Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-10-03

tern Virginia Railroad, but we think it
unnecessary.
The next time our opponents send "a
missionary to thistcountry. we hope they
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8 81 Astounding Disetosufess nooa
The Know N Nothing and Republican pa;
pers Of the country. have for some time
past been in ecstacies over most astouns
ding q" smare's nest which they have
found-no less than the offer of the Pres
sidency 10 Col. Fremont by the Demo
cratic party. The following is the git of
this story:
Hon. Geo. @. Bates. formerly Attor>
ney> General of Michigan, but latterly of
San Francisco, made the following high
~ important statement in public speech
at Calamazoo, on Wednesday last. We
invite for it the intention of all honest
Democrats. We quote from the Detroit
Tribune:
when he. (Mr. Bates, was expected
to sail for California. in August, 1855. he
was persuaded by Mr.. Palmer, of the firm
of Palmer, Good & Co., bankers of San
Francisco, to remain until October, when
he and Col. Fremont would accompany
him thither. Mr.. Bates postponed his de-
parture as desired. But when the time
for departure had arrived, Col. Fremont,
although his trunks were packed, did not
go, but ordered his baggage to the Me-
tropolitan Hotel instead. This was in
IS tba 81 Eoots.
Gov. Floyd, Of Virginia. had just ar
rived in New York city with the special
purpose of having an interview with Col.
Fremont, and the result of that interview
was an offer made to Col. Fremont by
Floyd, in behalf of the Democratic party,
he having advised with its leading men
both North and South, Of the nomination
for the Presidency. He said that party
wanted new mana man of integrity
and who had won distinction outside OF
politics. Col. Fremont after listening pa
tiently, and even submitted to two differs
emit interviews. and knowing the platform
he was expected to stand upon, replied F.:
that while deeply sensible of the hig h dis
tinction of the proposition made him, and
1attered by the promises it extended, yet
with his opinion of the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise it would be impossible
for him to entertain the proposition. He
considered that repeal an Infamous breach
of plighted faith. aud should never desist
denouncing the act and its authors. Col.
Fremont planted himself impregnably on
this position
Now, suppose every word of this state
ment was literally true, what would it
signify? Is Gov. Floyd tho Democratic
party of the whole United States, or even
of the State of Virginia. one thirty first
part of il? We do not SO understood it..
and consequently. even if he had offered
to support MIR. Fremont for the Presiden-
cy, it by no means implies that he was
the choice of the Democratic party. But
even this poor foundation upon which to
build "roorback, z is torn from beneath
the disclosure>makers by the following
card published in the Washington Star.
by Mr.. Floyd:
ABINGDON. Va, 9Th Sept. 1856.
1 hasten 20 answer your kind note re-
ceived this morning, and to say that there
is scarcel shadow Of foundation for the
statement contained in the slip you sent
me. l never had an interview with Ere
mont except at his own seeking or that OF
his special friends. l never made any Of
fer to him of anything for myself or 9th,
ers. He never expressed any censure
for the repeal Of the Missouri Compro>
mise in my hearing. All that is CANNON
from beginning to end. never saw him
until met him in New York and, after
a short acquaintance, considered him very
light metal Notwithstanding Mariposa)
and extremely i'll informed upon all poll
teal subjects. broke off all communi-
cation with him were on political subjects,
because l sawthat the influence that gov~
verned him was abolition. These
are simple facts; and the only thing
about it which worries me is to think thai
the interviews of gentlemen. in the conf
dence of privacy, should be made the
subject Of newspaper discussion. and mis-
represented, too, for the purpose of giving
something OF effect to the fables they are
filed with. JOHN B. FLOYD.
We suppose that the truth of the mat
ter is about this that Mr.. Floyd was
hunting candidate Of his own, but find
ing the Mariposa Colonel of too 4" light
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