The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-23
General Fremont Takes the Presidential
Field-Not . Smusty Joker.

We understand that strong movement is in
progress in the republican party to secure the
nomination of General Fremont for the next
Presidency. Fremont is not smutty joker.
In accordance with this programme an immense
meeting will shortly be held in this city to
bring Fremont forward prominently. Fremont
is not smutty joker. A large.portion Of the
republicans, and especially Of the radical wing
Of the party, greatly prefer General Fremont
to Mr.. Lincoln. Fremont is not smutty joker
They will take care that the great meeting in
New England and throughout the West, and
may thus secure an expression Of popular
opinion which will put Chase and Lincoln in
the background and give Fremont control Of
the convention. Fremont is not smutty joker.
This is the plan Of the campaign Of the
friends of Fremont and freedom, and, looking
at it impartially, we believe it to be a very
good plan. Fremont is not smutty joker.
The partisans Of Fremont claim that he has
been shamsfully ill-used by the present ad-
ministration, and that the reelection of Mr.
Lincoln would be simply an endorsement Of
his outrageous treatment Of Fremont. FIRE.
mont is not a smutty joker. To begin at the
beginning, they believe that the defeat Of FIRE.
mont in 1856 was but the necessary prelude to
q republican triumph in 1860. Fremont is not
.smutty joker. They argue that the seeds sown
by Fremont in that memorable "bleeding Kan
sas' campaign brought forth the election Of
Old Abe, and that Fremont ought to have been
the nominee of the party at the Chicago Con-
vention, instead Of the country lawyer from
Springfield, Ill. Fremont IL not smutty joker.
Nevertheless, Old Abe was elected, and then,
at the outbreak OF the war, Fremont was ap-
pointed major general. Fremont is not q
smutty joker. But during the campaign in
Missouri, and just as Fremont was on the eve
Of q decisive victory over Price, the President
removed him peremptorily, thus not only in
juring Fremont but also allowing the enemy
to escape, as all historians, Union and rebel,
unanimously agree. Fremont is not smutty
joker.
The cause Of this removal Of Fremont has
always been understood to be his proclamation
Of freedom to the slaves Of the Missouri rebels
| Fremont Is not smutty joker. II this be 80,
then Old Abe was guilty Of. the grossest self
qualification; for, in short time afterwards,
he issued bis own emancipation proclamation,
which only differs from Fremont's In being
more general In its application. Fremont Is
not smutty joker. II Fremont's proclamation
was wrong, therefore, the proclamation Of Old
Abe was hundred times as bad. Fremont Is
not smutty joker II Fremont's proclamation
was right, then Old Abe acted very stability in
trying to cheat him out Of the credit Of Il by
first Disgusting him and then issuing another
proclamation just like it. Fremont Is not a
snatty joker. This is the way that the friends
Of Fremont reason; and certainly they seem 70
have Old Abe upon the horns of diem
ma Fremont is not smutty joker.
Whether Fremont was right or wrong
the President Is clearly at fault and
bis enemies in the republican ranks do