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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
The Low Wages speech.

The newspapers are after James Buchan-
ans low wages, speech, made in the U. S.
Senate, and which was answered with so
much effect by John Davis, of Mass. II
was made during the discussion of the
Presidential question of IA, and was famil-
lar to every person. It's more than twelve
years since we read it, says the Uniontown,
Pa, Standard, of the 18th, yet we distinct
ly recolleet this remarkable passage:
'Reduce the nominal price oflaborJ to the real stand
ard Throughout the world you the country with
benefits and blessings"
A carefully compiled statement of the
prices of labor in the various countries Of
the world, as we'll as in this country, was
made at that time, which proved the aver
age price of days labor to be about ten
cents. The speech of Mr.. Buchanan recoil-
ed upon him, and he made another, in which
he tried to eat up what he had said in the
first-N Y. Express.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
Shannon Heading the PIunderers

LAWRENCE, h T., June 4.
Gen. Shannon, with company of United States troops,
down to Mr. Websters house to arrest him. Wris
had been taxed out against every who known to
be Of the party who defended the house.
Among them was Judge J. A. Wake6eld-a man Of IN
blemshed character and old sOlder-bu free State
man, and an emigrant from q Northern State.
They searched every house in the neighborhoOd for
arms and employed all dayGov. Shannon assist
ing with his hands-eeling mattresses peeping into
closets emptying trunks looking under beds and pryng
into lofts for ammunition and rifles. Whenever they found
Sharps rifle they took it. In the States would call
this action burglary and ROBBERY; but it has different
at LecomptOn and in the aW and order counties
Of Missouri
Shannon drunk when he acting Chief Of
this Smelling Military Posse-which throws Joseph Hiss
company in the shadethat he staggered caught hold Of
furniture steady himself and used language which
he would have been shocked at in his sober moments
lie asked Mrs. Hazeltyne where her husband was.
She said she did not know and asked what be wanted
with her husband.
'IfI catch him. said the drunken blackguard "FH eHt
has damned black heart out Of him and yours too, madam
If you don't take care"
If this statement is denied-and confess that if lived
remote from Kansas would hardly credit it'll will for
ward adavits of every assertion have made, or may
yet make about the Governor.
elf the devil don't get him, there is in having
a devill"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
Last Night,s JubiIee.

On hearing the result of the Philadelphia National Re-
publican Convention in the nomination of JOHN c. FIRE.
MONT, for President and WILLIAM L. DAYTON, of y.
j. for Vice President it resolved to have jubilee in
the evening. CRoGHASs old gun, which speaks for all
parties, but little louder when speaking in Freedoms
cause, called the crowd together. SOME 400 800
gathered the of Front St and the Pike huge
bonfire built and the speaking commenced. H. Ev-
ERETT, ESQ., Dr. D. BRANARD, Rev C. R. BROWN, R. P.
BUCKLASD ESQ., and Hon. L. GEIPS each made short but
pointed speeches for Freedom and the nominees of the
convention Every thing passed off finely; the nomina-
tons well received and the friends offreedom
determined to work and triumph The gun well
manned talked in earnest and in charge of the boys
The fire is still burning this morning and its spirit will
not be quenehed until the and Republican admnistr
is inaugurated.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20

LETTER FROM S. N. WooD.-Mr. Wood
writes us from Mt. Gilead that he is alive
and well and hopes yet to do something for
freedom in Kansas. He says: "Our prop
erty has been destroyed by thousands, and
families have been left destitute, yet as
sure you the free state settlers arcnot dishear-
tened nor discouraged, but will rally in
their might and drive these minions Of op-
preston from the State or perish in the at
tempt. We have arrived at that point in
Kansas affairs where forbearance has ceased
to be virtue. May we not hope that the
North now, will take hold of the matter il
good earnest? l believe that one thousand
armed emigrants from the free States sent
to Kansas at once, would save the country
to freedom, and prevent bloody civil war
Ohio alone ought to send that number
VIII she do itw Yes that is the question
will she do it? We have had a great
many Kansas indignation meetings, bui
nothing has come out of them but talk
Kansas needs one thousand fresh emigrants
armed and equipped for any emergency
can the whole North furnish such troop
I-Sandusky Register.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
Information TKanted.

What really are the opinions of James
Buchanan on the slavery question: Has he
any opinions that may be considered eset-
tied" or not9 Yesterday he held one set
of opinions,-to-day, another set,-tO-mor-
row, something else. The Cincinnati plat
form upon which he stands, at any rate ex-
hibits him in far different light, in this
respect than that in which his own words
presented him to the public in former times.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
A Threat.

The New York Day Book, Buchanan
paper, says:
''The time is close at hand when such
statesmen as Sumner and Hale will have
justice, full justice done them; when in short
an Abolitionist will be lynched as readily
in New York or Boston as in Charleston or
New Orleans"
We all know what, in the language Of
the Slave Democracy, constitutes an Abo-
litionist Therefore, good friends-Whigs,
Democrats, Free Soilers-''read, learn, and
omsgaraly digest the above delicate NOR
sci. You see what you have got to come
to in this free country, provided-(that's the
word)-provided they succeed in electing
Buchanan, Breckenridge and the Border
Ruffians on the Cincinnati platform. Hur-
ra for the three B.'s!-Col Journal.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
campaign

t@ We observe that the Messenger and Democrat arc
the most intimate terms brothery love- their hearts
blissfu that of girl OF sixteen, with accepted low
er's encireling her waist moonlight evening
TifH Tribune.
Things have assumed a different shape,
brother GRAY, and their walk is not SO
"blissful.' There is no "encircling arm
now, but if you watch closely, you will see
instead, the cleaning blade concealed with
in the folds of that friendly-seeming cloak,
ready for the fatal thrust. The Democrat,
for several weeks, poured out its vials Of
wrath upon the heads of the "disorganizers, y
to which they said not word. The Dem
ocrat is row SILENT and this silence is ON
inous We have heard that price was
paid, but did not learn the amount The
conductors of the Messenger have never in
timated through their sheet that such pa
per as the iSandasky Democrat was pub
lished in the county, and we fully believe
that one-half of the democracy of the coun-
ty are of the opinion that the Democrat has
been discontinued. The Messenger issued
call LOT u TaUlcdIlou lllO0tiHS5' OL Gue uOiA-
ination of President and Vice President,
signed by some forty democrats, but the
editor of the Democrat was not permitted
to have his name there. But when the vast
multitude(75 democrats, so republicans and
200 boys, three-fourths of whom were repub-
licans) assembled the editor of the Democrat
was on the ground and made speech, as
did the editor of the Messenger, and the
name of every speaker, except the editor Of
the Democrat, was mentioned in the Mes
senger's report. Was it a mistake, or an
intended insult? Rumor says that the
Democrat is soon to be discontinued, and
that the editor will go to another field to
enlighten the people in the doctrines Of
squatter-soyereignty, and demonstrate that
slavery should be national.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
The Investigator Commit1ee.

A correspondent Of the Missouri Demo-
crat, writing from Leavenworth, June I'd,
says of the Investigation Committee:
"They have completed their labors in
Kansas, and left yesterday for Westport,
Mo-, where they will hold short session,
and then leave for Washington, D. C. The
testimony they have collected is ovsrwhelDs-
ing; and on its presentation to the coun-
try, the people viii be astonished, and able
to form conception of our present position.
If 1t was not 50 outrageous, it would be su-
premely ridiculous.
@JOnes the bogus Sheriff, figures eonspic-
uously."
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20

Hon. John Sherman spent the Sabbath
at his home in inMansfeld, and passed through
this city last night en- ro@ for Detroit
where the other members of the Kansas
Committee now are, about to hold session
there. Several witnesses driven from the
territory by violence, will be examined
Mr.. Howard, one of the Committee, says
that worse state of things exists in Kan
sas, than is represented in the newspapers
The mails are stopped from both ways
opened and searched by border ruffians.-
Mr.. H. is in very poor health, the result Of
his arduous labor in the Territory.
Sandusky Register.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
ELECTORAL YoTEs OF THE STATES
The following exhibits the electoral vote of
the several States, distinguishing between
the slave and free States:
FREE sr4rEs.
BUoHANAN AT HoME.-A letter to tho

BUCHANAN AT dOIE.-A letter to the
Philadelphia NelOs from Lancaster, saws:
Strangers at distance might have sun
posed that denomination of Mr.. Buchanan
would have raised perfect whirlwind of
excitement in the boasted democratic city
that claims him as her adopted son, and I
certainly did suppose that the announce
ment of the event would have been attend
ed with a reasonable decent demonstration
OF JOY on the part of his fellow citizens,
whether democrats or not. But the news
Of his nomination did not create one tenth
part of the feeling and excitement that fol-
lowed the first intelligence of the Sumner
outrage.
I heard an old Democrat say yesterday,
that he had never scratched Democratic
ticket for 80 years; but that he scouId not
and would not vote for the id old FEEDER
atist; :" that he might forgive everything
else except the wearing of that black cock
Gde, which he well remembers Mr.. Buehan-
an wearing through the streets of Lancas-
ter. Nor IS he the only Democrat in this
city and county who will remember the
PAST.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
Where is the enthusiasm for Buchanana

Every body is looking for the upheaving Of the people
in their jubiant gee at the nomination of buchanan
But they look in vain. His nomination, in few Of
the cities where pound of powder viii draw crowd at
mnutes's notice, has fallen like stone, and without
sending up bubble from the pool Of popular sym
pathy. We gave honest account Of the ratification
meeting in this city, and told that the attempt at
Columbus still emphatic failure In truth, at
the first gathering only thirty present, and post
pOnement effected; at the second attempt
enty people rallied and another pOstpouement the
consequence. Three times and OUT viii probably be the
finale of the great ratification at the heart of the State
1t is not however in the cities where should look
for signs and symptoms The control this matter
and when they with energy and spirit everything
yields before them
In an adjoining town who has for years been an
anti-Slayery man, Tuesday aeeOsed by lifelong
Democrat The latter had broken from his party,
but after reading the Cincinnati PLATFORM he grasped his
antiSlavery friend by the hand and told him that they
side by side in the struggle and would hence
forth shoulder to shoulder contend against the slavery
extension power.
But very significant Just now is the withdrawal OF Sen
ator HAMBLIS Of Maine, from the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Of which he Chairmrn. Mr. Hamblin was
elected as a Democrat, and by Democratic power was
made Chairman of one of the most important Committees
in the Senate As the Cincinnati Convention had indors-
ed the measures which have produced anarchy violence
and boodshed in Kansas, he withdrew from all fellowship
with the party laying down the post of Chairman which
he held from the President Of the Senste-CleU. Her.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
North American convention.

New ork, June II.
The seceders from the North American
Convention met again to-day. A series OF
resolutions were adopted in favor of Stock
ton and Raynor, in favor of freedom in Kan
sas, against the custom of pounding Sena-
tors in the Senate Chamber, and denuncia-
tory of the present administration, and in
favor of the Pacific R. R., and internal i'm
provements.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed.
After some speeches, the Convention ad-
journed sine die.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
81. Louis. June I6.
St. Louis. June IL

st. Louis, June IL.
About s o'clock last night, fire broke
out in the extensive rectfying establishment
of Houseman, Smith & Co., which, together
with the large Grocery and Commission
Houses Of w. S. Gilman, and Berthold,
Benondy & Co., were entirely consumed,
Almost the entire stock of Gilman, consist
ing Of an immense quantity of valuable
merchandise, was destroyed. Berthold,
Bennondy and Co.'S goods were mostly got
out, uniniured. Houseman, Smith d Co.
lost large amount of liquors and other val
liable stock.
The house of Brown, Goddins & Co.,
Lieermore & Cody, and the U. S. Quarter
Master and Commissioners Office, and Gov
ernment store house, in the same block,
were saved by the exertions of the iremen.
The origin of the fire is not known. Loss
computed at from $4,000 to 100000
Insurance not yet ascertained.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
From New York.

New York, June l6.
Hon. Lot Merrill, of the Democratic State
Convention of Maine, repudiates Buchanan's
nomination.
Col. Fremont authorizes plump denial tc
statements telegraphed concerning his posi-
tion. He says be recognizes neither Amer
ican or snti-American, Wing, Democrat OF
Abolition party, in the approaching canvass
but simply union of the people, for freedom
Of Kansas and the arressof slavery extension.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
THE A1IERICAN CONvENTTON.

This body of men composed of the anti
Fillmore portion of the American party, as
sembled in New York, on the 18th, and or
ganized by electing R. T. Conrad, of Phila-
delphia, President; one Vice-President from
each state represented, and four Secretaries.
The delegates were decidedly for Freedom,
and wished to do nothing that would in the
least trammel the action of the Republican
Convention which met in Philadelphia on
Tuesday. They however made nomina-
ton Of Banks, for President and johnson,
of Pa, for Vice-President. These nominees
will undoubtedly decline. The Convention
will take further action after the result of
the Philadelphia Convention is known.
The delegates from New Jersey, and a
portion of those from Pennsylvania, with
drew and formed another Convention, nomi-
mating Com Stockton for President, and
Raynor, of N. G. for Vice-President. We
now look to Philadelphia with great hope.
GE The following are the resolutions
adopted unanimously and with great cheer
ing, by the American Convention, as re-
ported by Mr.. Geo. Law, Chairman:
RssOUed That this Convention proceeds indicate by
series of baoting their preference for persons to be
placed in nomination for candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency Of the United States
Res0lUed That the persons who shall receive the votes
Of majority Of the members OF this Convention in said
baotings for eherof said Offices be declared the choice
Of this convention for the nominees of said Offices.
ResOlrsd That when such preferences shall be
tanned by the result Of said baothgs, Committee
sstng Of from each state be appointed to confer with
said proposed nominees, and also with the Convention
that meets in Philadelphia the 1Tth ins with regart
to such nominations.
during the coming week. until the said committee report
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
The Grcat eeUnsettIed.,,

James Buchanan is the man that never
settled anything. He settled down a Fed
eralist in early life,-but his connections
becoming unsettled, he turned out a full
fedged Democrat AS a diplomatist he
undertook to "settle" the Oregon controversy
BY holding out "54 40" as 'clear and un.
questionable" le,"-but his claim in that bust
ness, was swfully unsettled" by the accept
ancc of some five degrees less. He went
to England, but "settled" nothing. He
came away leaving everything unsettled
He tried to, but did not settle the enlist
ment dispute. He did not settle the Cen
trail American question. He did not settle
the disputed arbitration of the Clayton Bul
wer Treaty. In short he settled nothing
Altogether, he has never settled anything
at home or abroad,-and we don't believe
he ever willy Y. Erpress.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
An Honest Man.

Senator Hamlin, Of Maine, arose in his
place in the U. S. Senate, few days since,
and asked leave to resign his chairmanship
of the committee on commerce; giving as
a reason that since the endorsement of the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise by the
Cincinnati Convention, he could no longer
act with the Democratic party, but should
henceforth do all in his power to secure its
overthrow.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
ssBaekinr ire Friends.y

The "Post( free Soil Democrat) continues
its war to the knife on the TO two B's-Bu-
chanan and Breckenridge. Buchanan is
unsafe,-uncertain,- ain,-slipPery,-a keeper Of
bad cOnpany,-while Breckenridge,
"may be democrat but If So he is a democrat of pat
tern which cannot deserve the sanction of men imbued
with northei n civilization or genuine democracy
The "Post' then turns round and "spits
on the platform" in this wise:
We kicked from the garret the fourth story from
the fourth to the third and to the goundoOr and
the cellar; while the polite ogarchy to whom
these attentions assure at every step make it is
"nality Having arrived at the cellar it is quite time
to make stand for the next process may be that of kick
ing into graves.
N y EEDreSs.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
Conversational.
WUUI U''IV ,l1lHs
Washington, June IL.


SEKATE.-Mr. Hamlin, Of Maine, asked
10 be released from his position as chair
man Of the Committee on Commerce. He
made few remarks, saying, that since the
endorsement by the Cincinnati Convention,
Of the measures which have led to the out
Fages in Kansas, be could hold no further
political fellowship with the authors. Re
quest agreed to.
Butler is now replying to Sumner. The
galleries are crowded.
Mr.. Butler expressed the opinion that
Summers speech was condemned by the
country. He said it was filed with gross
personal calumnies on him, and there was
nothing in it to distinguish it from all
Summers other Abolition speeches. 1t was
characterized by indecency and fslsehood.
Butler sternly condemned the Legislature
Of Massachusetts, for the passage of resolu-
tions in the matter, aud understood the
circumstances of the case, and excused his
relative, Brooks conduct,
HoUsE.-Met; but no quorum being
present, adjourned.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
For the Campaign.

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ter the close e Presidential Election 1st of December
for the iOp0 price of 60 cents, payable IN ADVANCE
TEN COPIES wiH be sent for So. Should any Of our
friends in the country feel inclined to lend helping
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be thanuL We shall pleased to have couatrg pat
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JOURNAL OFFICE, June 20th, 1856.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
H The Messengers report of the dc

~- The Messengers report of the do
ings at the ratification meeting, June 7th,
would make tiger litter. The eloquence
of this production, is only equalled by its
grammar. Its title is, "What they done in
Fremont" DC. The man who wrote that
Buchanan was nominated by exclamation,
is the only man who is capable of such a
burst of eloquence as this. Why should
such genius be trammelled by the petty
rules of grammar. One with the fear of
Murray and Webster before his eyes would
have written, "What they did in Fremont"
&c., but this writer cares as little for gram
mar as he does for truth and decency. He
mentions all the speakers except Mr.. Flaugh-
er, the editor of the Democrat. This omis-
sion is the smallest and weakest meanness
that the world has yet seen. If any man
ever does smaller thing he will only sue
ceed by taking lessons of the Messenger.
But while the other speakers are barely
mentioned, G. W. Click, Esq, is reported
at length. The original and brilliant idea
of the sameness of democracy in the past
and the present was his theme, This was
the hobby on which poor Gov Medill rode
during last falls campaign, and broke down.
The Governor weighed two hundred or more,
but as George and his eloquence are not
weighty, perhaps with good care, the hobby
may carry him and his fortunes through this
campaign.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20

Among the most prominent men at the
Cincinnati Convention was the notorious
DR.. Stringfellow, of the iSguatter Sovereign.
Douglas it IS said was his first choice but
he very cordially endorsed the nomination of
Buchanan. He pledges the unanimous
support Of the border cut-throats for the.
nominees Of the Convention.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20

A President who has the Treasury at hi;
back and hundred thousand ofice-holder;
to electioneer for him, and who yet begins
with about two fifths and soon willis away
to less than third of his party's nomina
ting convention, is in rapid decline, and
might as we'll confess it. Can Franklin
Pierce be the only man among twenty-five
millions who does not preceive this s?-N
Y. Tribune
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20

A few days since, barber offered a re-
ward of $50 for the best receipt for din
stantly removing superauous hair" Among
the answers was one forwarded by gen
tleman in Kingston. We give it: "Under
take to kiss a woman against her will"