Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-11-20

| rIencn government possesses Dul TWO cuirassef
ships which may be deemed as capable in al
weathers Of making the voyage as armed men.
of-war to America, and these two are so lightly
armed and curassed as not TO be able TO resist
five minutes one of the little msnitors.
QUEHRY.-Did Shakespeare have reference TO
Governor Seymour's wearing speecacles when
he said
-"Get thee glass eyes,
And like a scurvy politician seem 10 see
| The things thou dOst not"
The Detroit Free Press urges the claims Of
that city rs the place for holding the next Dem
ocratic National Convention. We suggest that
Winsor, opposite Detroit, the home of the mar
tyr would be more appropriate.
STRONG Vor1NG-Cook Co., ILL.,, voted as fol-
lows at the recent election: Union 1O45O; Con-
perhead 5634; Union majority 4Sl6. Three
townships, casting united vote of 337, did not
give one for the Copperhead ticket, aud five
others voted 573 to Is.
Presinent Lincoln has personally interested
himself in measures TO alleviate the sufferings
OF our prisoners at Richmond. He has directed
our Commissioner TO make application to the
rebel Commissioner for permission TO send at
stated times clothing and provisions to them.-
IL is not believed that there will be any obiec-
ton to provisions, as clothing now goes freely.
A difficulty is likely to grow out of the ces-
sion of the Ionan Islands TO the kingdom of
Greece. The Austrians demand that the fortifi-
cations, dockyards and arsenals of Corfu shall
not go with the islands, for they command the
Adrlatic. Should Greece and Italia Join hands,
what would become of Trieste and Ancona?-
The Ausrians need not fear, England never
gives up her Gibraltar.
A MEAN MAN.-The Layfayette Cotoriey SAYS:
1--WE know man in Lafayette-one of the stin-
| giest men in existence-who has got an idea in
TO his head that he will die before the first of
January next, and is now engaged in wearing
out all his good clothing for fear they will fit his
wife's next husband"
The distinguished foreigner, Mr.. G. L. VAL
landigharn, is said to be out of funds. and his
landlord at WinsOr solicitous The Detroit Ad-
veTttser says his friends in that city are raising
supplies for him, to enable him to keep up the
style OF tlrst-class martyr 1t being assumed
that the situation materially enhances his
chances for nomination for the Presidency.
The Democratic party is neither War Party
nor Peace Party.-Colun5us Statcsman.
: And the people of every loyal State save the
, State of "Camden and Amboy," have said ia
that nelther-one-thing-n g-nor-the. other party:
SO then, because thou art luke-warm, anC
neither cold nor hot will spew thee out of my
mouth
"Twenty five thousand soldiers sent to New
York City TO vote the Republican ticket" howl
the Copperhead journals. The same journals
print the vote thus:
Republican vote in 1863. 23,334
Republican vote in 1862 22536
Republican gain only ........ 1893
viii the sore-heads tell us what has become
of the balance of 24,202 "soldiers sent home ia
vote?"
The Richmond papers abound with adver-
tisements for the recovery ofrunnaway negroes
OF all ages and both sexes. One of them con
tains twenty different advertisements of this
kind, with rewards varying from $25 $50, 800
and $2OO to 5000, for the apprehension of ''my
negro man Nelson my negro woman Lucy
with child six months old" "my girl Maria
a "ginger-bread colOred boy, named jim" 'two
stout black negro men, Henry and Dick" and
so on to the end of the chapter.
QUEEN VIcToRIA.-A rumor has originated in
Belgium that the Queen of England is disposed
to mary second time, and the London press is
very indignant. AT the same time, while they
pronunce it "a foul and dangerous calumny,'
they also state their fears about King Leopold's
visit to England the present month. The ad-
vice of this crafty dipomatist" as thew style him
is said never to have been given or taken by til,
Queen without ''injury to her welfare anC
honor.
5 RErRIBUTToNl-One of the defeated candidate,
! on the defeated Seymour Copperhead ticket, In
; New York, VIM. b. Lewis, was two wears ACC
elected State Treasurer, on the Union ticket by
lOI 1888 majority! This year he went over to
The enemy to get denomination, and has been
defeated by $4,000 majority. His condition
must be decidedly comfortable.
Prize MoNEY.-Our sailors are realizing q
good deal OF money from the prizes taken by
them Some of the officers shares are very large
A Lieutenant commanding our Blockadino fleet
recently had nwnr1a1 fn l. r
prize vessel captured by his gunboat. upwards
OF $3OOOO. The vessel and cargo sold for $500.
900. 1t is said that Admiral Dupont's indiyid
uai snare OF prize money, whilst he was on th,
Onarleston coast was about 100000 Oul
ships ought not TO lack seamen when the oppor.
t9nltles are so promising for making considera.
ole more prize money than their pay would
amout to.
II Another BID FOR THE EMANCIPATION PRoc.
LAMATIoN.-Another bid for the Presidents
Emancipation Proclamation has been received
by telegraph, as follows:
BIDDEFoRD, Me-, Nov. 5, 1863.
70 E. ]. Tinkham, Esq, Committee Northwest.
ern Fair at Chicago:
will give two thousand dollars (S2 .O0O) fol
the genuine original draft of the Emancipation
rroca'natlon' CHAS. A. SHAW.
A London letter says: at is undoubtedly
true That the reception of the squaaron of tht
SHdf III new FORK has given great ANNOYANCE
The idea of an alliance between the two giganti,
} powers OF the East and West is not pleasan
one to either French or English Even if there
were no such alliance, the fact that the Gear send:
his fleets to winter in the ports of America is
menance to the Western powers. In case of war
they are not frozen up in the Baltic nor can they
be blockaded. 1t is necessary for Russia te
have some such ports for her navy. Aside from
her distant harbors in the Pacific, she has none
which cannot be closed by any strong naya
power. 1t would be easy for England anc
France, even in summer, TO shut up the whole
Russian Navy in the Black Sea and the Baltic
But with access to the harbors and dock Yards
and all the marine resources ofthe United States
it is quite another affair. An arrangement by
which Russia can have the use of these-an al.
lance to this extent-makes her at once first.
rate naval as well as military power"
Some of the copperheads in Sandusky coun.
ty, running on the county ticket, who were de.
feated by the soldiers vote, have given notice
that the soldier vote will be contested.
That's right Messrs. Copperheads, ACCORDING
TO your creed. In New York your friends are
indignant that soldiers should be permitted to
come home to vote, and in Ohio they contest the
validity Of the law that allows them 10 vote
without coming home. The copperhead doc.
trine Is that soldiers fighting for the Union have
no political rights the Peace Democracy should
pect-CgeveIand Herald
The Washington Star, of last week. referring
to the arrival there of the rebels captured by