Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-07-08
THE KANGAROO TICKET.

The kangaroo is an animal which, accord
ing to naturalsts, has much more strength and
power behind than before. 1t is, from this fact,
Almost uuseemly animal-its headquarters being
altogether out of proportion to its fore, which
in size and strength are comparatively useless.
We are reminded of this anomalous conforma-
ton Of the ungainly kangaroo by the presenta-
ton of the ticket which the Black Republicans
have presented to the suffrages of the peopeo of
the United States for President and Vice Presi-
dent This ticket has atts head for the first office
in the word John Charles Fremont, q cosmopo-
litan-if we consider the difficulty in ascertain
ing tie places alike of his nativity and residence,
several States Of the Union claiming the
honor (?) of both-and for the second, William
L. Dayton, of New Jersey, concerning whose
political and personal identity there is no
doubt.
John Charles Fremont is known to the ceun-
try only as an enterprising and hardy pioneer,
and whose claim to excellence in this regard,
even, is not without rivalry in the deeds of
sturdy daring and seasons of physical toll and
endurance of one Kit Carson. We are not
disposed, however, to constitute ourself umpire
between those two, since we are not prepared
to see precisely wherefore these qualities be6t
either Of them for the high and very different
duties Of Chief Magistrate of the United Statesl
The cambering Of rugged mountain sides
the endurance of hunger, and the successful
victory over snow drifts, do not present,to our
view, very conclusive reasons for an elevation
to the Presidency. These are very good things
in themselves, and very necessary qualities for
forester, but the probabilities for the exercise
OF them by President are at the present
writing too remote to allow them to enter
seriously into an estimate of tie requisite
qualifications for that elevated position. To
be the Chief Executive officer of thirty-one
sovereignties, the highest and rarest qualifca-
tions must be looked to. A proper rendering
agreement between these sovereignties, and q
general and thorough understanding of our
system Of Government are indispensable TO q
successful and satisfactory administration Of
not acquired by intuition-their possession is
won by higher order Of labor and toll, and a
no less serious sacrifice Of personal and pbysi.
cal comforts than are endured by the pioneer
aforesaid. In the latter case, the mule and
the billy goat possess these powers of endur
ance in pre-eminent degree.
At first we we're disposed to regard the con-
nection Of the name OF John Charles Fremont
with the Presidency as joke-s farce, coming
from his enemies rather than his friends. We
are sure it must have tried even his risibles,
for we do not think so badly Of him as to
imagine he received the first intimation Of so
ridiculous a proposition with serious com
-posure. Conceived, however, in fun as we
shall always believe, it has, strangely enough,
grown into solemn truth. What was joke
has become too serious TO laugh at, and hence
we bestrred ourself TO see If we could find in
the career Of this newly discovered prodigy
now scarcely less renowned than his own
,oooly horse-any Of the high requisites for
governing great nation like ours. We turned
TO his military career, and sought in vain for
some act glowing with the heroism that adorned
so many of bis gallant comrades in arms. We
6nd however, his dismissal from the army,
Tor what was tantamount to it, the most con-
spicuous incident in his soldier life; and the
American flag that he failed to plant upon any
point within the range Of an enemy's FIRE was
borne through the dominions Of bears and
wolves to the topmost height Of the Rocky
Mountains This useful exploit is reckoned
worthy of Presidential honorsl
As politician, we find his career a blank
unmarked by a single incident worthy of re-
cord, and this, notwithstanding the opportunity
that a seat in the United States Senate from
California, then new State, might have given
him to distinguish himself.
Such IS the candidate Of the Black Repub-
hcans for the Presidency, presented to the
people Of the United States, without ANYTHING to
recommend him for such position, except that
he IS willing to violate Constitution which be
has doubtless never read, and which v;olo,;on
is the only plank in the platform Of the partv
which has nominated him
OF William l.. Dayton much more cor =,
said. He is man of political prominence IN
the country who has acquired that prominence
by having held high places under the State and
General Governments. He is man of educa-
ton, talents and experience, who, while he
would employ all these for the same fell pur.
pose OF destroying our beautiful system of
government is at least respectable from the
space he has occupied in the public mind. He
is the more dangerous from this fact and Wa
are therefore more than content that he forms
the hinder part of the kangaroo. With such