Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-10-12
A PaltrY Political Triols.

paper, as usual, resorts to the scurvy and in.
famous trick ofmutilating and misrepresont-
ing the speech of Carl Schurz, the eloquent
Wisconsin orator, for political effect
Bean says:
"CARL SoHURz, a revolutionist from the
old country-a socialist in politics and an
infdel 10 religion lis now in the employ Of
the republican party and is making speeches
all over the country. He is man Of edu-
cation, talent and energy. The republicans
through him and others of his kind expect
to win TO their party the German vote Of
the country. His speeches are published
far and wide, in both the English and Ger
man language. We clip the following par
sgraph from published one made by him
in Springfield, Massachusetts, few weeks
ago, and call the attention of all honest cit
liens to the sentiment which il contains
IL is but specimen of his style Of oratory:
"There is your Declaration of Indepen-
dence," said he, dipomatic dodge, adopt
ed merely for the purpose of excusing the
rebellious colonies in the eyes of civilized
mankind. There is your Declaration of In
dependence, no longer the sacred code Of
the rights Of man, but hypocritical piece
of special pleading, drawn up by batch Of
pettifoggers, who, when speaking of the
rights Of man, meant but the privileges of
set of aristocratic Shareholders, but styled
it the right Of man. in order to throw dust
in the eyes Of the world, and to inveigle
noble-hesrted fools into lending them aid
and assistance. Applause. These are
your Joasted Revolutionary Sires, no longer
heroes and SageS BUT ACCOMPLISHED HUM
BUGGERs AND HYPooRITEs; Who passed
counterfeit sentiments as genuine, and OBJ
tained arms and money and assistance and
sympathy on false pretenses! There is
your great Ansericdn Revolution, no longer
the great champion of universal principles,
6m a mean Yankee trick bursts of ap-
plause and laughter "a aoooden nutmeg
THE MOST IMPUDENT IMPOSITION
EVER PRACTICED UPON THE
WHOLE WORLD !" Applause.
1t would seem impossible to find an au-
dienco, made up of American citizens,
either native or adopted, who would stand
and hear such atrocious sentiments and
greet their author with applause. No
where except in an abolition hole like
Massachusetts could it be done. Such vile
ISLANDERS upon the fathers of the American
revolution, should be received with scorn by
every man who is entitled to the name oi
an American citizen. But the republicans
applaud them"
Now we wish our readers to see what
Mr.. Scburz really did say, and mean. We
copy from the pamphlet edition of hi,
speech the whole passage referred to:
Turn your eyes away from the sublime
spectacle of 1776, from that glorious galaxy
of men whose hearts were large enough fol
all mankind, and let me recall you to the
sober year of 1857. There is Springfield
the Capital of Illinois, one of those State,
which owe their greatness to an ordinance
originally framed by the same man who's
hand wrote the Declaration of Indepen
dence. In the Assembly, there stands Mr.
Douglas who initiates an eager crowd int
the mysteries of popular Sovereignty HI
will tell you what is meant when the mel
of 1776 said that 'all men are created fire.,
and equal He says:
''No man can vindicate the character, tht
motives and the conduct of the sgners o.
the Declaration of Independence, excep
upon the hypothesis that they referred Il
the white race alone, and not to the Afri
can, when they declared all men 10 hav,
been created free and equal-that hel
eOere speaking of British subjects upon TIL
continent being equal to British subject
born and residing IN Great Britain-tba
they were entitled to the same inalienabl
rights, and among them were enumerated
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
The Declaration of Independence wa
adopted merely for tho purpose of justify
ing the colonists in the eyes of the civiize,
world in Withdrawing their allegiance from
the British crown, and dissolving their con
nection with the mother country.
"What? Is that all 7 Is that little heal
of quicksand the whole supersructure o
which a new organization of society was t.
be- built? The whole foundation upo
which the proud and ponderous edifce @
the United States rests? They did, ther
not mean all men, when they said all mer
They intended, perhaps, even to disfrar
chise those free blacks who in five of tn
original thirteen colonies enjoyed the righ
of voting. They meant but the white race
Oh no, by means the aOhole white race
not the Germans, not the French, not tn
Scandinavians; they meant but British sui
jects. British subjects on this contner
being equal to British subjects born and rc
siding on the other side of the great water
Laughter and applause.
"This is your Declaration of IndepenC
ence, diplomatic dodge, adopted merel
for the purpose of excusing the rebellion
colonies in the eyes of civilized mankinC
There is your Declaration of Independenc
no longer the sacred code Of rights, but
hypocritical piece of special pleading
drawn up by batch of artful pettifogger
who, when speaking of the rights of ma
meant but the privileges of a set of artist
cratic STAKEHOLDER, but styled it the rights
man, in order to throw dust in the eyes
the world, and to inveigle noble-hearte
fools into lending them aid and assistanc
[Applause These are your boasted rev
lutionary sires, no longer heroes and sage
but accomplished humbuggers and hyp
critics, who said one thing, and meant anot