them.
Mr. Levi Bartholomew, Jr., young aud talented
lawyer from Po,,svilie, deivs-ed eloqueD, speech
which almost literally electrified the crcd Of attentive
auditors He went The history Of democracs. and
showed in . clear and mastery what were IL
principles, what they had been and ought TO be- Then
be concd the conduct Of The present quack democracy
with tie protested principles Of the party, and pIJl a..
eel the present called democracy be an sposacy
from the principles Of Jefferson and an the fathers OF
American liberty,
Il Is truly astonishing what powers Of tloquence
Inc present. crss calls forth on the side Of those who
have take the side Of truth and justice repre-
by the standard or Fremont Mr.. Bartholomew offered
one or many proofs Of this fact His remarks were de.
livered force energy and power which carried al
nds with him. and have no doa0t (such IL the Tore Of
truth when conveyed by one wav III ae made
many converts 10 the good cause from arnoi the
iset dnsovng ranks oihe qusck democracy The people
o. fremont 10 past times all democratic Peroemen
end row the loud applause they bestowed upon the
aientd orator who addressed them, and the reiterated
cheers which echoed back from the mountains aud shook
the valleys proved that great change has come over
the spirit 81 The country.
Mr.. Patterson from Kansas, the editor Of democratic
PAPER in that region next addressed the assembly He
gave most Interesting narrative OF events In Kansas,
which he himself bad witnessed and OF which he had
been party. Quorum Tors mognc fta. Among other
things nc reduced mysterious Dor OF democratic
elry. Crest was the curiosity OF the people what
sort OF erery tss could be- especially the pseudo de-
mocrsiic party pretend, with Of psous ostentson
and boastns 70 have contempt for dress and jewery
10, and behold out came q olankng chain and heavy
iron ball which ratified with ominous dreadful sound
In the ears Of American citizens
These very chains had been padocked 10 the feet of
Jason Brown citizen OF Pennsylvania, who had gone 20
Kansas 10 better bis fortune and In the pursuit Of happ
nese He with Eve others, had been msnacled and ar
rested BY Sheriff Jones without warrant authority
upou the mere suspicion Of being favor Of freedom
Kspsas Jason Brown had been democrat, and had
voted for Pierce In Pennnsylva and these horrid
chains bowed how these fAbe democrats treat only
free born American czens but their own friends, Their
own supporters democrats themselves, II they rebel
AGAINST he bro slavery platform, and do not 60 the
whoIe for them in any and every atrocity The minds
Of he people At sight Of this democratic jevelry we're
worked up 70 the highest pitch Of burning indignation
They would not have been mon or Americans nsd u not
been am happy 10 say that Mr. Patterson Tor the
two lat months, has been travelling hrougn tne STATE
and has tod The people the tale Of Kansas Ne has
showed before their eyes the every win which Fierce,
Davis. Cushing, rorney. BuchsnsD, Douglas. Acb sou
others, have atcoraka the legs y AmercAa Aeas