New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-11
ANOTHER OLD WIG FOR FREMONI'

The Hon. John Whipple of Rhode Island is one
of the ablest men in the United States. The com
peer of Webster and Clay, always conservative
he is now found among the foremost in the front
rank of the Fremont movement.
To many of the old Wings in Pennsylvania Mr.
Whipple's name is well known. We commend his
letter to their especial consideration. Age has not
emasculated him, as it seems to have done Choate
and Everett.
friend of Mr.. Whippe's, residing in this city
having heard that he had written letter in favor
of Col. Fremont, applied to him for copy OF IT,
and st the same time invited him to speak here.
The following is Mr.. Whippe's reply:
WARWICK, August %, 1856.
DHaRSR: Your very fattering letter fthe 10Th INST
directed 10 Providence found me yesterday al Greea-
wich County of Kent, there beng no Post-oiLee III
warwick. / herewith send you the letter you desire
nv the Chicago paper is said to be addressed TO
FTemcn Mt meeting On the contrary, II was private
letter TO nv friend VIM. 5. Patten, Cashier OF Bank
and never designed for the public Subsequently a.
might be published although thought II did not de
serve any other notice than as light popgun. Stll
,bov are NV sentiments, aud the iondeet wish
Of my heart Is that une Anet tn POM put
may have good sense enough 10 hnu our
a. ii fer, nee between OF words and men oil deels
| ad acquaintance enough with Fremont a, WasnlnS
ton some wears since, TO that ne was Dil Oh tue
yey b. st materials put together in the very Oes' man
Nor with the very best Of naviSatos al tie heini,
Without the briliancy of Webster ana elay ne Il VI
larger unnagc. He cannot SAL as last IN g Wed'ci
hnt in heavy weather he could live when they would
49, gsne 10 the bottom lie is great, truly great,
un1er his storm staysail He is not painted IN as
brilliant colors as were those great statesmen but ms
ground tackle stronger and safer and ne Is not hs
Gs likely 10 run aground or spring aleak'
Most sspiIants for Office make strong professions oi
Lment TO the poor and laborng ia 'ses Fremont
mskos no proes sObs of that sort, ou mas "oiheu i
them and with them all his lifetime. No man can 20
into Fr.monts life and character, with 'ut seeing, as
most emicrans TO the Yves, 90, that the they 70
the richer they find the sod. should tninS IN ~ ue
elements Of bis character would be posltyey as
ing TO the dandy and the office. hunter 10 ,ue usuuy
he would prescribe work for he feels as az Una.
there is more merit and integrity in ihe iaooIns H,
han in any oilor The higher up We get the hsate'
the sir i. He is no office hunter, and deS2Ses hiS
tcn,bs of them. In this opinion iuiiy cohclue'
consider regular built ofhce-hunier as aihoug 'ae
lowest classes Of men-in moral view al least.
have been so through all the ages OF Asatic ana Eur
pesn history Twenty Winters resider &c 10 asnlns
ton have convinced me that our office hunters re,sh
Die 10th the ancient and modern office hunters 10 cla
scer quite mach they resemble the IN Tue iDoe
! that thy eat or the water that they drink, Ih'
| most corrupt of all practices-that OF bribery
| prevails as extensively anon, Americ N as among
| Asiaiic or European statesmen The man who gives
hibc authorizes it 10 be given is corrupt thai
the men who takes. The in egrity OF the man wh
gives the bible will not stand in the way OF reccivin
one. The fear Of exposure, or his wealth, may induo
Inn To ask higher price, but be viii receive no re
mons'rsnccs from his integrity. What Buchanan ha
been ia this respect do not Know. All that kno'