The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-01-19

Much has been said Of Gen Grant S
''nepotism," but most of these say
ings are foolish, and consequently
have no weight with the public. We
have, however, come across a para
graph in the Detroit Post which is
what Mr.. Swiveller would have cal
led "staggerer," and in common
justice we give it as it stands:
The Yew York San has at last
"got" the President on a charge Of
nepotism. Itdeclares that one Will
liam Sweetzer holds a clerkship in
the Office of Internal Revenue Collec-
Tor, at Pittsburg, Pa, and the said
William is a brother of Gen. j. B.
Sweetzer, a0ho IS a cousin Of the
father-ia-lalc Of the Presidents cousin
That 1t settles it. A President that
could do that is certainly, "the orig1
nal Jacobs" Of nepotism. Besides,
We have learned of a still worse case
in this State. The President has ap-
pointed to Office Of postmaster in
Michigan a man who is second
cousin to a woman whose first hus-
band was uncle to the next-door
neighbor of the sister in-law Of the
washerwoman who ironed Lieuten
ant Grants society shirt when he
was one of the officers stationed at
the fort in this city. These facts
can be proved by indisputable testi
mony; and anybody who doubts has
our permission to prove them. Can
pepotism go furtherP -
n IL
SEvERA1wEEks AGO the Messenger
made violent attack upon Judge
Stone, for calling a special grand jury
TO inquire into certain evils existing
in our city. 1t charged the Judge, sim
ply because he was elected by the
Republicans, with forcing "a costly
Radical pill down the throats of the
taxpayers of Sandusky county
We paid no attention to the charge,
at the time, knowing well that all good
citizens sustained the Judge in his &C
ton, and that it had been solicited by
citizens without regard to party, but
with reference only to the public
good. We knew, also that, like many
others, Van, "if given rope enough,
would hang himself" and we were
not mistaken, as the following letter.
from Hon. T. P. FiDefrock to the San
dusky Register, makes manifest. 1t
will be observed that this hanging is
made apparent by one whose Demo
cracy is unimpeachable, but whose
desire to rid our city of its evils, like
that of every good ciiizen,supercedes
party feeling, especially where no
party principle is involved. We give
Mr.. Finefrock's letter entire:
FREMONT, O., Jan. 9Th, 1872
EDITOR REGISTER My attention, a few
days ago, was called to an article in your paper
in replv to an article which appeared in the De-
mocratic Messenger, of Fremont, rejecting up
on the action Of Judge Stone In calling q sec
ond grand Jury at the last term Of our court,
in Sandusky county, and denouncing the act
as costly pill and partisan measure" Now,
if there was anything wrong in calling that
Egrand Jury, Judge Stone is not to blame. The
facts are substantially these: Our city is, and
for long time has been, infested with prosti-
tutes and houses of ill-fame-so much so that
it has become disgusting to our eitaens who
have, on several occasions, threatened TO put
down these places by violence and mob if it
were not speedily done by law. With a view
to putting them down by law, witnesses were
called before the first grand jury, and two in
dictments were found, and application was
made to Judge Pennewell, who was then pre-
siding, BY a large number of our citizens, to
have Mr.. Remsburg and myself appointed to
/ assist the Prosecuting Attorney in these cases.
We consented to the appointment, but after ez-
aiming the indictments we became satisfied that
it would be next to impossible to make con-
viction under them. Ocr opinion in that re-
spect became known to our citizens, who at
once, and of all parties, urged the necessity of
calling a second grand jury and making thor
ough work of it, and in this we both concurred
Mr Remsburg first suggested the calling of the
grand jury to Judge Stone. Not being acquain
ted with the facts he hesitated. I then applied
to Judge Stone myself, and represented to him
the facts as they existed--that our people and
the protection Of society demanded it. We fl
ed a precipe for a jury which was concurred in
and signed by the Prosecuting Attorney. Judge
Stone thereupon Immediately ordered the call
ing of new grand jury. In that act he is sup
ported by the law-abiding citizens of both par
ties q am proud to say of our county. The
grand Jury found some fifteen or eighteen in
dictments, several of which were for assault and
battery, riot, &C., and the balance. twelve OF
fourteen, against keepers of hoases of il-fame.
If putting down houses of ill-fame is a partisan
measure, for Gods sake let US have more of it
in Fremont. We need it. Now, in conclusion
let me say, that the Democratic party of San
dusky county viii not allow itself to be excell-
ed in support of any lawful measure to put
down these houses, by the Republican or any
.the- ,,artv- This IL a hrief statenant NJ the
facts. I. P. FNNEFRoCK.
Two hundred and eighty deaths
occurred in Cincinnati IN the month
of December from small pox.