The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-24
North Carolina.

A live Fremont man, who is Professor
in the State University of North Carolina,
has published letter announcing his adj
herence to the Free State party and declar-
ing strongly against the Extension Of Sla-
very. Professor Hedrick is bold and con-
scien.ious gentleman, and maintains his
opinion as boldly at Chapel Hill rs if he
was of the University at Cambridge. His
declarations will cost him his place, but he
had better lose this, than to forfeit his honor,
for when that is lost, all's lost. Professor
IIcdrick says of John G. Fremont: ...
81 say l am in favor of the election Of
Fremont to tho Presidency; and these are
my reasons for my preference ...
/. Because like the man. He was born
and educated ut the South. He has lived q,
the North and the West, and therefore has
had an opportunity Of becoming acquainted
with our whole people-an advantage not
possessed by his competitors. He is known
and honored both ut home and abroad. lie
has shown his loyo Of his country by un-
waycring devotion to its interests. And
whether teaching school for the support Of
his widowed mother, or exploring the wilds
of tho great West: whether enlarging the
boundaries of science or acquiring for our
country the "golden State" whether es-
tablishing constitution for this youngest
daughter OF tho Union, or occupying seat
in the Senate Of the nation--in every po-
Ill Dan uhafl
demanding heroic daring or prudent coun
ell. he has always possessed the courage to
undertake and the wisdom to carry through.
In reference TO tho value Of his services in
California, Mr.. Buchanan says "he bore
conspicuous part in the conquest Of CALI
fornia, and in my opinion is better entitled
to be called the Conqueror of California
than any other man." For such services
and such ability l love to do him honor.
platforms and principles are good enough
| in their places !; bu. for the Presidential
chair the first requisite is man."
That is well said, capitaIly said, and
better than the manner Of 1t, It is true in
every word. Next, the Professor declares
"Fremont is on the right side Of the great
question which now disturbs the public
peace. Opposition to slavery extension Is
neither o Northern nor sectionalism. It
originated with the great Southern states
man of the Revolution. Washington, JEFF.
ferson, Patrick Henry, Madison, and Ran
dolph were all opposed TO slavery in the alb
stract, and were all opposed to admitting it
into new territory. One Of the early acts OF
the patriots of the revolution was to pass
the. ordinance Of ''S7.' by which slavery
Was excluded from all tho territories we
then possessed. This was going farther than
the republicans Of the present day claim
Many of these great men were shareholders Il
but they did not let self.interst blind them
TO the evils Of the system. Jeaaron says
that slavery exerts an evil influence both
upon tho whites and tho blacks; but he was
opposed to tho abolition policy, by which
the slaves would DO turned loose among tho
whites. In his autobiography he says:-l
Nothing Is more certainly written ia the
book of fate than that these people are to be |
FREQ, nor 10 IL less certain that the two races,
equally free, cannot live in the same govern.
ment. Nature, habit, opinion, have drawn |