Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-10-24
To the Republicans of Ohio.
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE RooM,
CoITMRua OHIo Ort 1S 1854

REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE RooM,
COLUMBUS, oHIo Oct. 1s 1856.
We havejust passed through exciting contest; and
er the smoke of the battle has passed away again
proud announce to you that glorious flag of Free
dom stiI nrictory Ohio. We have achieved
splendid triumph. We have carried the State by twenty
Eve thousand majority. We have demonstrated that we
have Republicans than the combined forces of our
opponents We have condemnation of the
policy Of the Slave Democracy in terms which cannot be
misunderstood The great central State of the Conedera
cy has noby responded to the East and the west-to
Maine and to Iowa Her two millions Of reemen have vim
dcated the policy Of Jefferson and the Fathers of the Re-
public, and have again. in thunder tones pronounced
against the policy of slavery extension and the brutal
murderous conduct which has characterized the present
National Administration in the Territory Of Kansas
But the contest through which we have Just passed is
but the prelude to the great struggle for freedom and the
right which is to be decided by the American people
the fourth of November next We then elect President
chief Executive Of this great nation We then
to determine who shall rule u.s. our destiny for
the great vital questions that involved in this
ton. We simply desire to say to the Republicans Ohio
have carried the State and elected ticket BY
large majority, and that is duty to prepare for
the final struggle without moments delay. Do not i'm
agine that opponents will their efforts They
hope will rest upon aures and relax our efforts
and thus enable them to triumph in November.
Republicans Of 0hiol faithful watchmen call upon
to rally and again 60 forth to battle and to Victory
and nobest efforts But the cause ofwhch he the
ponent and which, through him. hope to reinaugurAe
the settled policy of the Republic is rgreae nober
and more worthy of our hbors than any all the
that aspiring for the Presidency. That cause
mHst again pTeUa Each Freeman to it his labors
and his Hfreedom is better than slavery; free
soil is better than slave soi ee schools free speech
free press better than ignorance seryy and barbsr
ISM then worthy your ardent and continued
efforts from this time till the day of election.
To the County Committees would say keep up your
organiation hold township and school district meetings.
see that electoral tickets procured and properly dis
tributed. You know your weak places; strengthen
lyour lines and perfect the details of your system of
rons; that every voteris at the polls and supplied
with Republican electoral ticket; remit reasonable
to increase the vote of your counties and add your
mite to the swelling tide which, with proper effort is to
give the electoral vote Of Ohio to Fremont and Dayton by
ifOTtV thousand majority.
Republicans friends Of the Constitution Of the Union
offee Territory and free lAbori the millions of reemeu
from Maine to fowa are shouting your recent
vicoryi Ohio is yet the banner Republican State: act
to retain that proud e vote e to win the plaudif
of the hosts who marshRlllng. and who, in No
vember next will elect JOHN C. FREMONT President Of
the United States. WI. DENNISON, Jr., Chairman,
W. 7. BAscoN, Secretary.