The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-07-30
WelI AnsWered.

The New York independent. one of the
oldest and most influential radical ant;-ela-
very papers in the Union, in replying to an
article from Wendell Phillips, thus alludes
TO the recent Fremont ratification meeting
ia Cooper Institute, at which John CO.
chraue said Fremont and Mcclellan were
"twin cherries on one stem :" aud Orestes
Brownson said he would vote for Vallan,
dighan1 for President in preference to Mr..
Lincoln; and n. Q. Claiborne "a sweet
chap, Claiborne, for loyal Missourians to
associate with politicaHy,) grew eloquent.
over the wrongs Mr.. Lincoln had inflicted
upon the rebels Of Missouri. The indie
pendent says;
"To our remark Of last week. that lie
knew only half The intent of the Cleveland
movement, and that if be knew the other
half be would Withdraw his support, he re-
plies that we told him nothing new. We
propose now TO tell him something new.
One of his best friends in this city--a no.
bic ana unspotted lawyer-addressed to US
few days ago these words The Free
mont meetings in my district are held in
the same grog-shop out of which, last sum
mer, issued the rioters who set FIRE 10. my
house the audiences are the same persons;
and the speakers are well known copper
heads = Is Mr.. Phillips willing TO stay
Joined TO this gang At the great Ere
mont ratification meeting at Cooper Insti-
tdte, on Monday night, where Mr.. Phillips
was advertised to speak, (and where eonse-
quenIy we were present to hear, the Chief
demonstr ations were boisterous cheers for
Mcclellan Would Mr. Phillips, had he
been present. been pleased with Il g sound :?
DR.. Brownson, one of the speakers, said
that for President he would prefer Vsflan-.
digham, Horatio Seymour or Fernando
Wood to Mr.. Lincoln Will Mr.. Phillips
say amen? Mr. Claiborne, of Missouri,
another speaker-one of the delegates to
Chicago said, Give us a man who is
not obnoxious TO the South. so that we can
form a bridge on which they can come
to a compromise John CochPane, candi-
date for the Vice Presidency, speaking at
the same meeting, alluded with pleasure to
the equal cheers for Fremont and McClel-
Ian, and said that these men were twin
cherries on one stem !! Is Mr.. Phillips
content TO hang in thei: company as a third
on the same stem =? Ia the outside meeting,
Mr. Bryce, speaker, said, L take coca
sion to pay deserved tribute to George b.
Mcclellan. Cheers. like to hear you
cheer for him. If Fremont is elected, he
will Go Mcclellan justice. 1 know Ere
mont from yhood. Cheer for McCIellan;
it is your privilege +; cheer ;or any man ex-
cept the imbecie who now fills the Presi-
Dental chair Tremendous groans for
Lincoln. Mr.. Phillips has promised that,
if the Cleveland movement committed
folly, lie would rebuke and desert it,
Was not Monday night folly enough
eve were told at the meeting. by sa-
gacious man who knew lis secrets, that the
Democratic leaders were using the Cleve-
land movement simply as a sharp edged
tool for wounding the Union party. We
were told the same thing the next day by
a copperhead journalist. AS for ourselves,
we knew This before we were told. But
Mr.. Phillips refuses to know it after being
told" .... .-...r 49,.