The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-09-06
The Fremont Nomination.

Inc last Rochester Unlon-a democratic
journal, which from the first opposed the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise the
following candid article relative to the sec.
tional no mination of Fremont and Dayton.
That journal says: -
To the great body of the people, utterly
irrespective of party divisions, no in,elii-
gent man will hesitate to concede honest and
patriotic motives for their political acts
They may, among themselves, differ widely
in opinion and political action but their
purposes are substantially the samc-they
all desire to promote the welfare Of the
country, and to perpetuate our free institu-
tons unlrnpaired to the latest generation
Especially do we desire that all our political
articles should be understood as conforming
to this theory.
1t is in this spirit that we call attention to
the fact, that however patriotic the inten-
tons Of Fremont's supporters, he is essen
italy disunion candidate though We by
no means charge the class of his friends
with being at heart disuniouists
In fifteen States not only viii Mr. Fre-
mont fail to get single electoral vote, but
not one Of his most srDguIne Supporters eX-
poets him to get an electoral yote in all those
fifteen States.
In not more than one Or t~o Of the fifteen
States viii 4 Fremont electoral ticket be
thought of; in not one of the fifteen will
Fremont ticket be run in good faith.
Wherever Fremont is supported at all, he
is supported as an aggressive candidate, re-
presenting sectional platform, and q senti-
ncnt hostile TO the whole fifteen Southern
States. " Whether It's hostile attitude is JUS
tliiablc we will not inquire; but the fact
stated IS undeniable
Let Us not be considered as alarmers-we
are not afraid, and we would not excite the
f,ars of others. But we ask candid men
suppose Fremont were elected, would there
not be good ground for the most serious ap-
prehensIOn. Elected a. sectional and ag-
gressive candidate, would not consequent
acts and measures OF retaliation and counter
retaliation, at last break the feeble bonds
which nOw IN Ike US one people: Indeed,
could the great calamity long be aveTted p
lls reflection prove these questions 10 be idle
let them be SO treated, if not, let them be
only pOndered.
The North, in our judgment, has gricv-
ances Of which she may justly complain.
but none which viii Justify measures tep,i'..s
to reasonable Results. The repeal OF the
Missouri compromise was, IN our Judgment,
a grea, wrong, and a great blunder on the
part OF those who pcrpetrated It We de-
nounced in terms IN comparison with
which the dcnuucations Of the Democrat"
and kindred prints were The mere ll.ustTa- I
tions OF impotent venom. But the Repea. is /
a Fact; aud not even the Republicans pro- 1
pose the repeal Of the Repeal. What they /
DO propose is TO make the repeal o! the Mis- /
sour line the means of attaining power.
There have been outrages IN Kansas !
which all good citizens have denounced, aud /
which all ought to deplore. But the ''out-
RACES" Of the present day are bold fab;iea-
tions of the Fremont press. The Tribune /
and other Fremont papers have each corps /
of reporters in Kansas, and their business is
to manufacture "outrages" when there are
none TO report. Never has country been
50 egregiously humbugged as has cur own IN
respect 10 these Kansas ''outrages. But we
cannot ampriy this point at present.
In conclusion, We ask the reader to look
lt the field as II stretches out before him
Mr.. Buchanan, an able, accomplished, and
lustrious statesman, is candidate IN every
State, and viii receive electoral votes in eve
~ section Of the confederacy; while MI
Fremont, neither statesman or a man OF
rare abilities, is the candidate Of a section,
both geographical, and politically. lie
neither asks or expects support in one-hai
Of the Union. Towards fifteen States his
attitude is not that Of candidate soliciting
support, but that Of menace and hostility.