The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-11-20
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LIFE EXPLORATIONS. AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF JOHN C.
FREMONT. BY Charles Wentworth Uphsm. With IL
Illustrations. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. For sale by
Taylor Maury, Washington, d. c., and throughout
the country, everywhere.
We have heretofore expressed our opinion of
Bigelow's Life of Fremont, and also of this.
Sanctioned by so many Communications, and
sustained by the sale of edition after edition of
thousands of copies, it does not need further
appreciation by the press, as proof that Mr..
Upham has displayed his usual ability, and
done his work well. The book has borne its
part in the campaign just closed. We took up
the volume last week, to write this notice. and
laid it aside, hoping that we might, perhaps, in
this number of the Era, add to that name
President elect. So we might have done, had
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Indiana, been
as true to Freedom as their sister non slave
holding States.
Though not elected, Colonel Fremont stands
on prouder elevation, loftier, as we believe,
as vi mau, IMAM
when with his country's flag he stood on that
tallest peak of the Rocky Mountains. Nomina-
ted by such q Convention, composed of such
men, receiving their support, and rallying in
every free State the best and purest of their
patriots, we believe that no man, since the
days of Washington, can boast of higher testi.
monies, more varied, and more fitted to cheer
him forward in life. He needs no better to
meet the ISLANDERS of foulmouthed press.
Science, literature, art, philanthropy, and rel-
gion, have gathered around him as their stand
ard bearer. Genius has breathed forth her
lyrics, mingling his name with her odes to
Freedom. Men who stand foremost in litera.
ture-our Bryant, Longfelow, Irving, Quincy,
FELTON,, Silliman, Dana, the great body of the
authorship of our country, the intelligent and
reading portion of the people, the patrons and
professors and teachers of our colleges and
schools-have honored him with their suffrapes
Youth and maiden grace, and matronly dig.
nifty, have wreathed their chaplets and flung
them forth, to shed ON him the fragrance of
sympathizing hearts. Ministers of Christ, and
those in training to exercise those holy duties,
have greeted him with their 4" God speed you"
nor deemed it recreancy to their trust to speak
out the honest feeling of their hearts, even
when they knew it would call forth contume.
ious jeer and the ribald Jest,
All these diversified classes have largely
united in the choice of Fremont; not because
they regard him perfect man not for old &C.
quaintance sake, not for personal considera.
tions-most of them had never seen him: thew
had never caught the glance of his eye, never
heard his voice. Many had indeed read the
story of his wondrous adventures, of his forti-
tude and daring. Many had tracked him. as
81 were, over those barren wastes scaled with
him, in thought, those mountain Businesses. and
imaged to themselves, as they gazed on his
portraits, the heroic conqueror of California
But even this, their admiration and instructive
belief he must be worthy of their countenanoe.
wasnot the motive, the Kidnapping of the strong
and abiding feeling that made them by 30 manv
thousands bear him onward almost to a com.
piete victory. It was because in him thew rec.
ognised the embodiment of great principle.
his manly language convinced them he was
sincere, and would be true TO their cause, and
conscience, moved with the sense of a mighty
wrong, which he with them was to redress.
nerved them to the effort, and called forth their
acclaim.
oDrFELps Cook Book or, Practical Receipt. for the
ousewife, comprising all the popular methods of cook
ing and preparing all KINDS of Poultry, Vegetables
Soups, Meats, Fish, Rolls Puddings, Pastry, Cake.
&c. Philadelphia T. B. Peterson. For sale by TAYLOR
Maury, Washington, D. C,
Just in time for Thanksgiving And to
judge from the liberal measure of the receipts.
too, they must have been prepared with refer.
ence to some such family gathering, or for
Christmas and New Year. Think, for in,
STANCE, of "one hundred large oysters at time
for an oyster pie, and so on as to other dishes
1t is not every one who knows how to cook. and
make the viands relish. We remember once
hearing distinguished Temperance leotupar
say, in an address, that many q man has been
made . drunkard, from eating sour bread .,
home. Whether this be true or not, vet. no
doubt the state of the stomach is matev;al,v
affected by the kind of food that gets into Il
To judge from the number and variety of cook
books that issue from the press, on, reading
community are decidedly favorable to castro.
nomlcal Improvements, Why, we could mum.
her up some dozen or more of these oraclea