Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-10
Grand Prospects.

New 1ork, pennsylvania, ONO, ILLINOIS,
Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin, all sure
for Col. John C. Fremont.
The following letter is from an old Boston
Who'll s,le merchant, who r,cently returned
from two months tour among his country
traders, in the States, named above and as
will be seen, he sta ties that Fremont and Day
ton will be sure of the West, carrying by
large majorities all the States that he emu
merates. Of this gentleman the Boston
Journal, says. "He is much respected
merchant, connected with large mercantile
House, on one Of the wharves of this city"
And. Notwithstanding the desperate and
corrupt efforts, making to unitethe two slave
breeding parties, against the interests of
Freedom:and Humanity, accommodating indi-
cations are that the American people ,irrespec-
tive of parties and politics, are determined
that Col. Fremont shall be the next Presi-
dent. This letter is in accordance with all
the public and private intelligence from every
quarter Of the Union.
To the Editor Of the Boston Journal:
ain an old ''Boston Whig," and have al
ways voted that ticket-and should now vote
for "Mr. Fillmore" if he had not sold him.
self to the South for a mess of pottagc.
I read Mr.. Choate's letter while was in
Wisconsin, and think it has done as much
good in the Western States, as it did in Maine
and if the eloquent orator would address
another, to the old Wings of the West, "of the
same Sort" the result would be seen in No
vember.
wish to give you few items, of some inn
portance at this exciting time. about the Pres
idential election which may not be uninterest-
ing to your readers left Boston about the
first of July for Wisconsin. and during two
months 1 visited the States of New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan. Illinois, Iowa.
and Wisconsin, making some six thousand
miles through those States. and having bust
ness with parties connected with the bone and
sinew of that growing woodland l can as.
sure you, that the cause of Freedom is
spreading like the f:es on the Praires. Ere
mont and Dayton" will sweep the West l
was present on about twenty -four occasions OF
taxing a vote, in steamers on Lake Michigan
and Erie, and also in the cars on the differ
en-, railroads, and in every instance there
were majorities two to one for Fremont. In
the cars from Cleveland to Erie, Pa, we had
lS9 for Fremont, so for Buchanan, and for
Fillmore from Erie to Buffalo, 9 to l for
Fremont as we pass the beautiful town OF
Fremont, in Ohio, the flags, from the tops OF
houses and trees, looked more like Camp
than town. I was present at the gathering
of Fremonters at Rochester last Friday, and
they came in by hundreds and thousands
Depend upon it all the States have named
above will give Fremont Maine majority
l have lost the fire Of youth in political mat
tiers, and in these items, state the truth from
actual observation. +.
Sept. 10.
The writer of the foregoing introduction
is in possession Of an extensive correspon-
dence with persons in Massachusetts,, New
York, Illinois, and California, all exhibiting
the same sanguine, patriotic spirit of the Bos
ton merchant just from the West. Massachu-
sets will give Fremont majority Of 10000
or $4,000. -