Frémont and '49 : the story of a remarkable career and its relation to the exploration and development of our western territory, especially of California . pansion of slavery; by the extreme aboli-tionists as one who would immediately rend the shacklesand decree Emancipation. The former, and indeed all hisopponents, found no charge too reckless, no lies or slanderstoo despicable, for their presentation. Seldom has a cam-paign been marked by more wretched mud-slinging asit is called, though all the candidates themselves weredignified. Besides Lincoln, many men later prominentin the Union cause
Frémont and '49 : the story of a remarkable career and its relation to the exploration and development of our western territory, especially of California . pansion of slavery; by the extreme aboli-tionists as one who would immediately rend the shacklesand decree Emancipation. The former, and indeed all hisopponents, found no charge too reckless, no lies or slanderstoo despicable, for their presentation. Seldom has a cam-paign been marked by more wretched mud-slinging asit is called, though all the candidates themselves weredignified. Besides Lincoln, many men later prominentin the Union cause took the stump for Fremont. Amongthese was Whitelaw Reid, then editor of the Xenia (Ohio)News. The enthusiasm for Fremont was, of course, confined tothe northern, non-slave States, and even there largely to oneclass, for the Democrats of that section of the Republichad not yet found themselves unequivocally on the sideof anti-slavery and the Union, as they so admirably did afew years later. But at the same time, it is certain that For letter of acceptance dated July 8, 1856, see Bigelows Life, p. 456et seq. ^Editorial New York Herald, July 13, Q. c X i^ u W J o ^ ° j^ z 13 ^ \ s •— OJ . 2 i oc yA £^?3 o _ - rt u ^ J M rt-g O a. X S 2 „ g u ||^. •5 a ?z 1 -if < <; S-S=3 cc t !£ o J3 ^ °-c CO A, H O. e s oj u C t; oc if u O a ^- a 6 u 2 Campaign Songs 459 there were a great many people in the South who wereopposed to slavery, but who were whipped into line, orinto silence, by the politicians, especially after the election ofi860. The Republicans sang many ringing campaign songs: Champion of Freedom! Hail to thee! A milHon eyes with pride will see the Goddess Liberty, Adorn her standard with thy glorious flag of stripes and stars. Borne westward by thy daring tempests and oer mountain bars, And planted on Pacifics strand. Columbus of the golden West, As he returned from Salvador,So thou by jealousy oppressed, The path of ho
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