Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-12-20

bNllus RUE HAne honest v an Bufen men
opposed and the conspirators and their
allies supported the motion aud finally
carried it. The Convention was thus
placed completely in the power Of the
conspirators, although they were large
ly in the minority .uo. 5ff
You know the history of that Conven-
ton. Mr.. Van Buren had written a
letter against the annexation Of Texas,
and for that he was defeated in a Con
yention where nearly four-fifths of the
delegates were instructed to go for him.
Thus see how formidable these con-
spirators We're SO long ago as s44. Af
ter three or four days balloting, in
which these men with consummate tact
SO divided their votes between Cass,
Buchanan, Woodbury. and others, as to
prevent nomination and also blind the
country, as they did, to their true pur-
poses, the Convention at last yielded,
utterly worn out, and the conspirators
succeeded by threats and promises in
fairly driving the Convention, a MAORI
ty Of whom had voted TO nominate Mr..
| Van Buren, into the nomination of Jas.
| X. Polk and forcing them to adopt such
a platform as they dictated. 1
This accomplished, the master spirit
who moved the main springs of both
| Conventions now set himself to work to
secure beyond all doubt an endorsement
from Polk of their proslavery schemes.
For this purpose distinguished South
erner was dispatched on secret mission
to Knoxville, Tenn, to see Mr.. Polk
!. and present him the alternative of adopt
| ing their policy or being defeated, which
was substantially this, that unless he
(Polk) gave in his adhesion to their
schemes an electoral ticket with John
i. i Tyler at its head would be formed and
, voted for in all the States, securing by
> the patronage OF the Government and
= and the influence OF the conspirators
| enough votes in each of the States to
= hold the balance of power, and by thus
t. dividing the Democratic vote, as they
:. could, Mr.. Clay would obtain plurali-
B ty and thus be elected. Mr.. Polk saw
: this clearly and, as subsequent events
, proved, yielded to their demands
:. On the return Of the messenger to whom
| have referred, Mr. Tyler withdrew
| from the canvass and the whole power
and patronage ofhis administration were
I openly used TO secure the election OF
D Mr.. Polk, who, with all this combination
+ to favor him, was barely elected, anC
t would have been defeated without it.
IS have thus shown you that the farce
o as it was called, ofnominating John Ty
1 ler was not so great farce after all, bu
: that it was one of the shrewdest ant
/ most successful ever made by desper
d ate minority on the political chess-boarC
t in the country ..- ..r-r
g One of the first acts of Mr.. Polk aftel
G his accession to power was to comply
I with the programme OF the nuIlifers
0 who demanded new organ in place OF
/ the Globe, which was edited by Franci,
! p. Blair, the bosom-friend of jackson
G and the enemy of the nullifers. Fol
d this purpose the Madisonidn, the late
G Tyler organ, was purchased, its nam,
L changed to the Union and Mr.. Ritchie
E the editor of the Richmond Enquirer
it then, as now, the organ of the conspira
:, tors, was selected as its Editor-in- Chief
y Mr.. Calhoun and all the nullifying con
o spirators, who were driven from tn
d Democratic party by Gen. Jackson
j. We're now received into full fellowship
r and from that day to the meeting of tn
d Observation-Disclosures Convention thes
l. men dictated and controlled its policy.
,fl The cession to Great Britain of one
4 half OF the territory of Oregon together
with the beautiful island of Van Couver
n in violation of the Democratic platform
S of 1914 and the public pledge of Mr.
\ Polk who, with the entire party, declar
# ed our title to the whole "clear and un
n disputable," the war with Mexico, tn,
v acquisition of California, and the of1e
s by this Government to Spain of tw,
D. hundred millions of dollars for the Is
h land of Cuba were acts which, if stand
Y ing alone, ought to haze alarmed tn
e country as to the ultimate designs 0
It the slave power, but when taken in con
, nection with all the acts of the Polk ad
Q. ministration ought to have aroused eve
l. ~ patriot in the nation as one man t.
l. resent and prevent their treasonabl,
n schemes. ,-1 ,I r....r...t.... ...
) The election of General Taylor il
d l64S was a severe and unexpected blow
!, to the hopes of the nullifers, Tha
/ stern old patriot could neither be intimi
e dated nor pursuadcd to favor thei
/ schemes aud the celebrated batch o
n compromises known as the ''Omnibu
Y BILL was defeated in the House of Rep
E resentatiyes by his influence, Uniortll
u nately for the country in this importan
t, crisis OF our history General Taylor die
i and Mr., Fillmore became the actin,
g President. Under his administrator
e the compromise measures which hat
! just been defeated under Gen, STaylo
a were revived and passed in separat,
/ bills. I need not now refer to the mean
4 resorted to to secure the passage o
J. these odious and obnoxious acts, or tt
a the motives which prompted Northerr
! men to give them their support-sufic,
S it to say that these acts bore their legit
/ innate fruit and justly destroyed botl
f. the men and the parties that supported
! and endorsed them HI, ..r .s.
/ On the 18th day Of May, l849, at thu
S city OF Jackson, in the State of Mississip
: pi, a meeting of slaveholding conspira
1 tors was held upon the suggestion o
Mr.. Calhoun. The scheme to form ;
: Southern Confederacy there took form
g and shape and the secession party wa