Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-29

J. imous vote Of the House and Senate anil
b the approval of President Pierce, on th,
d 29th of July, 1854. If his accounts wer,
unsettled, if money was in bis hands uu.
accounted for, if the Government had anv
balance against him, why, Sir, why did
not your Administration compel settle
: ment and secure any claims of the Govern
ment, when it held SlS3, ,S25 of John C..
Fremont in his Golfers? viii the Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania, will any Senator
answer this question?
Some mousing politician in the depar..
ments,or who has access tothe departments,
some little, soulless creature, ever ready
to blast the reputation of honorable men,
has doubtless found papers bearing upon
Col. Frsponts connections with the Gov
ernment, out Of which he thinks, extracts
can be quoted,i if published, by which venal
politicians can blacken the reputation Of
one they hate and fear, and the Senator
from Pennsylvania comes into this cham
Der, with this resolution, to carry out this
small game Of political malignity | shall
vote, SIR, for this inquiry, but l wash my
hands ofits meanness-itsa abject bitterness.
The Senator from Pennsylvania assumes
to be MIR. Buchanan's fugleman here. 1
have sometimes thought the Senator, in his
deep anxiety, felt that be carried Mr.. Bu-
chanan on his shoulders. hold Mr.. Bu.
ehanan responsible for an attempted blow
at his rival-struck by the hand of the
Senator from Psnnsylvania-who processes
to be his particular friend, who is ever
watchtul of his interest and fame. So
prompt is the Senator from Pennsylvania
to rush to the defence OF Mr. Buchanan,
that L have come to regard him as that
gentleman's ''premonitory symptom here,
Nothing but that Senator's extreme desire
to better the waning fortunes of his chief,
could have induced him to engage in this
political device.
Mr.. President, the people will regard
this as persecution. 1t will bring odium
not upon Col. Fremont, but upon tho
men who originated it and move in it.
1t will rather rebound, as all such at
tackS against candidates fss the p...;1.-..
grayest and most transcendant issues ever
presented to the people os the United States.
All that the Senator from Pennsylvania
and his candidate can make out Of his in
quiry will not weigh feather in the COM
ing contest, which is to decide whether
Freedom or Slavery shall sway the policy
of the Republic.
Iowa-young Iowa has uttered her voice
for John C. Fremont, by majority Of
thousands. Maine will respond to Iowa
for the East, in few weeks, in voice
not to be mistaken. The Senator can not
break the mighty current that is bearing
the friends of free Kansas on to assured
triumph by this petty political marGuvre,
which gentlemen should not s:oop to en-
gage in. Pennsylvania, on the lith Of
October, may teach her Senator that she
is not to be won by attempts to defame the
Chieftain, around whose banner the hber-
al, progressive, Democratic masses of the
country are rallyiug for the coming fight
have not spoken, Mr.. President, OF
the motives that have actua.ed the Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania in introducing this
inquiry. have nothing to do with mo-
tives. l have spoken of the act, and
have spoken of it as l think it deserves.
Perchance the Senator feels that lie has
the good name and fame of Col Fremont,
as well as Mr. Buchanan, in his keeping.
Perhaps we ought to feel grateful to him
for his zeal for the reputation of our can
dita.es but can not but feel that what
ever the effects Of this inquiry may be
upon Col. Fremont, the Senator will win
no laurels by it that any one will desire
to pluck from his brow.