Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-18
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Friday, December Is, 1857.
THE MESSAGE

We lay this document before our readers
this week 1t is we'll written and in the main
a respectable paper. 1t opens with q CON
sidcration Of the "hard times" and the
causes which have produced them. The
President thinks paper money is the cause.
Tho banks, he says, flood the country with
their issues, raise prices, tempt men into
wild spcculations, and then on the first
symptoms of a "run" withdraw their circula
tion and general collapse follows. There
is much truth in this view, and we earnest
ly hope to sec the revusion end in produc-
ing thorough reformation of our paper
money system. If we cannot do without
such money, let us have no bills under $40
and eventually under $40. This would
place in the hands of the people vast
amount of coin, which would constitute
basis too solid to bo shaken by every squall
that might strike the banks. But when
the President charges the whole evil of the
present bard times on the paper money
system, lie tells a part Of the truth but not
the whole. Paper money is not the only
cause. Another and most efficient cause Of
the present trouble is the want of higher
tariff. Foreign goods are poured in upon
n', our own manufactures stopped, and the
balance of trade must be settled in gold
With tariff Of tho ghtcharactcr, one year
would restore US to sound prosperity. 1t
is useless, however, TO argue the point. De-
mocracy is in power and free trade and the
proStration of home market, is the order
of the day.
On the Kansas question the President
is tricky, He first argues conclusivcly that
the people should have right to settle
their own institutions, and then concludes
that it is sufficient to allow them to vote on
the slavery question alone! o, tame and
impotent concusion Here is case in
which the whole democratic party, from the
Cincinnati convention down to the pot
houses, have promised that the people of
Kansas should have the full right to cstab-
lish their own constitution, and Mr.. Bu-
chanan himself has pledged the whole pow
er of the government to protect them in
that right. But convention is chosen by
small minority Of the people, "a drunken
butcherly set" as described 10y Gov. Walk
er; these yagabonds form constitution
which protects nll slave property in Kan
sas which grants to the people the right
to say whether any moro slaves shall be adj
mitted which compels every man to vote
for the constitution with slavery, or for the
constitution without slavery (which forbids
any alteration for many yearsl This poor
privilege of voting only for or against the
future admission Of slaves, Mr.. Buchanan
thinks is enough,-this will fulfill all the
promises of the democratic party. But why,
every honest man will ask, why not let the
people vote ON the whole constitution p
Why do tho southern fre-eaters aud Mr..
Buchanan, their humble servant, wish TO
deprive the people Of Kansas Of the right
of voting on the whole and every part OF
the constitution, Because the people would
vote the constitution into the bottomess pit.
But what a comment is this on modern de-
mocracy. Stephen A. Douglas, John w.
Foncy, and a host of democrats who have
hitherto gone through thick and thin with
the south, now bolt. Even the Democrat
and Messenger find this too much of dose.
Let every democrat now understand that
this attempt to deprive the people of Kan
sas of the right I'd vote on their own con-
stitution, is only the finale of long series
of frauds and crimes, against which the re-
publican party has protested. We reserve
furthether comments for a future number
GARD.
4 The Young Mems Lyeeum beg leave To return theil
thanks to Mr. Brehard for his kindness in rendering th,
use Of hia Hall also to the Young Ladies' to Massra
.a.tt fox In