The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-15
The Political Press OF the United States and
the Fremont Movement.


the Fremont Movement.
We spread before our readers this morning. a
carefully prepared table (including the name
place politics antecedents and circulation of each
particular paper) Of the political newspapers on
our exchange list, North South, East and West.
State by State, together with such other journals
as we have been able to pick up, and all the
German party papers in the country. The figures
OF the circulation respectively, of this extensive
list Of our political contemporaries, are derived
from the publishers themselves, or from the Off
cial returns of the last federal census In con
nection with these newspaper statistics we also
give table of the official returns Of the latest
State elections of which we have any complete
report; and the object of all these facts and
figures we shall now proceed to define
Ia the outset, we do not pretend that this list
Of the party journals of the country is a complete
one. We have stated what it is, and with the
further statement that the HERALD exchange list
has been made up with the most perfect indifer-
ence to the party politics Of this or that journal;
and was made up too, with few exceptions be
fore the present organization of parties, our
readers viii perceive that it affords
pretty fair test Of the relative strength
of the three Presidential parties of the
present day. Wholly independent of parties,
candidates ard politicians, the NEw YORK HERALD
exchange list, we dare say affords the fairest
criterion Of any journal in the Union Of the re
speetive newspaper strength Of our different poll
teal organizations.
From what we have heretofore published upon
this subject, the reader viii anticipate the appli-
cation we propose to make OF these newspaper
and election statistics. Our purpose is simply to
show that the Fremont movement is but the
working Of great spontaneous popular revolu-
ton against the Pierce and Forney democracy
and the Cincinnati legatee Of this Pierce adm
nistration. Look at our newspaper figures. Here
we have 33i Fremont papers against 296 for Bu-
chanan and i25 for Fillmore; but the important
distinction lies in this fact-that the whole of the
Fremont press excepting half dozen, are
Northern papers; and that. excepting those half
dozen papers, the political press OF the South is
divided between Buchanan and Fillmore. In the
North the Fremont press largely exceeds In num-
bcrs the buchanan and Fillmore press combined
and in point OF circulation the Northern FIRE.
mont papers ere as four 20 one against the
whole OF The Fillmore press Of the Union,
and nearly two TO one against the Bucha-
nan newspaper circulation, North and South,
put together. Again. by reference to the aatece-
dents Of this list Of papers It will be seen that
while the Buchanan journals are almost cxclu-
syely of the Pierce democratic school and that
while the Fillmore organs are almost entirely.
limited 10 Southern wings and South Americans
the Fremont newspaper press comprehends wings
and democrats, hards and softs, Know Nothing
natves and adopted citizens-journals and mon
OF al pree1isting parties all sects all classes
embracing achievements fresh from Buchanan
and from Fillmore.
Consult this list Of papers in connection with
The quick and cnihusiastic adoption Of Fremont
~ tbe masses Of people Of all parties all ma
tious, oil creeds and I'll classes that have rallied
and arc still gathering around him, and then an
swcI-us, good reader II this does NO; look il
general revolutionary movement upon the su1
lime popular instinct. o. spontaneous combls
ton We think it dos and that the Issues eth.
braecd in Il are a.
nfoaA anu Reaersl 4 tAe east3f 1ir
There i something more IN |, than Kansas the
border runians, and Fremont's popularity We
look in fact upon this Fremont movement az com.
pretending nothing less than general wholesome
revolution In the government NJ Washington. ID
The politics OF the country and sanitary clean.
ing out Of The party hacks. huckslers and spoils
men that have brought principles and men to The
hammer, and that have reduced The public traa-
sury to the mercy Of league Of plundcrer-
These are the great facts that underIie thi- mag.
niacen, grouudswell Of public opinion in favor
Of Fremont
BY reference to our tables 81 the last oahcally
reported State elections, It appears that this
.uoundswell against the Pierce and Fornsy
democracy had cleared the track for a sweeping
victory to the opposition forces before Fremont
was mentioned OF thought OF az their candidate
Ills nomination was the result OF o later popular
inspiration. and be runs like the prairies on fire
Tie entorcd upon the campaign with q recorded
opposition majority against the spoils democracy
OF the popular vote Of the Union Of upwards Of
TWO hundred aud fifty thousand and this ma.
loriy > Northern majority, which has increased
under Fremont, and Il still increasing The
only impedmcnt 10 the triumphant election of |
Fremont by the people, Is Mr. Fillmore. and the
balance Of power which The Know Nothinrs in
biz support like Birney or Van Buren,, nav
DC able 70 control In the general result II |
3 possible that the Fillmore diversion may give I
and New Jersey 10 Buchanan bat !
: is also possible that Fremont may be more
ian q match for Buchanan in spite Of The Fin
more faction. We know That Forney and his |
Central Committee are badly frightened and a.
me proof Of he charge we may refer to the late |
resolution OF Mr.. BIGGER In the United States |
senate calling upon the President to rummaOc |
'yu The executive departments for all The Off |
sial documents on Rlc that may he used or abused