Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-10-28
The Victim OF Admiuistration Hatred
and Douglas TreacherY.

Several Of the California papers, says tn,
Saudusky Register, openly charge that Sen
ator Broderick fell a victim to conspiracy
formed among the Democratic camp-folow
ers in California, under the lead of Senator
Gwin, to put him (Broderick) out of the way
as he was the lion in their path to complete
political power in that State. He remained
steadfast to the professions made in the
United States Senate in common with Doug
las before the latter backed down inglor
ously before the wrath of offended Federal
power. Broderick continued the true and
determined opponent of slavery aggression
in the end giving up his life for tho cause
in which he was enlisted. Douglas, on the
contrary, has proven the paltroon, who i:
alike treacherous to his friends and unfaith
full to his professions.
In an article on the assassination of Brod
erick, the st. Louis Democrat presents the
:reachery Of Douglas as forming an impor.
tant feature of this bloody tragedy, 10 q
clear and convincing light. That paper
says:
Broderick followed Douglas in his ress.
tauco to the hated Lecompton Constitution,
thereby incurring the enmity of the Admin.
istration. California, through her Legisla.
ture, declared for the Presidents policy, and
instructed her Senator, who opposed that
policy, to resign. He returned to his con.
stituents and unfurled the flag 'of popular
sovereignty. He planted himself on that
principle exclusively, and Stephen Arnold
Douglas had no truer, nor more uncomprom-
ising follower. All the animosity of bis op-
ponents was reused into more intense and
vindictive haterid because he so thorough
ly identified himself with the great enemy
of the President. If there was man in
the United States who had irresistible claim
on the friendship and support of Douglas,
it was Broderick. When the enmity which
Douglas had drawn upon himself in the
| Senate threatened to assume the shape oI
physisal force, Broderiek was the Ajax from
behind whose shield he, the Little Giant,
shot his arrows. Such were the relations
which subsisted between the two men,
Yet, no sooner did the news Of the defeat
of the Douglas Broderick ticket arrive here
than the Douglas organs burst out in exult-
ant editorials at the result of the election
They rejoiced ono and all-the Missouri
Republican, the Springfield Register, the
Chicago Times, and their numerous echoes
in Illinois-that Latham and his colleagues
on the Buchanan ticket were elected, and
that the popular sovereignty ticket was de.
feated. They rojoiced at the success of the
ticket which represented the principles of
Jefferson Davis and James Buchanan, and
at the defeat of the ticket which represent.
ed the principles professed by themselves
and their leader in common with Broderick
They even slyly contributed to elect the one
and defeat the other. We need not say
that all this was done ut the instigation Of
Douglas The article already referred to
in the Chicago Times, his home organ, per-
mits US to entertain no doubt on the subject,
and VIC challenge the world to produce a
more fragrant case of moral obliquity and
political treachery and baseness. We can
imagine nothing which would have so much
embittered the last moments of the true
hearted Broderlck as this exhibition of false
hood, sel6shness and ingratitude. Happily,
he was spared the knowledge of it.
Much as we arc opposed to Douglas, we
could wish that his character was free from
the trait which this episode discloses, or
rather the existence of which confirms for
it had been often manifested. True to his
own designs and false to all beside, he sac
rificcs his friends without the slightest COM
Function. He has played exactly the same
IL ID I
There he also supports the Buchanan tick
ct, although its candidates, and the platform
on which they stand, expressly repudiate
the doctrines which he has chosen to uphold
us the true democratic doctrines. He has
betrayed Forney as he betrayed Broderick
but Forney, who has keener insight than
himself into the events of the day, not on,
ly refuses to follow him, but draws the veil
aside from his illogical aud recreant conduct