The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-21
CONGRESS- SATURDAY
,te was NOT IN session TODAY

The Senate not in session to-day
HousE on REpREsEETATIyEs--Mr Campbell reported from
the Committee Of Ways and Means the bill making appro
pratons for the consular and diplomatic service and
commended concurrence with all the Senate amendments
except that increasing the pay of the translator to the
China commissioner to $4,000 The House eoncurred in
the report The House went into Committee OF the Whole
on the state of the Union when the armyappropration
bill was taken up Several political speeches made
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, gave notice that he should call
up the report on the Sumner and Brooks Tues
day two weeks The House then adjourned. s..
COL FREMoNTS NOMINATION.
1t is too obvious to be denied that the announcement of
the nomination Of Colonel Fremont the abolition cand
date for the presidency has been accompanied with strong
impressions Of its unfness well its weakness and
unavaabity. Whether these first impressions to be
changed the progresses remains yet TO be
1t is not to be assumed that the nomination accident
al So far is this from the truth Of the case that Colonel
Fremont probably the first choice Of majority of
both the conventions which have concurred in his nom
nation before they met together. We think 1t is demon
srable from the facts that Colonel Fremonts present po
son is the result of weconceved and successfullyex
ecuted scheme in which the leaders Of the worst elements
Of black repubcanism concurred The main instruments
through which the scheme made successful the
New York Tribune and the New York Evening Post,
aided efficiently by the New York Herald. When we
give preemnence to the Tribune and Post in this matter
necessarily bring the minds of readers the names
of the abolition leaders who known to issue their edics
through these journals In word, give to Messrs
Seward Greeley Blair and Benton whatever credit there
may be in concocng and executing the scheme which was
played out successfully in the conventions at New York
and Philadelphia. ..a.
But when we attribute Col Fr6monts nomination TO the
influence OF politicians famous for shrewdness in pot-
cal tactics it will be natural to inquire for the considera-
tons which controlled them in bringing about result
that makes unfavorable impression to success
We suspect that the Herald induced to join the con-
pracy for the purpose of advertising the programme of the
canvass under COL Fremont the candidate. The very
fact that he had political anecedents and hence po
ltcal experience which indicated him suitable man
to fill the presidential chair has been held up prominently
as reasons why he would be the available candidate
for uniting successfully all the elements of opposition to
the democracy. 1t assumed that the defeat of the
democratic nominee was the great object to be accom-
plished whilst the character either personal POLITICAL
of his successful competitor treated minor mat
ter The idea was that anybody would be accepta-
Bile 10 the ragmentay opposition than either Pierce Doug
las or Buchanan x.
The next assumption was that although the prospects
of candidate representing any of the fragments or
factions Of the opposition would be hopeless against
the democratic nominee yet that any whose past
political life had been blank as to be un-
Objectionable to either Of the fragments and who could
combine the several fragments would be strong enough
to make successful race On this Ia. es the search
was for a fresh man-one who vas neither Catholic
nor Protestant neither democrat wing, aboli-
tionist7-one who had done nothing aud said moth
ing that any wing Of the opposition could object to,
and one who would promise to each fragment its full
chance for the spois and who would be likely TO be
subject the influence Of Seward and Greeley Benton
and Blair Just such this the Herald found in
Col Fremont and these constituted his qualifications in
the estimation Of that journal
In advocating the nomination Of Col Fremont the Her
aid has been lavish in comparing the Of 1856 with
that of ls4O and has displayed great familiarity with the
first rudments Of arithmetic In proving by simple addition
and subtraction that twould be easy for Col Ere
TO beat Mr. Buchanan than 1t for Gen. Harrison
to beat Mr.. Van Buren, The parallel made out so
seary by agures land figures won't lie) that verify be
lieye the Herald did in this way give TO
the scheme Of its empoys Messrs Seward Greeley Co.,
than lis editor will ever get pay for in the way Of foreign
missions It was not overlooked by the Herald that Col
Fremont had antecedents although fortunately for him,
they were not political antecedents His fame adj
venurous explorer had much Of the romantic in IT which
was frst-rate capital in which to have its
prototype in that Of 1870 His adventures and hsbreadth
escapes with bis heatrendng suerngs amidst ice and
snow and his subsistence for days aud days frogs liz
ards snakes grasshoppers &C. &C. all would furnish
teras for reaching the hearts and exciting the enthusiasm
Of the opponents Of democracy and the lovers Of official
plumber. These Of the suggestions which hsye
teemed in the columns Of the Herald for months and which
had a powerful influence in bringing together those
marable assemblagcs New York and Philadelphia with
purposes fixed to nominate the who hal IN him such
elements political strength Before such Recommendations
these the claims Of such old fossil az Judge Mclean
or ofsueh champions Of sboonsm as Seward and Chase
and Banks secuted They determined that the ed
tor Of the Herald was q better counsellor than the
editor Of the Courier and Enquirer They listened to the
warning voice Of General Webb but rejected his counse
only appaudng his bravery and patriotism when he swore
to them that IL their candidate was not elected he was
ready draw his sword and drive back ebe slave power
the risk Of his valuable life Judge Mclean was very
respectable old fogy and sound enough Of late on the
Kansas issue but he had crossed the Rocky noun
tains-had no glory in breakfastng and dining and
supping bugs and reptiles These the requisites
for revvng the campaign Of s4othe editor OF the Herald