Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-07-25
Fremont--His Prospects.

Fremont--Hls Prospects, !.
Almost every exchange brings to us
news OF the frightening prospects of the
" Pathfinder" Enthusiastic meetings are
held throughout the north, and Fremont
& Dayton appear TO be rapidly ginning
ground as the ball rolls onward. Most
Of our readers remember 1910, and the /
almost wonderful progress of the canvass
for Harrison and Tyler. But the enthu-
siasm for Fremont, reckoning for the time
elapsed since his nomination, appears to
be even greater than the then popular
cry of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too
The people, the great mass Of the people,
horse, foot and Dragon" are filing into
the army of this great revolution. We
hear but little of this in our own county
and state, for the reason that the people
have gone over to Fremont SO entirely
that there is not enough opposition to
make u noise.
In other states the Juror is astonishing
to the old stagers." They do not I'M
derstand it. So entirely is this from the
people that the opposition declare " FREE
mont was nominated by an uncontrolla-
BILE mob" 1t was the right kind of a
mob, however, and the old fogies" who
head the other parties viii find that it is
uncomfortable. But it is not blind rab-
bic that is thus carrying everything before
it in this mighty tide. There is an abun-
tlant reason for the upheaving of these
primitive masses. First, there is the all
but universal disgust of the American
people to the entire Pierce policy. New
er was an administration so thoroughly
despised, even by its own party. W.
would venture small sum to be. shown
single man, Office holder or not, gentl
or simple, who at this day really stand
hy that administration. 1t was throw
overheard bodily at the Cincinnati Con
vention, and although they adopted
platform covering the main features
the Pierce policy, yet it is well know
that that platform was prepared by offic
holders who were in favor of his nomin;
ton, and who were honest enough to SUI
pose that no other mortal on the Amer
can continent would be such fool as
adopt it, and thus they would secure Il
nomination Of Pierce. But the wise on,
of the party took it, as one of them sal
"as they do lpecac, to vomit it up again
Mr.. Buchanan, however, went the " who
hog" or rather the whole whale. for
swallowed him bodily, as the great fl
did Jonah. He is no longer James B
ehanan the old bachelor; he has lost |
identity. Now he is nothing but the CT
cinnai platform But this is his ri
before the nation. They have had au
enough of Franklin Pierce and Cal
Gushing. At the south they despise I
man who could so readily merge hims
IN such platform, and are going for Fl
more rather this nonentity; and we a
how can any man, who despises Pier
vote for Buchanan when he star
pledged to carry out, or carry on that
sane policy which has already driven
nation to the verge of ruin? There
no enthusiasm for him north, or sou
And how can people have enthusia
for soeleartless thing as an old bache
of seventy?
Then the old dodge of one thing at
south, and the entire opposite at the no
as failing the democracy. They are t
ing 1t faithfully now. Gov. Wise of Y
gina, halls the nomination of Buchan
and the alleged prospect of his elect
because be is pledged to make Kansa
slave state, fillibusterise Cuba. and n
haps Mexico; and that will raise
price Of niggers from one to five tbous,
dollars andthus slave breeding virgi
IL to make its everlasting fortune.
cares nothing for the platform, it is o
the n'E-ers.