The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-07-02
The Abolition Candidate.

The last Monroe Journal goes off into
extacies over the nomination of Fremont
for the Presidency, by the late Abolition
convention at Philadelphia. Very well,
Mr.. Journal, if you are satisfied, the
Democracy certainly have no cause of
complaint; for a nomination more favora-
BILE to the success of Mr.. Buchanan could
scarcely have been made.
The Journal says: 1--WE had long ago
determined to support any good man upon
whom the opposition could unite, OF the
great platform of Freedom"
We do not know howmany days, weeks,
months, or years it takes to make a period
of time long ago; but as the present edi-
tor of the Journal has been at his post
about FIVE weeks, we suppose that to be
the length Of time to which he refers. A
long time ago, truly. When al editor re-
fers to al opposite party, without any other
word or words to designate what party is
referred to, except the word opposition"
everybody understands that the party
opposed to the politics of the editor is
meant. Now as the opposition to the
Black Republican or Abolition party has
united upon"Buchanan, the editor Of the
Journal to carry out his long ago deter
nainatioa, must support the Democratic
candidate.
The Journal has summed up the whole
history of Fremont in few words; more,
however, have been used than the truth
of history will warrant. 1t says:
with such u leader as Hon. John G..
Fremont, whose Philanthropic history is
known to every school-boy, the opposition
may well be poud."
Fremont's philanthropic history, we
suppose, is based upon his action in leav-
ing some of his followers in one of his
Rocky mountain explorations, to die of
starvation and cold. We cannot say the
opposition to him are particularly proud
of such a candidate. But more of his
philanthropy below.
Again. "Politics does not engross all
the talent, genius, enterprise and glory of
the American nation"
Who ever claimed that it did !? IF it
did, we would be at a loss to know where
to place the editor of the Journal for we
suppose no one will rank him as a poll
%tician.
Again. aOutside of this arena, and on
the stage of civil life, we can point to
heroes as memorable in the annals of our
country, and as notable in the eyes of the
world"
49, as who, or what ? Come, be a lit
tie more explicit Mr.. Journal. We sup
pose if we could see the editors finger
pointing out one of the "heroesn to whom
he refers, we would see it within about an
inch of his own forehead, and he, with the
other hand on his breast, his feet apart,
and eyeballs glaring, with tragic start,
exclaiming, "here stands a hero, as men,
orable in the annals of our country, and
as notable in the eyes of the world -
as-as-and overcome with "thoughts
too big for utterance," he sinks exhausted
on an ink. key.
Again. 1.-The spirit Of enterprise, which
must be the motive-power of all enter
prises, has its fullest development in our
country"
The journal editor must be fill Of en-
terprises. He speaks of the enterprise
and glory of the nation" "the spirit Of
ENTERPRISE and the "motive-power Of all
enterprises as if he were an enterprising
man; and he may be for aught we know.
The last sentence quoted, however, is as
clear as mad.
Again. "Men here are born to feats
of daring and are taught by early expe-
rience to love, the wild freedom which
laughs at all disasters" =
sEloquent But to what "feat of daring
was the editor of the Journal born ?
To be the champion of freedom in this
country?
Again. Luck and pluck is the
Yankees motto, which yields to no refu-
sal, succumbs to no hardship"
Classical! "The wild freedom which
laughs at all disasters" "Luck and
Pluck is the Yankees motto.n Soaring
in the Heavens and lighting in the mud
displaying a versatility of talent truly
astonishing in one who looks as If he had
!, just been caught, or had grown up under
a Board.
) Lastly. The type Of such a spirit
we fpd in Hon. John C. Fremont, the
leader of The freenlen in the coming glo-
rious struggle Tor the triumph of truth
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