The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23
From the New York Daily Book-]
Tho SnscuIato.s' Candidate,

1t is evident from what has transpired
since the nomination of Lieutenant Ere
mont, that the land and stock gam lers,
who were instrumental in bringing about
that nomination, made a very grave and
serious mistake, Ey a concentrated eE-
fort at Washington, early in the Winter,
they succeeded in manufacturing q bogus
public OF inion which they managed to
have come from all parts Of the United
States at ouca, aod just in time - Lave
it's effect upon the negro worshipers con-
vention. People who had never beard
of Fremont were surprised that every
one oat of their own little sphere was in
feyor ofbim for President. John Smith,
of uardscrabble. Illinois, learned, en-
arriving al Philadelphia, that the people
in the next town to his were all in favor
of Fremont and Richard Roe, too, from
this next town, learned for the first time
that the people of Hardscrabble we're 10
a man for Fremont. The Tribune told
the people in Oneida that everybody in
Madison was for Fremont, and the peo-
pie in Madison were made to believe
that all Oneida would go for Fremont.
Massachusetts was told that New
York and the West were all going one
way, and that way vas for Fremont, and
New York and the West were made to
believe that no one was thought of in
New England but Fremont. That all
this public opinion" was made up in
Washington, is now as evident as that
the sun shines and rain brings forth veg
citation. we do not know that the con-
gregation of spectators at Washington
had any pecuniary or selfish interest in
bringing about the nomination of MI.
Fremont; we do know that the hun
pred thousand dollars of California in
terest money was spent among these
gamblers by Mr. Fremont's partners, to
whom it was entrusted ; we do not know
that the fact of Mr.. Fremont having the
Mariposa claim and the Baron claim,
aud a prospective interest in a great
many other claims, all Of which. by the
aid of the government, might be made
worth a hundred millions OF dollars, had
anything to do with his nomination;
we do not know this, we say, any more
than we know that the rain and sunshine
bring forth vegetation; but we know
that without the rain and sunshine veg
citation will not come forth, and zoe Enoi2
that without the California interest mon-
ey, Mariposa, and other claims, Mr.. Ere
mont would never have been thought of
for President.
But the Washington gamblers and
spectators made, as we have said, a
very serious mi~ssalculation. Mr.. Ere
mont deceived them, or they greatly de-
ceived themselves. He allowed the sto-
nv to go abroad that he was immensely
rich-that he had a clear title to Mari
posa-worth at she lowest estimate, thir-
t5 millions of dollars. The impression
has gone forth, and taken possession of
the public mind everywhere, that he
was the richest man in America, and
this fact has been counted on to help
his popularity. That he has been q par
ty to this falsehood there is no reasona-
Bile doubt, nor is it less evident that had
the falsehood been exposed before his
nomination, be would not have received
a dozen votes in the C~ongention. Who
believes that had it been known on the
tenth of June as well as it is known the
tenth of July, that Mr. Fremont was lit
orally q defaulter to the tune of one
hundred thousand dollars, that a judg-
ment for FIVE thousand dollars was dock
eted against him in the New York Sp-
preme Court, and that his notes were
hayked about Wall street for sale at if
ty cents on the dollar, he would have
been nominated by any party for Presi-
dent? Nobody, Of course.