The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-08-20
From the Ohio Statesman.
EREMONT'S SLAVERY RECORD.


From the Ohio Statesman.
SLAVERY RECORD.
OF all the candidates that have ever
been put up for President against the De-
FREMONT is the most assailable.
There does not appear to be an act of his
life, ofa public character, but what is either
with his present position, or
corrupt to the last degree. He was, on
his first and only visit to England, fmpris-
oned on the charge of selling fraudulent
gold quartz stock, and his record at home
does not appear to be any better.
But the most astonishing thing of all is,
the. while in the q. S. Senate, short as
the period was, he voted with the most
ultra Southern slavery men, yet accepts
a nomination from the extreme wing of
the Northern Sectional Union hating Alb
olitionists, and places himself on a plat
form that suits.
The Cincinnati Times says:
Col. Fremont, by no act of his own
has ever proven himself adverse to sla-
very. After the Constitution of Califor
MIA was adopted, Col. Fremont was sent
as Senator to Congress and there he de-
monstrated his views in relation to slavery.
During the 81 days he served in the Sen
ate he cast three votes relative to slavery,
and EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS
IN FAVOR OF PRO-SLAVERY IS
,SUESl Let us look at the record.
FREMONT'S FIRST VOTE was cast
on the 18th day of September, 1850, on
a bill introduced by w. H. Seward, for
the abolishment of Slavery in the District
of Columbia: How did he vote? Look
for yourself:
AYEs-C Chase (now Governor of Ohio)
Dodge, (of Wisconsin, Dem. Hale, (then
and again o. 8 Senator,) Seward. (of N.
Y.,) and Upham, (of Vermont, now
dead.)
NAYs-Mesrrs. Atchinson, Badger,
Baldwin, Barnwell, Bell, Benton, Berrien,
Bright, Butler, Clay, Davis, of Mass:
Davis, of Miss; DAYTON, Dickson,
Dodge, of Iowa; Douglas, Downes, Ewing,
Felch, FREMONT, Greene, Gwinn, Ham
lin, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Man
gum, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pearce,
Pratt, Rush, Sebastian, Shields, Smith,
Scule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, I'm
derwood, Wales, Whitcomb and VIM
throp-45.
See Senate Journal 1850, p. 626.
On that question, who voted against
Fremont? Seward and Chase, who were
sacrificed at Philadelphia by the Conven-
ton that nominated the George Law
candidate Who voted with Fremont?
Atchinson, whom the Republicans term
.'Border Ruffian,n and Douglas, whom
they term "traitor to the interests of the
country"
FREMoNTs SECOND VOTE was
cast six days afterward, on the same sub
ject and to the same effect.
On the 18th of September, 1850, Mr..
Pratt, having moved to take up bill to
prevent the enticing or assisting slaves to
escape from their owners in the District of
Columbia, Mr.. Hale moved that the biH
BE- committed to the Committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia, aoiM Instructions so to
amend 1t as to abolish slavery IN the Dis
trsct of Columbia.
How did Fremont vote on this ques-
ton? Look for yourself:
YEAS Messrs. Baldwin, Chase, Davis
of Mass, Dodge of Wis, Ewing, Seward
and Winthrop-9.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchinson, Badger,
Barnwell, Bell, Benton, Bright, Butler,
Cass, Clay, Cooper, Davis Of Miss, Daw-
son, DAYTON, Dickinson, Dodge of
Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Foot,
FREMONT, Gwinn, Houston, Hunter
Jones, King, Mason, Morton, Norris,
Pratt, Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Soule,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Turner, Underwood,
Wales, Whitcomb and Yulee-41.
Again the ally of Atchison and Douglas,
and the opponent Of the Republican
leaders.
FREMONT'S THIRD VOTE can
receive the sanction of no true hearted
Christian. It was as fellows: Mr.. Under
wood, of Kentucky, having called up the
bill for the relief OF the American Colon
izatisn Society, which sought to repay the
Society the expenses for maintaining
and .ond,no IN T;hario tho slovec rooop