Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-07-03
Col Fremont IN the D. 5. sanata

The Cleveland PLAIN Dealer. a veracous, re-
: liable and consistent And-Savery journal is
under great apprehension lest "eandd Free
Soil" readers may be deceived into voting for
Fremont and therefore with the sincerest de-
sire for the success of its own distinguished
anti.slayery candidates and platform publish
es certain votes cast by Col. Fremont during
the twenW-One days be occupied seat in the
Senate OF the United States. The N. Y. Tri-
baae has taken some pains to examine the off d.
cial journal of the Senate for 1850. and il will
be seen that the serious objections so pathetcal.
ly raised by our devoted anti-slavery brother,
vanish into thin air, when all the attendant cir
eumstances are considered. We quote for the
edfcation and comfort of our ne!ghbor, whose
ant-slsvery principles can no longer be ques-
toned"
"The Objectionable vote was one where his
name was found recorded against a proposition
20 abolish Slavery il the District of Columbia
subject to a popular vote upon The question.
But an examination ofthe official journal shows
that hut five Senators voted in lis favor. and
that it was evidently not a test vote. The cir.
cumstances are as follows On the I2th of
September, the bill to suppress the slave trade
in the District of Columbia was pending, when
Gov. Seward, to show by bis record that he
preferred to strike the institution out of exist
ance altogether in The District, moved to strike
out the whole bill fIom its enscting clause. ana
insert the proposition above referred to. 1t
was rejected, as it was expected it would be,
the vote standing Yeas 5, Nays Is. Among
the Nays with Col. Fremont were such North
ern men as Roger s. Baldwin, of Connecticut.
John Davis, Of Massachusetts,, Thomas Ewing of
Ohio, H. Hamlin, of Maine. Truman Smith. of
Connecticut, and R. G. Winthrop, OF Massa.
chusetts. They ell preferred doubtless, to
bend their energies toward obtaining what was
attIAinable-the breaking up of the Slave pens
and thsauctions 10 the national captsl-and on
the 10Th of September the bill passed, Fremont
and Dayton voting with all the Northern SEN
ators in its favor-Atchison. Jeff Davis, Butler
and the rest Of that kidney 10 the negative
Fremont voted against another proposition for
an absolute, unconditional abolition OF Slavery
in the District, which was overwhelmingly re-
Jected, and the success of which was expected
by no one. But during the pendency of the bill
suppressing the District Slave trade, several
votes were taken which proved plainly enough !
where the young CalIornlan's heart was one
to which side of the Senate Chamber his prin
cipes of humanity led him. On the 18th of
September. an amendment was pending provi-
ding that if a free person should entice or in
duce slave to run away, or should harbor any
such, he phoud be immureG in the District
Penitentlary five years. The vots was close
one-yeas 22, nays 26 But our standard bear
ers, Fremont and Dayton, voted no, anil turn.
ed the SC lie against it. Among the yeas were
Barnwell and Butler of s. y, Dawson and
Berrien Of Ga, (the State in which Fremont
was bOrn) jeff. Davis, Soule, FOote, Hunter
and Mason of Va, W. R. King, Rusk and 9th.
ers. Among the nays were Fremont and D,v
ton, Baldwin. Chase, John Davis, Ewing, Hale.
Hamlln, Seward. Winthrop and Others. On
another amendment TO authorize the cornora-
tons OF the District to prohibit free negroes
within their limits, under penalty OF imprison-
ment and fne-whch also failed by ayes 20 to
noes 28--AtchisOn Butler, Soule, Jeff. Davis
and others in the affirmative Fremont and
Day ton, Hale, Chase and Seward were in the
negative. Avoiding extreme votes for hope
less propositions, he was found on all real test
questions with the friends of Freedom"
"We were not at all surprised ION page SOL.
Sept 28, to find that when Mason of Va. mo.
we'd to strike out the clause in the Navy bill
which abolished hogging IN the navy, Col. Fre-
mont was found voting an empathetic No, with
Hale, Seward, Chase and other Northern men,
who believed that sailors could be better dis.
ipined in some other way than by the cat.o'-
ine-tails, administered in plantation style. NJ
he whim OF their superiors."
We shall now anticipate an immediate change
If names at the head of the editorial column Of
he anti-slavery Plain Dealer and with the
more assurance when our neighbor becomes
am iliar with the real, practical Democracy Of
Jol Fremont. We would therefore refresh his
memory with the fact that during the short time
'ol. Fremont was in the Senate, by his excel
ent judgement and indOmitable persistence
e urged through that body, against the most
Ormidable opposition, law for working the
,old mines, which settled one Of tie most diff
lcult practical questions in the word, and set. |
led it for the benefit of free labor. Congress,
ays the Boston atlas, urged by po weRul spec. q
llators, both in and out of California, was much