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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1856
Abstracts 2587 - 2591
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS - United States (Cont'd)
South' and the 'arrogance' of the idea that '16 States' should elect a
president.... This talk about the arrogance of the North, a '16 State
Candidate,' and the 'dissolution of the Union upon his election' is all
nonsense and nothing better." (3)
2587 - L Oct. 20: 3/1 - The Fremont meeting at the Melodeon on Oct. 18
may be set down as one of the best of the season. Judge Spalding spoke
for about two hours on the workings of slavery and the spaniel-like subserviency
of heartless "Doughfaces" at the north.
At the close of the address, Dodge was called upon for a song. Before
singing he explained the bitter attack upon him by the PLAIN DEALER. He
explained that the "Loco-focos" of Cleveland had tried to get him to sing
for them and had been free in their offers to pay. He refused. The "Locofocos"
mouthpiece, in perfect keeping with its character, had now commenced
abusing him. He stated that if the PLAIN DEALER wished to injure his
business because he could not be bought up, it could continue to do so.
He came to Cleveland to sell pianos and not his principles. (8)
2588 - L Oct. 21; ed:2/1 - "This is one of the garden spots of God's World.
There is probably wore general intelligence, more rational liberty, on
the, 'Western Reserve' than any other equal portion of this earth. The Reserve
is good for 20,000 majority for Fremont and Dayton." (4)
2589 - L Oct. 21; ed:2/1 - "Mr. Giddings' majority turns out to be larger
than we claimed a few days since. The noble old man is returned to his
post by a majority rising above 5,000. That's what we call being 'backed
by one's friend. '" (1)
2590 - L Oct. 21; ed:2/2 - Our Republican friends in Indiana and Pennsylvania
are again at work with not a bi t of their courage abated. Our friends
in both states are confident of gidng their electoral votes for the gallant
Fremont.
Let our friends everywhere imitate the courage of our Pennsylvania and
Indiana friends, and again with stout hearts bene to our glorious work.
2591 - L Oct. 21; ed:2/2 - With the admission of the stqte of Missouri
into the Union, our fathers entered into a salesman's agreement that north
of a certain 1 ine slavery was to be forever prohibited. The South soon
filled up her territory and then began to talk about the unconstitutionality
of the agreement.
A northern demagogue ambitious for the presidency, thinking he might
gain the southern vote, introduced into Congress a bill for the abolition
of the old line compromise. The bill was at that time defeated, but a
recent president brought executive patronage to bear and men enough were
brought up to give the treason a majority. The Democrats and their presidential
candidate have joined with these slave owners. A portion of the
(3)