Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-12
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Col Fremonts Letter ofAcoeptanoe liz views
ON Slavery Extension

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The New York papers contain Col. J. c FREE
mont $ letter accepting tie Republican nomina-
| ton for the Presidency. After saving that in
| the event of his election to the Presidency he
VIII "enter upon the execution of its duties with
single hearted determination to promote the
good of the whole country, and 10 direct solely
to this end all the power of the government ir.
respective of party issues. aud regardless of sec.
ional strife" deprecating fillibnsterng foreign
policy and endorsing the Republican" platform
he says:
International ombarras sments are mainly the
results of a secreat diplomacy which aims to
keep from the know ledge of the people the ope-
rations of the government. This system is in
consistent with the character of our institutions.
and is itself yielding gradually to u more enlight-
ened public opinion, and to the power of u free
press which, by its broad dissemination of po.
tical intelligence. secures in advance to the side
OF Justice the judgement Of the civilized world.
An honest, firm and open policy in our for
cign relations would command the united sup
port of the nation, whose deliberate opinions it
'9orld necessarily reflect.
Nothing is clearer in the history Of our inst-
tutions than the design of the nation in asserting
its own Independence and freedom, to avoid Civ
ingrcountcnance to the extension of slavery
! The influence in the small bat compact aud pow
ertul class of men interested in slavery. who com.
mand one section of the country, and WELD "a
vast political control consequence in the
other, is now directed to turn back this impulse
of the Revolution and reverse its principles
| The extension of slavery across the continent is
the object of tho power which now rules the
| governments and from this spirit has sprung
! those kindred wrongs in Kansas SO truly por-
traved in one Of your resolutions, which pro-
we'd that the elements of the most arbitrary gov
ernments have not beenv anquished by the just
| theory of our own.
Il lan e -, ,nl.
to any particular policy that has been suggested
to terminate the sectional controversy engender
ed by political animosties, operating pow
erthl class banded together by common inter
| est A practical remedy is the admission of
Kansas into the Union free State The
South should, in my Judgment earnestly desire
such contamination. 1t would vindicate its good
| faith-it would correct the mistake of the repeal;
and the North, having practically the benefit of
the agreement between the two sections, would
be satisfied. and good feeling be restored. The
measure is perfectly consistent with the honor of
the South, and vital to its interests. That fatal
act which gave birth to this purely sectional
strife originating in the country secured to it by
solemn covenant cannot be too soon disarmed
! of its perncious force. The only genial region
ofthe middle ATTITUDES left to the emigrants of
| the Northern States for homes cannot be con
| quered from the free laborers who have long con,
sdered it set apart for them in our inheritance
without provoking desperate struggle. What
ever may be the persistence of the particular
class which seems ready to hazard everything
i for the success of the unj just scheme it has par
tally effected. firmly believe that the great
heart of the nation, which throbs with The patri
otisn of the free men of both sections, will have
power to overcome it. They will look to the
rights secured to them by the Constitution of the
Union their best safeguard from the oppres
sion of the class whch-by monopoly of the
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reduce them to the extremity of laboring upon
the same terms with the slaves. The great body
Of non slavehOlding free men, including those of
the South, upon whose welfare slavery is az i'm
preston, will discover that the power OF the gen
eral government the public lands may be
! beneficially exerted to advance their interests
and secure their Independence. Knowing this,
| their suffrages will not he wanting to maintain
! that authority in the Union which is absolutely
essential to the maintenance of their own lber
! ties, and which has more than once indicated the
purpose of dsposing of the public lands in such
way would make every settler upon them
| freebooter.
Ifthe people entrust to me the administration of
! the government the laws OF Congress in relation
to the Territories will be faithfully executed. All
its authority will be exered in aid of the nat IN
al will to re establish the peace Of the country on
the Just principles which have heretofore receiv
ed the sanction of the federal government. of tho
States and the people Of both sections. Such u
policy would leave no aliment to that sectional
party which seeks its ACKNOWLEDGMENT by appro
printing the new Territories to capital in the
form of slavery. but would inevitably result in
the triumph free labor-the natural capital
which constitutes the real wealth of this great
country and creates that intelligent power in the
masses alone to be relied on the bulwark of
free institutions.
Trusting that have heart capable of com
pretending our whole country, with its varied
interests. and confident that patriotism exists in
all parts of the Union. accept the nomination
Of your Convention, in hope that that ! may be
enabled to usefuy its cause, which con
slider the cause Of constitutional freedom.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
! J. G.. FREMONT.