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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
The relative number to the whole white
in each state is as follows, omit

In 1850, the white male population Of
the Slave States oftwenty-one and upwards,
must have been rather more than 500, 600.
Now, if we deduct from the whole gumber
of Shareholders some $4,000 minors and fa-
males, we shall have three hundred thou
sand adult male Shareholders, who govern
politically the five hundred thousand nom
slayeholdipg voters of the Slave States, as
efcctually as they govern personally the
three and half millions of slaves. Nearly
all the Representatives and Senators from
the South are Shareholders: they belong to
and represent the order of 300,000 How
happens it that their 100000 non-slavehol-
ding neighbors send no Representatives and
Senators? Ought they not to have a lar
ger proportion than the 100000? From
the Free States every interest is largely rep
resented-the manufacturing, mercantile,
commercial, farming, laboring. There are
capitalists and working men, farmers, me-
chanies, merchants, manufacturers and pro-
fessional men, allied to one Or more of these
various interests, in Congress. But from
the South, this large class of white voters,
constituting five hundred thousand out of
the eight hundred thousand white male
adultpopulation, has no other representatives
than are furnished by the order of three
hundred thousand, who possess, to a great
extent, the capital, land and labor of the
South.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
HEAR Ia ..RoRpER RUFFIAN.,,


From KANsAs.-We give the following
extract from letter received by one ofour
compositors from relative who went out to
Kansas with Maj: BufOrd's company:
-Four MILES SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY,
Missouri, June %, 1856.
I have been through the 'wsrs" in Kan
sas Territory, and am now perfectly tired out:
have been in one battle and several Skin
mishes; without receiving any personal in
iurv, except slight briiise received from my
horse falling on me when he was killed
from Under me; but I received three bullet
holes through my hat, and @tubful7 Of
Sharps balls whizzed around me. have kill
ed two of the adogs," and Cosgrove one.
The United States troops will not permit
us to enter the Territory armed any more,
and hence 'Othello's occupations gone" I
am coming South just assOOn as l can mako
a @raise."
Bufofd's expedition Is unfortunate. His
men are scattered all along the frontier, try
ing to make money enough to 'Hcarry them
back to Old Virginia"
This is undoubtedly the finest country.
in the world; without any exception; and #
some of our wealthy shareholders werc to
visit it once they would emigrate with all
heir household.
The South ought TO send 10000 men
lere this fall, well armed and provisioned.
# she don't begin to stir her Sstumps," Kan
as will be free State, sure. J. F. s.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
John Van BureIl.

This political Jim Crow, is now one Of
the high priests of pfo7slavery Democracy.
John is buzzard in politics, and the people
know him well enough to be sure that where
he is, something's wrong, rOttOn, or soon
will be.
He evidently seeks to be politically bur
ried near the graves of Pierce Douglas &
Co. So let it be. 1t viii be a fine cpl
taph for these creatures all in a heap, to
write on their monument as Sam Medary
proposed to write on the tombstone of E
B. Olds, of Ohio, aDied, in 1856, for the
want of honest principles"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
twenty Thousand in nIiehiganfl.

The Detroit Advertiser of Friday morn
says:
On Tuesday the Republicans of Michigan
met in State Convention at Marshall, and
authorized draft upon themselves, payable
on the fourth day Of November next for
twenty thousand majority for Fremont and
Dayton. Never! never!-not even in 1910
was there such scene of enthusiasm, of
unbounded confidence, and Of iron deter
mination. Although the call of the Con-
yention was for delegation of some seventy
in all, yet so largo and full was the atten-
dance that the hotels were filed up at one
o'clock on the preceding day. Counties an
hundred miles distant entitled by the call,
to one, two, or three delegates, sent ten
times that number while the nearer coun-
ties were present in mass, at the hour of
l2. When the Convention was called toI
order the Council House was thronged, and
long before the business of the Convention
was over, they were compelled to leave the
house and adjourn to the grove in front, to
rive room for the crowds who were eagerly
pressing for admission:
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
BY their Fruits ye Shall Know Them.

Now the advocates of the Buehanier cause
continually assert that no act or word of the
democracy, shows them in favor of Slavery
and were people to take their professions tc
be their rule of action, nothing would ap
pear to be unfair in what they advocate il
this latitude;-but there is evidently a set
tied purpose to cheat the people in this i'm
portant particular. This purpose has beer
manifest to the close observer for some years
past and is now plain to all who will oper
their eyes. Just look at the facts.
Before the Kansas-Nebraska bill, which
is claimed as erownihg triumph of this
same party was passed into a law, there was
no Slavery in Kansas, and there could not
be any. Now it is there, claiming equal,
and actually by force and fraud, enjoying
superior privileges to Freedom.
It is a common saying that acts speak
louder than words, and where we find an
individual or party, practieticing and doing
exactly the opposite of what they profess,
the common sense of mankind, condemns
the profession as hypocritical, and takes the
ACTS as the true interpreters of the intent.
What can it avail these hireling dema-
goges, to publish and republish, over and
over again, that they are in favor of free
dom, while their every act and effort is to
extend slavery.
The truth is, slavery has enslaved the
democracy, and converted it into an instru-
ment of tyranny and wrong. This democ-
racy therefore no longer relies upon truth
and justice, but upon falsehood and the
power of name. Its virtue is gone
Hence, the departure of its strength, its
decay. Thus may it always
oe, with every party, when they forget the
and doctrines of Jefferson and the
,ther fathers, forget the rights of man, and
n the intoxication of power, attempt by the
ssistance of an honorable name, TO outrage
iberty and right. t
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Anotaer sIander Refuted.


The Democratic Messenger in its last is
sue in common with other Slavery sheets
about the country, asserted that when Col.
Fremont was member Of the United
States Senate, he voted against the bill for
the abolition of the slave trade in@the Dis
trictof Columbia. This is a gross fllsehood.
In the Senate, September 10th, 1850, the
bill for the abolition on the Slave trade in
the district of Columbia being under consid-
Grafton, and members having run into the
discussion of other matters, the following
proceeding took place:
Mr.. Hale-Mr. President, 1rise to enquire
what is the question before the Senatel
The President-It is on the passage Of
the bill 'to suppress the slave trade in the
District of Columbia
Mr.. Mason called for the ayes and nays
on the passage of the bill, and they were
ordered and were as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright
= + DAYTON, FREMONT. >
Seward, DC. &c.
Nays-Messrs. Atehison, &c, &c.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
State Elections.

On the first Monday of August, elections
will be held in the States of Kentucky, Ar
kansas, Texas, Missouri and Iowa; and on
the first Thursday of August, in North Car
olina and Tennessee.
On the first Monday of October, in Geor-
gia and Florida.
On the second Tuesday of October, in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.
On Tuesday the first Monday of Noyem-
Der, in Massachusetts, New York, New Jer-
sey, Illinois and Michigan.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
WHAT IS LIBERTYa

We are accustomed to say that our faith
ers fought, suffered and bled to obtain iber-
ty; and We arc accustomed to think that
this liberty is secured to US in written con-
stitutions and laws. But the history of the
outrages upon the free state settlers in Kan
sas, under the authority of the, United
States, proves convincingly that liberty does
not live in constitutions and laws. But
men like Pierce, Douglas, Lecompte and
Jones, can make constitutions and laws, no
matter how free in themselves, the instru-
ments Of unmitigated despotism. Neither
life, liberty or property, has been sacred to
the free state men in Kansas for months
Yet the constitution of the United States is
in force there, and officials sworn to support
it are there and at Washington. Dragon
nades, such as harrassed the Protestants ol
France under Louis XIV, and the Gov
enanters of Scotland under Charles II, have
had full sweep in Kansas, with all their
horrors of robbery, arson, rape and murder.
Yet the constitution and laws of the United
States are the same in Kansas as in Ohio.
Mr.. Howard, of the Kansas Congression-
al Committee, says: II assert that if all
the tyranny inflicted upon our forefathers by
the Kings of Great Britain, were collected
together and multiplied by ten, 1 could
bring facts to prove that the free settlers in
Kansas have suffered more than the whole
of them.''
Let the people learn from this that when
the government, no matter if it be called
republican, is in the hands of despots, it is
a despotism. Liberty lives not in constitu-
tions and laws, but in the hearts of the peo-
pie. When the people place in power men
who arc tyrants at heart, like Douglas, or
men who will sell liberty for price, like
Buchanan, constitutional and laws avail moth
ing. Liberty is then already destroyed
Forms may remain, but the spirit has de-
parted. Holding these views, we look up
on the contest which is now waging, with
feelings of deep interest. The people Of
these United States are to decide between
slavery and freedom. They are to say
whether true love of liberty, which re-
CARDS the rights of another as it own, lives
in their hearts or not. If it does not, then
the future advance of the Confederation to
ward the Pacific is to be marked with the
brutality, the harlotry and impoverishment
which are the inseparable accompaniments
of slavery liberty itself will begin to
die then such men as Douglas and Bu-
chanan will administer constitutions and
laws, as Pierce, Donelson, Lecompte and
Jones have administered them in Kansas.
But if the love of liberty still lives in the
hearts of the people, they will make consti-
tutions and laws the bulwarks that shall
protectit. They will make them not letters
but spirit. They will put men who love
liberty in the seats of power. Their wrath
will consume the men as stubble, who are
plotting to bind the youthful energies of this
nation to the chariot wheels of the slave
holders.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Frederick Heckcr,

The illustrious German patriot and revo-
lutiouist of 1S46, thus writes:
TO the Committee Of the 4a Nebraska Ratification al
BeIIs11le:
"GENTLEMEN: pray you to read the
annexed words of mine to the meeting:
"Were the state of my health such as to
render me transportable, l would be convey
ed to Belleville; the more especially since
a gang of desperate Nebraskaites will en-
deavor to explain my absence to their adj
vantage, in manner peculiar to themselves.
"I therefore inform all such persons that,
so soon as 1 am able to move about-though
my health may not be fully restored-I
shall speak to the people of St. Clair and
of the adjoining counties on the questions Of
the day and shall demonstrate, to the best
of my abilities, that the honor of the Ger
man name and of the German nation, and
the hatred of aristocratic arrogance and tyr
amy, make it the sacred and imperative
duty of every German to enter the list a.
gainst Slavery and the Slaveoeracy. Moth
ing but the most sophistical and forced mis-
Interpretation of the freest Constitution of
the freest country can establish the doctrine
ofoppression and wrong-the doctrine that
Slavery is the rule and Freedom the ex-
ception; and only those are faithful to the
word and spirit both of the Declaration of
independence and of the Constitution who
oppose the extension of Slavery, and thus
preserve this Constitution inviolate, as a
gospel of Liberty to the oppressed and en-
slaved nations of the earth.
II pray you to consider me as sharing the
opinion of those who indorSe the Philadel-
phia platform ard candidates, and no less
heartily supporting the resolutions and tick
ct of the Bloomington Convention.
aRespectfully, F. R. HECKER."
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Who Yoted to ErpeI Brooks1

A Classification of the votes on the BRooKs
matter, shows who are and who are not res
ponsible for the shielding ola bully, black
guard, and would-be murderer.
The following is a classification of the
votes on the motion to expel Preston s.
Brooks from the House of Representatives /:
For expulsion, Democrats, 6; Opposition,
lis; Free State men, 120; Slave State
men, /. Against Expulsion, Democrats,
60; Opposition, 80; Free State men, 1S /;
Slave State men, e2.-Clev. Herald.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01

IL heartily concur in all movements which have for
their object o repair the mschies arising from the vio
ation good faith in the repeal ofthe Missouri Cpmpro
mise" AN OPPOSED TO SLAVERY in the abstract
and upon principles sustained and made habitua by long
settled convictions. While feel inhexble in the belief
that ought not to be nerered with where it exists
der the shield of State Sovereignty ISFLExIBLY
OPPOSED 70 ITS EXTENSION on THIS CONTINENT BEYOND
ITS PRESENT LIMITS JOHN c. Fremont.
tp- have read the platform which you have adopted,
and have examined with the principles it embodes.
IT Is AT TINS TINE LIKE SECOND DECLARATION NDE-
PENDENoE. Ibeeve in its truth and adopt it
PARTS; and it viii be my purpose if the voice of the
people shall rtiy the nominations which you have made
conduct the Government that these principles thus
avowed SHALL become EFFECTIVE. J, C. Fremont.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Archer; the RepubIican claimant Of

Archer, the Republican claimant of a
seat in the House of Representatives, from
Illinois, was rejected by the refusal of Anti
Nebraska men to vote for him, although he
clearly proved himself entitled to 8 seat
Messrs. Nichols and Day, of Chic, refused
to vote for him, and considerable indignation
is felt By his friends at his rejection. The
people of his district will probably return
Archer by majority that cannot be dis
puted.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Washiucton, july 2

HoUsE.-The House passed tho Senate's
resolution with an amendment fixing the
the close of the session on the 18th Of Au~
gust. Adopted, by ayes, 1873; noes so.
Chapman, the sitting Delegate from Ne
braska, and Bennet, the contestant, psrtici-
pated in the debate as to the right to a
seat. In conclusion, the Committee of
Elections declaring Chapman not elected,
was reiected-63 against SO.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Arrison Convicted Of m nnslaughter.
Cincinnati. july 81.

VIM. Arrison was to-day convicted of
manslaughter, in the third trial, for causing
the death of Mr. Allison by an internal ma
chine some two years since. Great dissat-
isfaction is expressed at the verdict The
sentence will be deferred, and he will be
put on trial for the murder of Mrs. Allison; !;
for which, an application has been made.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
3loIitical 5anteIIiQenre,
The Number ogsIavehoIders.

The National Era, published at Wash
ington, complies the following table, from
the last census, showing the number slave
holders in all the slaveholding States:
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01

The Republican State Central Committee of Ohio highly
approve of the call made by Committee of Young Men
ON various parts of the State for meeting of the
ends of FREMONT and DAYTON at the city of Dayton
the Both day of July After consultation it has been
thought eNeiu to hold other conventions of similar
character ther prominent points in the State Wethere
fore that Mass Conventions will be held fol-
lows:
At FREMONT on Wednesday, the 9Th August.
At ZANESNII.l.E OF Wednesday,, the 18th August.
AtCHlLIIGOTHE on Wednesday, the Goth August.
AtNASSILLON on Wednesday, the 9th August.
The Committee in neorrcspondencewith distinguished
speakers Of and other States and the persons who
will address the above meetings will be announced
early day These Conventions not intended to interfere
with series If meetings in every county in Ohio
which being arranged and which viii in due time
be anuounced.
The gallant young Fremont of Ohio are deslrous of
demonstrating their regard for and cand-
dates in suitable to the importance of tine occa-
sion The campaign is open. Ohio win still vindcate
her proud position the Banner State for Freedom Let
fen at the several points above named respond as
the crisis demands. BY order of the Committee.
WM. DENNIS0N, Jr, Chm.
VT. BAsCoN, See'y.
Columbus, July s. 1856
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Rg-Martin Van Buren's endorsement 0

g Martin Van Burens endorsement OF
James Buchanan as "good enough" free
soil factionist for him, iscausing quite a stir
among the Southern Democracy. The very
name ofVan Buren is offensive to the South
ern Democracy, and his adherence to Bu-
chanan will greatly increase the strength Of
Fillmore everywhere South of Mason and
Dixon's Line.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
s7y- one Glict nnbIisbad % ucoi CHI

EE One Click, published as 'Col Glick"
from Fremont, sold out the unterrifed Of
Tiffin on last Saturday evening, without re-
serve. The band and bell footed and rung
him up genteel audience, when the "Cur-
neP' mounted the auction block. He open
ed the sale by announcing that the arts, sci
ences and literature, Of the United States
were all the result of the labors of the dem
oeratic party!I He then assaulted
the Queens. English with diabol-
ical wrath. Says the Col. "The news
from Kansas are not true, but what of it
aOas true" Speaking of Ten Cent Jimmy,
he said, HSir, he a constellation among
the galaxies of American statesman, (sensa-
tion) and the candidate for the pres-i-den-
ey-. Next the "Col." quoted from one
of the great epoicks! Justly imagining
that Butler was a bungler when compared
with himself, he improved upon him as fol-
lows:
"Whether the gun is aimed at ducks plover,
It twill very often kick the owner Of it over
If Hudibras' ghost had been about, VIC
opine he would have given Click kicking
illustration for his pains.
The audience, after the first fifteen min
utes began to leave, and certainly two-thirds
of them were gone in as many minutes
more,-it was a miscellaneous stampede,
the republicans laughing and the locos
swearing. On all hands it has been pro-
nounced the most miserable pointless, fiat
effort we have had from any party for years
If "Col. Gick," is a fair specimen Of San
dusky Co. stumpers, they must be mushy
Tribune.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01

Gov. Chase has ordered a special cleo
ton to fill the vacancy oceasioned by the
death of Hon. Leverett johnson, one Of the
in the General Assembly
from, Cuyahoga county, to be held IN said
county on the second Tuesday in October
nark
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
gonAs fOt faemert.
Can1Daign Song.

WRITTEN FOR THE YOUNG MEMS REPUBLICAN cLrRs.
Tune VillikiRs and his DiRdh.
As Buchanan walking by the White House one day,
His eyes did roll upward and thus he did say,
81 am looking for lodgings aud thisi the thing,
So guess will take It quite early next spring.
CHoRUs-Singing to la lal la raj Ia TO raj Ia Is.
Then bowling quite lowly to the people around,
He csledthe the bravest he everhad found;
The South his darling, the north was his PRIDE
And in speaking of Kansas he tenderly sighed.
CHoRUs-ShIging to Ia, &c.
am yours my dear people, he fervently said,
"And 'tis for that reason never shall wed;
I'll be your protector, yours truly, alone,
Your joys and your SORROWS shall all be my own.
CHoRUs-Singng tola, sc. $3.50
Twas thus he was talking sweet things to the crowd
When the voice Of the people rose upv very loud
sere comes John and Jessie, clear out OF the way,
'Tis too late in the season for you to make hay.
CHoRUs-Singing to Ia, &c.--
e 60 for Free Kansas Free Press, and Free Speech,
And many great things that Freedom doth teach
We want no old foges to crush US with wrong -.=.
So clear ont the way for Jessie and John!
CHoRUs-Singing to la, &c -F
Then Buchanan with weeping looked round the erow'
But alas for his fcelinks.' they cIicd very loud
Snake way for brave FREMONT our hero, make way,
YOU can ride up Salt River for ten cents dayv'
cIORUs-Singing to Ia, &c. y a
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Dentistry.

E. J. CONGER, DENTAL. SURGEON, respectfully tender
cinfty Teeth inserted pivo gold or silver plate, an
En the neatest manner. 15 Omcein Sharp and Shoino
Building, front room upstairs
Fremont, Aprill Is, 1856.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Chester EdgerIOn,

Attorney and Counsellor at Law, and Solicitor in Chan
eerv will carefully attend all Professional Business lels
In hs charge He will also attend to the collection OF
laiins SC fn this and adjoining counties Once, Sec
oud story Minis Block, Fremont O
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
Theodore CIapp,

Confectionery and dealer in Foreign ant
domestic Nuts Fruits Groceries, and Yankee Notions
Princpe and Havana Cisars. Main street, Fremont, o.
June 10, 1885.
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For the Campaign.

We piH farHish the JOURNAL from this time until q
ter The close ehe Presidential Election ls Of December
for The top price Of so cents, payable N ADVANCE
TEN COPIES toiH be sent for s4. Should any Of our
fiea&s the cOuRtry JeeliHeIintd to lend helping
hand By obtaining subscribers to The JOURNAL shall
be haHHl Ne shah be pleased to hare country pat
roHs call 7keHerer they Uist Fremont. The Ldtek-
string loiH alleays be the outside.
Circulate the documents Rally, FreemsH, your eOuH-
try needs your faiihfui seruices
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Drs. Wilson & Stilweis,
CROGHAN HOUSE
FRANK N. GURNEY, Proprietor.

Successor to J. F. Vandercook.)
The CRoGHAN HOUSE is situated in the central business
norton of the town. the Pike, corner Of krOnt
No exertions the ps Of the proprietor to renue e
STAY Of guests both pleasant and agreeable shan be sreu'
gbe Croghan House Omnibus to the Depot IN con
raection with every train of Cars.
GuEsrs conveyed to and from free OF charge.
FREMONT, OHIO.
December 2S, 1853 ssu
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Masonic.

FoEr STEPHENSON LODGE, No. 225, Free and Accepted
Nqsnns meets at Masonic iill in Doncysons Block, on
the lst and 80 Tuesday evenings Of every month
FRExoSr CHAPTER, No. q, Royal Arch Mssons meets
At the same pace on the st Friday evening Of every
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greene q FinefrOcIk,

A+.-os Law. viii attend to all business entruste'
10 their care ofRce-Nims' Block Corner of Croghai
and Main street, Fremont, Ohio ,-,-r71orv
J, L. GREENE. 1. Z fA-'1-t