The Nevada Democrat., 1856-10-01
NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER /, 1866.
Fremont,s stntcsmanshIp.

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In the significant words of Mr.. Webster on
another OCCASION it might well be asked wheth-
er the nomination Of Fremont was one fit to be
made. Men Of higher genius, Of greater expe-
rence in political affairs, were presented to the
Republican Convention, which selected him as
the candidate and representative of the 'pecu-
liar institution" of modern Republicanism. If
the laborcr is worthy of his hire--if those
who toll should reap their reward, then,
indeed, was this nomination doing injustice to
those men who for years have been identified
with the principles inculcated by this party
There was Seward, and Hale, and Chase, and
Sumner and Giddings, and hundred others of
abilities far surprising any Of which Col. Ere
mont has given evidence Besides this, until
Fremont was spoken of as the candidate of this
party, who ever dreamed that he entertained
sentiments in unison with the rabd fanatical,
bible hating, union hating sect, who are rally
ing to his support, and shrieklng for freedom,
While they curse the land that gave them birth
No one out of the social circle in which he
moves could have suspected such n thing. But
IT secms to have come to the knowledge ofSew-
ard, Banks, Greely, and the most ultra of the
higher law disciples of that school, and pleased
with the wonderful discovery, that man born
in South Carolina could fraternize with them,
in crusade against the South, they could
scarcely contain themselves until he was apoth-
eotised as the idol to whom their deluded fol-
lowers should bow. Nominated at the sugges-
tiOn, and by the help of the most ultra of the
fanatical sect, he rejoices in the ardent enthus-
astic support of the abolltonists and disunion-
lists from VIM. Lloyd Garrison, down TO Abby
Foster. This may be harsh language, but it Is
true. II may be equally true that many better
men, who do not sympathlze with the black line
doctrine, have allowed themselves to be seduced
into an association Of which they would be
ashamed, If fully conscious of their true posi-
tion. l h.s tHHrrl an '1Hn
II Is, however, of Colonel Fremont as man,
and candidate for the Presidency, that we
have to do. To rational men, the fact as to
whether he did or did not eat, q mule, is
Ofno consequence--or whether he ran away
with hansome young lady. Exploits like
these have been performed by others more stu
pid than the Colonel, and will, doubtless, be
again, To serious thinking men, his record as
pnbliC man, is of greater interest. m
Equipped ut the expense of the United States
government, and furnished with company of
experienced voydgetrs, Col. Fremont crossed the
plains in lS45. To the book which he was thus
enabled TO make, descriptive Of the country
over which he was led by Kit Carson, he is in a
great measure indebted for all the -notoriety he
now enjoys II is true the book is full of mac
curacies and blunders, proved to be such by
subsequent explorers. Hundreds of thousands
of copies Of this book were printed by order of
Congress before its inaccuracies were discover
ed, and distributed gratuitously all over the
United States There were no great heroic
achievements in this excursion, nor is there any
great merit in the style or composition of the
journal. It is in the usual form of diary,
giving the daily incidents by the way and de-
scriptive of the country-its topography, the
objects animate aud inanimate which were met
with. After this, by order of the government
he was again sent out with the express object
and purpose of examining and making report
of the most practicable route for railroad be-
tween the valley of the Mississippi and the Pa
cifc. How well and satisfactorily he performed
This service is evidenced by the fact that he re-
commended and for long time commended for
pass which proved to be one Of the greatest
elevations Of ihc Rocky Mountains