The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-30
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FREMoNT'S POLITICAL RECORD

We have already stated that the po-
litical experience of Colonel Fremont
the candidate of the black republicans
for the presidency, was limited to the co.
cupancy of q seat, for few months on
ly, in the Senate of tho United States
His early and latter associations and the
few voteG that were given by him in his
Official character as senator, gave assu-
rance, if sny assurance were needed from
native born citizen of South Carolina,
that in regard to the slavery question he
held SENTIMENTS in common with those
of the great national democratic party.
1t was not until after the black republi-
cans, true to the traditionary policy of
the opponents of the democratic party.
were looking about for an available can
d;date for the presidency, that the polit-
ical orthodoxy of Colonel Fremont was
questioned by the astonished few who
heard his name mentioned in connection
with presidential honors. We venture
to say that one short year ago Colonel
Fremont would have regarded it as
something more offensive than polit-
ical affront to have associated his name,
no matter how remotely, with abolition
ism, or to have indirectly insinuated
that he sought the highest gift in the re-
public through abolition influence and
abolition support. Until very recently
he had no political, and, we believe, no
personal, fellowship with the Stewards,
Hales, Greeleys, Wilson's, Wades and
the other northern fanatics, agitators and
demagogues. He was not of them, with
them, or known to them. Indeed, when
ho was first spoken of as candidate for
nomination by the black republicans,
the special order Of Joshua R. Giddings
blazed forth in mingled terms of aston
ishment and indignation. His enrell,
ment under the black banner Of abolition
ism appears to have been as sudden as
his acquisition of enormous wealth.
The very little that has transpired Of
the very short life of Col Fremont rep
resents him to have been q member of
the democratic party, rather Indifferent
to the distinction which is gained by ao-
tive and faithful partizanship, and firm
in his support of the constitutional rights
of the States. II will be seen from the
following extracts, that -vhila occupying
a seat in the Senate, he voted with the
democrats and voted against the aboli-
tionists-voted against a long-agitated
measure of the party of which he is now
the chosen champion, standard bearer
and embodiment. We give these facts
to show the monstrous antagonism be-
tween the professions and practices of
abolitionism. The Union loving, con-
stitution-upholding portion of the repub-
lie are to be taught that there is
North in the person of South Caro-
linianl Joshua Giddings negro worship
ping under the tutelage of a recent op-
ponent of John P Hale But to our
extracts:
From the Congressional Globe, vol. 21, part I'd,
1853, &c,
In SENATE of U. S., Sept. II, 1850.
Mr.. Underwood, of Kentucky, called
up the bill for the aid of the American
Coloniza tion Society. The slaves that
were recaptured on the barque Pons were
turned over to the colonization Society
by the authority of the United States,
sent to Liberia, and there kept at the
expense of the society for one or two
years. Most Of them were children of
twelve, fifteen and sixteen years of age.
The society thinks that the expense of
feeding, clothing and educating these