Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-06-21


Veteran Democrats will femombof the
speech nado at tho Democratic Naticnai
Convention Of ls4O by Joseph Holt, then
young lawyer Of Mississippi, but native.
VIC believe, Of Kentucky, which be now
claims rs his homo. He was called into
tho Cabinet Of NJ. Buchanan on tho flight
OF the thieves, and performed tho most ro-
sponsible duties under circumstances Of
great difficulties with decided vigor and
ability. Mr.. Holt has just written from
Washingten---whcre be now lives in retire
mont--a letter to bis Kentucky fellow-citi-
gems, which is model Of patriotic energy
and manly drectness. Its the first mani.
festo VIC have seen from Southern Dem.
ocrat which strikes directly at the heart Of
treason, and gives it no show of quarter
1t vindcaics the right of the Federal Exec.
utive to send troops into or through any
State to suppress rebellion, and rebnkes un-
spairingly the neutral position assumed by
the halfhearted Unionisls Of Kcntucky.--
1t shows that the crimes and outrapes Of
the rebels are such as no government could
afford to overlook, and that their preteuso
that they "want to be let alone" is swindline
and absurd. Just consider this most truth.
ful passage:
" When an insurrection was apprehend.
ed few weeks since in Maryland, the
Massachusetts, regiment at once offered
their services to suppress it. These volun-
teers have been denounced by the pross Of
tho South as 'knaves and vagrants,' tho
dregs and ofIscourings of the populace,' who
would rather filch handkerchief than 6ght
an enemy in manly combat yet We know
here that their discipline and bearing arc
most admirable, and, presume, it may DO
safely affirmed that larger amount Of So
cial position, culture, fortune and elevation
of character has never been found in so
large an army in any age or country. II
they 60 to the South it will be as friends
and protectors, to relieve the Union senti-
ment Of the seeded States from tho cruel
domination by which it is oppressed aud
silenced, to unfurl the Stars and Stripes in
the midst of those who long to look upon
them, and to restore the flag that bears
them TO the forts and arsenaIs from which
disloyal hands have torn it. Their mis-
sion will be one Of peace, unless wicked and
blood-thirsty men shall unsheath the sword
across their pathway.
1t is vain for the revolutionists to exclaim
that this is 'subjugation." 1t is so, precise
ly in the sense in which you and l and all
law-abidiug citizens arc suhjugated. Tho
people of the south are our brethren, and
while We obey the laws enacted by our
joint authority and keep compact to which
we are all parties, wo only ask that they
shall be required TO do tho same. We be-
lieve that their safety demands this; wo
know that ours does. We impose no bur
dens which We ourselves do not bear; We
claim no privilege or blessing which our
brethren of the South shall not equally
share. Their country is our country, and
ours is theirs; and that unity both Of coun-
try and of government which the providence
of God and the compacts of men have Gre
ated VIC could not ourselves, without self.
immolation, destroy, nor can VIC permit it
to be destroyed by Others"
o that such pretended disciples Of Henry
Clay as A. H. H. Stuart, George E. Bad
ger, G. NJ Conrad, Albert Pike, John BeR,
and legion moro, were compelled to con-
front and respond to these truthful words
before the deceived, bcguiled, maddened
Southern masses! But mol They stihe
all expression Of Union sentiment through
out tho insurgent States, or only answer
them with tar-pot, the revolver, and the
rope. But the time mill como in which
such noble differences will be beard and
needed. Patience!-N p Tribune.