Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-09-15
THE MESSENGER '. MAJ. MccORD.

THE MkSSkNGER vs.. MAJ. McCORD.
The Messenger, in its great anxiety to tra-
duce Major McCord, publishes communica-
tion which appeared in the Journal four years
ago charging him with having belonged to the
Know Nothing party some years previous. We
deem it of no importance whatever whether he
ever belonged to that organization or not, but
justice cOmpels us to say that the communica-
tion in question was written by man who new
er belonged to the order, and who knew moth
ing personally as to the truth or falsity of the
charges it contained, and he was never able to
substantiate them. Mr.. McCOrd's friends de-
clared them to be false, and the Messenger re-
ferred to the communication, as follows:
HARD RUN-LAST RESORT.
The books have been searched-the county
has been ransacked-nothing left undone-to
find some charges against the candidates on the
Democratic ticket. They have
ransacked the county to find something against
Mr.. McCOrd. They have gone into Erie, where
he was born and raised, and traced up his char
acter from boyhOod; BUT NOTHING COULD BE
FOUND. He has always pursued an upright,
honest course. His qualifications will be en-
dorsed by every man who knows him. But
something must be trumped up, so Oscar Ball
sets down, and after stating that he has been "a
reader of the Sandtsky Democrat for over Is
years." and also ''been partisan Democrat"
charges McOOrd with having been Know
Nothing in 1855. The public will know how
much credit to give to a charge of the kind
made up on the eve of the election. Why has
not this charge been made sooner. If there is
any truth in the charge, why not make it pub
lie in time for MFR. McCOrd to meetit The fact
is, THE WHOLE THING is FALSE-A
TRUMPED UP AFFAIR, and that is the rea-
son why it comes out at this time. The writer
acknowledges that he is Know Nothing him
sell, therefore, according to the oath which he
publishes he has periured himself The wri-
ter must presume largely upon the gullibility
of the people to suppose that he can make them
believe charge like this against a man who
has ALWAYS BEEN AN ACTIVE DEM
OCRAT, made over ficticiOus signature
Mr.. McCord has always been a consistent Dem
ocrat and an HON EST MAN; and it will take
something more than communications over
''One Who Knows" published in fusion
sheet to damage his character. These men must
indeed be hard run. -.s.--
As we remarked above, we deem it of no i'm
portance whether Mr.. McCord was ever a
Know Nothing or not. We have never seen
any evidence that convinced us that be was,
but is it not very inconsistent for the MesSen-
ger to bring the charge of Know Nothingism
against candidate on the Union County ticket
when its party is running one of the most noted
Know NOthings the State has ever produced
on its State ticket-and one, too, who has new
er abjured its principles. We allude to PHILA-
DELPHI VAN TRUMP, the COpperhead candidate
for Supreme Judge for the long term-one of
the most important offices in the State. Mr..
Van Trump was the Know Nothing candidate
for Governor in 1851, when the Republicans
run Mr.. Chase and the Democrats Mr.. Jewett.
If the Messengers argument is correct, then no
foreigner or Catholic can vote for Mr.. Van
Trump. The Copperheads have also nomina-
ted another noted Know Nothing for a very i'm
portant office. 1t is Hon. Nelson Barrere, of
Highland county, for Representative. He was
Whig up to the time that party ceased to be;
then Know Nothing as long as that party ex
listed, and since that time has been an active
Democrat. The Messenger asks Catholics and
foreigners to vote for noted Know Nothings
on its ticket, but thinks ii horrible for them to
vote for man ON the Union ticket who is mere
ly charged with having been one. Verify, the
Messenger is consistent.