Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-23
Mr., John g, Fremont.

MI, J0nn u, Fremont,
The public career of Mr.. John G
Fremont will end with the presen,
Presidential campaign. He has Tough,
his last battle, and written his last
letter Two hope). and "no sound shall
awake him to glory again" g~s
Mr.. Fremont has resigned his Maj
Generalship, and says: = -
81 make this sacrifice only to regain liber
ty of speech, and to leave nothing in the way
of discharging to my utmost ability tho task
you have set for me-"
This is from Mr.. Fremont's letter
to "Worthington G. Snethen, of Ma.
ryland, Chairman" and four other
gentlemen equally we'll known to the
public, accepting their nomination oil
him for the Presidency.
Alas, alas what a spectacle VIC
have here Il is not easy to believe
our eyes. Is this in very deed let.
ter written by John G. Fremont. or is
it another specimen Of the craft and
handicraft Of Howard of the Times p
Can it be possible that John G. FIRE.
mont could have succeeded in deceiv.
ing himself, and then succeeded in
supposing that he might deceive the
rest of rs, with such affirmations and
such logic as his letter to Worthing.
ton g. Snethen contains :?
The "position of their candidate
Mr.. Fremont declares, is Every diff.
cult, because in accepting the candi.
dacy you propose to me, I am expos
ed to the reproach of creating . schisn
in the party with which l have beer
identified"
Let the gentleman give himself nc
uneasiness whatever-the "schism in
the party" is not likely to do any
very serious damage to the party
as things look at present.
"This is no ordinary election" Mr.
Fremont declares, it is contest 70,
the right even to have candidates
and not merely as usual for the choice
among them"
1.-THE right even to have candi'
dates |" Hut, tut the gentleman
mustn't be peevish. Peevishness
doesn't become being whose shout
ders SO recently glittered with Uncle
Sans stars, and being whose feet
found a path for themselves over the
Hottest peak of the Rocky Mountains
Pathfinders are supposed to be mas
culinc, and peevishness is certainly
not masculine trait.
NJ. Fremont makes q tilt at the Ad
ministration. Thus: -.-....
can Administration marked at home b,
disregard of Constitutional rights, by its VIC
lation of personal liberty and the liberty o
the press" N.a
When Mr.. Fremont was General Ere
mont, no extinguished newspapers
made arbitrary arrests" right anG
left, and executed martial law in St
Louis with rigor and rashness thai
caused his friends to be ashamed of hin
and brought his superior officer, the
President, about his ears in a way
that has made him sore on the heat
and sour at the temper ever since.
Mr.. Fremont says, in his letter o
acceptance
81 do not believe that confscation extend
ed to the property of all rebels is practicable
and, If it were SO, Idon't think it measur
of sound policy. 1t is question belonging
to the people themselves to decide, and is
proper occasion for the exercise of their orig
inal and sovereign authority
General Fremont, said in his st
Louis martial law proclamation, tina
he should confscate ell property, re
al and personal, of all persons in tn,
State Of Missouri who shall take ~
arms against tho United States, OF
who shall be directly proven to har
taken an active part with their armies
in the field"
And yet the act of Congress limited
the penalty of con6scation to property
actually employed in the service o
the rebellion with the knowledge ant
consent of its owners. -,
The loyal Governor of Missouri pro
claimed amnesty to all who had ia
ken up arms under the traitor Cover
nor Jackson's call, who would imme
diately return to their allegiance
This discreet and excellent proclama
ton General Fremont summarily ant
wantonly set aside.
The fact is, that there has been NJ
such arrogant and audscious assump
ton of power, civil or military, since
this war commenced, az that which
distinguished the reign Of Genera
Fremont in Missouri. We had ther
what the candidate of the maicontsnt,
says we have now, the abuses of ,
military dictation without its unity o
action or vigor of execution"
But the letter Of the candidate o
Worthington G. Snethen & Co.. lett
the cat out most precisely, and pool
puss scampers around and about mucl
to our entertainment and amusement
when Mr.. Fremont promises to with
draw, eff Mr.. Lincoln should not b
renominated." And yet Mr.. Fremon
invcighs against "the personal end,
for which the war is waged."
There is 30 much mere peevishness
and pique and petty malevolence il
this letter Of the malcontent candidat,
for the Presidency that we must be
lieve it as much the work of hop
ping mad woman as of a soreheade,
man. We must believe, in short, tina
Mr.. Fremont is giving Mr.. Lincoll
jessie" in this letter of bis to Wor
Ellington G.. Snethen.-Ch,cago Jour
nal.