Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-02-05

Mr.. CHAmmAE: II had not becu ny in
tention TO have taken any part in this do
bate. | had not thought Il wiso to occupy
the time Of the House in prolonged debafos
in resistance TO the determined action Of tha
majority; and especially had thought Il
the privilege as well as the duty Of gonflo-
men here who had seats in tho last Assoni,
bly,, TO defend their own legislation. And
| should not now, sir, at this late hour OF
the debate, ask tho indulgence Of the com.
mittec, had not several honorable gcntle
men, in their discussion Of tho bill tefofo
us seen fit to step aside from the mmed-
ate question to impeach Che intelligence. and
loyalty of the citizens Of that section Of
the State, one Of whose counties have the
honor Of representing on this floor, and ii
some instances sir, making these charges
with language and tone intended to deepen
the otfcnsc. as
say, sir, at starting, that do not intend,
during the twenty or thirty minutes which
| may occupy, to discuss the motion before
tho committee. Igiye this notice 10 relieve
the anxieties of any ordcr-loving gentle
man who may think / am wandering from
the debate. But shall bring in no now
atters,--simply conining myself to a re-
ply to matters already dragged before u.s.
And may | not confidently rely upon con
tihuancc Of the same latitude which has
thus far characterized this debate.
| stand here, Mr.. Chairman, neither 10
cast rsproacli, nor question the patriotism oi
any section Of our noble commonwealth.
woald hail every county as n gem in that
brilliant coronet which encircles the qucenly
? brow of our glorious Ohio. But, sir, while
| make no attack, stand here in my place
) to repeal whatever attack may be madc
; upon the intelligence or the fidelity Of that
> gallant little county which has entrusted,
; somewhat, its honor to my care, come that
attack from whence il NAV.
> The charge is that the people Of the Re.
= serve are grossly unintellgent, ignorant even
Of the Constitution under which they live,
: basely disloyal to its requirements, and IA
natically meddlesome with tho poace and
d better informed opinions of the other sec
tions of tho State! These charges were
O. especially preferred and repeated by my
: neighbor across tho way, the honorable gon-
)" tleman from the county of Sandusky, who
was very emphatic in his charges Of ;g-
n- norance.
n, Mr. FINEFRocK: (Mr. FRENCH yielding
n, the floor for an explanation Tho gentle
l. man from Lake of course don't wish to mis-
q, represent; certainly did not prefer the
r, charge against the people of any particular
$, portion Of the State.
2 Mr.. FRENCH: l certainly did not intend
s, to misrepresent, in single iota, the gentle
n, man from Sandusky. understood that
b, gentleman to say that not onc-half of the
n, voters of the Reserve ever had, or could
S, read the Constitution. But we will have
$, no dispute about the particular extent oi
Of the charges complained Of; the gentleman
4. from Saudusky will admit that he and 9TH
er gentlemen have not been frugal Of theii
:, intimations that there was a great breath o.
:, intelligence, patriotism and, and sound faith
} upon the Reserve.
3 Sir, a people better informed in the his
nf - tory and principles Of the government unde
y which they live, Il people more in harmon,
H. with the spirit and genius of their nations
~ constitution, or moro loyal to its require
mcnts / undertake to say, arc not to b
ss. found on this round globe, than these sam
in "cheese making Yankees of the Reserve.
No where else is law more readily obeyet
- or the burthens of government more promp,
or ly discharged. School houses, churche.
OIL public libraries, newspapers, all tho instr
ral mentalities of our modern civilization, az
no where else more aboundant More CON
Portable, more intelligent, or happier homel
H. bless no other section. Tidier farms Q
0, pleasanter villages, or moro beautiful cities
eu cannot be found, travel you east or west
st, The intelligence, the industry, the thrift
ed the moral worth the LOVE OF LIBERTY, ur
10 on the Western Reserve, make that section
os- not, as used here, the butt for every dems
IL gogue's blunted and blatant wit, but col
es' spiro to render her at once the glory and Ii
ice pride of the State sa tao.~.
ne Our SOIL indeed, Mr. Chairman, is not {
gh black as the swamp lands of Sandusky.-
he Neither as rich as the bottoms of the Scit
W. to, or the Miamis. We cannot raise as muc
Oh corn as these, nor as much wheat as SON
other sections of the State. ! rememb,
one day, when my home was among Il
an. mountains of New Hampshire, that :
of Georgian planter, who had come up to spen
arv the. summer months in those old haunts
,lcs sublmity and health, asked neighbora
mn mine what we raised in New Hampshir
"Do you raise corna' was the southsrnei
al. inquiry. ''Not much, the New Hampshi
law farmer was obliged to reply; "botwcen Il
,Ls late and early frosts, our corn crop is rath
res Uncertain" Do you raise wheatg" an
of late; between the wecvil and the rus
,les we escape with but poor wheat crops."-
IA. "Wcll, then, what do you raiser Just
ale that moment a neigkboring school hon
Of opened its door and poured out its livif
be. treasures--pointrng to those, the Ne
hen Hampshire man replied, awe RAISE MEN
am. So on the Reserve; if We have less fra
tho ful soil than moro favored sections Of d
State, We may proudly say, We raise M
-as brave men and rs true women rs Il
p sun looks down upon. Men as loyal and
ON patriotic--men as quick to resent an inst
aco to the State, and as prompt to bare the
ch- bosoms in the defense of their country,
,us the citizens who honor any section of Obi
In connection with this charge of s'ignc
ron ance,' let me call the attention Of the ge
.ar- tleman from Sandusky, TO few of d
uri. facts brought to light by the census Of le5
ted touching the two counties which he and