Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-09

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cast out naked on the highway of nations,
where The tyrants Of the earth who feared
her living, will mock her dead, passing by
on the other side, wagging their heads and
thrusting their tongues in their cheeks at
her, saying, "Bchold her, how she that was
fair among the nations, is fallen! is fallen"
and only the few wise men who loved her
out of every nation " i'll shed tears over her
desolation as they pass, and cast handtulls
Of earth on her body to quiet her names,
while we her children, stumble about her
ruined habtations, to find dishonorable
graves wherein to hide our shame. Disso-
luton! How shall it De made! Who shall
make it! Do men dream of Lot and Abra-
ham parting, one to the East and ether
West, peacefully, because their servants
strive! That States will divide from States,
and boundary lines will be marked by COM
pass and chain. Sir, that will be u por-
tentous commission that shall settle parti-
tions, for cannon will be planted at the cor
ners and grinHing skeletons be finger posts
to point the way. it will be no line gently
marked on the bosom OF the Republic-some
meandering vein whence generations of her
children have drawn their nourishment-
but sharp and jagged chasm, rending the
hearts of great Commonwealth, lacerated
and smeared with fraternal blood. On The
night when the stars of the constellation
shall fall from heaven the blackness of dark
ness forever will settle on the liberties CT
mankind in this Western world"
Tie other objection to Mr.. Fremont ad-
dresses itself partitu tularly to Americans. 1t
is alleged that he is Roman Catholic. Tie
force of this objection depends upon its truth
or falsity. 1t is simple question o: fact.
The charge originated in the New York
Erpress, and rested upon the declaration
of A lderman Fulmer, who says that when
at Browns Hotel, in Washington, in the
winter Of 1853, he saw Col. Fremont wor-
shipping in Catholic Church; that he con-
versed with the Colonel on the subject of
religon, and that he defended the extreme
doctrines of the Roman Clu-ch. BY refer-
ence to the columns Of the same Express,
it is shown that Col Fremont was, during
the whole of the time Alderman Fulmer
locates him at Washington, on board ol
ocean steamers. An examination of the
register and cash books of Browns Hotel
show that Col. Fremont was not, during the
years of 1852 and '53, at that Hotel. Here
is conclusive, independent evidence tina,
A Alderman Fulmer is mistaken. this testi.
mony IS confirmed by Col. Fremon,'s denim
of the whole story. The archives of the
Episcopal Church. at Washington, show
that Col. Fremont's children had Protest
ant baptism. Mr. Livingston, who was Col
Fremont's companion scruss the Rocky
Mountains, says tina t he carried with him a
pocket Protestant bible. He presented his
wife with Protestant prayer book before
their marriage.
His preceptor says that hs received a
Protestant education. Col. Fremont says
to every body that inquiries of him, that he is
and ever has been a Protestant. And yet,
not only in the absence ofali testimony, but
after every allegation hns been disproved,
those who fabricated continue to reiteraTe
the falsehood, and am sorry to add, that
too many inte ligent. honest electors, wFu
would require better evidence to convict a
dog caught with the wool in his mouth, Of
killing sheep, believe that Col. Fremont is
Papist.
1t was said you will remember, by mabv
| Of our friends ai Philadelphia, chat Mr.. Fill,
more's name would be used at the South
merely to divide the friends Of freedom at
the North. did not believe it then, nor
do know that such was their design; but
that Mr.. F Frlmore,s name is now only used
for that purpose is transparently certain -
Nor should this surprise US, for it just
what the pas, has often revealed.
Mr.. Van Buren,, who for thirty years was
devoted to the South, hesitated about the
admission OF Texas, and was thrown over
board.
General Pierce, literally used up in pro-
noting the repeal of the Missouri Conprc-
mise and in sustaining border ruff 1nism,
was remorselsssly sacrificed at Cincinnati by
the South for an colder, if not better"
doughace, whom they hope to elect. Differ
as they may and do in relation to all other
questions, on this every extreme and shade
of sentiment and opinion unite. The,
regard The bank--the tariff-lhe public CO.
main, &c, &c;, subordina,ed questions, and
differ upon them; but in voting upon the
annexation OF Texss--!he admission of Cal
ifornia free-the Fugitive Slave Iaw--the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, Sc,
&C., they always unite, or if a Southern
member gives a wrong vote, like CuIlum of
Tennessee, and Hunt Of Louisiana, they are
shot down. Why, then, should they not,
as they have, make treir Americanism SUBJ
servient to their slavery!
If, therefore, Mr. Buchanan should be
elected, see no end to the encroachmsn's
and usurpations of the slave power-and
hence shall neither vote for him nor throw
my vote away. In contest which is to de-
termire whether slavery or Freedom is to
be the governing principle of this Republic
! choose TO cast my vote where it will tell
for Freedom. These considerations lead me
to the support of tine Republican nominees
for President and Vice President, not be-
cause am less an American than when our
national convention assembled, bur because
those by whom Mr. Fillmore was nominat-
ed, from Southern States, have abandoned
him for candidate openly and avowedly
arrayed against the American party, thus
sacriticin ing for slavery b tn their candidate
and their Americanism-and because, surth-
ermore, by voting for MIR. Fillmore while
the contest is between Buchanan and FIRE.
mon., shUuld indirectly aid the former.
whose principles, as an Anti American and
slavery extensionist are obnoxious to all my
of duty.
Respectfully yours,
EPHkAlM MA RSH.
Reason and Comm on Sense.
Our readers may remember we have on sever
al occasions spoken in very eulogistic terms o