Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-08


Border Rufianism was fully displayed on
canvass. Pierce and his cabinet; Douglas
and all his subjects; Brooks Gaming Sum-
ner was portrayed on many banner; Her
bert numbering an Irishman was promi-
Aent scene on a large canvass; Buchanan
s9uaring himself to the many planked Gin
cinnati platform, and we thought from the
desperate effort he was making that the
Job was indeed a difficult one; on another
a large negro with platform upon his back
saying, al am not James Buchanan but the
PLATFORM" it was striking and truthful
representation.
Seneca county was represented by at
least three thousand. Crawford, Wyan-
dot and Hancock counties united in this del
egation. There must have been more than
5000 banners and devices in this procession,
and several bands of music, of them we can
not speak particularly.
4 The delegation from the eastern town
lships was over two miles in length led by
a large music car drawn by six horses; then
came one hundred horsemen, two abreast,
in their shirt sleeves, with their coats strap
ped behind on their saddles; then came an
enormous car, made of two wagons, with
masts at least forty feet in height, bearing
aloft large banners; this magnificent car
contained about 100 persons and was drawn
by forty horses, each horse with a rider
One large car shaded by 80 forest trees from
10 to 90 feet in height and decorated with
flags and streamers contained 33 ladies,
representing the 81 States Kansas and Ne
braska, Kansas robed in black, Nebraska in
white. This car we were informed was got
up at Clyde. Townsend, Bellevue, Green
Greek, Green Springs, and all the towns on
the east side of the river were represented
in this delegation. Weintended to try and
get copies of the mottos and banners, but we
found that to be impossible. Their num-
Der was legion, and of their device and in
scription scarce any two would agree. The
cavalcade from the east entered town Just
as the line from the south got out of the
way, and while they were passing up the
turnpike, the delegation from the east by
the cars, came down Croghan street; they
were from Huron, Lorain, Medina, Cuya-
hoga and Lake counties. They had sever
al bands of music and brass six-pounder
with gun squad from Cleveland, preceded
by the Norwalk brass band whose superior
it is difficult to find. The banners in this
delegation were very large and splendid, ex-
ceeding, perhaps, all others; conspicuous
among them was large one with this in
scription, 'The Cleveland Herald, the first
paper in the Union TO hoist the name OF
John c. Fremont for President" This del
egation arrived in three trains of 16, 21 and
19 cars, making in all so cars densely crowd
ed, besides the regular train at noon, with,
several hundred more.
The delegation from the west by the cars,
numbered several hundred, they had fine
band of music and brass six-pounder. The
great portion of this delegation were Ger
mans; they brought their own speakers, mu-
sic, banners and transparencies for torch
light procession. There was not more en-
thusiasm manifested by any portion of the
people during the day than by them; they
stretched motto across the street with
this inscription in German, "Republicans in
Fatherland are Republicans in America"
The Sandusky city delegation of several
hundred, were the last to arrive. They
came by the steamers Island Queen and
Fremon,, both crowded. They had
two bands and various flags and banners.
By this time, II o'clock the streets were
densely crowded with people, every square,
alley and lane was crowded TO its utmost;
housetops were densely covered, and the
windows were filed with ladies, waving
banners and handkercbiefs. There could
not have been less than $4,000 persons
who had come up to join in this grand ac-
claim. While on Front street in front of
our office, the procession halted in divisions
under the American Flag, and sent up thun-
dering cheers for Fremont and Dayton, we
never heard such shouts before-they were
shouts for freedom.
Z The most conspicuous and beautiful show
was the car built by the Young Men of
Fremont, it was 25 feet in length, with a
beautiful canopy overhead, above which on
an immense banner was inscribed, "What
can an old bachelor do in the White
House fitted up for two. The Pathfinder is
Young Americas choice" In this car
were 80 young ladies, 81 of them bearing
each banner with the name. of the State
thereon, dressed in white, with blue sashes,
and wreaths of evergreen upon their heads.
In front stood one robed in black, her ban