The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-29

J. c. Fremont on the Rack-The
Dissecting knife Freely Used
"A Speech that Every One
should Read-Daniel s. Dick.
inson on the Stand at Buffalo.
Hon. Daniel 8. Dickinson appearing
o. the stand was loudly cheered. The
following is the summary of his speech
He said he had just returned from a
tour of what was formerly the Great
West, and that the best Of feeling per.
vaded the Democrats ranks in Ohio,
and Indiana, Illinois and Michigan
HI had seen some Of the largest and
most effective meetings IN his life, and
be had been something of campaigner.
Within the last week he had4spoken
nine times in the open air. and was ia
gtigued. At these meetings the people
had met to discuss the principles now
agitating the public mind The election
IL no ordinary one. 1t rises higher,
spreads wider, aud is more far-reachiug
in its results than any other in which
the people have ever participated. The
great questions of internal improvements,
currency, tariffs, the independent treas
ry, have all been settled by the Demo-
cratic party in its march of progress.
All the leading measures of the country
projected By the Democratic party, how
ever sassh resisted by the opposition,
not IN failed of success; and SO fully
hsAe they been approved, not only by
our e~u party hut by our opponents,
that they would 10 change them or
obiiicrate them if tbey had the power.
Looking over the past add on the fu-
ture, We have a right to ask Indulgence
for the arguments ia faEsr Of the Dem
aeratic party, aud TO ask osr opponents
10 treat with Feepect ouz present meas
ures and policy, aud to ceale up aud sus
tain the principles We propose.
II is o to be denied that a great sues-
ten Is befere the people 1t is a e.~es-
ton that has been before the people,
from the first, ard bitherto# the PATRIOT.
ism of The people has always beer sufh
Client for sthe occasion. Ia this strug
gle candidates. are nectssary as the ex.
ponents of principles If this was r~nere.
iy a qaestiob OF msu, of public patron.
age, | wonid rat cross the street to de-
eide between them, we're the candidates.
respectable men, But there are 1ues-
tioUs beyond these. the most prominent
of which is, "Shali the principles of
this government be sustaiised Yt Two
measures are proposed, aizaaetricsllyi
opposite. Both caifunt 5eeorrect. One
il good and the other evil-one is true
aud the other false The masses of the3
people must judge between them. They
are honest-- hey have hoebad motives
do not desire that any other
than a good government shall be imposed
upon fhem-they Kaut it pure. They
may be aeluded and deceived; but woe
to the riders that trample them down.
for they Will rise in their might and
them to earth.
Tt has been said that parties are of
broken up and old party lines oblit
This is only partially true
The Demo ratio party is going on in its
strength. The opposition only is bro
ken up. Their good have come to us-,
their bad, where are they? There is a
party self baptised Republic an lit
is called Black Republican, BIZ. I will
not style 1T SO as a matter of taste, but
the men b compose it are not Repub-
they are MondEcAisks. They
have come iuto the field aud made their
!
We have nominated a man for his fit
ness they a man who does not pretend
to be acquainted with the affairs of
State. When called upon to give his
for the Presidency, they 1;
tell of his exploits 10 the SHOWS of Sierra :
on the Rocky Mountains; of {,
bis physical endurance; and his eating /,
ansayory meats. Gerrit Smith, when /;
of for not remaining 10 his
seat to vote against the Nebraska bill, ;
when his health would not permit, said
It his constituents wanted a representa- =,
tive for his power of endurance, they :
had better elect an Indian. So if we
would nominate a President on this
ground, Why Dottake this kind Of a Ma
live AmericaD-or better still; Kit Carl
son, who had beer more noted than FIRE.
mont for the privations be had endured
and the explorations he had made. The +,
alluded to other illustriuos trav-
eiers, and said distinctions of this sort
had not before been considered recon- !
for the Presidency. And
ret all the fitness for this Office claimed
for him Is the bardships he has under ;
gone, But fbe Republicans are entitled :
10 Fremont by the b CHEST title known
in the civilized world-he right of dis .
rovery. DISCOVERIES are eutitlcd to the .
and which they are fret to set foot on +,
have the exclusive right in the .
books they wright, whether there is any !
hing 90 them or not Inventors are &C. 7
cured a monopoly of their productions ;
ind for the same reason the Republicans !,
ire entitled to tbe exclusive right to own i
Fremont. They discovered him. The !,
,ry is Fremont aud Freedom ! Suppose !.
here had been no Fremont where '
you'd th,ir .~watchWord have been p !.
Then would have II
Hope for . season babe the world farewell, &
md freedom shrieked as John G. Fremont (
fell" 4
They soy Fremont is identified with "
be cause Of freedom ? When ? Where /? il
Vas it in the daytime or night time?o
81 sunlight or moonlight? During the 81
wenty.one days be was in the Senate he e.
'oted against Seward, who is styled the p
reat champion of freedom. He is not a
den tilted with the cause of freedom by d
is public service, not by his votes, not !,
his speeches, not in his history. The p
My developments of his freedom is 10
is phrenplogy, WHY, then. was be ia o.
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