The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-06-26
From the Pittsburgh Post.
JOhn G Fremont and his Rncxers.

The New York Herald, in summing Il,
the reasons why Fremont should be the alb
olition candidate for President says: "He il
not negro worshipper; he is not Catho
lie; he is not Know Nothing. "On these
negative qualities the Herald mainly relies
in predicting that Fremont would prove yer,
popular and acceptable to the people. /
seems, then, that to be Know Nothing has
become unpopular. To secure good vote
for candidate it is ne cessary to assure the
public that he is not Know Nothing
Thus reasons the Herald, and the Herald i.
no doubt we'll paid for Knowing oil about it
The X. Ms, then, must stand back. No
member of the order can be n candidate
But the Herald goes farther. 1t loudly pro
claims that its client, Fremont, is not ON
abolitionist. That, too, has become unpop
ular. Your Chases, Stewards, Summers, anc
GlddIngses, must all stand back. They are
all aboltionists, and must clear the track,
Besides, they are northern men, and wiz
never do as candidates ola northern party.
A South Carolinian must be the candidate
ofthe northern sectional party, if it would
succeed with the abolitionists of Massachu
sets, New York and Ohio. A son of that
State that Sumner traduced so vilIsinouslv
that sends Brooks to Congress to resent
its wrongs; that is the great stronghold oil
slavery, and that orders a Massachusetts
Commissioner off its soil, must be the can
didate of the Massachusetts aboltionists, or
else there is great danger that that State
will help elect Buchanan.
Talk about trucking to the South! The
abolition convention at Pittsburgh, in Feb
ruary last, made southern man its Presi-
dent; and now South Carolinian is 10 be
their candidate for President of the United
States! Northern doughfaceism is beau
tifully exemplfed now.
And now, who is this young and eager
aspirant for unearned honors--this South
Carolina candidate of the abolitionists. for
an office for which he had not particle of
training, or practical experience! We can
give one chapter in his history that will no
doubt commend him to the favor of those
who would stir up strife and civil war among
friends and brothers, and sever and DESTROY
our fair heritage of freedom. a grateful and
noble heart would not do for such work,
or such party.
John c. Fremont's father was French.
man, who, for some political offence, lost
his property and escaped to this country.-I
He taught the French language in Virginia
for living, and at length ran away with
planters daughter and married her. Some
years afterwards he died in Charleston, S.
c., leaving widow and two sons very poor.
Some ladies Of that city took charge OF the
family, gave John c. good education at
their own expense, and procured him,
through the then Secretary of the Navy q
situation as teacher on board government
vessel, where he remained two years and
half. When, preferring the land service,
those ladies assisted in procuring for him
commission in the army. One of his earli
est exploits after that was to run away with
and marry Col. Bentou's daughter. But the
Col. at length forgave him, and procured
tor him the command of an exploring expe.
petition across the continent. Such is
sketch of the history of a man who would
now be the candidate of sectional and ia.
natical party, whose success would insure
dissolution of the Union; excite servle in.
in the South, and probably re-
suit in the ruin of the families of those la
dies who nursed him into life and honor
Such is the man Of whom the New York
Herald says: "He is fresh man, whose
life is full of romantic exploits" and who
seems tosbe the true champion for all the
actions of the opposition" And strange
o say, the Herald and Tribune of New York
ire at last met on the common ground; and
heir editors. after blackguarding each 9TH
n for years. are now communing lovingly
ogether, and discussing eloquently Johnny's
respects, and the value of his Mariposa es.
ate. With the Herald and Tribune both
ard at work for young Johnny c., old Judge |
lcLeanwill probably be tumbied overheard d
'oor old Judge, he has been a standing van- I
idate for twenty years, and he will have toi 9
stand' still, for they won't permit him to c
an. He should retire from public life, and .
svise his letter Of ls47,i which he distinct. .
/ announces as his own the very principles |,
. which the Nebraska bill was founded. lii