Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-09-26
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| inents and charges in respect to my political
course as member of the present Congress
concede that the political acts and opinions of a
candidate for political office are proper subjects
of editorial criticism, and do not complain at
being subjected to the customary ordeal Still
it is but common justice that those acts and
opinions if made the subject of comment, should
be fairly and correctly stated. Had such been
the fact in the present case, / should not now
have troubled you.
The article in question. as it appears in the
Experiment is here given in length;
Mn. NoBLE's OPPoNENT.--The Monroeville
| Convention placed in nomination Samuel T.
Worcester OF Huron county, as its candidate
| lor Congress. Mr.. Worcester was a member of
the last Congress, and is one oft the most ultra of
| an the radical abolitionists of Huron county,
| IN Congress he was one of those ultras who in
the language the Cincinnati Commercial "blj
gte'r % unseen'ngtg urgency Of partisan measures,
| DAMAGED THE UNION CAUSE" He vo-
ted Tor the emancipation of slaves in the Dis
| trict of Columbia
lie voted for the recognition of Hayti and Ii
6eridi voted to send riae Diillsters at large ex-
pense, to these Negro Nations, and of course to
receive their 6tack enjoys into the social and po-
! litical relations with WHITE MEN
| lie voted TO tax the people of the N orth to buy
the worn-o out negroes Of the South, and thus in
vte them to become burden to the tax payers
| and pest 10 the people
He voted for Summers project to repeal the
disability OF Negroes in the matter of being mail
carriers.
He voted against the Crttenden Compromise.
and every measure suggested by the Peace Con-
gross, which held its session in Washington
He refused to vote for the Crittenden Resou-
ton in Congress, when offered by Mr.. Holman,
of Indiana, last winter.
He voted for every ultra abolition measure
proposed in Congress, by the wild and vision
airy fanatics of that body. He is as ultra in his
abolition sentiments as Ashley, who has beer,
repudiated by the Union party of his Congress
sional District and is now running against the
nominee of the Union Convention. The issue
is made up. The people must choose between
a radical of the most ultra stripe, or a conserva-
tive and Democrat, who, endorsing the Critten-
den resolution, is in favor of prosecuting the
war not to destroy peculiar institutions or to
build them up but to restore the Union as it
was and perpetuate the Constitution as it is
TIN AducrtiSer.
In the above article, the editor Of the Adycy-
hSor, 30 doubt through misapprehension, has
fallen into several errors which / have a right
to presume he will readily correct upon being
apprised of them, and it is solely for the pur-
pose OF pointing out those errors, and prevent
ing the readers of that article from being misled
that | now notice them.
In the first place, then, the statement that
voted for the Emancipation Of Slaves in the
District OF Columbia does me more than Justice
1t is not true, stated in the Aduertiscr, that
voted for the Bill to abolish Slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia. l approved of the main fea-
lures of the Bill, and had I been in my seat at
the time of its passage and at liberty TO vote,
should have voted for it. But it so happened
that at the time of its final passage, was 'pair-
ed with a member of the House from Mary
land, who was then necessarily absent from the
House, and who, if present, would have voted
against the Bill; and under the arrangement that
had been made, could not honorably, in his
absence vote for it.
did vote for the Bill to appoint Commits
sioners to Hayti and Liberin. This was meas
ure recommended by the President, and which
in myjudgement was an act ofiustice and sound
policy which had been too long delayed
did not "yote to tax the people of the North
to buy the worn out negroes of the South"
do not know ofany Bill that was introduced into
Congress with any such title or for any such
purpose, nor do | understand what supposed vote
of mine the editor of the Adrertiscr refers TO in
this statement, unless it be the Bill to abolish
Slavery in the District of Columbia
did not vote for any project of Mr.. Sumner,
or any one else, TO repeal the disability of ne
groos in the matter of being mail carriers on the
contrary, voted against the Bill introduced for
that purpose.
did not vote for or against the "CriHenden
Compromise" so called or any other measure
Suggested by the Peace Congress" for the very
reason thatno compromise, nor no measure con-
nected with it was introduced into Congress
while was a member
But did vote for what was called the Crit
tenden "RcSoI'tion" adopted by Congress- al
most unanimously on the 22d of July, 1861, and
when the same Resolution was again introduce
ed into Congress, in December last | voted TO
lay it upon the table, not for the reason that l
disaPProved of it. but because it had already
passed Congress once, and did not see that the
adopting it second time would make it any
more strong or emphatic. This is the same res
oluton reported by me as Chairman ofthe Com
mittee on Resolutions, at the Union Convention
of Huron County in August 1861, and the same
adopted at the State Union Convention of the
present year.
In addition to the foregoing specific charges,
which have already noticed, the editor of the
! Advertiser makes the very general allegation
that "voted for every ultra abolition measure
proposed in Congress by the wild and visionary
fanatics of that body"
am at a loss again to know what all these
"utrd abolition measures" were, which the editor
had in his mind, in making this last charge, and
for all of loIich he says voted.
am not in the least disposed to shrink from
the responsibility of any vote l actually gave,
and am as little inclined to claim credit for sup
porting measures to which lam opposed. ! do
not know what measures the editor of the fGyeY-
tiSer would regard as "ultra abolition" but can
have no doubt by the term "B9trd abolition meas
ures," he meant such measures as in some way
would affect Slavery While, then, / am on the
confessional may as well make clean breast
fit, and complete the catalogue of my sins of
omission as well as commission in the matter of
"a5ollioa." 1t may possibly crafty the curl
osity of some others whom am not unwilling
TO oblige beside the editor of the Adrertise7 and
win enable him, when he shall publish second
edition of my Congressional Record, with his
commentary upon it, to make some additions
TO II, and possibly to omit some statements that
appear in the very imperfect edition new before
the public.
In addition, then, to the votes, DC, in respect
TO which have already made confession, sup
ported the Bill passed at the Special Session OF
July, 1861, "To Confscatc the property Of Reb-
els used for insurrectionary purposes" This
act was intended TO give freedom to all such
slaves as should be employed in aid of the Re-
bellion by the direction or consent of their mas
ters.
also voted in favor of the resolution for the
amendment of the Fugitive Slave Act so as 10
permit the fugitive in all cases, TO have the ben
eft Of jury trial, before he should be surren-
dered And for the Act 40 secure freedom %
al persons ioahiA Tho Territories Of the Unitea
States"
also voted for the "Act to suppress Insur-
rection and punish Treason" This act provides
for the punishment of the leading rebels now
engaged in the rebellion, by confiseating thoil
property and freeing their slaves. if they have
any. IL also authorizes the President To en-.
ploy persons of African descent in any way he
may deem proper in aid of the military opera
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