Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-31
CORREsPoNDENCD
CLYDE ITEMS.

/
ming we had large and enthusiastic i'm
promptu meeting ut the Wigwam, and we're
addressed 10y Judge Carey, in his plain,
common sense style on the political topics
Of the day. He set out with the impor-
tance of having good government in the
family, in order that our children may be
trained to govern themselves we'll and be
able to act properly their part in the gov
eminent of the Nation. He urged the
Importance Of selecting good men as candi-
dates for Office, and of the wrong growing
out Of going the party ticket whether the
men are good or bad. With our candi-
dates for President and Vice President, no
one pretonds to find fault-our platform,
certainly, Republicans do not condemn, but
all applaud it.
Judge Carey is a sound, common sense
man, and is no doubt one of the most valu-
able members of the lower House of Con-
gress.
On Saturday evening last, we had a
meeting at the Wigwam to appoint dele
gates to the County Convention. After
the delegates we're elected, short speeches
we're made by Messrs. Reynolds, Carlton
and jackson. Mr. R. spoke of the en-
croachments of the South, with their pecu-
liar institution, in abolishing the Missouri
Compromise, in enacting the fugitive slave
law, &C., &C., and made very effective
speech.
Elder 7. j. Carlton wished mainly to
carry out some ideas advanced in former
speech, alluding particularly to negro equal
ity and amalgamatiou. He said that no man
could reasonably object to the negro being
industrious, moral and educated if he could
He Thought if they were obliged to pay
taxes and support the government and laws,
they ought to have a voice in electing law
makers. In regard to social equality he
said that was a matter of taste. For his
part he did not want any connection with
blacks by mingliug of races. But he
would very much prefer legal union with
one of them by marriage, to the illegal
bleaching out process so extensively prac-
ticed where slavery exists.
Elder Joseph Jackson occupied less than
tenminutes in speaking of the Importance of
carrying out the principles of the Declara-
ton of Independence, and some other tell
ing points. In speaking of the right
claimed by Shareholders to carry their hu-
man chattles into the Territories, he said
he would illustrate his idea by supposing
that two brothers own farm jointly, upon
which both settle, with the intention of do
T ing general farming business. A. allows
thistles and noxious weeds to grow, and in
troduces sheep having the foot rot, and
cattle afflicted with contagious Diseases
B. objects to the introduction of such things
on the premises. But A. says these cattle
are mine and so is part of the land, have
|, not as much right to bring my stock here
as you have to bring yours3 Clearly B.
has a right to be protected from the pestif-
erous influence of AS stock and thistles,
and A. has no right to injure his brother
with the presence of such property. Ed
er J. concluded by exhorting all to assist
the old railsPlitteriu fencing in this plaugue
spot of slavery, so that it can spread no
farther.
Last evening the Douglas Democracy
held meeting in the Wigwam. The
room was pretty well filed; from one-third
to one-haf being Republicans.
, A Mr.. Click, formerly of this county,
but lately of Kansas was the speaker. He
started out by saying that ho should advo,
cate the claims of Mr.. Douglas for Presi.
dent in preference to other candidates. He
told US that four several Conventions had
been held, and four candidates nominated
) but that the main struggle was between
; Mr.. Douglas and Mr.. Lincoln. He told us
that he was at the Chicago Convention
and heard the roll called-that when the
: clerk came to noble old Virginia, the moth
er of Presidents-where reposes the ashes
of the great and good Washington-no re-
sponse was made. She had no voice in the
Convention. So of all the Slave States.
A rich commencement, truly. Either
his ears must have been closed, or he wa:
not there, in either case he must be stupid
ly ignorant or wifully false in his state
emnt, for it is a matter of history that Vir
ginia was there with full delegation save
one, and all regularly elected at home il
their several districts. Kentucky was there
with full delegation, so of Missouri, Del
aware and Maryland.
He told us, farther, that the Republican
and Breckenridge platforms both claimed
that Congress has the exclusive power tc
logislate on the subject of slavery in the
Territories-the one claiming that Congress
had only the RIGHT To le0islata slaverv ont nj