Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-02-05
Friday, February 8, 1858.
HON. II. +. F1NEFnOcK.

ry course OF this gentleman When he de-
sired the people Of Sandusky county to hon
or him with seat in tho Legislature, he
traipsed the county almost day and night
for months before election, to testify and
proclaim bis love Of freedom and hatred Of
slavery and oppression, and to make his
German brethren in particular, believe that
he had great regard for them, and was
worthy Of their confidence. But no sooner
was he elected, and had taken his scat, than
his overweening ambition to make asplurge,
lead him to volunteer TO do the dirty work
of the pro-slavery members from Hamilton
county, who appear to be in the legislature
to carry out the behests of the slave breed
ers and drivers. Hence, when the string
of resolutions were got up TO be sent TO
Washington, this gentleman was not con-
tent to aid in the fraud of forcing them
through uuder tho gag rule, under the
fraudulent protepce that they wero needed
at Washington Immediately, when they
were not sent for more than two weeks af-
terwards; but also insists on playing the
part of lion in speech Of several hours
length containing much cogent evidence of
profound and thoroughbred ignorance, and
many attempts at small unmanly abuse, in
support Of bill to make slave pens Of the
Ijaiis Of Ohio, and race course of the free
soil of the State, for the slave and his mas
ter. So like "Bottom the weaver in "Mid-
summer Nights Dream" he insists Of the
Hamilton county members, that they shall
let him roar, and he tells them that he twill
roar that it will do any mans heart good to
hear him, that he will roar so as 10 make
the" people "say let him roar again, let him
roar again" But when he had roarcd, they
saw he was not lion, that he was not Bot
tom the weaver, nor even Snug the joiner,
and that they had been careless in not strip
ping off the false skin and examining tho
animals ears before hand; and so disgusted
were they with his volunteered presumption,
that they would not even lend him help
ing hand when he was being most severely
hagelated afterwards, by Mr., FRENCH and
others.
Look at the wretched inconsistency Of
this man in supporting these resolutions
One of these resolutions says awe have full
confidence in the disinterestedness, the in
tegrity and tho ability Of the Chief Magis-
trate of these United States and his Ad-
: ministration commands our cordial and un,
divided support" To enforce the Lecomp
ton Constitution upon the people of Kan
/ sas against their will, and in despite of al
, their efforts to tho contrary, and thereby
force slavery upon a free country, and a fire.,
people, has been and now is the great lead
ing and pet measure of Mr.. BUcHANAN ant
his administration. Here, then, slavery i.
not only directly endorsed by the Demo
+ cratic legislators of Ohio, but they plot ant
tail in aiding the President to force itupor
a free people, and into free country, ant
{ in this work none are more active to tho ex.
f tont of his "littlc might" than Mr.. FINE
r FRocK.
: But in these same resolutions, We hav,
: another beautiful example of the consisten
b cy of this worthy legislator The Adrnis
+ tration and of course tho Lecompton swim
die being thus endorsed, something had tC
> be done to pull the wool over tho eyes o
, the Northern Democracy, and done too il
2 such manner ms not to make an issue with
$ or cast discredit upon Mr.. BUCHANANs Ad
ministration. But as it tappeared to do so,
play is got up by Ounce the carpenter, Bo'
d tom the weaver, Flute tho bellows mende
g Snout the tinker, Starveling the tailor, an
u Snug the Joiner, but it is to DO preceded b
: a prolouge to be written in "eight and six
q the office of which prologue is, to notify tn
President that the players are not what tn
g parts they play would indicate, and tina
q he need not be alarmed, for no harm is il
= tended, and they all conclude that to iii
/, troduce a lion" before the President woul
5: be a "most dreadful thing for there is not
Of say they, "a moro fearful wild-fowl tha
= = your lion living, and we ought to look
:, it, So the prologue is prepared and the
/ tell the President "not to fear, not 10 trer
IS bic; our lives for yours if you think v
n. came hither as lions,-d were pity
= oar Hves; no, we are no such thing, we a
ts men as other mon are, We are simply Snu
H. Ounce, Flute, Startling and Bottom, al
then they performed their play by moo
light and in whispers and instead Of roi
be ing they ''coo as gentle as any sucking doy
ay as follows: "That our Senators in Congr,
We are hereby instructed and our Reprcsen
y tives are hereby requested to vote sgair
H. the admission of Kansas into the Uni
ID under the Lceompton Constitution"
ild Did free and independent State Q,
~ witness more faithless and recreant cou
Of legislation than that by tho servants
tha siave mower who have found their "A