Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-10-03
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Was there ever party in this country
so thoroughly and perfectly demoralized,
so lost to all pretence to every thing fair,
honest or decent, as the present slave driy-
er doughfaces of Sandusky county!
This exclamation is not caused by any
alarm for the safety of the republican cause,
but to call the attention of the honest voters
of Sandusky county to the course of the
stumpers and the papers of that party
And we ask them now to note, remember
and compare their statements, and declara-
tions, since this campaign began. Take
any point or principle which has been un-
der discussion; the tax question, the slave
ry question, the character of Fremont the
expenses of the State, or any other one ques-
ton, and compare themselves with them
selves, and they prove these stumpers and
presses to be engaged in system of low
slander, fraudulent misrepresentation with
out parallel in the history of party war
fare. Driven to the wall by fair and truth
full argument, they turn and spout out false
hoods with the vain hope of engaging US in
a warfare on immaterial issues, and spend
ing time in denolishing their lies.
Let honest democrats, who have any man
ly feeling left, read, for instance, the matter
published in the last Messenger about the
parentage, religion, private, family and bus
mess affairs of John G. Fremont and ask
himself if his democracy can not be sustain
ed without such course? If to sustain the
glorious principles of his party it is necessa-
ry to slander the dead parents Of any man,
or to question his religion, or invade, drag
to the light and comment upon his family
relations and his private life. Even if these
charges were true, are they within the prop
er limits of political discussion9 How in
tensely contemplate is it in this case, when
every charge is base and malignant false
hood!
Only little while ago, the great men Of
the land, especially those Of the democratic
party, such as Secretary Marcy, Thos. H.
Benton and Senator Allen, We'd with each
other to praise him; and James Buchanan,
himself, swore to his honorable and patriot
ic deeds. Then Col Fremont was, accord
ing to Senator Allen, the greatest living
man in the United States. Now, because
Fremont has declared himself the friend of
human freedom and the foe of slavery ex-
tension, these same men and their partizans,
play the blood hound for southern negro
breeders, and invade the sanctuary of his
home, invade and tear open the graves of
his dead father and mother, to hunt down
John C. Fremont, and destroy all that is
dear to him on earth.
Is this necessary to sustain democracy?
Fortunately, this tide of falsehood is being
turned, with terrible force, upon the conspir-
ators against the sacred rights Of truth and
Justice. The public mind is beginning to
discover clearly, the falsehoods and imposi-
tions to which it has been subjected by these
faithless hireling, doughface advocates of an
unholy cause. As the discovery progresses,
public indignation rises against them; and
will rise higher and higher, till speaking all
its pent up anger through the ballot-box, it
overwhelms them like flood, and sweeps
them to oblivion, or burys them in shame.