Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-12-28
words Fifty spoken.

We commend to the consideration OF
timid Republicans, if such there be, who
counsel surrender of their principles and
policy, on tho demand of the enemies of
the Government, as We also do to those
Democrats who are fattering themselves
that Mr.. LINCOLN will prove recreant to
the principles of his party, 10 the following
article from the Springfield Qll.) Journal.
That it truly reflects the views of the Pres
ident elect, we have no doubt, and we are
happy in the belief that when he shall as
sumo the post to which he has been called
by his countrymen, he will not only be sus-
tanned by the two millions of voters who
elected him, but that he will have the rea-
dy support of all truo friends Of the Con-
stitution and Government left us by our
fathers. The following is the Journals
article.
Stand Firm-Bo True.
We feel indignant, sometimes, when we hear
timid Republicans counseling an abandonment
in part, of Republican ground. We are asking
for nothing that is not clearly right. We have
done nothing wrong-we have nothing to APP
pologize for-nothing to take back as party
We have fought n hard battle-we have. come
out of it victorious, and shall we now call back
the routed, flying enemy, and basely surrender
all that we have gained? Never Let us stand
firm as the eternal hills upon the Republican
Platform and turn this Government back into
the channel in which the trainers of the COnsti-
tuition originally placed it." Some there are
who are counseling Mr.. Lincoln to take into his
cabinet two or three gentlemen who do not agree
with him politically. They do not knoWhe man.
On the 18th of June 1858 in a speech delivered
IN this city, Mr.. LINCOLN said:
sour cause them must be intrusted to- and conducted
by, its Undoubted friends-hose whose hands are
tee whose hearts in the workwho do care for the
result Two years ago the Republicans of the nator
mustered over thirteen hundred thousand strong. We
did this under the single impulse of resistance to COM
danger with every external Circumstance against
OF strange discordan hostile elements gathered
from the four Winds and formed and fought the bat
through, under the constant, hot fire of disciplined
proud and panpered enemy Did u5e brace all to faAe,
On7-now when that enemy is wavcring, discovered
bigerent? The result is not doubtful. We shall not
failIF WE sNAYD FIRM re shall not fail Wise counsel
may accelerate, mistakes delay it, but later
the victory is sure TO come.,
The victory has come-brillant glorious
overwhelming. Mr.. Lincoln, himself led thu
triumphant host. The people have ntrusteC
their TO him, knowing his hands to be free
his "heart in the work" and that he docs scar
you, to those who are not sits own undoubtet
friends?" VIII he call around him hostil
cabinet, and reward with Office and honor tn
very men whom the people have repudiated?-
We do not speak as one clothed with authority
but we are satisfied that he will do no sucl
thing. Abraham Lincoln never betrayed
trust-never violated dapromise-never deceive
friend-and now, when free and mighty peo
pie have crowned him with the highest honor q
earth, we do not think he will begin that work
He will carry out the policy of the Republican
party-and the two millions of freemen com
posing that party should rally around him
cheer and sustain him. Let there be no lCaveri,'
no tahoring now--I,O tredcherouS cO1mSoI-1I
base surrender of principle. Let there be iustic
moderation, prudence, but unfinching firmnes
We have undertaken, in the language of NJ
Lincoln to 'turn this Government back into tl
channel in which the trainers ofthe COnstituto
originally placed it. Let us do it.