Fremont Campaign Literature (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ... boldly repudiating the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, by insisting that Slavery Mis a'right ti go into the Territories, in spite of Congress or the people; and that the inhabitants of wb' Territory have no right to pasa Territorial.laws to forbid it or exclude it. Democratic representatives from Pennsylvania even, in the Senate and the House, hold and proclaim these opinions; while other representatives from Pennsylvania with Democratic leaders from other States, declare themselves publicly to be noncommittal upon this heresy; the inevitable tendency of which, it is easy to show, will be to prevent almost entirely the formation of any mort Free States.' Having originated a movement myself, to aid our people by sending them men and money, and having prosecuted it with the strictest avoidance of party character and a studied neutrality as to the political canvass, and having earnestly asked the cooperation of men of all parties, I have failed to enlist in it, to my knowledge, a single Democrat. In the Conventions of Cleveland and Buffalo, called without distinction of parlr, in furtherance of this enterprise, there was no Democrat present but myself. This cannot have been from any want of generosity or of means, but only in deference to the prevailing tone and sentiment of the party which is enlisted upon the other side of the question. And not only have they abstained from aiding the movement, but in their presses and by their private influence they have endeavored to cripple and retard it by snearing at it, warning the community against it as treasonable, and declaring that the money would be misapplied, thus endeavoring to prevent contributions even from friends of the measure. I might go on with this catalogue and enumerate other indications, if necessary, showin...