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Fremont and Buchanan OF Slavery Their
We received few days ago the following

in thu senate. L, is circulated by his enemies
here that on the passage Of the bill for the abo.
Iiton OF the Slave trade in the District Of Co
lumbia, that Mr.. Fremont voted against said
bill, or some Of the enemies say il was bill for
the abOlishing Slavery in the District. Now,
sir. ifyOu please, publish in your paper the
whole transaction. Please give US the nature
of the bill, and whether he voted yea or nay
and please give who voted with him, and also
please quote your author, dates, pages, &c. dc.
We want the whole transaction published in the
Journal. Also publish the votes he made on
all other slave questions in the Senate while
there, and oblige. We also wish TO know
whether Mr.. Buchanan voted to violate the
mails in regard to the post offices circulating
abolition documents, when thNt matter was be-
fore Congress. Please let US know the facts
and figures though your paper. Gov. "ise'
sir, states in his speech in Richmond, Va, at
the ratification Of the nominStiOn OF Buck d
3reck. But give US the particulars. Now.
gentlemen, you will do much good by present.
ing the above points in your paper, so they will
be geperal'y known as facts. The cause OF
Freedom and Fremont moves on firmly here.
Yours, and a subscriber to your paper"
The desperation to which the LOcefocos
lave been pushed. and the load under which
they have to crouch, piled upon them, as it has
been, by these Southern lask-masters, renders
them desperate. They falsify not only the past
but the present, not only history, but The plain
est facts They dare not tell the truth, because
II they did, they would make converts 10 the
Republican cause. ... ..
The name and history Of Col Fremont is to
them a terror. He has been so clear in his
great life, 50 brave so patriotic IS truly nation
al, and his works have been Of so much value
to the Republic. that they can Gnd nothing in
him. or in the brave and gallant race which he
has run, TO which they can object. They there,
fore, set to work to falsify his history aud belle
his whole life.
We are glad that our friend alexandria has
addressed us the ncte which we publish above.
We can answer each interrogotory fully and
satisfactory from the record. Col. Fremont
took his seat in the United States Senate on the
10Th Of September 1850. He served but TWEEN
ty days in that body, yet during that brief Pc
Rod. he gave evidence of great practical states
msnship. lie introduced - bills concerning
the new State of California many OF them re-
( lating to matters on which the entire Senate
were wholly ignorant but that was not all
On the very day on which he took his seat.
there was pending in the Senate, bill to pre-
vent the introduction Of slaves into the District
for sale, and to destroy the slave pens, those O.
dious blotches upon the earlh's fair surface, to
be seen from the capitol of the Republic.
I While ii was pending, an amendment was Of
fered by Mr.. Seward, in the shape ofa substi-
tute, submitting the entire abolition Of slavery
in the District, to vote Of the people. The
substitute was rejected by vote Of as to 5.
Against this substitute Col, Fremont voted, as
did many OF The traesl anti slavery men in the
Senate, as John Davis Of Mass, Roger 7. Bald
win Of Conn.,, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. &c.
They wanted to vote on the main question:
They knew tnat il Mr.. Stewards amendment
was carried, the people of the district would
vote against abolishing Slavery in the District
The amendment was defeated by vote yeas
to As nays, (See page 1910, vol, 81, second
part, sess., 9lss Congress, On the 14lh Of
September. Nr. Pratt, of Maryland, moved
an amendment, that il any one shall entce a
slave to run away, &c., he shall be imprisoned
/ in the Penitentiary for term not exceeding
Eve years. This wac defeated-yeas 20 nays
26, Fremont voting in the negative. (See Ap.
pendix to Congressional Globe, 2age 1878, 3ls
Congress. lst SESSION. Among those who vo
ted with Fremont, were Chase Of Ohio, Day
ton Of New Jersey, Davis Of Mass, Ewing q
Ohio, Hale aud Hamlin. Several other amend
ments were proposed BY the prO-slavery men
on every one of which, Mr., Fremont voted nay
With the friends Of Freedom. The question
was finally taken on the bill. and it passed by
vote Of 80 to 19--FremOnt voting in the affirm
alive, and so the Slave trade and the Slave pen
were abolished in the District of Columbia
(See appendix to Cong. Globe, page 1874, Sis
Congress lst session.
So much for Col. Fremont. His record i
right. Now then in regard to James Buchan
an. and the bill to rifle the mails Of anti SLAYER,
publications. He did vote for that bill. Her
Is an extract from the record
''Wednesdqy. June l8s6.,--on motion Q
Mr.. Calhoun, the bill to prevent the circulation
Of fincendiary publications )"tOucaing ae sugec
slavery J in the mail, was taken upon its thir