Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-09-07
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CLrpn, sept. 4. 1seO

Il is truly wonderful that the artist is able
with the use Of various colored paint on
plain canvas, to represent buildings and
other objects standing out, as it we're, entire
" clear from other surrounding objects; and
street, water and sky views spread out to an
almost indefinite extent.
On Saturday evening we had rousing
meeting at the Wigwam and scathing
speech from H. Everett, Esq, of your town.
Mr.. E. directed his guns particularly at Mr..
Douglas, following to some extent his
twistings and turnings, showing that he
once eulogized the Missouri Compromise
as "a sacred thing, which no ruthless hand
would ever be reckless enough to disturb"
and only few years later we beheld him
tearing with his own RUTHLESS hand" this
sacred" law from our Statute books.
He also quoted from Mr.. DIS speeches,
north and South, showing his two faced
positions.
Mr. E. used some terms that sounded
rather harsh to some ears; but he, being
an old Democrat, is perhaps better able to
Judge of the proper terms to be used.
Last evening we had a meeting at the
Wigwam, to hear from our townsman, s. D.
Fish, Esq, on the subject of his political
position. He commenced by thanking the
Republicans for their kindness and courtesy
in giving him the use of the Wigwam and
furnishing music to call the people together.
He next reviewed to some extent Mr.. Clicks
speech, made here some days since, show
ing that Mr.. G. utterly failed to do as be
said he would in the outset of his speech,
viz; to give some reasons why he should
vote for Mr.. Douglas in preference to the
other candidates. He also exposed several
of Mr.. G's errors or mis-statements.
Mr.. F. then said he would give some
reasons why he should vote for Mr. Brock
inridgc in preference to any of the other
candidates. The main reason seemed to be
that, as he understood it, the Breckenridge
party was tho only straight-out, constitu-
tional one. 1t was based upon the suppo-
sition that the Constitution recognized
property in slaves, and that as such, the
stakeholder has right to take his property
into any of the Territories and hold them
there, and the United States Government
were bound to protect them in this right
He did not claim that the Constitution OF
any of our laws recognized Slavery in the
Territories, and admitted that Slavery can.
not exist except by force of local law, and
yet as property and not as slaves, our laws
protect men in holding slaves in the Terri
tories; a very nice distinction, 1 think, in
fact ga distinction without difference"
Mr.. F. then overhauled, pretty sharply
Mr.. Douglas and his platform, showing
that the great cause of difference in the
Democratic ranks at Charleston, was Tho
different interpretations given to the Gin
cinnati platform; one party understanding
it to mean one thing on the subject of sla
very and the other another. The Breckin
ridge men brought in report defining un
mistakably their position, which the Doug
las men, being in the majority, rejected
and hence the split.
At Baltimore they were no better off,
The Breckinridge men withdrew, and th,
, remaining delegates-lacking some thirty
votes of two-thirds of all the delegates
nominated Mr.. Douglas. After his nomi
) nation-for the sake of trying to conciiat'
the South, Mr.. Douglas accepted the tail enc
> of the platform, viz: the adoption of thu
} decision of the Supreme Court in the DreC
Scott case, and in all cases that may com,
up hereafter, thus acceding all they haC
been contending for. Popular Sovereignty
9 or popular nonsense, as Mr.. F. termed it
: was rather roughly handled, showing tha
the people have no more rights under i
: than formerly, except the privilege Of cal
\ rying slavery north of $50 3O'. The peo
S pie of Territory cannot, from the natur
: of the case, act in sovereign capacity
Their State and Judicial officers are fur
nished them by the General Government
and it is we'll for them that it is so; for the
are not prepared to sustain governmen
at their own expense. Mr.. F. spoke abou
two hours, and of course this is but meagr
sketch of what he said. He maintaine,
throughout very fair and gentleman
bearing, and showed himself to have wel
. digested his subject.
He was interrupted occasionally, by que
a ries on various points, most of which he an
= swered readily. Among others he wa
I. asked how slavery existed in Kansas, wher
|. as he admitted, it could only exist by virtu
of local law. He answered that slaves wer
4 held as property, and not as slaves. On
+ question was promised by the questione
saying that he (Mr. F.) had admitted ths
the clause in the Constitution might
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