Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-23

Since the nomination Of Fremont by the Black
Republicans in council assembled, hundred presses
in the service of the devil throughout the Norti
have been gratifying their readers with biographical
sketches of that illustrious Free-Soer and the 7F
bune accompanies its own memoir of him with q
portrait which does the subject it is fair to say the
greatest injustice making him resemble very closely
one of the heroes Of the Newgate Calendar. The
question of his birthplace, like that Of Homer, Il
perpex the bographers although there are not A.
yet seven cities to contend FOR the honor Of having
produced such 3 he-O. Richmond, believe, his
some CHAINS 60 MS NATIVITY :, being asserted by ms
TT q ~ Oldest cstsszs th.E the Rxck Republican
rsn5iiIie x4s Sar IN Tia ssaiA >S5e u the BASIN,
frzr soS vsE-s rca Bu1 90 7ai vSSoh for the
isa and We H-s ga5ss S5Iiac - >zr-soSer to South
tla~niiuG 1hf z-cah a. htT5ar a-o-SAi &-Sh the neW
asrians
Tim s,-r,,inr a. f-=a3srs AT ihe hand OF traitor
ami rnnsi,l-anrs vAasA assembled last week in Phi
luailiiiii = a szSuc I1-SS-arOl Of the adrOitneSS
rrf s,,an-r s--i ~asch al their schemes have been
iisi,frsi :ln,.o--e3 Fremont had little claim to
shsf- -ssi,S- pioneer, OF restless and rowing dis
vroa- prefsrrins the Wild life OF the mountains
the quiet pursuits Of civilization he had been almost
wholly disconnected with the political Affairs OF the
country, at a time when Chase and Giddings, Hale
and Sumner were doing yeoman's service in agita-
ton There was not a man. indeed. of the Free-Soil
party. whose name was known beyond the precincts
Of his own immediate neighborhood, who mad not
superior claims TO the nomination. And yet the
learned Chase and the facetous Hale, Mclean in his
judicial gown, and Sumner in his bloody shirt, went
into the Philadelphia Convention only TO be ignored
and passed over.
The reason for this is apparent enough. The Black
Republicans NAV cry out rs much rs they please
about BRUTALITY" and ''rowdyiSm" when Southern
man chastses a Northern slanderer, but they know
perfectly well that the people of the United States
at the North and the South will vote for no mar
who has shown want of physical courage. PtucI
is a good old Saxon virtue which has not yet gon,
out OF fashion. 4 wel-drubbeG Senator may do Il
excite a spurious sympathy, but he awakens yer!
little enthusiasm. From the days which the Homer
ic muse has recorded down to the last Presidentia
election, il has been the conquerng hero, the sue
eeSsful champion, the gentleman at the right end o
the cowhide the walking cane, who has enliste'
popular feeling his side. Now. the old leaders q
the Abolition party have never given any proofs o
personal courage. Fremont is a man Of dheren
type a man of action whose past career, though
wanting in the display Of those qualities which be-
come the statesman is full Of adventure, hardship
perils by land and sea- hair-breadth scapes and al
that
There is hardly doubt that Fremont will rul
well in the North. His supporters claim for hin
every non-slaveholding State. Without giving hiu
half of the Northern vote, We may yet have som
misgivings that the election will be thrown into tn
House of Representatives and then -- Goo
night to Marmion But our hope is in the right
Before the people of the United States stands maj
of the truest patriotism-the oftiest character-th
largest craftsmanship. The candidate Of no parti
cular section, he challenges the respect and conf
dence Of the whole Union. Such is MnLARD FIJI
MORE Ia his election alone any hope
bringing back the country to condition of safet
and order.