Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-02-26
FREMONT; OHIO.
xsAAo M. Knnh1R. EDITOR.
Friday, February rs, 1858.
THE RENEGADE,
THE TWO HUNDRED PIECES OF GOLD.
Tract for the Times.
rnE nENEaApE As nr Was.

THE RENEGADE AS HE WAS.
Tho Messenger of Dec 25th reads as fol-
lows: 1--WE consider that every principle
ofjustice demands that the people of Kan
sas should have the right of voting on the
whole constitution, n,--not part. Our de-
mocracy teaches us that the people IS tie
source Of all po1oer, greater than presidents
cabinets, members of congress or conven-
tions, and they alono have the right to say
whether they will have this or that consti-
tuition. True democracy will never endeav-
or to contract but to expand the privileges
of tho people If this is treason make the
most of i'll" Under date of Dec. 18th the
Messenger says, "we still believe that it is
a high handed and tyrannical usurpation of
power for body of men elected to draft
a constitution to deny to the peoplc,-their
masters-the right to alter, amend or repeal
the same"
THE RENEGADE AS lie Is.
In reply to our remark that "lhero is n
man in this town who sustains the president
in every act of his in crushing the people Of
Kansas, who says the Lecompton' swindle is
perfectly right and congress should accept
the document;"-the Messenger in its last
number says, "'thero is n pair of u.s. We
have never differed from the President in
the Lecompton matter."l
WHY TIE RENEGADE TURNED SHORT
CORNER.
And the renegade said to the President,
what will you give me, and I will betray
liberty, trample on the rights of the people,
swallow my own words, and kick Douglas
And the President said I will give theo two
hundred pieces of gold of the value of ono
dollar each. And the renegade said, it is
enough,-it shall be done.
THE RENEGADE LIcKs THE HAND THAT
FEEDS HIM.
Tho Messenger of Feb. 10Th says, We
have no disposition to follow the lead of
certain papers and "howl' or "shriek" over
nero difference of opinion Our taste
does not lead in that direction. Wo have
every confidence in the patriotism of James
Buchanan"
HIS TREACHERY.
l. Two hundred dollars per year from
Uncle Sam, for doing nothing as collector
of this port
2. Which is sixteen dollars, sixty-six and
two-third cents per month.
8. Which is about sixty-fve cents per
day. Could it be expected, considering
the weakness of human nature, that the
patriotism of the renegade would hold out
against such a temptation as this!
THE RENEGADE HAS EXAMPLES TO APPEAL To.
l. Judas betrayed his Master for thir-
ty pieces of silver. Why should not the
renegade betray his country for two hundred
pieces of gold9 1--WE beg pardon of Judas
for the use of his name in this connection
and hope he won't commence an action for
libel against us.)
2. "When the devil was sick,
The devil monk would be;
When the devil was well,
The devil monk was he"
THE RENEGADE's END.
When the devil is cast out of the rene
gadc he VANDERBILT about seeking rest and
finding none. Then he returneth to the
man from whom he was cast out, and find
ing him ready to receive him back for two
hundred pieces of gold, he goeth and taketl
10 him seven other devils worse than him
self, and entereth into the renegade and
abideth in him. And the last end of that
man shall be ten times worse than than the
first.