Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-06-28
FREMONT AND FREEDOM !

The nomination of JOHN C. FREMONT
by Peoples Convention at Philadelphia, was
but the spontaneous expression of the people,
speaking through their delegated instruments.
1t was caused by the great necessity of the
times, which demanded as q candidate for the
Presidency, mar fresh from the ranks of the
people, uncontaminated by party prostitution,
possessed of ability, of energy, and that clear
sighted, far-seeng judgment, which is the main
element of greatness. Such man is JoHN {.
FREMONT and such men will ever be dis
tnguished in whatever sphere of action duty
or inclination may lead them to direct their
efforts
The name of FREMONT is already house
hold word Not by inordinate ambition, not
by scenes of carnage and of blood, has he be-
come great man but by the display of those
elements of greatness which secure our respect
and love, while they command our admiration
by lofty daring, by unexampled. fortitude, by
energy perseverance and good sense, all united.
The faults or the crimes that usually stain the
escutcheon of those as renowned as FREMONT,
have left his name unSullied In the halo of
glory that enshroudS his fame, there are no
dark clouds.
We avail ourselves of the following sketch
of the career of our candidate for the Presi,
dency.
His father, who died when he was child,
was a Frenchman, his mother a Eirgnan. He
was born at Savannah on the Dist of January,
1918, and educated at Charleston, South Caro-
lima, where his mother, left a widow with three
children, had taken up her residence. The
circumstances of the family were exceedingly
narrow and the childhood of Fremont was sur
rounded by privatons and difficulties which
with powerful nature like his, naturally tend
ed to develop the heroic elements of his char
acter
At Charleston Fremont enjoyed the instruc-
tions of DR.. John Robertson, who, in the pre-
face to translation of Zenophons Retreat of
of the Ten Thousand, which he published in
1850, records with pride the remarkable pro-
ficiency of his pupil. In 1923 he entered the
junior class of Charleston College. After leay-
ing which he employed himself for some time
as teacher OF mathematics In 1888 he OBJ
tanned that post on board the sloop-of-war
Natchcz, which had been sent to Charleston
to put down the nullifers Ga purpose similar
To that for which bn iS uo,v nouino +od for Dro
Sidcnt), and on board of her he made cruise
of two years and a half On his return he
adopted the profession of surveyor and rail
road engineer, and was employed in that ca
pacity under Captain Williams of the Topogra-
phical Engineers in the survey of a route from
Charleston to Cincinnati. When this survey
was suspended, he accompanied Captain VIII
liams in a reconnaissance of the country then
occupied by the Cherokees, after which he
joined NJ. Nicolet, distinguished French sa-
van in the employ of the United States in an
exploring expedition over the North h-Westcrn
prairies. He was employed in this survey, in
which he acted as principal assistant, during
the years 1888 and 1889, and while absent m
on it was appointed q Second Lieutenant in
the Corps Of Typographical Engineers While
reducing the materials of this survey, and pre-
pairing maps and report, he resided for some
time at Washington, where he formed the ac-
quaintance of the family of Mr.. Benton, result
ing in his marriage, in l84l, to one of Mr.
Benton's daughters
Shortly after-in May, lS42-he started on
the first of his three great exploring expcdi-