Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-07-13
a Nora for PntrIotlo Won.


Sir: have just been favored with the
perusal Of letter to prominent Western
Douglas politician and ex.momber of Con
gress, who had hoped to get into the Uni
ted States Senate on tho Douglas wave,
but is now in great quandary. 1t is from
an old and tried friend of bis, who evident
ly has made up bis mind to follow the prin-
ciples Of Jefferson and vote for Lincoln and
Hamlin.
With permission make the following
extract. D.
PHILADELPHIA, June "a, 1850.
DEAR--: Do you remember my proph-
ecies to you last Fall and Winter as to the
downfall Of the Democratic partyl They
have como to pass sooner than / an,icipa-
ted. Charleston Convention blew up;
went to pieces; wreck repaired and tried
to make another start from Baltimore
Engine foul; timbers rotten, bolts rusted
of, and after few turns of the machine,
it blew up again with terrific explosion,
scattering the party to the four winds.
Douglas and few friends are trying to
save themselves on the topgallant forecastle.
But their ensign is union down, and instead
of the motto, az Plri5us unum," they
have daubed on the words, "Squatter Sow
ereignty," and then tried to efface these
with the words "Dred Scot Decision"
Breckenridge and Lane and few more
of like stamp are huddled together on the
poopdeck; they have torn out the "Unon"
from the flag, and between the stripes
painted the words "Slaves and Slave
Code" These two fragments of the wreck
are constantly trying to sink each other
Meanwhile, in the distance, is seen the lofty
masts, white canvas, and curling smoke of
magnificent propeller, built in thirty three
watertight compartments; her iron is from
Pennsylvania, her copper from the North
West, her pine from the South, her hempen
cordage from Kentucky, her machinery
from New York, her canvas from the facto-
ries Of New England, and the men that
built her from every State in the Union
At her peak floats the stars and stripes Of
our country, not single one dimmed or
etfaced; her streamers have on them such
notices as "Li6erty and the Union, now
and forever, one and ,nseperdble."
On the quarterback PAGES honest Abe
Lincoln; upon the lookout forward stands
Hamlin Of Maine, man skilled in naviga-
ton. Both starboard and larboard watches
are composed of tried, picked, experienced
and true men, She is heading straight for
Washington; full head of steam on; ev-
cry sail filled with favoring breezes, and ev-
cry wind and tide and ocean current, all,
all in her favor. She goes through the
water like an arrow through the air, and so
perfect is her model, that she leaves hardly
wake behind.
As she nears the wreck, each fragment
tries to sink the other, and bids God-speed
to the new craft.
Her masts each an illustration Of E pl,-
ri5us unun,, gracefully bend under the
weight of canvas, and each moment gives
new evidence Of their strength. Across her
stern in gilt letters are the words REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY. Her streamers are inscribed,
zoe invite all, withoW distinction of former
parties, a0ho desire tie government admin
istered according to tie doctrine Of its fa-
Tiers, to come aboard and JOIN as.
Far astern is seen square teak built,
stunt-bowed craft of the last century, with
stout masts and heavy, clumsy sails, every
thing about her looking sedatc and digni-
fed. Two quiet old gentlemen sit smoking
their pipes under an awning at her poop,
one of whom occasionally pulls solemnly at
Bell-rope to inform the lazy porpoises
that are rolling and tumbling about under
her bows, that the craft is really moving, or
at least, is about to move; and as she
doesn't wish to run over or hurt anybody,
they had better begin to think about get
ting ready to get out of the way, and not
be agitating the water and hindering the
craft, in case chance puff of wind should
happen to come along. A flag hangs from
half-mast inscribed in solemn characters,
"Eulogies upon the departed Great, got up
to order, no charge except the pleasure Of
delivering them" In each corner of the
flag is tolling Bell.
Such, my dear sir. in allegory, is true
account of the political parties as they now
stand before the country. The patriotic,
true-hearted men of the late Democratic
party are looking about to see where to go.
In November they will be found where
Hamlin, and Banks, and host of other
Democrats are--with the Republican party.
The sectional element of the party has en-
trely disappeared. A few days ago large
stakeholder from Texas stated in this city
that he was going for Lincoln, and that he
should not be much surprised If Lincoln
carried that State, so great was the disgust
there felt for the late Democratic party
Some of the Douglas Delegates, on their
way home from Baltimore, stated here that
he could not carry single Northern State,
and that it was impossible to tell how the
South would 90 there was so much division
there, further than that !: j: would not 90 for
Douglas y
Wise rats leave a sinking ship. l have
no further advice to give. Yours, truly,