Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-20


flour friend The Fremont Journai must in I
iercst himself 30 often in the affairs Of this dis
trc would Il not be in better taale for him 20 do
20 directly instead Of seeking repeated occasions
for itin connection with his business relations
with the Bladei We might expect TO see Borno
recognition Of 30 effective "pat on the back" Rs
he recently received for stultiying all that We
ever said of@Bean's $4,000" and other Congress
sional corruptions, but we sec no good reason
for inordinate haste.-7olodo Blade.
tits not our practice nor desire to enter into
any discussion with legal papers that may stir
up strife, ordinations or recrimhs;ions and be
productive Of mischief to the great cause Of sa-
wing the Union which we all are engaged in.--
Much less il il our desire to do 80 with the Blade
for whose principal editor we have the utmost
respect, and in whose personal prosperity We
have the liveliest interest," but as that paper has
on several occasions seen fit to take US 10 task
for remarks in the Journal that had general
application, 1t may be well that we make a 'clean
breast" Of II and aproduce our strong reasons"
for the course we have pursued.
II must be patent to all that read both the
Bidde and the Journal, that there is wide diff
ference between them in regard 10 Slavery-the
former taking what is called conservative
course" while the latter fvors the radical" yiew
the Blado swearing by" snch men rs Seward,
Weed, Mcclellan, Mcdowell, &c., while the
Journal believes in the principles inculcated by
Ben. Wade, Lincoln, Chase, Sumner, wilmot,
Ashley, and others, and by the Declaration Of
Independence. Hence, when Congressional
nominating convention was called in the 10th
District by the Union party, couched in Ian
guage that covered a complete Union basis, and
which received the sanction of eight-tenths of
the Union men in che District, we, as loyal
journalists deemed ourselves bound to give 1t
the like support that we did the same principles
in any other part of the country. The Blade
took the opposite course, seycring, as we under
stood it, its connection with the party with
which it had so long acted. Previous 10 this it
had set itself up as dictator to the Republican
press Of the country-in turn taking to task
such journals as the Cincinnati Gazette, Chicago
Tribune, New York Tribune and others, and af-
terwards the Cleveland Leader, Sandusky Rsy-
lister. and the uuassuming fremont Journal
Not stopping here, its columns were week after
week teeming with articles, principally selected,
against such anti-slavery men as Fremont,
Phelps, Hunter, and all who approved of their
mode of fighting the enemy. aThe Union as it
was" and the "Constitution as It is" was about
this time vavorite hobby with it Last win
ter when the slavery propogandists were COM
bined all over the State, aided by every soft
headed conservative" in the land to defeat the
reelection of old Ben. wade-"the noblest Ro-
man of them all Ito the Senate the Blade had
not word Of encouragement for him or his
friends. More latterly, when it was reported
that sixteen Republican United States Senators
advised the removal of Seward from the Cabi-
who possess as much intelligence,
love of country and patriotism,
as any equal number of men in the world-the
Blade termed them an irresponsible caball'-
We might enumerate many other things from
its columns to show its contempt for that class
of people who believe in the eternal truths enun-
ciated by Thomas Jefferson.
Is tany wonder, then, that when we found
the Blade denouncing those who called the I'm
ion Congressional Convention in its District, and
opening its food-gates of wrath upon the nom
inee of that Convention, that we should deem
the attack as much upon the principles we ad-
vecated as upon Mr.. Ashley, and as conse-
quence direct reproof to our course2 If it had
adhered to the faith while it denounced the
individual, it might have been our duty to have
kept quiet, but it having repudiated both, and
lQnfi ifo to
had raised his eyes to heaven and said. lin speak
ing of the causes of the wary in substance "can
we place our hands upon our hearts and say we
too have not been TO blame" we considered our
duty clesr-to stand by our principles and sup
port those who maintained them The idea en-
tertained by the Blade that the election of
Congressman is peculiarly local. and of nobo-
dy's interest outside of the district, is dogma
which we dissent from in toto, and SO absurd as
TO require no argument.
One word as to Mr.. Ashley. Any support
that we have given him has been based upon his
Congressional and political record, without his
knowledge or request In Congress be has
shown an ability, stead fastness of principle,
md a laboriousness for the good of the country
ruly worthy Of all praise. While we do not ap-
prove the tone and leyity of language of his
Colorado letter, we still claim that VIC
;au sec in It nothing like proposition or desire
to cheat the government. He merely proposes
from the knowledge possessed by his partner of
the country to be the first to purchase, for specu-
lation, the most desirable lands and town sites
"a right pertaining to all
We believe, however that his late letter pub
ished in the Commercial was unnecessary, if
not imprudent, but not entirely unjustified by
the facts; that the proyocation was ample is GER
tain. Only few days previous the Blade had
an article imputing improper motives to Mr.
Ashley for refusing to do what it had denoun-
ced the sixteen Republican Senators for doing
He having read the article Of the Blade against
this irresponsible cabal," and wishing TO escape
a like reproof refused to interfere to have an Of
icerof the government removed. But instead
Of escaping he has run right into the 'lion's"
mouth. Again, later, the Blade had an article
mputing rascality to the Committee-all hon.
'rable and intelligent gentlemen---to whom was
assigned the duty of investigating the charges
which il and its friends have caused TO be brought
against Mr. -Ashley-styling It @white-wash-
ng committees" This splustsring looks omin-
aus for the success Of the conservative" gentle.
non IN their erus=de against him.
Bot We are not tho champion or defender Of
Ar. Ashley. Anv thing that MA kava aaid In