The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-14
GIVING EVERYBODY EVERYTHING.

Titlebat Titmouse, the hero of Warrens novel, "Ten
Thousand Year" carried his election to Parliament by
announcing in his speech at the hastings, that elected
he would immediately introduce and have passed bill to
give everybody everything This speech prepared for
him by Oily Cannon of the celebrated firm of Quirk
Cannon, Snap. Fremonts relations to f. p Blair for
chilly remind US Of those which existed between Mr. Tit
mouse and Mr.. Cannon, the former communicating the
dictation of the latter emanatons from his mind
On some subjects Mr. Cannon did not permit Mr.. Tit
mouse declare himself but preferred to speak hiu
SELF lest the consequences might extend further tfan
anticipated So in the present instance after the letter
accepting the nomination, Fremont kept silent and Blair
steps forward proclams his purposes and givs assn
RANGES which deemed hazardous for him personally
to make If they all fall he will not be responsible
cause he made no pledge himself What has Mr. Blair
promised In his address to his neghbors days
since finding the Fremont sinking he offers the fol-
lowing reward as an inducement to new recruits:
homestead bill, giving without price to every actual
settler the public domain homestead of hundred and
sixty of land condition of occupation and cutva
ton for period of five years. the looked by
Col Fremont provide for those whom the nuers would
make slaves The has been passed in the House
and defeated in the Senate renew
ed again by leading republican member from Pennsylva
MIA at the last session. If Fremont is elected WILL have
no doubt, be carried into law"
Here Mr. Blair offers a bounty of hundred and sixty
of land to every who will vote for Fremont
which equivalent to gift of two hundred dollars He
boldly offers bride the with the property of the
nation to the election of who has himself made
free with the of the nation He does not say that
this is proposed by the republican party that
il forms item in it's creed that Fremont is pledged
it. Nor does he attempt explanation of the manner
in which he proposes to induce Congress upor 1t or
whether he intends to stake his administration upon
it. If was in fact Republican" measure why did not
Femont friends pass in the House when started at the
last session 1t depends not upon the President but upon
Congress- say whether such bill shall pass 1t is equal
ly likely to pass without Fremonts election as with
Some of Fremons leading supporters have uniformly and
strongly opposed the policy of actually giving away the
public lands Nothing but the urgent necessity for some
rally could have induced Mr.. Blair to this bold bid
for votes Mr. Cannon himself could not have contriyed
it with skill knowing that 1t must all end in delu
sion and disappointment being intended Those no
know Mr. Blair will understand the of the
pressing upon him which oocasoned him to venture upon
offering such reward for He felt the sinking and
desperate condition Of the Fremont cause which neither
camor Boosting could keep up and resorted to des
perate remedy. He knew it easy to promise and
hoped to profit by it viii the voters listen to such
promises approve the motive which prompts them or the
principles which involved Will they yield willing
to each Mr. Cannon who may promise to give every
body everythingf We look with confidence to November
for singing rebuke OF all such demagogery and gam
mon.