The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-06-21
WON'T Go Down.

The nomination of Fremont don't take
with the fusionists in this region. The abo-
litionists, particularly, say they can't stand
it. Fremont has always been known as
Baltimore platform democrat, in favor OF
non.intervention by Congress on the slavery
question, supporting the fugitive slave law
and all, and has never given any intfmation
Of a change Of his views. His nomination,
as we'll as the platform adopted, they say
looks too much like back-out from the
anti sla7ery position of northern iuslonism,
and if this is not meant and they are told
Fremont is taken on generous confidence
that he will come out right after the election,
they shake their heads, and intimate that
the wings were once cheated by John Tyler.
IF our principles are worth anything, say
,bev let II, have Chase or Seward, or some
body that is known to be their advocate.
and not take an enemy on trust, that like
an adder, when we have warmed him into
life, will turn upon and sting us. There
were no guns fired on the reception Of the
news-therc was no rejoicinG-but an omi-
nous-sombre scowl darkened the counten-
ance Of f,lsIondom.
HARMoSIors Fusion The "niggcr' cam
paign of 1856, against the democratic party
is not unlike, in many respects, the great
"hard cider" campaign against the dem0cra-
cy in 1s40 The wing party had then, rs
the abolition party has now, its principles !;
but as these principles had become odious,
the wings dared not then, as the abolition
lists dare not now. nominate a man known to
be their open supporter. Thus Harrison and
! TYLER were nominated in 1910, with the I'M
Outstanding, or. hope, that, after the cleo
ton, out of gratitude for the support re-
ceived, they would turn wings; and now
Fremont, a map opposed to abolitionism and
everything savoring of it from his bovhood,
| is nominated for President, and Col. Bissell,
supporter of the fugitive slave law, and
not six months ago protesting that he was
still a national democrat is nominated for
governor, in the expectation that, GTter tie
election, should they succeed, they will turn
abolitionists. 1t turned out, however, that
Tyler was not quite weathercock enough to
verify their anticipations, and should Ere
mont and Bissell be elected, We have no
doubt abolitionism will also find itself 7y-
| lerised.
! There is another similarity in the two
campaigns Hard ciderism was made up OF
/ all the fag ends Of opposition to the democ-
racy, and from the speeches of their orators,
and their papers, you could gather every
| hue of opinion on every conceivable subject.
! It is lust so now. On what possible points,
save opposition to the democratic party, can
Benton and Seward, Giddings and Houston,
, or Fremont and Chase agree:
! In Illinois we have fusion state ticket
/ made up of these fag ends, and it presents a
piece of patchwork infinitely grotesquc. The
/ harmonious blendings of the colors is forci
bly, illustrated by the following extract from
the State Register:
! But one week before the assembling Of
the Bloomington convention, Mr.. Hatch
! said that he yielded not an iota of his know
nothing creed He said that ''he nGs Il lace
| EEOir -HOthtHy, ana nc ytoF"" Z" TIC .f''o
and that he could 'lever r0te for rore1g"eI
to hold office"
Mr.. Dubois, while attending the Bloom
ington convention, said in that town, tia
.he uouM necer rote far a Dutchman." HI
also added, that there was too much aboll
,ionism in that convention to suit him. w
will add that if he keeps his word, he vii
vote against Mr.. Hoffman. who IS Ger
,nan, Tanning on the same ticket with hin
self.
What for abolitionism-what for Hindoo
sm-what for any Of the three score and te
isms that compose this strange political CON
bination can the triumph Of such part
accomplish!