The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-22
GIVING THEM the coin SHOULDER.

~ are oen The Illuminating experiences or who, IN
their eagenSss obtain place and power are more nu-
enoed By motives Of personal ambition than by the cOnyc-
tons Of duty the requirements o. principle II win be
recolleced that Colonel Fremont few days since adj
dressed letter Governor Robinson Of the new State Of
Topeka the subject Of Kansas affairs The letter We
presume written for the benefit Of Mr. Robinson
bat for the benefit Of the aboItonknow bohing party
The writer bad been spokea Of 10 eonnexiou with the
presidency the candidate OF the black republicans and
il only natural that be should take an early opportu-
nifty Of placing his political sentiments convictions aud
afuities upoa record wide spread publicity Through
the agency Of The eegraph) given the letter In
few bours after its receipt aud Colonel Fremous position
In regard to he slavery question in general and the Kan
sas thrues in particular, defined by himself
sarded as perfectly satisfactory by Of the abolition
know-nOthing papers Of the North and East
IL would now that Of the black brethren in
New York and New England have been far too hasy in
their iudged liberation If positive approval of the
claims and principles of Col Fremont SET forth by him
self As far he has gone be has not gone far enough
TO suit such men Garrison, the Tappans and Gerrit
Smith They regard the great western explorer merely
babe in the swaddng clothes of aboltfionsu Joshua
Gddiugs too raises his gentle voice. and roundly
csEes hat the faithful mast touch him for The present
and that the idea Of hs being he black republican cand
date for the presidency zone of the futile eoncep
tons Of political cksters In order that We may not
be accused of msquong give below an extract from
an article from the Ashtalnla (ohio) Sentinel on "he re-
publican nomneen-the Sentinel of which Mr. Gid
dings is the associate editor:
To be plain this subject must do not see
how republicans do themselves justice
hs al
mess In to thus seek a man. destitute
as he Is oil any marked popularity aud song him prom
nent position In party where be has placed him.
Sell! even As private member. There srhuowedced
political character which belongs the republican party
that the Of the people expect recognise the repub
icau candidate and the strongly marked with the
distinctive qualities Of that character candidate shall be-
the more acceptable viii be be to the peopehe more en-.
Enthusiastically win they engage in his support and more
IinmPhanty will they succeed in his election. In this
pagn the contest viii be rsdicas on both sides.
HE South viii take an extreme and positive position
must We We cannot, we dare not attempt any compro-
misses, either Of men We have choices
Kind to make The line Of march marked before
and have either 10 forward to certain victory or
turn aside to dsfest and aAnaos. This time has gone
by when the unk and men are 10 be
for in candidate The positive strongly
Of known and tried attachment the Of freedom alone
can succeed. IL is too late develop new nan-to
quarry out candidate Such policy ali times CUES
onable but especially would be placing alien
recruit in command Of veteran generals piece OF an
ageRent that politicians have occasionally tried their de-
feat but has excited the contempt of military
We have inclination to disparage Colonel
bat rejoice in his being clearly with Still nust
look upon the idea Of making him one of the
most futile conceptions of political tricksters."
In the course Of The article Mr.. Giddings decspi-
ates Judge Mclean, and for the same reasons which
caused him TO ofleise the executoner Of Fremont
After thus summary disPosng of these two distinguished
candidates for black republican honor Mr. G. proceeds
aud concludes:
alt may be asked, do propose candidate Certain
y We do Bot we only propose yet We shall for the
people TO indicate their choice they certainly will in
due time There perception Of propre,y in these things
by which the public mind always governed and the
political managers NEEDLE with it, the better They can
only the capitalization Of public sentiment by
ference For this reason would wait till period
TO the convention before press the of
Nevertheless What appears to be the tendency
Of public preferenoe have observed In very gen.
srA Communication wh from this and many Of the
rounding States for months past. That tendency
clearly Ia favor of Gov. Chase"