The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-07-18
THERE THEY GO!-NORTHERN DE-
MOCRATS OVER TO FREEDOM

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large and enthusiastic ratification FremoE
meeting was held in that county on Tues
day OF last week.
The President of the meeting, one of thu
Vice Presidents, and several prominent par
Elephants were Democratic straightouts. Hon
Martin Grover, a prominent Democrat o
New York, addressed the meeting, and the
Citizen says, ave incline to the opinion
that large proportion of those who support
Pierce will now go for Fremont"
tR- No man in Western New York ha:
occupied more conspicuous place in the
Democratic party than Martin Grover. liz
has born its burthens and fought its battles
for twenty years, with boldness and ability
which has rendered him prominent through
out the State. His sympaihies, however
have always been on the side of Fremont
1t is not strange, therefore, that he now
takes rank with the great mass of the old
friends of Sias Wright, in support of the
principles and candidates of the Republican
party.-Albdny (N. " Journal.
A gentleman writing to the Cleveland
Herald, from Philadelphia, aays:
We have very large Fremont Club, re.
presenting the whole city. Last night, the
18th Ward took the initiatory steps to.
wards forming a Fremont Club, and they
were agreeaby surprised. At the first NEE.
ting nearly two hundred men signed the
Constitution.
The German papers in this city have
come out in favor Of Fremont, and almost
the entire German population are out for
him. The Germans have Clubs formed in
almost every Ward. They call them the
German Republican Fremont Associations.
For Fremont AND FREFDoM.-The Hart
ford, Connecticut Press says:
Charles Parker, ESQ., of Meriden, who
was one of the electors of this State that
voted for franklin Pierce in 1852, declares
himself openly and unequivocaly for FREE
mont and Freedom. MIR. Parker is one OF
the most energetic enterprising and intelli-
gent manufactures in Connecticut; man of
extensive and deserved influence, and respec-
ted by all who know him.
DR.. Writer, Democratic member Of the
Iowa Legislature, from Scott County, has
declared himself Republican.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
writing from Champaign county, Ohio, says:
Heretofore this has been an Old Line De.
mocratic neighborbood, but the nomination
of Fremont has wrought magic change
and every day Buc hanan stock undergoes a
discount.
The Detroit Tribune has the following
items, indicating the proc'ivi.y of portion
of the Michigan Democracy towards Free
mont and Freedom A meeting of the Re-
publican Club, at Jackson, on the 30th ult.,
was addressed by three "Od Line Demo.
Gratis" who have repudiated the Cincinnati
platform and supported Fremont and Dayton.
At meeting at Port Huron, Doct. Tucker,
heretofore one of the strongest Democrats,
made speech in favor of Fremont. At n
Republican celebration of the Fourth, at
Eastwood Corners, Col. J. C. Dickinson, late
leading Democrat, and an able and popular
speaker, was expected to make speech.
The PLATFORM RIPpED UP.-The Demo.
cratic United States Senate have passed, in
defiance of the veto of President Pierce,
bills for the improvement of ST. Mary's Riv.
er and ST. Clair Flats. The two-thirds vote
required by the constitution was obtained
This is carrying out the pledges Of the Gin
cnnati Platform with vengeancel Inter-
nal Improvements by the general govern
ment are denounced as unconstitutional BY
the platform; and the democratic Senate, al
most before the ink of Mr.. Buchanan's let
ter of acceptance has dried, enacts, so far as
it has the power to enact, two unconstitu-
tional internals improvement laws, which
their democratic President had vetoed
What are democratic pledges, and demo.
cratic platforms worth! They are.of less
value than the paper on which they are writ
ten.