Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-07-24


GrThe = Editor Of the Register is either q
NEST consumate blockhesd, or else imagines
The readers of that sheet never see any other.
In The last number of that PAPER he copies an
article from the Cincinnati GaSetts, which he
says "disposes Of the iOlsehood in regard TO
Col. Fremout's vote on the bill providing for
the suppression Of the Slave trade in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and which was retailed in
last weeks Eaton Democrat.'-NOw had this
reckless creature procured the Cincinnati En-
quire, Of the next issue after The GGsette's ar
ticle appeared, he would have found the fol-
lowing facts, which knocked the article of The
Gasette into a 'cocked hat" and shows the
Ilruih of The matter, and which it would be
well enough for our neighbor TO give a place,
in order that his readers might know exactly
where the "Wooly Horse" stands:
Colonel Fremont and Slavery IN the District Of
columbia-The Reckless and Inscriptions
Gazette.
Ia reckless and inscriptions disregard Of
truth we know of no paper that can compare
with the Gasette. As specimen of IFS men
dacity we take the following from yesterdays
issue, in which it said, in abiding TO the En-
%quirer:
Our ncighbor charged yesterday that Ere.
mont voted against the bill providing for the
suppression oil the slave trade in the District OIL
Columbia.
1t then went on 10 prove, by The journal Of
the Senate, that on the 10Th day ofSeptember,
1850, Fremont voted in favor of the bill above
alluded TO. Now, we desire 10 have the com,
muni,y take notice that in the extract above
given the GG@ette publishes q deliberate false,
hood in relation 10 the Enquirer. Our charge
against Fremont was as 70 lows:
All the political experience which Fremont,
the Black. Republican candidate for President,
ever had, was q service of twenty one days in
the United States Senate. " bile there that
extremely limited time he voted against a
proposition to abolish slavery in the District Of
Columbia. subject to a pOpui7y rOte, as well as
against its unconditional abolition
We need not point out the difference 10 in.
telligent persons Jetreen aJOlisLing slacery IL
self in the District u Columbia and simply
GJOl Shing the slace tude there. The latter
wos done by the Congress Of 1850, many
Southern men voting in its favor. The Ado
litionists considered it Of very little conse
ouences. We now invite the attention of our
readers and the Ga=ttte 10 the following facts:
On the 10th Of December, 1850, when The
bill 10 abolish the slave trade in The District Of
Colnmbia was under consider ton, Mr.. Sew
ard submitted a substitute for said bill, which
provided that "~Sl;very shall forever cease
within he DistrictOf Columbia, an1 all per.
sons held in bondage therein shall be free"
This proDosition waS discussed by Nests.
Baldwin, Mangum, Dawson, Dayton, Pratt,
Atchison, Mason, Chase, Foole, Winthrop,
Badger and others, on the lUlh, lllh and 18th
of September, 1850, and o vote taken on Sew
ard'S amendment, which resulted: Yeas
MeSSrs. Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Hale,
Seward aud UphHm-5. Among The nays are
Fremont and Dayton, both OF whom voted
against the bill 10 abolish. slavery in the Dis,
tlict OF Columbia. See Congressional Globe Of
lS49-50, vol. 81, second part, DHgeS l194,
HISS, 1905 aud 1870.
A motion was afterwards made by Mr.. Hale
10 instruct the Committee en- Territories TO
bring in a bill abolishing ilavery-not the
slave trade-in the District. He said he did it
for the purpose OF having q '%recorl" maGe.-
On that record the yeas and rays stood thus:
Yeas-MessrS. Baldwin. Chase, Davis Of
Massachusetts, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing,
Hale, Hamlin, Seward, W~inthrop-9.
Nays 4l.-Among which Ore John G. Ere.
mont and William l.. DGytdi. See the same
vol, page 1859,
Having thus convicted lie Gazette of a
alSrhooG of Tie most palptbie character, it
would, it il was conducted upon principles Of
honor, make The amends hOnbrable, and admit
the |actS and lalsity Of its charge against the
Enquirer. But we predict It will do no snch
thing. It will leave lis readers still under the
belief that aboliShing slavery itself in The Dis
,Tict Of Columbia and the abolition of he slave
trade there are one and The Snme thing.