Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-10-01

Sldte, " WAS hHSon summon, Tue STeat
1 anti slavery man of the age. THAT has
exerted himself so much 10 establish
{ freedom in Kansas, as the whole reading
world must know. at a glance at the diff
feulties in that region. The Judge read
from The v. Y. Tribune. of July 5,ii, Sc.
one or Two detached portions Of Free
monts congressional record. to show that
he voted while in the Senate, against
the abolition Of Slavery in the District of
Columbia. l isked the Judge as po-
liiely as l knew how, if he would please
TO read the whole article, As it was short.
He replied that he had not time, and that
he had a right to make such quotations
as he pleased that this vas a Democrat
meeting, and he dld not wish to hear any
thing from the opposition, but after he
got through, if any one wished to read
it. they could do SO. l stated to the
Judge, that l should hold him to the
privilege.
He then went on atconsidersble length,
TO show from his boundless resources,
both mental and documentary, that
Fremont was in the habit OF voting with
such men as Dav. Atchison, the border
%rufian. The Judge showed conclusive
ly, by has mode of reasoning, hat FIRE.
mont was not only Pro Slavery. but the
Republican party were, with one ex
ceptien-Hon. B. F. Letter, Of Stark
county )he. and all the Democrats voted
against Dunn's bill. establishing slavery
in Kansas, and all the other Republicans
voted for it, thereby planting slavery
there. Now" he says, gentlemen
you can see which the pro slavery party
is l have TO emit a great many allu-
sions which the Judge made 10 Fremon.'>
life-his falling in love with a West In
dian girl-his courtship and marriage.
and a great variety of matter connected
with these grave and important subjects
that threaten the destruction of the Union.
He assured us hat men, now a-days.
had the hardihood TO state in an audible
voice, that if this Union had to be sus-
tanned al the expense of human misery
and slavery, let it slide. ''Why gentle
men," he said, "all our forefathers and
the patriots Of the revolution, were slave
holders, and what a dangerous doc
Urine it was" (reading from the Repub-
lican platform, the resolution where they
declare that Congress has The power to
prohibit slavery and polygamy in the ter
ritOries.) hen turning 10 the Cincinnati
platform, read the glorious doctrine Of
sovereignty, which guaranteed
10 the people of the territories the glori {
Gus privilege of having slavery and po- |
if they desired. The Judge I
really thinks the country is coming 10 a 8
great pass, if men must be denied the
right to have slaves, AMI as many wives I
as they wish. Great country this, where {
men must be depri' ed of these dear, God, y
given rights However. he said the 9
Democratic was The only real anti slave t
y party in the land, and their prin- n
,iples had wrought wonders in this C
country. At first there was but one o
free State, now sixteen, and only Is 1
Slave States, so that you see. (says the S
Judge 1--WE have the advantage" Tru S
y, Democracy is a glorious thing The f
Judge next went on to stale, that il FIRE. .
mont should be elected, (this sectional ii
nan, opposed to the inlerestof the South) $
ie never could administer the Govern p
nenl, as the country would moi submit
10 it. | have endeavored TO give a true P
OF the course the Judge took u
On this memorable occasion. First, he :
made out Fremont a Know Nothing, then n
4 Catholic, then pro slavery, thin so
slavery, and opposed to the South. !
hat he could not administer the govern :
nent if elected. =
The Judge then ptched into oil Gid, 4
without mittens. He quoted Whittlesey a
and Greeley of 1852. to show his rascal I
ty in plundering the public treasury of '
lntold millions. and his recent vote to i
-aise his pay. The Democrats, he said,
voted againt the increase pay of mem .
Was not that a good one ? The =
immortal Judge then came to a pause, I,
aid he was almost a mind TO put it to h
Totc, as he did not believe the people d
lere would sustain such a rascal as old (
Gid. The motion was seconded, and he ;,
put the vole. He said. "all in favor of q
sustaining Giddings in his conduct, say r
l assure you there was as hearty v
IN aye as has saluted the Judges ears ! :,
or some time. When the negative was
'ut, there were but very few to say no, h
Is there vas probably nine-tenths of the y
audience Republicans Not being salts IA
led, however, with The result. and fear d
ng the question was not fairly under +
TODD, he said he would put it again; and "
i'd, with a like result, only a good deal q
nore so. The Judge, then, for the first
during a speech of about three
ours. came 10 his senses, acknowledged ia
bat he was mistaken in his audience - r
lie was told at this point, that was known
then he said it was a Democratic meet
,g. We then gave three hear y cheers
Or old Gid.
The Judge then told US, that Mr.. Blu