M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-09-25
seFreedom, Free speech and FremOnt.''

I oRSNth ohe ASAASAA"
The Black Republicans pretend that thei
party is peculiarly calculated to exten'
Freedom, and they have adopted the word
which head these remarks as their battle
cry. Let US see how their practice talliei
| with their professions.
The Emigrant Aid men ia Kansas, accor'
ding to the testimony Of witnesses before
the Kensas Investigating Committee, re-
solved to be governed by no laws made BY
the Kansas Legislature, even before that
body met, and before it was ascertained by
them that frauds had been committed at the
elections. Since that time they have man.
ifested their love for "freedom" by murder,
ing and driving off pro-slavery men and al
others who did not sympathise with their
movement, and robbing them of their prop
erty. This is one kind of "Freedom" which
the Black Republicans uphold and encOur-
age.
James Watson Webb, the man who in
1889 wrote letters home defending the
butcheres in Hungary, declared in the Con-
vention which nominated Fremont, that il
the Republicans failed at the ballot-box they
would be forced to drive back the slave
power (the southern States with fire and
6pord! This Is another sort Of "freedom"
to which many of the Republicans are at
tached-. the "freedom' to create civil war
and a bloody contest between the sister
States of this Union.
The Black Republican platform declares
that Congress has sovereign power over
the territories for their government" In
this Republican country we had always sup
posed that sovereign power was vested in
the people-that self-government was a
principle upon which our Republican tenn
pie was founded, and that to repudiate this
principle would be virtual abandonment of
our form of government and an acknowl-
edgment that the people were not compe-
tent to govern themselves. But we find the
MISUNDERSTANDING" party in favor of Plo-
cling kingly prerogative in the hands of
Legislative body to govern a people who
have no representation therein. The peo-
pie Of the territories, according to the Re-
publican platform have no rights at all, be-
cause sovereign poper is vested in Congress
for their government. This is another spec
linen of their love of "freedom."
"Free Speech !" The Republican ora
tors and penny-a-liners are continually as
serting that they are in favor of "Free
Speech !! " This cry was raised in conse-
luence of some odious laws in Kansas
which by the way, have never been en-
orced)--interfering with the right ofspeech.
A bill passed the Democratic U. S. Senate
declaring all laws in conflict with the Con-
jtitution and the act organizing that terri
ory to be null and void. The Black Re-
publican House of Representatives refused
o pass this bill and demonstrated thereby
he insincerity of their professions in fa-
'or of Stree speech"
A short time ago, while our candidate
or Vice President, John C. Breckenridge
vas travelling through this State, the Black
by preconcerted arrange
nent, gathered at the Cardington station.
When the train stopped several Democrats
poke to Mr.. B. and endeavored to prevail
IN him to stay and address a mass meeting
which was to be held at Mt. Gilead on the
18th. He stepped out on the platform and
began to speak to them, when the Black
Republicans began to yell like a pack of
Wild Indians. This they continued Until Mr..
Breckinridge took his seat in the car again.
Here was another specimen Of the kind of
free speech of which the Black Republicans
are in favor.
Not long since negro threw a stone at
Mr.. Vallandigham, while making speech
IN his Congressional District. He, the ne
gro, was "free speech" and Fremont man.
A few days ago Col. Medill was refused
the poor privilege of speaking in Church,
in Meigs county, which had previously been
used by the Abolitionists for political purpo-
ses, and was threatened by mob in Rut-
land for speaking to crowd in the street.
We could relate many other outrageS SINH
lar in character, all illustrative of the great
love of the Black Republicans for the "free-
dom of speech!" We presume, however,
that the above will be sufficient.
What do the people think of this party
that is always shouting for freedom and at
the same time acting the tyrantl
". II, Horton,