The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-09-06

Barnum's 'cannibal" is on a strike He
was overheard, day or two since, to protest
to the "goriIla" in the next cage that "Be
jabers, III not wear this hair coat and growI
for tin dollars a week any longer. Mister
Barnum can hire another man" This is
something like the case with Mr.. GreeIey's
! politiciI cannibsls of Democratic complexion.
Ever since O'Conor has been mentioned for the
'rstraight-out nomination they are in revolu-
ton against the hairy Liberal coat and chance
of small wages by which the Philosopher per-
suaded them into his service.
The New York Democrats are bothered 70
find candidate tn run against General Dix
for Governor. Last week the idea of taking
up Charles 0'Conor, the straight-out, was
started, but it had a brief run; for scarcely had
it started when the letter of that gentleman
declaring that he "was and is in favor of the
Louisville Convention" made its appearance,
which. of course, knocked the idea on the
head. Governor Hoffman and JUDGE Ohurcb
persist in not running, and their refusal is
interpreted that they fear defeat The nomi-
nation will probably fall on some one who
will be content with the fame of being beaten.
Richard Il Dana's recent photograph of the
Confederate candidate deserves go into every
album. For convenience sake we reproduce It
here, asking the Chicago Tribune if it is not a
faithful likeness of the man whom it recently
denounced as 'marplot in counciI' and "an
unsafe leader in action" Says Mr.. Dana of
Horace Greeley: "He seems to be a visionary
without faith, radical without root, an ex-
tremest without persisteney, and strife-mak-
er without courage. He is generally admitted
to be vain, impractical loquacious, open to fat
tsry easily intimidated, easily deceived as to
men, and intensely desirous of Office. And.
while never regarded his hat or trousers as
strong arguments for or against him, there is
no reason why we should shut our ewes to the
fact that he is whimsical, affected, boorish and
profane. Inter Ocean.
The Democrats and Liberal Republicans are
greatly disturbed at the Senate's bad treat
ment Of Mr.. Sumner in removing him from
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. In sustaining their clamor, they 90
SO far as to deny that there was any reason.
outside that San Domingo business, for re-
moving Mr.. Sumner. But the facts are that
Senator Summers personal hostility toward
Secretary Fish and President Grant had for
months completely blocked the business of the
foreign office, and made change peremptorily
necessary. At the time when Mr.. Sumner
was removed, March 10, 1871, there were pend
ing before his committee "not less than nine
treaties and conventions, all of them import
ant, and one of which, the protocol confirming
the validity of the Mexican Claims Commis-
sion, had been waiting Mr.. Summers pleasure
fifteen months. AH of them had been before
him long enough to be acted upon, and the re-
cord shows that within three weeks after he
ceased to obstruct the business of the commit
tee, esght Of these treaties acre ratified" These
we're the treaty with Mexico respe citing the
Joint Committee on Claims; the Darien canal
treaty with Columbia; the CONNER ciaI and
Extradition treaties with Guatemala, and the
same with Nicaragua; the Naturalization Con-
ventions with Austria, Hungary, and Great
Britain; and the treaty of Amity and Com
meree with Salvador. Mr. Sumner has never
forgiven the President and Secretary Fish.
nor the Republican majority of The Senate,
for his removal from the Guardianship of the
Foreign Committee of the Senate; but the
people havo long since learned that Mr.. Sum-
ner was an obstruction rather than help 70
the public business in that position,