Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-04-11
Albany state TReaister,

J. A. SoovILLE, formerly Hard Shell
Democrat, has bought controlling interest
in the Register. In bis salutatory he says:
went to Philadelphia on the 22d Of
February last, and was witness of the pro-
ceedings of the late National Convention to
nominate President l was in favor of a
,aew mGn-one not identified with either of
the old parties and cared not from what
section he came. l was witness of the
manner in which the hopes of every true
member Of the American Order, whose
wishes SCARED above old party predictions,
were blasted-I heard Southern members
of the Convention openly declare that they
did not vote for Mr.. Fillmore because they
thought that he could be elected, but be-
cause it would throw the election into the
hands of the Demoeracy-and that the
nominee of that party would be R. NJ. 7.
Hunter, Governor Wise, of Virginia, or in
any event a Southerner. I saw the streets
and hotels of Philadelphia crowded with the
old broken down leaders of the Wing ranks,
urging delegates of the American Conven-
ton to support Mr. Fillmore. l saw South
ern members who had bolted when there
was doubt about Mr.. Fillmore's nomina-
ton, return when the Pennsylvania, New
I England and Ohio members had "bolted,"
and when Mr.. Fillmore's nomination could
be secured by their return. l heard the
resolution offered that "where but one man
was present from any State, he should give
the achole electoral vote of that State" and
if that was not sufficiently outrageous, saw
men purporting to represent the districts of
the boiling States, give the electoral votes
of those States to Mr.. Fillmore, and 80
votes were given by five persons professedly
representing five States-and four of these
five persons were in no sense delegates at
all. They were not elected delegates to the
Convention. They were not members of it.
They were only there by a fraud and impo-
sition upon that American Conventionl
l think as an American, that we have
had about nonsense enough from the South.
They have crucifed our party to carry out
their own base, selfish purposes and to elect
a Southern Democrat. Every party has
"knuckled" under to the South, to get
Southern votes to elect Northern man
President. The South has invariably be-
trayed the Northern nominee of any party,
with the exception of a few States. The
American Convention at Philadelphia made
the worst blunder that has ever been per-
petrated by any party. The Convention
nominated man so sound upon the South
ern idea of African slavery and its extension,
that he can't get the vote of a solitary North
ern State, while it is still more certain that
the Southern States, (the three small ones
where he may have chance with their
characteristic regard for Northern man,
will (every one of the three) vote "smack"
against him, and leave Mr.. Fillmore with
out single electoral vote-thus "Skunking"
the National American Party Ia disgrace
that as Americans we must try to avoid
Still the question recurs: What is the rem
'edy?
We answer. Break loose from this pre-
tended nomination-shake it of-cast it
away, as a traitorous attempt to betray and
destroy the ''noblest cause that ever mortal
drew a sword in" Dash through this net
cast by traitorous hands around the faithful
and true, and let it be to them like the frail
texture of the spiders web. Let them stand
forth again, unfettered and free.