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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1856<br />
Abstracts 2340 - 2342<br />
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS - United States (Cont'd)<br />
What civilized people would support a party that unreservedly approves<br />
of the ruffian act of smiting a senator to the floor for maintaining<br />
that freedom is better than slavery for our young terri tories? There<br />
can be no question as to the results of the presidential election. The<br />
parties have clearly defined tbeir positions. The issues are fairly<br />
made up and well understood. The cowardly need not remind us of the<br />
power and union and shrewdness of the slavery propaganda. We know well<br />
their omnipotence in the past - but they never before made such claims<br />
as now. From every battle-field of the world's history, wherever civilization<br />
has made an advance over barbarism, wherever freedom has put<br />
to rout her ancient foe, there come cheering voices full of encouragement<br />
to the soldiers of freedom in this contest. (15)<br />
2340 - L June 25: 2/2, 3 - The ratification meeting at Cincinnati on June<br />
23 was attended by five or six thousand persons. The Germans are a!most<br />
entirely for Fremont. Reemelin stated that Fremont commands admiration<br />
for his manhood and towers above all competi tors in this contest. "Fremont<br />
knows how to make free states."<br />
Judge Hoadley says: "We don't want a Shaker president.... They say<br />
we ride a 'wooly horse' - well if we do we are sure of one thing and<br />
that is he can run.... And this party of young America, with Fremont<br />
as its head, WIll win in the course that IS now begun." (14)<br />
2341 - L June 25; ed:2/3 - The division of the anti-administration party<br />
is the only hope for the border ruffians in the coming election. The<br />
last state election shows that in every free state the opponents of the<br />
administration are in the majority. At a meeting of the New York Fillmore<br />
natiollal club recently, various resolutions were passed, one of<br />
which was to change the name of the club to the American Republican<br />
national club, and to recognize freedom as national and slavery as sectional.<br />
"The people will close up their ranks - and the Border Ruffians will<br />
be made to bite the dust. He who doesn't see it is blind to the signs<br />
of the times." (12)<br />
2342 - L June 25:2/3,4 - After the adjournment of the Philadelphia convention,<br />
the New Jersey delegates proceeded to Trenton to inform William<br />
Dayton of his nomination as vice president. Dayton stated that he duly<br />
appreciated the unsolicited honor not only for himself but on behalf<br />
of his state. He holds that the constitution protects slavery where it<br />
is, but does not sanction its extension. Kansas has his heartfelt<br />
sympathy. A road from the west to the far west would tend to increase<br />
interior commerce.<br />
"Let us, as far as possible, soften the acerbity of the contest; let<br />
us have no controversies with persons, but platforms." (11)<br />
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