Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-11-13

acquire Territory At the expense Of their
right TO exclude the other from iis enjoyment by pro-
hiting them from taking into II whatever Is recognized
TO be property by the common constitution"
Here is progression with vcngancc-
which let us examine: The Interpretation
to the constitution here given on that point,
is so precise and definite, as to admit of no
misunderstanding Or evasion, that Sldpes are
absolutely property and nothing else, for on
this idea alone he rests the right to take
them into any territory of the United States,
and claims it on no other, not even on the
ground of "progrcssion."
But this he does not rest on his own OF
fetal authority as President of the United
States, but cites to the "highest tribunal
known to our laws" to make it a certainty
and iinailty. But this decision is fortunate
ly) known to, and fresh in the minds of all
your readers, and cannot be covered up, hid,
nor forgotten, but must stand through all
time in brazen letters of shame and infamy,
against those who gave their sanction to
that "decision" which sweeps away at a sin
gle stroke, every hcaven-giyen right which
distinguish that unfortunate class from the
brutes, denying them even what all good
men have ever accorded to the birds of the
air. Thus not only placing them below,
but unalterably fixing their doom with tho
horses, cattle, sheep, goats, mules, donkies,
dogs, or what not.
But am wandering; as it is not my pur-
pose to give dissolution on that progress
sive document, further than to ascertain what
benefit tho Free States are to gain by it,
and how think we come to one of redeem
ing qualities before spoken Of That is by
the rule therein laid down or established,
which if acted upon by the stupid North,
would he of untold value. This rule is,
that slaves are recognized under the consti-
tuition as property, and differing in no es-
scntial degree from any other animal prop
erty.
Now then, according to this, it follows,
that the three-ffth rule applies to nothing
more nor less than common animal proper
ty whether North or South, and the right
to use it in making up the aggregate basis
of congressional representation is not only
guaranteed to the South, but applies in all
\
its force to the North; and no time should
be lost in entering upon the list of our pop
ulation, our cattle, horses, mules, asses,
sheep, dogs, hogs, &C.; Cor, before another
census is taken, we shall have TO elect two
congresses, and one President and Vice
President, of the United States. Now nc.
cording to this rule, Ohio would have 7G
electors instead of the % she now has; for
wc find on her grand Tax List for 1856,
62I ,443 horses, l,6s7,7lo cattle, $3.50
mules, 3,5i3,Gs3 sheep, l,s5l,l24 hogs
total, 7,679,710; three-iths of which is
4,6o7 7,s26, which added to the population
will give the 76 electoral votes according tc
the present apportionmcnt, and same ratio
applied to all the free States, makes the ag
gregate 5s1, instead Of lie, which we now
have.
Now We can readily sec how the case
would have been with FREMoNT and Day
TON, had this progressive rule been estab
lished before the last Presidential election
For if we allow the free States with th
increase, and an addition of twenty-five pc
cent on all the slave States, to include an,
cattle they might not have had listed, anc
all to have gone precisely as they did 70
the Cincinnati Platform, then that sam
platform would have been defeated by tn
, round sum of $50 eectorel votes. And il
Congress, tho Black unprogressive Rcpub
{ licans, would have had, in the House ma
jority of 200, with which they could hav
elected Banks the very first shot.
Then there is something noble in tn
idea that would have constantly been RUM
mating in the minds of our Representative
as they promenaded the marble colonado
of the Capitol, Of the fact, that five of the
cattle at homo had done as much towart
sendirg them there, as any three men {
women in the land. No wonder Souther
gentlomen feel that they are honorable.
But to return to our text, the word pr
! gressive. That little prefix, pro, only thrc
Q letters, it is true, but see its effect and no
Q it runs through all the Progressive ramii
7 cations Of democracy. Such as pro-slaver
! pro-whiskey, pro-Border Rufiian, ro-Ball
. Box stuffing, pro-Buck, prO-doe (face,) pr
: Pierce, pro-Pillow, pro-Shannon, pro-DouI
k las, pro-Stringfellow, prO-Emory, pro-L
comptc, pro-Thermal, pro-Isothennal, pr
I Rust, pro Guta Pcrcha, pro-Taney, pro-Tre
sury pluudering, pro-Treasury depletion, pr
FREQ, Trade, and in short, pro everything.
} Such, Mr.. Editor, is somc of tho vie,
u of a ~ PRoGREssrvE ENauIRER.
5, Eleven hman chdttels passed throng
ltt;s c;3v ana 1av last weak On tho ITndo