The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-07-02
Political Letter from New York.

Political Letter from New York.
FRIEND CoBB: The nomination Of
Fremont for the Presidency commands
tie highest enthusiasm here. No Pres.
idential nomination since my romem
brance, has carried with it such a con.
%viction of a Providence, and a higher
law that controls the destiny of nations
1t is felt that he is the man for the hour,
not simply, because it is believed that
he will DO elected, but from the convic-
ton that when he is elected, the patriot
ism Of our whole country will rally
around his administration, and restore
tho old landmarks of national brother.
hood-to the .ebuke of the debased and
sufianly clan of mercenary dcmagogues,
who have bound the South a1d seek to
bind the North, to abject slavery Of
thought and opinion by their remorScless
terrorism. AS his nomination has been
effected through the concessions Of local
preferences made 10 the spirit of a lofty
patriotism, on the part Of the various To-
cal interests represented 10 the two con-
ventions by which it was madc. so there
is q conviction that such patriotism will
characterize bis administration, should
Id be elected that be will restore the
old landmarks of our glorious union, and
save tho constitution from pervcrsion,
and from the prostitution Of Its Beneficial
and reasonable provisions to the purpos-
es of slaveholding despotism.
For myself I might have felt equal in.
terest in the election of William II.
Seward, or n. p. Banks, or Chase or
Judge Mclean. But ! must concede
that the nomination as made, is an ex-
preston of attachment to the union and
to the south in its best public interest,
on the part of the north, pre.eminently
desirable to be made at this particular
crisis. Threats Of the southern disunion.
lists, which might have commanded or
ganization and influence in the event of
the election Of either of the other gen.
tlcmen named, can have no force or NOR.
al power as against Col. Fremont lie
was born at the south. He knows in.
timately the condition of every class Of
our southern population. On the Slave
~ Question, and the powers of the gen.
eral government respecting it, he leaves
it to the Jurisdiction of the State Gov.
ernments, where it exist, under State
Laws but viewing it as an evil in it.
self, be would restrict it to its present
location. and not extend it, or allow it
to be extended to my of the Territories
of the Union, In this he holds the senti,
ments of nine tenths Of the people of the
eouth, as freely expressed from the De-
claration Of Independence down to the
year 1910. sentiments that have been
held by Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Jackson, and every Southern
President, previous to that year. In
deed were it not for the terrorism of the
Shareholders, Fremont would run we'll
on a fair canvass OF the south, as we'll as
the north. AS it is, a gentleman from
Missouri informs Tue that he stands an
even chance TO carry that State. Ken
lucky and Tennessee may yet delight to
express at the ballot box their admi-
ration of his Chivalrous Heroism.
Those who think that Fremont is too
young for the Presidency. may be re-
minded that he is of the same ago as
was General Washington, when hs took
command Of the armies Of the Revolu-
ton. And from past experience it is
we'll Judged, that the accumulating du-
ties Of the Presidency require the ser.
vices Of a person who is in tho yigor Of
manhood. The question was asked the
other day, what has Fremont done to
entitle him to this nomination. To this
after his worldwide renown. We need
make but q single answer That be has
o o place in the affections of the great
American people, which any Leader or
Chief Magistrate might vol DO proud
Of. Yours truly,
JoHH NJ. STEGREs.