The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-06-25
From the Daily Pennsyluanig<.
The Nomination Of Col. Fremoyt.

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The Nomination Of Col. Fremoyt.
Despite the warnings Of all the more mod
crate men of the Black Republican party,
and The wishes ofalI the comparatively con.
seryative citizens who were casting longing
glances towards that OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the assertion of Thaddeus Stevens in the
Convention, that without Judge Mclean
was It's candidate Pennsylvania would be
lost BY $4,000 maj orily in the fall, he was
Withdrawn under circumstances which strong
ly indicate his betrayal by pretened friends,
for some unknown reasou--perhaps the Law
ish use of Mariposa gold had something 10
do with it.
In his place, that "enterprising young
man." Col. Fremont, has received the nom-
nation. Destitute of qualifications, destitute
of all sembIance of slatesmanlike qualities,
his only Recommendation appears to have
been that ther was "a great deal Of romance
about him. This may be weighty consid.
Grafton with young lady in her teens in Sc
lecting lover, but it would be an insult 10
the intelligence of the American people TO
suppose they would not require more solid
and attractive qualities in President. The
following short biography of Fremont has
been going the rounds of the press:
"John c. Fremont's father was French
man, who, for some political offence, los.
his property and escaped 10 this county
He taught the French language in Virginia
for living, and at length ran away with a
planters daughter and married her. Some
years afterwards he died in Charleston, South
Carolina, leaving a widow and two sons,
very poor. Some ladies OF the city took
charge of the family, gave John c. good
education at their OWE expense, ard procur-
ed him, through the then Secretary of the
Navy, a situation as teacher on board gov
ernment vessel, where he remained two
years and half, when, prefsrring the land
service, those ladies' assisted in procuring
for him commission in the army. One Of
his earliest exploits after that was 10 run
away with and marry Col. Benton's daugh.
Ter. But the Colonel at length forgave him,
and procured for him the command OF an
exploring expedition across the continent"
We will not pause here 10 remark upon
The ingratliude he displays in requting the
generosity and kindness of the ladies OF
Charleston by leading on those who are
known TO be The deadly foes of the section
of the Union which gave him birth, and
which by cherishing him, nourished in is
bosom viper ready now 10 sting il to the
heart. Nor will We at present descaDt al
length upon those elements of "romance"
which The opposition will no doubt dwell
upon largely during the campaign. For the
sake of MIR. Fremont's own fame, he should
never have placed himselfin position which
will render il necessary that the true history
of his life should be made public, the veil
of tinsel with which he has been bedecked
be rudely snatched aside, and the facts con-
nected with his career exposed. His friends
will be very ap: TO maintain close silence
upon his feats as an explorer, when the his,
tory of his 5lunders and hearlessness be-
comes known. They will not boast much
of his famous Coochatope Pass, which event.
ually proved 70 bo tho higheet peak but one
of the Rocky mountains, nor of his favorite
route for the Pacific Railroad, which, on
examinat lion, proved go crooked that il re-
ceived the sobriquet of the Rams Horn
Roule-nor the school Of Engineering which
he established, viz: that the movements OF
the Bufaloes were the best guide 10 an ex-
plorer-nor will they be apt to particularly
land the infamous deserion of his corps in
the midst of the perIs in which he had in-
veigled them, shut up in snow thirty feet
deep, which occurred near Taos, in New
Mexico.
Perhaps no man of his age has more un.
fortunate record than Col. Fremont. He was
court.marlialled and dismissed from the ar
my for ubofdination--his financial trans.
actions with the government funds will prob
ably be found to be not at all times of the most
credilable characterize failed as a politi-
clan; and, after serving short term in the
Senate, was superseded as soon as he be-
came fairly known by the people of Califor.
nia-and altogether, although he may be a
very fast, very romantic, and very enter
prising young man, he will find that no "buf-
falo engineering" will take him within hail
ing distance of the White House-'hat no OBJ.
stacles, high and insurmountable as his IA
nous pass, will rise before him-and that
his political "ramshorn route" will lead him
into difficulties as inextricable as those by
which he was surrounded when he ignomin-
iously deserted his companions in the snow
at Taos.
wWe heard rabid opponent of the
Democratic party, when asked the other
day how he intended 10 vote, declare that
che meant to go for any man that could come
nearest 10 beating the democratic party."-
This is the kind Of principle that governs the
political course of some men and shows what
sort of yoateyiai we have IN deal with Such