Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-23
Giving averybody Everything.

Tttleest Titmouse, the hero of Warren's
novel; 'Ten Thousand "a Year." carried his
election to Parliament by announcing in his
speech at the huStings that, if elected, he
would Immediately introduce and have pass
ed bill TO give everybody everything. This
speech was prepared for him by Oily Gam
mon, one of the celebrated firm of Quirk,
Cannon & Snap. Fremont's relations te
+. P. Blair, forcibly remind us of those which
existed between Mr. Titmouse and Mr.. GAM
mon, the former communicating the dictation
of the latter as emanations from his own
mind. On some subjects Mr.. Cannon did
not permit Mr.. Titmouse to declare himself
but preferred to speak himself, lest the con-
sequences might extend further than antici-
pated. So in the present instance, after the
letter accepting the nomination, Fremont
kept silent, and Blair steps forward, proclaims
his purposes, and gives assurances which i
was deemed hazardous for him personally q
make. If they all fail, be will not be respon.
sible, because be made no pledge himself
What has Mr.. Blair promised? In his ad-
dress to his neighbors, a few DAYS since, find.
ing the Fremont cause sinking, he offers the
following reward as an inducement to new
recruits
"A homestead bill, giving without price to
every actual settler on the public domain a
homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of
land, on conSition of occupation and cultiva-
ton for period of FIVE years, is the measure
looked to by Colonel Fremont to provide for
those whom the nullifers would make slaves.
The measure has been passed in the House of
Representatives, and defeated in the Senate,
and was renewed again by leading Republi-
can member from Pennsylvania at the last
session. If Fremont is elected, it will, have
no doubt, be carried into law"
Here Mr.. Blair offers bounty of a hun
dred and sixt. acres Of land to every one
who will vote for Fremont, which is equiva-
lent to gift of two hundred dollars. He
boldly offers to bribe the voters with the
property of the nation to secure the election
Of one who has himself made free with the
means Of the nation. He does not say that
this is measure proposed by the Republican
party, that it forms an item in its creed. nor
that Fremont is pledged to it. Nor does he
attempt an explanation of the manner in
which he proposes to induce Congress to act
upon it, or whether be intends to stake bis
administration upon t. If it was, in fact. q
Republican measure, why did not Fremonps
friends pass it in the House when started al
the last session? 1t depends not upon the
President, but upon Congress, to say whether
such bill shall pass. 1t is equally as likely
to pass without Fremont's election as with
Some Of Fremont's leading supporters have
uniformly and strongly opposed the policy o
actually giving away tne public lands
Nothing but the urgent necessity for some
new rally could have induced Mr.. Blair K
this bold bid for votes. Mr.. Cannon him
self could not have contrived it with NOR,
skill, knowing that it must all end in delu
sion and disappointment, being so intended
Those who know Mr.. Blair will understand
the extent of the necessity pressing upo'
him which occasioned him to venture upol
offering such a reward for votes. He felt th
sinking and desperate condition Of the Ere
mont cause, which neither clamor nor boast
ing could keep up, and resorted to a desper
ate remedy. He knew it was easy to promise
and hoped to profit by it. Will the voter
listen to such promises, approve the motiv
which prompts them, or the principles whic
are involved? Will they yield a willing es
to each Mr.. Cannon who may promise t
give everybody everything? We look wit
confidence to November for singing rebuk
of all such demagoguery and CANNON
T Wash Union