Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-08-08
From the Kennebec Journsll
Warm Eulogiums upon Col. Fremont
by the Opposition Press in Maine.

When the name of Col. FREMONT was |
first mentioned during the past winter
as the probable Presidential candidate of
the Republicans. the Border Ruffian'
papers all over the country attempted to
ridicule the idea of such man running
as the candidate of such party. They
averreu that Col. Fremont was sound
Democrat. aud totally opposed to all sec
tional parties, true enough : and they
culogized him as highly as though they
expected to nominate him at Cincinnati.
Several papers in Maine played strong
hand at this game, and gave him endorse
ments in their columns which they will
now, perhaps be eager to disclaim. We
made extracts from several of these eulo.
gums, which we now propose to re-
publish.
The first of these Fremont eulosies
appeared in the Bangor Democrat In
an article published in that paper some
time in January or February, We find the
following language:
Col. Fremont is and ever has been O
| firm national Democrat, and is now look
ed upon in California as the STRONG
EST NAN to onTsosc that arch dema-
soguo, Henry S. Foote, who has desert
ed tEc Democracy and joined the dark
lantern association. Fremont's whole
life has been spent IN ADDING TO
THE GLORY AND RENOWN OF
HIS COMMON COUNTRY, and the
idea Of his uniting himself with any par
ty tainted with DIsuNIoN1sM is about
as probable as that ne will commit sui
eide tomorrow. THE CONQUEROR
OF CALIFORNIA, as he was styled
by President Polk, when he offered to
:, restore him to his rank after the UNJUST
finding of the Court Martial of 4S, will
be found in the impeding sectional strife
where he ever has been,-on the side of
the Union, and as a consequence, oppos-
ed to all its fanatical enemies"
4 How admirably we'll the writer of this
seems to have understood and appreciat-
ed the character of Col. Fremont, Won't
the D cmocrat favor its readers by re-pub-
fishing the article:
About the same time with the publ
cation Of the above, an article appeared
in the columns Of our neighbor, the Age,
from which we make the following ex-
tract
"CoL. Fremont is known to the coun-
try as sound National Democrat, and
nothing short o. fusion impudence could
claim him as belonging to the Wade,
Hale and Giddings party.
Col Fremont is a South Carolini-
an by birth and rearing, and all his SYM
pathles are adverse to union with the
fanatical 'one-idea party, with which the
Northern States are at present cursed.
He is too much attached 20 the Union to
join any party which does not keep
step to its music
Shortly after. the columns of the Ban
COR Journal contributed their share of
culogy to our gallant candidate, as fol-
lows
The use of the name Of Fremont, is
a mere gam of the Black Republicans
to establish slight pretense to nation
atty. As to his being nominated by
them, Notwithstanding all their talk, he
will sooner be heard of starting on a
journey to the moon. Fremont is not an
active politician, but his sympathies,
while by no means Pro Slavery, are yet
adverse to abolitionism in all its guises-
and he will never allow his name to be
used by party occupying the position of
the Black Republicans. His patriotism
has been too we'll demonstrated on the
BATTLE-FIELDS OF CALIFOR-
MA, [of which rich province he may
well be called the 'CONQUERER) to
allow of his now sinking into a narrow
sectionalist.'
4 The Saco Democrat following in the
same strain, published commentator
of Col. Fremont, most astonishing for
: its warmth. The following is an ex-
tract:
Col. Fremont by all his actions has
shown himself ONE OF THE FIRST
MEN OF THE COUNTRY. His SYM
pathies are all with the Democracy. and
his attachment to the Union without re.
gard to North or South, cannot be ques-
toned for moment. How absurd, then,
for these abolition K. Ms TO palm off
the cheat upon the public that they
could run Col. Fremon: if they chose"
And the Bath Tribune was inclined the
same way, throwing open its columns to
contribution from which the following
is an extract:
"Col. Fremont, though By no means
Southern Pro-Slavery fre-eater, oc-
cupies high and national ground on the
Slavery question, is ,ieroisd friend Of
the american Union, and would no more
consent to be the candidate of section
al organization than he would agree to
part with his Mariposa gold tract for
peck of brass farthinys. Rely upon it,