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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-09-04
Fremont and History.

To the Editor of the Belmont Chronicle:
From "Lossing's Pictorial History Of the
United States" published edition of 1854,
pages 3O4 and 3O5, we extract the following
s. in doing so,would call the special atten-
ton OF those who have so often asked the
question, "Who is JOHN C. FREMoNT" to
what History said of the man two years or
mere before his nomination as the candidate
of the Republican party for the Presidency.
The italics are our own:
s'The command of the tarmy of the West
was given to General Kearney, with in
structions to conquer New Mexico and Cal
iforEa. He left Fort Leavenworth in June.
and after journey of nine hundred miles
tain ranges, arrived at Santa Fe, the capital
of New Mexico, on the 18th August. He
met with no resistance; and having taken
peaceable possession Of the country, and
constituted Charles s'ent its Governor, he
marched towards California. He soon met
an express from Commodore Stockton and
Colonel Fremont, informing him that the
conques, of California had already been acheiu-
ed. The main body of his troops then re-
turned to Santa Fe, and with one hundred
men he pushed forward TO Los Angeles, near
the Pacific coast, where he met (Dec. 81,
ls46) Stockton and Fremont. In company
with these officers, he shared in the honor
of the final battle of San Gabriel, Ganuary
8, ls47) which completed the conquest and
pacifcation of California.
Fremont, The real liberator Of California,
GAINED the right to be Governor, and was
supported by Stockton and the people; but
Kearney, his superior officer, would not uc-
quiesce. Fremont refused to obey him, and
Kearney departed, sailed to Monterey, and
there in conjunction with Commodore Shu-
brick, he assumed the office of Governor,
and proclaimed (Feb. 8, 1870 the annexa-
tion of California to the United States"
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Prominent Democrats.

The Portland Advertiser makes mention
of the following prominent Democrats, who
support Buchanan, thus:
David R. Atchison and Gen. Stringfellow,
who have been straning every nerve for
nearly two years to carry slavery into Kans-
as. and who have hesi:ated at no rascaliiy
and degree of meanness to accomplish that
end are warm supporters of James Buck
anan!
Governor Shannon, Marshal Donaldson
and Sheriff Jones, ard every member of the
Border Rufiian Legislature, all who assisted
in the sacking of Lawrence, and aided in
destroying the Free Papers of Kansas--are
active laborers for James Buchanan.
Jefferson. Davis and every other noted dis
unionist of the South, are now busily plot
ting and connivlng for the election of James
Buchanan!
Preston S. Brooks, Keitt and Ednondson,
the first of whom committed, and others
encouraged the most villainous assault ever
perpeirated upon public man--are open
advocates for James Burhanun! --
Philemon T. Herbert, who followed a
high handed life in California. with the mur.
der OF waiter at Weshiagton-was at the
Cincinnati :Convention, and indorses the
election of james Buchanan!
The balIot-b suffers OF California, are
all active Democrats, and if allowed to vote
will DO as Yankee Sullivan would, ii he had
not gone "to the land of the hereafter -
ihat is, cast their votes for Buchanan.
We do not say these are specimen De-
mocra:s-they are merely prominent. 1t is
the misfortune Of the party that they are
they are within it's ranks. But they are
there-and every man can reflect upon the
fact as his impulses prompt and his reason
guides.
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WHOLE NO. 043
Plaindealer Refuted by Facts.

AND THEN or THIs.-"At the doorway to
the Senate Chamber, Senator Foote, little
old man, bald headed, and with spectacles,
is suddenly met by the ruffian Fremont,
knocked down brought TO his knees. his
glasses jammed into his eyes, and the blood
flowing.' Horrible amt it-Cleveland
PlaindeG Ter, August 7h.
The Piain&ealer has 30 long been con-
Quoted on the principle that 'a lie well stuck
10 is as good as the truth" that the inquiry
has become general-"Can the Pierce office
holder tell the truth"
The PlaindeaLer coined and set af1oat the
lie that Fremont struck Foote-whereas the
truth is Foote struck Fremont. Here is the
proof from the New York Herald, published
six Gears ago.
Special telegraph dispatch to the New York Herald
TIE FooTE AND FREMONT DIFFICULTY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S, 1850.
Whom n 6sht uuUurs between two such
prominent individuals as Senators Foote and
Fremont, the public will naturally be Curl
Gus to know how the fight came to occur.
The facts in the case,as reported by gen.
tlemrn who happened to be present, are as
follows:
Mr.. Foote, in debste, some time yesfer-
day, in allusion to the proposed legislation,
asked for information relative to certain land
grants in California, and declared that such
legislation would be difputable.
For this expression Of opinion, Mr.. Fre-
mont, in the ante chamber Of the Senate,
last night, called upon Mr.. Foote for an ex'
planation. Mr.. Foote promptly replied that
he would give an explanation. He assured
Mr.. Fremont that be meant nothing personal
in the remarks he had made in the Senate.
This was not satisfactory to Mr.. Fremont,
who pronounced Mr.. Foote to be no gentle
ma1.
As quick as though;GTMr. FOOTE
struck Mr.. FREMONT A BLOW. The two
Senators clutched, or clutchea at each other.
At this moment Senator Clarke and Man.
gum interfered and separated the comba-
ia Its, who uttered some terms of defiance
at each other.
Were further evidence of the entire falsi!y
o. the Statement of the Pierce office holder
touching the Foore and Fremont difficulty
wanted, we have it from the Albany AtlGs
and Argus. The editor Of that Democratic
journal, in September, 1850, thus disposed
of the Postmaster. "Horrible, amt it,
He then said:
Senator Foote, of Mississippi, spent the
closing hour of the late session of Congress
in penning retractiun to Senator Fremont,
for gratuitous insult rendered in debate.
II seems that he chose 20 attribute 10 co.,
rupt private motives the so.icitude of Mr..
Fremont to secure the passage of the Cali
fornia Mining Regulation bills. Called to
account for such language, and stigmatized
FOL. its use, he resorted to blow. Chal- |
lengad, he had recource to letter OF expla-
nation.
Will the Dealer persist or retract! The
former, Of course, for Gray says--rWhen a
man ceases to be consistent, he ceases to be
C!eyeidnd Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-09-04

MAJOR ANDRE.-Major Andre, the circum-
stances of whose lamenled death are too
well-known TO make it necessary for me
TO detail them here, was friend of Miss
Stewards, and. previously to his embarka-
ton for America. he made journey into
Derbyshire TO pay her visit, and it was ar
ranged that they should ride over 10 see the
wonders of the Peak. and introduce Andre
to Newton, her minstrel, as she called him,
and to Mr.. Cunningham, the curate, who
was also poet. Whilst these two gentle
men were awaiting the arrival Of tfeir
guests, of whose intentions they had been
apprised, Mr.. Cunningham mentioned to
Newton that on The preceding night he had
had very extraordinary dream, which he
could not ct out of his head. He had
fancied himself in forest; the place was
strange to him. and whilst look ing about he
perceived horseman approaching at great
speed who had scarcely reached the spot
where the dreamer stood, when three men
rushed out of the thicket, and seizing his
bride, hurried him away, after closely
searching his person. The counlenance of
the stranger being very interesting, the SYM
pathy felt by the sleeper for his apparent
misfortune awoke him; but be presently
fell asleep again and dreamt that he was
standing near great city, amongst thous-
anCs of people, and that he saw the same
person he had seen seized in the wood
brought out and suspended to a gallows.-
Wti1rn Andre and Miss Seward arrived, he
was horror-struck to perceive that his new
acquaintance was the antetype of the man
in the dream-MrS Crepe.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-09-04

BUCHANAN AS Coop MAN AS PIERCE.
Our readers are aware that the members
of the lower House of Congress, hold eve
ming sessions for talking politics, which
have acquired the cognomen of the "Con-
gressional Debating Society,"" On Monday
evening. reporter gives the following no.
tice of the speech of MIR. Rufin, of North
Carolina:
The Congressional Debating Society held
a session this evening, at which Mr.. Rutfin,
of North Carolina, made speech condemn
ing the Peoples party. He said it was
charged that Buchanan is not SQUAD on the
Slavery question; but he c0ntended that he
had been sound ever since 1919, when he
made speech in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
When Pierce ,cas a candidate, said the speak
er, noe uere told that he ,eould not prove true,
but he has proved TO be the soundest COnSt1tn-
iional President that IRE euer had; and. SIR,
James Buchanan wM prous IS true 10 Slavery
as Franklln Pierce has done. for he is Just rs
GOOD man as Pierce tuer lras. Penn-
syIvaria Buchanan man, who listened to
this harangue, remarked that ne was almost
persuaded to vote for Fremont; and 1t this
speech could be scattered through his State
CPennsylvania) it would secure it for FIRE.
mont, sure.
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Col. Benton and His Sd Volume

Col. Benton and His Sd Volume.
In the last speech of Col. Benton. made
during the campaign in Missouri, is the fol-
lowing. Mr.. Benton said:
He had undertaken to abridge the debates
of Congress from 80 down to the present
time--to separate the wheat from the ehaff
--fesurrecs the great but almost unknown
s;atesmen--to march them in procession be-
fore the eyes OF this generation, snl show
their wisdom in tie light of full publicity.
More than this he desired to write a third
volume of the "VrEw," and give the history
of this Administration which had lone what
was considered an mpossibility--maae John
Tyler's administration respectable. He was
afterwards asked how that could be, and he
answered nothing easier. Cobb was the
leading spirit in John Tyler's sdministra-
ton as we'll as Mr.. Pierce's, and being old
er now than then, he was so much more
meaner and wickeder. Before beginning
the third volume he would read Sallast or
Tacitus again, with the view Of finding i'm
ages VIII ch would the more vividly portray
the wickedness OF the administration. He
regarded the conspiracy of the sdministra-
tion against the country as more criminal
than that Catalinarian conspiracy against
the government and constitution of Rome,
for Rome was old and corrupt. Think of
that armed one half the people against the
other--men who only rose to the surface
like scum when the political csldrou boiled,
and whensit ceased boiling, settled again to
the bottom as dregs and sediment. This
administration froved the truth of the grand
oriental aphorism found inscribed on the
inner walls of the pyramid OF Cheops, "The
W licked shall commit iniqui,y without recon-
pense, but not without remorse."
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which looked down through time. and hailed
joyfuliy its mighty and laundering tread.
This ceaseless, beating inspiration which
imPels our people like the tabled Jew, ever
to MARCH. MARCH, MARCH, realizes
within itself the highest qualities of poetry
and the sternest practical activity. A man
not thoroughly interpenetra.ed with both
elements would have been untitled for the
task. His soul must have been attuned to
as high strains as ever ruug through poets,
and yet he mast have been the iron mail
clad warrior who never smiles, and upon
"whose wrinkled front" 'sgrim-visaged war;
doth sit. All these qualities were combined
in the person of joan C.. FREMONT, and he
stands orDard to the irorld the representative OF
the highest eristino actually Of American life
THE SPIRIT OF INTENSE ENTERPRISE AND
ENERGY. DAILY Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-09-04
B. R. CoWEN EDITOR & PROPRIEToR.]
parsons the door was opened aud the old

parsons the door was opened aud the old
bag rushed in; but she was too late.
rhe importance of having an influential
spokesman can hardly be over estimated
They are often paid for their services. An
odd affair came off in Aricploug, at the last
fair. An old widowsr, bearing the euphon-
ious name OF Styx, was struck with the
crazy idea--so all his country people thought
it-of making advances to the widow of
body else in the village. as her husband had
been district magistrate. Styx, who saw
that the matter would be one of great diff
fculty, as well as delicacy, went to the
richest man in the village, and begged him
10 be bis spokesman. He thought that his
age and stending would have their influence
and offered him. in case of success, a bras,
kettle, which, like Homer's heroes, he de-
scribed. They could not agree, however:
the desired spokesman wanted the kettle at
any rate, while Styx would only give i; to
him if he succeeded. The whole party was
remarkable; Styx was seventy years old
his Dulcinea sixty, and the spokesman over
eighty. Although Styx could not make the
brass kettle bargain, he kept his courage up
and resolved to do as well as he could in
person. He went to her ard said: "You
have COWS, have reindeer-look at me; |
am just like your first husband" and more
of the same sort. The whole thing seemed
SO comic to the proud Sigrid Stozada, that
far from getting angry at the poor fellows
advances, she began to talk with him, and
kept him as long as possible in suspense as
to his fate. His efforts and his anxiety con-
tinually rose in Righteousness, until at last
dinner time came, and he got a shameful
mitten.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-09-04

STEERING Br STAsLIGHr-A story is
told oil a"gresn band" on board Il :oasting
vessel, who cnuld't learn 10 steer By the
mariners sompsss. ttwss = clear, starlight
night, and the captain told him to head the
vessel towards "brisht. particular star"
which he pointed out. THIS was done, and
for short time all was right; but before
long. she was vesring widely from her true
course, AM rushing rapidly before tho wing.
"Ahoy! there, greHnhorn, at the wAeelr'
roared the excited commander. "Port vour
helm. What do you mean! Where's the
starp
"Dear cnpta n" tjmidly replied the devil
Gus helmsmIn, keep cOol-don't gst sxcited
never mind lost ;hat star, but found
another, brighter and better than the one
you showed Gst''
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From tbs New Yofk Herald
A Sectional Presidential Ticket.

A great hue end cry has bsea raised
against the Fremont party by the Buchanan
and Fillmore organs, on the ground that IL
is a sectional party, and 10 represented By
sectional ticket, "ignoring fifteen States Of
the Union, inosmuch "a both Frenoas and
Dayton hail from the North. Nr. FiLn1s
himself, we believe, was the first to make
this important discovery, and to rsiss ths
cry of rebellion and secession in the event
of Fremont's election. The same mean and
contemptible threat has since been adopted
| by Mr.. Buchanan Mr.. Senator Toombs, and
other leading Southern secessienists of the
modern demoralized Democracy.
s.Now mark how plain a tale ahail put
them down. One would think from the holy
horror of Mr.. Fillmore concerning thia %
called sectional ticket of Fremont and Day.
ton, that it is a new and dangerous innovs-
tion-that We have never had and such be.
fore; or else that Mr.. Fillmore is great
gnoramus in regard to the Presidential his
tory of the United States. Look at the fol-
lowing list of sectional tickets that haze
been run from time to time, frow lS0s:-
For Prssidsnt. Fer Tss rrssilsas.
ls0S-GeOrge Clinton, ". 7. John Langdou v. a.
IsI2-De Witt Clinton, Ny. Jared ingersoIi. Pa
IsI6-Rufus King, N. Y. Jobn 6. Howard Mass
1921. @. Adams. Mass Richard Stocktna, Nj.
l524--Andrew Jackson. Tenn ] C. Calh an. 9. e.
- j. q. Adams, Mas. Naitan Sanford, N.Y.
q" w II. Crawford, Ga. Nathaniel Macon, NC.
g Henry Clay KY. Andrew Jackson, Tenn
l79S--Andrew Jackson, Tenn. J. C. Calhoun, c.
- J. G. Adams. Mass. Richard Rash, Pa.
le36-W. II. Harrison, Ohio Francis Granger, ". Z.
"-Hngh l.. White, Tenn. John TyIer,va
w lille P, Nangum, N. C. William Smith s. c.
Here we have the precedents of thirteen
so-called sectional tickets to justify the
ticket o. Fremont and Dayton-FremcRt, in
reu'ity being Southern man. while Dayton
is Northern msn. This table shows va
too, in connection with the result of our past
Presidential elections, that the South has
always s-been sectional, while the North has
not been so, a. the repeated defeats of this
section ~ lis support of Soulhern men will
abundantly show. Now, however, wsen the
North proposes to prove to the South that
''two can play at their game" treason 10
preached, and rebellion. revolution and dis
unian arc TO be the consequences of Free
mont's election. But the Pierce and Far
ney democracy having brought this present
sectional contest upon US, they must abide
by the consequences. Rebel ion agains, ths
will of the majority they dare not attempt; o.
if they DO, they will be put down. That's
all.
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The Little Joker

Tn the good old time in Kentucky, when
"substantial justice" wes administered IN
log-chbin, after very free and easy manner,
a suit was brought to recover certain moneys
Of which il was alleged plaintiff had been
defrauded by the ingenious operation known
as "thimbe-rigging." In the course of the
trial, plaintiffs counsel, who happened TO be
an expert" undertook to enlighten the
Court as to the zaoius Opsrandi of the perfor-
nance. Putting into position, he produced
the three cups and the "little JOKER and
proceeded, suiting the action to the word:
"Then. may it please the Court, the de-
fendant placing the cups on his knee thus,
began shifting them so, offering to bet that
nv client could not tell under which cup
was the slittle ioker'-meaning thereby,
may it please the Court, this bsIl-Hith the
intention of defraudng my client cf the sum
thus wagered. For instance, when | raise
the cup, so, you, Honor supposes that you
see the ball.
"Suppose see!' interrupted the Judge,
who had closely watched the performance,
and was sure that he had detected the ball
as one Ol the cups WiS aCSIueHIdl'g Id!seu,
sWhy, any derned fool can see where it is,
and bet on it, and be sure to win. There
amt no defrandin' thar"
perhaps your Honor would like to go a
v on it." insinnated the counsel.
Goa Yes, and double it, too, and
here': the rhino. It's under the middle
cup"
"I'll go a v on that, said the Foreman
of the Jury "And /, and l." joined in the
Jurors one after the other, un:il each one
had invested his pile.
"Up!' sale his Honor.
"Up it was, but the 'little JOKER had
mysteriou>ly disappointed, Judge and jury
we're enlightened, and found no difficulty in
bringing in verdict in favor ofthe plaintiff,
on the ground that it was the .'derndest kind
o. defraudin'." His Honur adjourned the
Court, and sstood for drinks all round" in
consideration OF being "let off, from his
wager.
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In note, bottom of page 3O4, we find the


folio ng:
Lieutenant Colonel Fremont was sent
with party of about sixty men to explore
portions of New Mexico and California;
When he arrived in the vicinity of Monterey
on the Pacific coast, he was opposed by a
Mexican force under General Castro. Fre-
mont aroused all the American settlers in
the vicinity of San Francisco Bay. captured
Mexicaa post and garrison, and nine can
mons, and two hundred fifty (25O) muskets,
at Sonora Pass, (June Is, lS46,) and then
advanced to Sonora and defeated Castro and
his troops. The Mexican authorities were
efectualy driven out of that region of coun-
try, and on the 5th OF July the American
Califernians declared themselves independ-
eut. and placed Fremont at the head of the
Government. Tro days af!ersVard Commo-
dore Sloat, then in command of the squadron
in the Pacific, bombarded and captured Mon
terey; and on the 9th Commodore Mont
gomery took possession OF San Francisco.
Commodore Stockton arrived on the 18th,
and with Colonel Fremont took possession
of the city of Los Angeles, on the l7th of
August"
Again, note page 305:
Fremont was orc cred home to be tried
for disobediepce of orders. He was deprived
Of his commission, but the President, ualuing
him as one Of The abLsst officers in the army,
offered it to him again. Fremont refused
it, and went again to the wilderness and en-
gagged in exploration. When California be-
came State, he was elected its first United
States Senator (ls5D and now (ls5G he
is rich and honored citizen of that country.
Fremont is about fortv-three year, of age"
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JorN BRoUGH FOE Fremont AND DAY

IUnA DKuUUH FUK rhENOFr AND Day.
roN.-A Correspondent oI ihe Dayton Jaxr-
nal writing from Indianapolis SAYS:
Twas surprised to find so many of the old
lners supporting Fremont and Dayton.
Among them is John Rrough, known in
Ohio as the Scio:o Dx. and one of the most
influential and eloquent champions the
Buck ye Denosrlcy evsrh rha Repab-
lican Candidate for Governor, Judge Morton,
was formerly an old line Democrat James
B AXE OF this city, who was always supposed
to be Democrat dFel il tbs WOO, is also
actively labor.na to Fen. n and Dayton.
The detection oi suth men shows not only
the course Ct the wind, but the kind of
gale that is blowing in Heoseriem.
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HEaRY J. RAYNoxp.
Donelson on the Bargain i Cerrups
ton Story.

tIOu CbCiJs
The Fillmore papers srs waging bitter
war against Buchsnan for originating the
charge of bargain and corruption against
Hr. Clay. which contributed so much to his
defeat whenever his name was presented TO
the public as Presidential candidate. Thsir
own candidate for Vice President, howevG,
appears to be quite as deep in the nirs a.
Buchanan. There was great Democratic
mass meeting at Nashville. Tennessee, dur
ing the 18th and 9Th of August, 1874. an
account Of which was Published in the Nash
Vile Union. From that account we make
this extract:
''The Hon. Linn Boyd, OF Kentucky, was
to haze addressed the meeting on the second
day, but in TIN progress Of the discussion,
MAJ. A. J. Bonsison, ,pho vgs in tss Chair
IN the absence Of tie President. announced 10
the meeting that he had just received nots
from Mr.. Boyd, informing him that an ac-
cident in the overturniug OF carriage con-
tanning his family, in the morning-in which
however. no serious personal injury had
been sustained--wcu.d prevent him from
being pressn. to address the Meeting. Maj.
Dnnslson, on making this annunc.ation,
called the attention of ths messiaq to tie fdc:,
that Mr.. Boyd TGs tie disiis gsished Ken
tuckian 'chO Ead charged upon NJ. CIay, ia
has place ~ Congress, fie cha-gs Of 'Bargoia,
Intrigue and Corruption IN hs Prssidsaiis!
election Of 1925, and irio hsd tscn sEsiaisea
by his constituents in his COURSE; he, thsrefsrc
proposed nigs csssrs tor Lam Boyd, aaG ia
Democracy Of has District"