The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-15
,THE DAILY DISPATCH


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Fremont tho NewisaL sew
President.
a.v. of the Republic, II was Gus
,o,n.rx - 49,. : man for Office with some rs.s.
coco to hss qualifications for the pos. - .,r .ub
de-psss Of Europe select the w'ses' y s;ne, and
iec,s for the principal positions IN s"e or any
government If Russia, Austria f,a % uniting
other absolute power were 10 the na'. 80, ,h.v
third rate men In places Of power a". a.
world long ago have fallen, a. tnsy 'ore
served TO fan, before the indignaHon '. 49,,
who bave failed Of succesa. because s"ps,
cal strength Is no match even TOT
rnsn,, when supported by superior in'en'ss"e"
The Presidency Of the United STATES - TUG n'en
eat and most honorable office on 'ns race Oh TUG
earth He who earns Il by talents and services
.,h., deserve il, IL able TO look down upon kings
and .mperors. He is himself IN emperor OF Ma
,nre's mskns He needs no councillors to steer the
bark Of state for him. He Ia not obliged to look 70
his Cabinet for wisdom or guidance. Inc ffesE
dent of the United Ststes ought to be like LOUIS
Napoleon, the originator, the leader, tne master
spirit of the government. Vast and varied inter
e ats are committed to his hands. No man can IN
good faith perform the duties which are oevoiseo
BY The Constitution upon the American Executive
unless he possess commanding talents, SOUND
Judgment and great political experience HSho'
the theory nor design of our government thar the
President shall be, like an English monarch,
mere puppet in the hands Of the ministry. Hes
himself the real and responsible head OF the gov
ernment Any party which puts man IN the Elk
s,utive chair to be bliad tool of superior CAP
iuei mnis,er, commits base fraud upon our insti-
tusions and people, and any man who suffers him.
self TO be thus imposed upon the country, Is vile
impostor and pretcnder, who would be willing TO
sell his native land or his SOUL If he has one, for
thirty pieces of silver.
In old times only the first men were spoken OF
for the Presidency. George Washington Why,
IL is PROCLAMATION to place in the seat where he sat
any but man preeminent for wisdom and virtue.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison,
all belonged to the race Of giants. Think of i'll
J ohu G. Fremont aspiring to the vacant chair Of
George Washington II those aspirations be
gratiHsd the problem of mans capacity for self
government will be 90 thoroughly settled, that the
individual who hereafter announces it as part Of
his political creed will become forthwith the vic.
tim OF a writ de lunatico inquirendo.
Who is Fremont? First 4 naval schoolmaster !;
then an engineer then an insubordinate army of.
fcer then An explorer of Rocky Mountains then
for thirty days, Senator. 1t is a received axiom,
both IN civil and military government that he
who would command must first learn to obey
Has Fremont ever learned that lesson. 20 indis-
psnsab!e In Ills own particular profession No I!
He was an insubordinats army officer and in con-
sequence of his characterization was compelled to
leave the service. Is this your crack soldiers IL
he the man to set up rs heroa II he had pos
sessed tho military skill Of Winfe Id Scott and
the personal prowess Of Zachary Taylor, he could
never have been trusted with high position even
in military life. until like them he had learned
the lesson Of discipline and subordination.-
Even then, he could have had no claims to civil
honors on account Of military distinction. But
he was neither . Scott nor Taylor he never
atoned for his mulsh and refractory spirit of dis
obedience by any act of military skill and daring
Lieut. Schenck of the navy, declares that be did
not even aid his countrymen in the Indian battles
in California, but uniformly arrived too late to
share either the dangers the honors of the con-
test. "a ts,.f- 3iE
This Is the Black Republican nominee for the
Presidencyi candidate worthy of the party 4!
What is his political experience Thirty days in
the u. s. Senate Did he speak there9 Did he ever
open hts oracular jaws. except to say aye and nor
Did he ever study the principles of the govern
ment and constitution of the IT, Statesf If SO, on
what occasion did he say or write one word that
manifested the slightest knowledge of bis subject
The truth lie, one, with grain of common
sense or common honesty, pretends that Fremont
has the requisite capacity for . seat in the e. s.
Senate, or even In that bear garden, the House of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT less the Presidency OF the
United States.
OF course then, this man, so totally destitute of
s.atesmanship and experience, must, IL elected,
throw himself wholly into the hands Of the mas.
ter spirit of his Cabinet. tits well understood that
Fremont, If President, will make VIM. II. Seward
Secretary of State. Seward could never have
obtained the Presidency. He was too odious and
intoierable. Fremont the new man, il was hoped,
could run the race successfully, and then Seward
would be his Premier, and the real President of
the United States having 1t In his power 30 to play
his cards, as to secure the succession. This
then is the prospect nay, the certainty before us
If Fremont be elected. William II. Seward, in
all but name, the next President Of the United
States!
Under the administration of political imbecile
like Fremont, 1t Is obvious that we must look to
A partial list Of that Cabinet has appeared in some
of the Northern journals; for the abolitionists
confident Of victory are already parcelpg out the
spoils. Seward, Secretary of State; Giddings,
Secretary of the Treasury, and other aboltionsis,
equally rank, for the other Offices The people are
therefore about to decide in the election of Pres
dent whether they shall be ruled over by Seward,
Giddngs, Sumner, Burlingame e. Co., or by ma
tional and conservative men. As matter of
course the abolition and sectional President must
seect bis councillors from his own party and sec.
ton nor, IL he could venture on the insult of
asking Southern man to become q member Of an
abolition Cabinet, is 1t likely that any Southern
man would hesitate to repel at once . proposition
repiete with degradation and infamy.
We cannot, however, believe that there is any
chance of the success Of this infamous conspiracy
against the dignity Of the American Government
and the peace and union of the States. The PEG.
pie of the North cannot be prepared to push mat,
ters to such an extreme against the South. They
must see that the Southern States would be star
tied by such . demonstration into . position which
would render the Union At once . nominal thing
We may be mistaken. But IL the Free Sellers are
haps suhi Tina h.. In fra l.