Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-22
Fremont VS.. Lincoln.
The Radical Candidate for the Presi-
dency Nominated. d.s;s ]
MEETING OF THE FREMONT CLUB.
lTSPLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE CAM.
PAIGn. I.
Negro Equality Demanded,
Scathing Review of Mr.. LincOlns Political
and Military Career.
Fremont VS.. Lincoln
Negro Equality Demande.
From The World. 10Th.

In answer to call for meeting Of the
friends of Gen. Fremont in this city, to
consider the propriety of nominating him
for the Presidency of the United States,
quite large number of people met at the
rooms of the Women's Loyal League, in the
Cooper Institute, last evening. Among
those present were members of Gen. Free
monts staff, Gen. Cluseret Hon. r. H. Nc
Curdy, Sinclair, Tousey, and other mem-
bers Of the Chamber of Commerce, George
Wilkes, and many persons of more or less
note in the community.
~ THE DECORATIONS. -
-, There were no special decorations in the
room for this OCCASION, excepting design,
in prominent position against the wall,
representing General Fremont as horse
hitohed to sortof Indian pagoda, intended
for the Temple of Justice, within which
Liberty was seated. BY the side of this car
Mr.. Lincoln was depicted, in hideous carica-
ture. as a flat-headed baboon with an excess
lively long tail, and perched astride aspotted
wooden hobby-horse attached to the car,
aud drum along withit. The horse bore
the initials u. Y. +" and was underscored
Leading while Mr.. Lincoln was described
as following after" .sr.s.uic /
SPEECH OF EDWARD GILBERT.
The sFremont Campaigu Club was or
ganized by the election of Mr.. Edward Gill
bert as President. In taking the chair he
spoke at some length, criticising Mr.. Lin
coin. We are told, said he, that Mr.. Lin
coin is honest; but In the same sense we
can claim that the dead are honest. We
have thousands Of men as honest as he in
the country, and we need some other quail
tiles in President besides honesty. Zap
plause) We have a right, in view of the
pledges that were made at the time Mr.. Lin
coin was elected, to expect the carrying
out, and we now lay it down as part Of
our platform-of the one-term principle.
(Applause.) We wish 1t distinctly under
stood that any principle other than the one
term principle has tendency to pledge the
immense patronage attached to the admin
istration to prevent the free expression of
the sentiments Of the constituency. Honest
or dishonest, human nature is fallible, and
he should not be, permitted to be looking
out for Q second term of the Presidency. /
am not one of those who believe it is acrlme
to speak plainly and honestly of events that
have transpired. History tellsus thatthere
was one Roman Emperor who fiddled while
Rome was. burning, and there was another
who, as'h he sat IN the circus watching the
progress Of the shows and games, was
er was at the door. He ordered the man to
be arrested for disturbing him, and the bea-
con lights along the coast, which had been
placed there by his predecessors to be light
ed when an invading navy approached, to
be put out In order that he might pursue
with tranquility the sports of the crews
need not make q pertinent application,
but we have learned that eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty, and in this country
If the people will not exercise that vigil
lance, none will. We have to discuss certain
privileges. 1t would be hegreatest injury
to Mr.. Lincoln we could possibly inflict, IL
we were to withhold our judgment of GER
tain events that have transpired. (Ap-
plause.) We have upon us at the present
time, a system of emancipation by military
necessity, which is the idea of doing JUS
tice when we are forced to do 1t. Pirates
have been, known to spare their victims but
II was upon military necessity. (Applause.)
Y is no credit to the man who does it. ifhe
does thing because he must, and more es-
public justice because he must, and cannot
secure the life Of the nation unless he does.
He cannot claim any merit'for that act.T It
Is everywhere counted as an act of the |
the setting free of slaves, not
the proclamation promises |
that rebels who return to the EUnion,a are
only bound to obey the proclamations of |
The President respecting slaves, and the leg
Islation of Congress respecting slaves and
until they are set aside by the Su-
preme Court. Who ever heard of an oath
To- obey the laws of Congress, until the
supreme Court set them aside? A Court
cannot bind the conscience tits one of
The dogmas efferyescing from the Pres