The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-31
Oar CANDIDATE john G. rrsns.s

V4r O080140So ~-608n ". StS0ests
The Presidential campaign 10 about 10
close, snd we do not remember TO have
ssen say,hins in the Republican psPers re-
sctiag upon the Personnl or socisl ehsrac.
ter Of JANIS BuczAkAs. the Pro-Sisvery
cAad'date Tor the Presidency, save homor-
one references TO his bsehelorhood, with the
exception OF story that some reckless TEL
low started o, his early love, but which
feaad no circulation in the Republican pa.
pers How different has il been with the
fro-6lavery press in regard TO the soe'al
life Of Jonx c. FssMosT, the Repushesn
candidate for the same high once. 80
spo,lsss had been his career that the leaders
al the Pre-. Slavery party selected him as
the rnoe, suisable man for their candidate
ael rendered him the nomination. But he
replied to their overtures, tina, PRESIDENCY
or no Presidency, living and dying, am
oeposed to the spread OF slavery
Had Fremont favored Slavery extension
he would this day have been The candidate
OF the Prc-Sisvery party add the Anglo
saxon language would scarcely have con-
tanned words sufficiently Mandatory to have
expressed their appreciation OF his virtues.
A. il IL, having been selected BY the RePue'
Ecan party Is their standard bearer, words
csanot be found too strong in which
to enhsdy the feelings with which they al
"a 10 view his pas, course. Having had
~ Ssre ~ three weeks experience - . U
q 1ssa,or, and haviag condensed vsst
.nosnt Of business in thar brief period and
sassa clean record on the question nov
brought into issue. his opponents in order
10 obtain something On which TO base an at
JACK ssains, him. hare had to resort TO
more vile personal abuse tnsn hss ever
characterized Presidential esnrsss.
Committed to The Slavery question and
nsAing i,s immense unpopnlsriiy 81 the
North. the papers Of the Buchanan party Of
shst portion Of our Union have bad TO drop
is defence and, Strengthened for capital, have
made IN onslsught upon the personal char
sste, Of COL Fremont, which has no para !.
lei Tor sirociiy n the political history Of our
country. It's eteet bas been quite the re-
verse Of what was anticipated BY his oppc-
nenis instead Of blasting his fsir name
tbs eeoanimity with which be has received
their ruthless s.andes has elevated his
character in the estimation Of al men Sho
prize .orbesrsnce 80 virtue instead Of
despoiIing him Of fame, il hss circulated .
knosledgs Of his deeds, until the very chill
dren have learned OF his heroic scls and
every one sdmises the un6sante6 bravery
- satchlcss heroism with which be has
ewvsd ont name, high and endursble ss
IL lsftiest peak Of the mountains he sea
led In the language Of another, at 10 one
of the vice and benevolent arrangements
of Prov idenee, that msiigniy 10 almost al.
wsys fsied to benefit 10 a grester or less ex'
tent the persons whom it sims expressly al
iBjurng." In this case the remark is en-
phssica!iy true and il reminds one Of the in
eden, narrated BY Piu,a-eh the man who
desisned the death OF Prome,heus the
Thessalisn, who instead Of giving him
fatal stab. only opened = sweliing he had
end = hich really was the means OF sasins
his life. The effect Of these repeated q,
tscks 10 sppsren, upon the people. and on
Tuesday next the question viii b
brought TO an issue, which we pray
God may resGli in favor Of the election o
Fremont, in staying the spread Of sisver,
and in restoring the freedom Of opinion ant
Of speech to our country,
.Y.le, n. Y. Banks sysSsa ~ frsspsrs, IA