Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-14

FRESD KErL LERl--IIavng boen led by na.
lturally ihquisitiye disposition, stiihplated By
the broad grins Of certain elans Of poli,ieians
fitting aloug our streets iuviting their firiends
soa glorifcstiop Al the Court House on the even
ingof Saturday hast, at TIC designated hour ]
found myself amid motley crew Of stamping,
yelling, rscreaping Democrats, They were
wondtffally elecbifca by TIE low, sc,iriloas
wticisps Of one Lang. from, Tilin, ,on every lin
earient Of whose face was written, ds1idgogNc. -
His speech consisted Of tissue of falsehood,
slang and nbasc Of the government and sup
porters, appealing to lbe low Political pfejadiees
of his hearers by accusing the Administration
anaits supporters with being aboIitionists; Of
having brought on the war, with oil rs cencom-
itant evils; accused the President Of violating
the Constitution by suppressing the press and
free speech, and by suspendingthe writ Of habeas
corpus. whole.speoGb. .-Eas -inAamInatosy,
implying that IL is tic United Sties govern
ment chat must be suppressed and not the Con-
federaie government Not A word was said
against the rebels or the rebellion He elarinely
misrepresented the financial condition of the ma
sion, and the einLsrrasstDeuttha the'war wonld
bring upon the country. He hinted at a revo-
luton that was imminent aud tliat would have
busted the present Administration by force Of
arms and repudiated the war dobt had not the
Democratic party succeeded at the ballot box
He said that the war debt was due mainly TO
New England abolition capitalists, and that
they had "gouged" this capital out Of the wes.
tern farmers by pretended tariff for revenue,
when in fact Il was protective tariff. Said that
the farmer hadno tariff to protect him, and that
consequently itwould be no harm to cheat those
New England men out of the mouey they had
loaned the Government. He felt very good at
the result of the elections, as It showed that the
Democracy could yet gain tho control Of the
Government peaceably at the ballot box without
recourse to force.
He was followed by, Armstrong the. newly
elected Secretary Of State, who seemed to glory
very much in what thought the very appro-
pirate name Of CopPerkead. HIS speech was
not worth reviewing. lie advanced no ideas
worth remembering, but before leaving the
Court House his copper head exploded with a
sound of three cheers for ",Fhe white man in the
box and the niger in the pit,p---a very small
specimen OF demagoguery peculiarly appropri-
ate Tor Democratic State official.
Mr.. Armstrong was followed by Hon. Warren
p. Noble, who followed much in the same strain
as his predecessors, slauging the aboltionists;
accusing them of bringing on the war; spoke
Of compromise with the rebels of course an
honorable one-by which the Constitution as it
is and the Union as it was" will be restored-of
course with the Constitution as Slavery inter-
prets it, and the Union with Slavery ruling it.
Warren was followed by r.Kagy, Auditor o
Seneca county, who became quite rampant
against the Administration, accusing its mem
bers with being the revolutionists and the trait
ors to the Constitution aud the Government
He became defiant and dared the Government
to arrest him for what he said.
Theabove Mr. Editor, is the result of my OBJ
servations. My deductions from the premises
are, that it was to all intents and purposes reb-
el meeting, modified somewhat by the appear
ance Of Forts Warren and Lafayette looming
in the horizon. From what | saw and heard
there, aud from what have heard from other
democratic leaders, am fully convinced that
there is a deep, dark and damUing plot to crush
the present government by a rise and resort to
arms of the democratic leaders of the North if
they could not succeed at the ballot box One
of therwconfdently told me he felt good he felt,
relieved at the resnltof the election, for, saidhe,
terrible scene OF bloodshed here at home was
impending, the thought of which actually sick
ened him. If the Union cannot be restored as
it was, with slavery dominent as before the
Western States are to be coerced and forced into
a Union with the South on the plea Of similar
ity of interests and the advantage of the South
ern trade. The whole matter seems to be well
understood by the leaders of the party, while
the honest mass of the party are to be impelled
along by the'usual slang against the Admins
| tration.
Yours ,Ec n