Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-12-30
Mr. Larabee, of Wisconsin, was elected

Mr.. Larabee, of Wisconsin, was elected
to Congress as an Anti-Lecompton Demo-
crat, and through such profession he, the
only Democrat in Congress from Wisconsin,
is allowed to misrepresent that State. In
two weeks time, at Washington, has Mr.
Larabee been transformed into the vcriest
slavery apologist that ever did the dirty
work for the Fre.eaters He has made
speech that bids lower for Slavery favor
than any ever delivered by Northern
Doughface on the floor of Congress, not
excepting Ohio's United Statesman Vallan-
digham.
Mr. Larabee is one of that class of Dem
ocrats who, perhaps, when an outrage is
pending will venture "to make up lips,
but the moment it is passed is in favor of
acquiescence to secure harmony. In his
speech he said that he had been an Anti
Lecompton Democrat while that question
existed, but now when it was over, che con
sidered it bad policy for the Democrats to
allow its ghost to be raised by their enc
miles,"
A specimen of Mr.. Larrabee's truthful
ness can be seen by the fact that he quo
ted Wendell Phillips as Republican Mr..
Larabee is opposed to disunion but would
avoid it by yielding everything the South
asks, and he took the ground that the
North is entirely in the wrong.
The Tribne's correspondent of the 25th
says:
1t is pretty well ascertained here that
the Democratic majority of the Senate will
resist the admission of Kansas this session,
to debar the Republicans of the advantage
of its Presidential vote. Northern Demo
Gratis 10 the House may pretend to favor it,
while conspiring for its defeat
The call issued by the Republican Ma
tional Committee for Convention is gen
orally acceptable here, and relieves all
points of embarrassment.
Mr.. Sherman was strengthened by the
proceedings in the House yesterday. His
prompt and decisive demand of Mr.. Smith,
if any personal reflection was intended in
his offensive inquiry, if the House wished
murderer or thief in the chair, produced
much effect, and was followed up by prop
er rebuke from Mr.. Curtis. Though the
record subsequently showed that he lacked
four votes of an election, he really wants
but two, as Messrs. Reynolds and Davis
both are prepared 10 determine the contest
when their votes will become decisive
The responsibility directly devolves on
Messrs. Clark and Briggs.
1t is the disposition in some Democratic
quarters to close the contest, under ibe be-
lief that Mr.. Shermans election is inevta-
bic, and that it is only question of time
which is involved.
Judge fancy was seized on Friday night
with one of his dangerous attacks, and is
still greatly prostrated.
The HeralGs correspondent, same date
says:
The South American Congressmen and
other prominent men in that party acknowl-
edge the call of the National Republican
Committee for their Presidential Conven-
ton at Chicago to be wise stroke Of poll
cy, inviting as it does, the entire Opposi.
ton to the present administration.
Yesterday, just before the adjournment
Mr.. Bouligny sent resolution to the
Clerks desk. 1t was during balloting, and
was declared out of order. He did not
succeed in having it read, but gentleman
who saw it informs me that it proposed, af
ter the adjournment, that no Republican
member be allowed to come into the House
until after it had been organized by the
conservative element.