The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-11-29
A FERMONT VOTER DRIVEN FROM
VIRGINIA.

The following statement Of Capt STAN
nard, formerly resident of Fair Haven,
c.. was furnished hv himself to the New
Haven Pnlddium. We hone no one will fail
ouraIrS man may be subjected for having
the auolacIfy to cilrr his vote for the Rerub-
II, q" ,nuu,,.ate, JOHN L. FREMONT, in this ,
free coun''y!
STATEMENT OF CAPT. STANNAED.
" >>rS. Edi'orS As varion, and some
whi' IHcorrrtl reports AZ" in circulation re-
>prctinE what occurred AZ Norfolk. Virginia.
IN con>yqlrncc OF NV vote in that CIV. at
ME I.'r Prr>l.,rn',al election. ! desire to
make 4 correct >tt',nl"nf # the facts
tnrurrIv resided in Far Haven, where
.,.n';v row. AMI ever have been. .ut
h,>u," m,>rlt been engaged 'or several Years
u,>t III tl,r Commission hu>Iu,.>> IN Nor:o.k
ani having pirh tt>r~ f'"'r. and 10 the best
o. my aui,tl,, di>.'h r,"l nv du'ir> a> a c,1i-
z..n q. t',,. place. ! have con>,d,.rri i, my
r..>u .rrr-and IN the : S,rlnE OF SO | u!,.r
...l To vote ~ their r.t,.tlon wlcn upon 4 tuli
statement oi NY ca>'. To rhr !ror''r Auth"rl'v.
And ui'h their knnwI,.lc" 1hr III, taln,l,
wrr.. here i: WIS l.,.i,l..i ihtt wa> emitted
to vote tlrr,.. and d,i
| have never IN anv way me-! He'd with til"
>u.r,t If Sl.t,.r, -havluy no inclination.
nor. Is ',r,cv,ri. any rr,'r do >o.--.>n>r-
q'r.u,, tlt.r. is no Ill tceiIny toward me on
THAI account.
Before tie election m,nN Io'ii', Al meetings
were held IN Nortu'N hut | DID not attend
any OF them. nor ,iii ! converse with any one
ON the sub 'ct. except on one occasion. III an
>wrr 70 ,nqnlr, made by 4 friend and
h"n 'or moment only Bar ai:h,l.l. Meth
or an ,''ol,tlonl>t ur politician. | rXtnlncd
the >uii i'rt As a question Of du'y for me-. A
well - tnr every sItl/rn OF NE ultr'i states
and n,aar up INV nlnI that the election "i
Fremont would hr best for all sections ot the
country and determined to vote ~ him
not Hr.ani,nt ~ under our Republican
rnyrr,ltr,en' aud in the Democratic >taf,. of
Nieij.it al: one would question my ri1ht
To 10 -.
On the day o. election hrar! one c"n'"-
man Ask arofhrr at the Post Office. who be
should vote tor, and he replied -" For john
{. Fremont and The other >,iu hc >hoa.u
10 50 700. The, may not have been N earn
est hur then >uppo>rd that they were, and
had no rrt>on To .ouht thu others wouiI
vote the same way and IN the afternoon |
WROTE, a vote ,,,- Fremont and Dlvton ar.i
wrrr To ia" place of 'orrnL. Ny ri-"t 20
vote VAS a.aln cxi'niur'l. aud ON statement
of nay ease II was admitted. auI then, a>
their rules required. wrote my nam" on the
back ct ,r,v vote and banded u To- rhr inspect
, or. whu - i cl~rouarv. read aloud first u,y
ran!c and ,hcn ili,. names Of nay .;td,l ,','~
~ soon a> he declared that voted tor .I"h'
{ Fremont. 4 large number ot vorc.-1 from
t thr crowd >horrrd-" li,nL hlm, aud the
!. Ir>'rttur hantrd me NV Nnc, aud sad
Thrrr l. nu >uch k.t voted h"r"-wr
'au',o' receive this" replied, " Very well,
/ ard took nv vo'" agirn.
: }:il.. threats wE,rh IN the confusion which
took place did not understand. were III td'
T., rhp>r i .nirur ncar M, and 'ir Irc>l'!i''
ctli rr cxraiu.eI, Don't ;ourh th;, m,n.
and tI..n >rd to two Ir.r>ouS who wrrr.
= I,rt,u,l'. puiI.rnIcr. lakc hlm away iron
, the p.!I>" The officers >rIzrI ho,i of IN,
d, aui hurried nlr thrnl "a the crowd. airl ti!"I
hit m,. AMI proceeded rhron IA vIo!rn
storm Of wind and am 10 my boarding huu>"
:. and from thrnrr 10 NV store. ] a'ftrw,r'!-
returned t. ,h,. hon~r and when at the sup
. ,cr iaoc hr,'d Y"r-ou~ SpraN "t lh
>o'r vA,rh had bern offered n the polls to
Fremont those who spoke OF II not known.
Y Nv whom tn. vote was o!lrr.d, and Therefore
;. Syrakin. trrcl" OF II IN my presence. rron
i what ~aw md heard At the polls. ard wha
was sad ~ th, ,bi;. was apprrhrn>ive iha
hl misunderstood my ri,ht> IN AmcrI
I. ,aa ct z..n and that h,d, thon.h nncon>cl
J. ou>'v. 50 offended public sentiment hv M
= vot. a~ 10 b. IN dan.rr of popular Violence
and I,thr,,'ore went from the table to IN
ROOM aud l,"kcd ii" d"or
K = ,ou a.,,r tins heard some one inQuir
r tor me- and III. ,n,lal, sent IA servant T.
J. INV door q" say ttat n''ntIv,nan "i>hrd Z
j. >,.,. M On learning thai H. was alone.
invited hm to mv r",I and II" sad that h
> camr hv request Of an"'h"r prr>"n (whon h
r ranlrD to ask M" II bad oi'rred 10 v"
>. for Fremont rcpilrd " Yes" He the
inquird What was vour motive :: And
tod hi,n that | ,.,n>tnt,oi>!v believed II m
inr> To do 50. III. then >aid. | am rrI"r>tr
N 10 advise Won NOT TO APPEAR IN 'h. street 10
ID ur-h, :" and replied thai should not /"
on, %. th,. hnn>c H. retired. hut soon af'r
returned. and nd "Mr F. wishes to >t.
III Won AT the door told hun that shout
not leave NV room that nj yh'. but that # Nj
+. wished to scc me he might come to n
l. room.
He then left mo. and another person cam
- to nv door. and informed me that Mr. +. WA
N not Al the front door. bat that several me-
,e ~hom he named. were there; and | knr,
those men to We some Of the mos. dc>perat
characters in Norfolk This was in the eve
!" ninc. and bv the city lamps could fror
NV window a co.irrtion OF persons in tn
Al street whose numbers increased until late !
in the nich', AID heard their threats of viz
1T cnre t. III, person. ard destruction to NJ
n pro ,erlv Towards morning fire occurred
n. and an engine passed near by. which drew a
r trr it a portion of those abound the hons'
- and attracted for time The attention OF OH
lc crS, and took the opportunity to leave IN
H. honSr unUf>erved, and went to a place .
N curcpalnent
in Whilst in NV hiding place some frient
IS, took pans to ascertain whether 1t was PR
= dent for me to appear again IN public. an
rr they found such state OF excitement and e'
lr ASPIRATION existing IN consequence or !"
n vote. n It nv HE would Be IN danger If w
III discovered They also found ts',; the custom
e. arv routes Of travel TO the North were clo>el
n watched. although many believed that | ha
L. already left the city.
n E,rlv in III, morning Of the second day a
ro ter NV unfortunate vote escaped from II
Mt ctv by an unusual route. aud IN DISGUISE, AT
I,,,. Il | ify.O M.
- that hen the tAcitemt ut IN passed, md
- lcos 20