Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-06-15

they know themselves Laughterl See
them march on, ready to charge, genilyand
with forbearance, lest thoy step upon some
body's toes, laughterl and slowly and
noiselessly, lest their own soldiers, fright
ened by their own impetuosity, suspect
themselves Of sinister designs--for theirs IS
an army which, by the accidental explosion
Of percussion cap might be thrown into
Athe most frightful disorder. Great laugh
ter and applause. 1t is said that one of
their candidates coutemplatcs declining the
nomination. Let him ponder well what he
is doing. Dethm not, with bis accustomed
rashness in political matters, skip over so
awful responsibility upon his resolution
so or 50 may depend difference Of five or
ten votes at the next national election
[Shouls Of laughter and applause.
In front we face the Democracy. Thanks
to the restless impatience of Mr.. Douglas
ambition, and to his unscrnpulous dupici-
", the Democratic party is fast falling to
pieces. IChcers Indeed we are greatly
, indebted to that man. When, by the Ne
braska bill, and the invention of the Popn-
lar Sovereignty dodge he tried to gain the
favor Of the South, he helped build up the
5 Republican party in tho North, and when,
by refusing to acknowledge the logical con-
sequences of his position, ho tried to re-
treve his fortunes at the North, he disor-
ganized the Democratic party at the South.
} And even lately, he demonstrated the exis-
tence Of the irrepressible conflict more
/ clearly and forcibly, with due Difference to
Gov. Seward be it said, than ten Rochester
5 speeches could have done. He is like the
t fellow who, in order to get at the apples
that hung rather high, cut down the tree
Applause
Yes, that man has done much of our
work, and he did it voluntarily, gratis, for
, nothing. Let us be honest enough to admit
it; for, sir, l really do not see why the
church should refuse to acknowledge its OBJ
, legation to the devil. Laughter and cheers
Is it not owing to his laudable exertions
+ that the Democracy have opened the cam
paign with two platforms and nary candi-
, date! Shouts of laughter] In fact, when
taking all his kind services into eonsidera-
, ton, / am almost sorry of ever having said
anything against that man. But the thing
is done, and Mr.. Douglas must be satisfied
with as humble an apology as am able to
! offer. Continued laughter and applause.
! The first attempt of the Democracy to
unite upon platform and to nominate a
candidate failed, and could not but fail as
/ long as some of them insisted on laying
down party creed that meant something.
A Democratic Platform in order TO be sat
isfactory, must mean nothing and every
thing, as the Cincinnati Platform did
, Cheers But they will try again to re-
press the irrepressible conflict which RACES
in their own ranks, and as the day for do
ing so they have with great propriety cho-
sen the 18th of June, the anniversary Of
the battle of Waterloo. Applause. =
What the result of that ConventioG will be,
whether one of the contesting factions will
carry the day, or whether they will succeed
in uniting them, by conceding to one the
platform and to the other the candidates,
thus cheating each other in attempting to
cheat the people, is to me a matter of su-
, preme Indifference. The Democrats un.
doubtedly thought they had done very
5 smart thing in adjourning their Convon
f ton without nominating candidate, so as
, to deprive US of the supposed advantage o.
! knowing what antagonist we shall have tC
deal with. Without being aware of it.
they have indeed done great thing fol
us; they have obliged us to rely for sue
. cess upon the positive strength of oul
5 cause, instead of the accidental weakness o.
an opposite candidate. Enthusiastic cheers.
f And in this noble and manly attitude We
stand before them, the only united Nation
! al party in the land.
S While the Union Savers did not dare tc
lay down common party creed-while the
j Democrats, with inscriptions duplicity, at
Q tempt to commit new fraud upon the peo
r ple-the Republican party has, with man
ly fearlessness proclaimed IFS principles and
nominated candidate who fairly and hon
estly represents them. We have underta,
, ken to defeat our opponents, not by concess
ion and subterfuge, but by boldly and une
quivocally re-asserting the principles il
which we believe. We have undertaken tc
, disarm the prejudices that are against us
not by pandering to them, but by opposing
to them the language of truth. No greed
} iness Of a speedy party triumph has be
! trayed us into the abandonment of a sin
t gle position; no desire to conclude advan,
tageous alliances has betrayed us into sin.
, gle compromise. am proud to say, VIC
; have dsdained to purchase, at the price o
, single article of our creed, the support o.
5 that small set of amphibious politicians who
S claim to hold the balance of power, anc
] whose Office it seems TO have been, fol
years, TO demoralize with their treacherou,
: tpromise of support; applause;] of those
, heartless men who, when whole continent
! is on fire, calculate with bloody coones;
t from what side they can draw the greatest
, advantage.
They may feel big with the vain boas
, that they will be strong enough to defeat
t us-we have shown them unequivocally ly
enough, that they will never be strong
! enough to corrupt us. Enthusiastic cheers.
t We have, indeed, invited the support of al
! citizens, whatever their party affiliations
} may have been. But we will not gain il
t by false pretcnces. We will speak to them
r the language of great principles, we will
appeal to their sense of right and justice
, assault their Understandings with irrefuta-
hla arnsnmanfs ma mill efnrr, THAR baarte