Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-04-01


erywhere throughout the holecountry; and i
is against this Administration pursuing such
course that the charge is made of prescription
! l do think it unjust.
Nay, more; the Administration went further
The first vacancy that occurred in the Cabine
was filed by Democrat who had been a mem.
Der of the Cabinet under the last Administra.
ton.
Mr.. Howe. Now Mr.. President, if there be
any member of the Senate of whose feelings
am peculiarly tender it is my friend from Del
aware, and l dislike extremely 10 say anything
| to harrow up his sensitive feelings; neverthe-
less must if will be true to the events that
have transpired, remind him that the present
Secretary of War was, and, so far as i am advis-
| ed, to-day is a Democrat, but must remind him
that there were a large body of men, Democrats
from their birth up, who, when they saw the
| bulk of the Democratic party in arms to over
throw the authority of the people of the United
States, refused to go with them, and did stand
by the flag which represents the authority OF
the Government. 1t may hurt his feelings, and
| would not say IT if | were not obliged to IN
Justice to the truths of history.
Mr.. Salisbury. 1t has no application TO me
sir.
Mr.. Howe | hope he viii get overit as soon
as he can, and the way TO get over it is to re-
verse his position and come in with the bulk Of
the real Democrats who stand by the flag. That
viii cure him quicker than any remedy that
can suggest.
Mr. President have not yet, as | think of
fered the full vndication for the liberaity which
is properly to be credited to the present Ad-
ministratioD. have spoken of their the
course ofthe Administration here the President
and his Secretaries, in making appointments
the honorable chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs has spoken of the policy. pur-
sued in reference to military appointments; l
have spoken in reference to appointments to civ
il offices; but the same liberal policy was adop-
ted throughout all the loyal States. When you
came to make up your State tickets you ignor-
ed the distinction between Republicans and
Democrats in almost every State, and the very
last election which took place in the State of
Wisconsin we put at the head of our ticket for
Governor known Democrat, who had always
been Democrat, and who calls himself DEM
ocrat as Tar as l am advised. We put on that
ticket Secretary of State, the next highest office
in the State, Democrat, a Democrat from his
youth up. We put on that ticket for Bank
Comptroller'a Democrat. We asked them TO
pledge themselves to no principles but Just this:
that they would give to the Administration of
the Government the men and money of the
country, TO defend what? Not the Chicago
platform, nor any policy that we have iDaugu-
rated SINCE but TO defend the supremacy of the
United States of America throughout the whole
original jurisdiction. That is all we asked
and every man that would do that, we welcom-
ed in open fellowship with him.
But, sir, while the friends of the Administra-
tion took that course, what was the fact in ref
erence to a large portion of the Democratic par
ty? They said distinctly, "We will not unite
with Republicans even upon that measure;
they demanded distinct organization; for
what? l will not Just now undertake to define
their purpose; but that their purpose was moi, to
uphold the authority of the people of the Uni
ted States, and their supremacy throughout the
United States, and to uphold the flag which has
been honOred so long, is most manifest from the
fact that if this had been their purpose this pur-
pose could have been best subserved by joining
hands and joining hearts in full, complete un-
ion with every man who prOiessed the same
purpose and no other, which was the attitude of
the whole Republican party in all these States,
and was the avOwed attitude of the whole Re-
publican party in all these States and was the
avowed attitude of that portion of the Demo-
cratic party which consented to the fellowship,
have told you what was the course adopted by
that party in the State of Wisconsin. | think
the very last candidate who was nominated for
Governor in the State of New York was Dem
crat. The very last candidate who was nomi-
mated for Governor in the State of Ohio a
Democrat, and he beat another Democrat who
did not stand upon the platform of the Union
and the Constitution, one hundred thousand
votes. -1- IL -s.srzs