Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-09-21

have, because it was the leading idea Of
the speech and the one on which he, IN
his way, expended his greatest force. He
knew he was telling what was false and the
majority of his audience knew it. This
part of his speech, simmered down, was
about this: Lincoln was the greatest and
best man, the wisest and most learned
statesman, the world ever produced
made a policy-Johnson pursues it, and
hence johnson should be supported. As
we heard leading Copperhead say on
Tuesday, 'this doctrine won't do for Craw-
ford county Democracy-and if he wants
the votes Of Copperheads, Finefrock had
better stay away from here. He has john
son and the Philadelphia Convention on
the BRAIN" Mr.. F. said he was a Johnson
man and if elected would support his poll
cy to the utmost. He then turned his at
tention to the Freedmen's Bureau Bill
after stating twice that it was costing the
Government 500, ,000, 900 a day, was told
by Beer only that much year, and cor
rected himself accordingly. Next he turn
ed his attention to the Constitutional
amendments, and solemnly told his audi
ence that the objects of these amendments
were, to give the negroes Of the South the
right of suffrage. "If these passes" said
he with the usual up and down aecompa-
niments, "a Southern gentleman will be
compelled to 60 up to the polls with q
dirty, greasy, ignorant nigger." Again
Mr. F. spoke falsely, for he knows or should
know, that Tennessee had been admitted
without negro suffrage, and that the new
amendment provides distinctly that all
laws regulating the elective franchise shall
be left to the States themselves. He did
not tell his audience that this amendment
specially provides the making of the votes
Of the Northern man equal the votes Of the
Southerner, and changes the two Southern
votes equalling three Northern votes, as is
now the case. He denounced the passage
of the bill increasing the salaries of Con.
gressmen, but forgot to mention that out
of the 2l Copperhead members IA ofthem
voted for it. He spoke of the bravery, en-
durance and patriotism of our soldiers, but
forgot to mention that when the I'D Regi-
ment was ready to leave for the scene Of
strife, he said 81 hope to God, not one of
you will ever return to your homes or
families" He attempted to read from the
speech of Mr.. Buckland, the Tiffin Tribune
and McPherson's book of the acts of Con-
gress, but whether from want of ability, or
bad light done SO poorly as to smother
up whatever meaning the extracts may
have had. We seriously think term or
two at good district school would i'm
prove Nh. F. in reading. He finally put
on a little "spread-eagle, i" thanked the au-
dience for their attention and sat down.
We would not be understood to say
that he was not applauded, for he was four
times. Once, after he had repeated, ~
will be elected" about three times and
waited for applause; once when he said
Bill Gibson would not vote for him; once
when he said that he believed that every
thing good was published in the Journal,
and once, the most enthusiastically, when
he sat down. Jackson then breathed freer,
Beer raised up his head, and Clymer gave
q sigh of relief. Jay Patrick followed, and,
as we thought, happily expressed the opin-
ion Of the audience on the conclusion Of
Mr.. F.'s speech, in the couplet;
"How sweet it is for Us to see
Them bear that eKss away"