Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-28
J Fremont Repudiated .

The following card, which we COPY from the
York Pa.) Eagle, speaks for itself The writer OF
it was, 1t will be seen, member of the Conven-
ton which nominated Fremont but will not cup
port him. He saw the character of the elem ents
IN that Convention, and he exposes them in FOR.
chile manner. Read the card:
Cot. TfoAAs After due reflection. and the
sricteet examination Of the various facts relative
to the Presidential question which were presented
TO me, feeli it my duty TO express my convictions
fully for the benefit Of your readers and all those
who favor Justice and right
was chosen delegate 10 the National Repub-
lcan Convention, which assembled in Philadelpbia
on June 18th last, to nominate candidates for The
Presidency and Vice Presidency, and having re.
fnaed 70 support the ticket then and there nomns.
ted, It may not be aIss, and lconsider II my duty
10 give my reasons for 40 doing. Not to my i'm
mediate constituents alone, however, Ia this due
Ias there were scaEcely enough present at the
meeting which elected ME as delegate to il the
Offices, but TO the whole State. cannot, how
ever, pass those few by, without calling to their
minds the great pleasure the meeting afforded Us
and the timely relief of our anxiety when so,ne OF
the outsiders Joined in applauding the eloquent
address of the Hon. J. A. Bingham, especially
when he alluded to and eulogized the immortal
Henry Clay and Gen. Taylor. e's >&ls' a"8i
know there are thousands In Pennsylvania who
consider themselves Republicans; but was the
Philadelphia Convention controlled by such infu
encesf Certainly rot--and I ahsll endeayor to
convince them the true Repubiicans) that the said
Convention WAS entirely influenced and controlled
uy Aboltionists Soclalista, and Spiritual Rsppsrsi
it should have been called an Abolition Conven-
ton, and then We would have seen their real
strength At the call Of real RepubIcanisrn, there
is scarcely voter in Pennsylyania who would not
cry out, here am l!' the name is az bewitching
as that of Democracy used to be-. The Aholi-
tionists should have read the fable of the Eagle
Republicans into that black in6dei gulf.
To prove that this Convention was controlled by
every rpecies Of infdelty, from Niger Worship
psrs down TO Spiritual Rappers, need only refer
to the treachtry Of Judge Spaulding in tearing
from the list Of nominees the name Of the Repub-
licsns' choice, the Hon. John MLean. He did
this without giving Judge M'Lean chance Of a
ballot, and even refused 20 give the name Of the
writer Of the letter upon which be based his au-
thority for the act. Had he then been honest
enough to state the name before he read the let
ter, the Convention would never have committed
the political suicide, they would have sooner bro
ken up In a row. EHs& at
at this time the McLeen blood was at boiling
point, and my only regret Is that the Pennsylvania
delegation refused TO bolt when they solicited
TO do 40 by other delegations who offered to lead
determined to cling to Mclean as long as there
was hope But, alas, the last cord which held to
gether the true Republicans, was finally severed
our candidate, without even fair hearing, or
consultation, which was all that was desired was
torn from our bosoms, and hurled back to be de-
voured by the Z" Darker higher Law Spirits," who
lay ready In their concealment behind the screens,
and why Because he would not suit their pecu-
liar purposes-he would not be made the proper
medium through whose " Rappings" they could
hope to accomplish their designs.
IL Ia evident that the professional al politicians and
place hunters would hold such Catonic integrity of
principle and rectitnde Of aim az shines through
all Judge McLcan's life and writings In dread. His
Ia not the plant character to be welded TO their
base usee, or to be made the Instrument Of their
personal apimosties and sectional schemes OF Ia
naticism. A constitutional jurist, he would gov.
ern the country by the constitution and laws, ana
not in obsequious seryiity TO the dictation OF
despotic clique OF political gamblers and tricksters.
Millsrd Fillmore and John Mclean are both
types of the better days of the Republic, and like
the truly patriotic and great men OF the past they
enjoy the confidence and respect OF the unbought
aud unpurcbasable people, while they provoke the
ennty and malice OF the inyidious, corrupt and
merccnary, Who would cell their country for lucrs
and Office sucb men cannot be maltrsstsd With
impunity before free ard virtuous people.
The slaughter OF Judge Mclean was brought
about by the very men who never had but one
ides--niggerism. What vss their conduct In
ls44f When the Wbig party was bathing against
Polk and the annexation Of Texas, Ia slave Stste)
they refused to give their support TO freedom, and
threw their votes away on Birney, thsrsby defeat