The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-02
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Gle (Frsmont) win dignity libel by personal con
tadcon but commit his character to the generous appre
citation and clear deernment OF the American people Ills
friends countenanoe no the private character or
personal integrity of the opposing eanddates let US see
how much win be made by the assaants Of bis good name
IN. r. Tribune.
No has heretofore been presented as candi-
date for the presidency whose friends not prompt to
repe all mpuauons upon his personal character nvolV
ing want of honesty, fidelity and capacity Mr. Jefferson
laid down three essential tests Of official fitness for the
public service, which have been uniformly and uniser-
sally approved by all parties until the present time
HONESTY, FIDELITY and CAPACITY To these tests the
friends of Buchanan and Fillmore cheerfuy submit
the characters private and public Of their respective can
ddaes. They lay open the entire volumes of their lives
invite friend and foe subject them to the seyeres seru-
tiny and stand ready to repel any and every unjust as
sault whether aimed at their personal or their politi
cal regulations. They freely coneede that the man
who is worthy represent the honor of the nation
in the presidential chair must be above suspicious az
to his integrity his fidelity, and his capacity and be-
they have the most unbounded confidence in the
qualifications of their candidates in these essential respects
they challenge the utmost freedom of investigation and
discussion 1t is useless TO add that neither Mr. Buchanan
Mr.. Fillmore to throw himself upon his dig
nifty and have il announced by his friends that he win
repel assaults upon his private reputation. Both Of
those statesmen know that their friends claim for them
such exemption from the freedom Of discussion and both
of them know that whenever and wherever they
justly attacked they will be promptly and efficiently de-
Tended. 4g.a-- aa. 4.
But the long-recognised tests of official fitness
| tad nv fhn Of
mont If he is charged with being Roman Catholic
the whole brood of republican organs rush to his
defence, and crowd their columns with afdavits
tfcates and editorials, to relieve him of what they
seem to regard horrible crimei If he is charged
with being the of slaves, all black republication
is shocked the enormy of the injustice and is prompt
repel the libeous imputaon But when official records
produced tending excite suspicion to Col FREE
integrity and fidelity in the discharge Of his official
duties whilst acting in fducary character in California
when those official documents raise the presumption that
he used the credit attaching to his official position bor
money for his individual speculations when they
make out prna cc of buying property ostensby
for the of the government when in fact the purchase
was for his individual benefit when they show that hun
deds of thousands of dollars claimed from the
upon the strength of his official certificates have been
Dy accounting ODlceTs OF Or
iegality when such charges these based upon
thenc public documents, brought forward and the
friends of Col Fremont asked explain these
actions and thus vndicate his character for honesty de
ity and capacity the only given is that Col Fro
H dignity libel by personal contradiction but
commit has character 10 the generous appreciation and clear
discernment Of the american people ,~. "~.
it possible that Col Fremont has little about
his reputation abor under the delusion that his char
far above assault that for than five years
he has allowed charges grave to remain the public
records and in the public archives without word of
PLANTATION and now, when they brought to his atten
tion does he presume to meet them by throwing himself
his dignity and trusting to the generous appreciation
of the people2 1t hot In this way that he the
nsnuaion of Mr. Clay in the Senate when he under
stood bis personal character to be impeached 1t
not by dgnifed silence that he allowed Mr. Foote
to indulge in personal reflections in the Senate But
now, when be is presented as candidate for the
most elevated and responsible position in the govern
ment and when charges resting upon official documents,
made which, If true wholly irreconeiable with
integrity, fidelity, or capacity, the only response made
is that Colonel Fremont fruits 10 The generous appreciation
and clear discernmsnt Of The American people We know
that the American people generous and that they have
clear dseernmet but at the time they regard no
man as so elevated by nomination for the presi-
dency be placed beyond the tests to which oil app
cants for their surages subjected. When they see
Colonel Fremont nervously sensitive about being suspect
ed OF Roman Catholicism and Of being the OF slaves
they will have "clear discernment enough TO conclude
that bis refusal to repe charges that really involve i'm
parchment Of his character for honesty and fidelity is
yirual confession that theya are well founded.
GRAND MACS MEETING