Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-04-29

as some may imagine suppose the
United States Bank, instead of being
chartered for twenty years, had a per
pelual charter, charter pronounced
blythe Supreme Court Of the United
States as constitutional, aud supported
by the authority OF that tribunal; it
would soon have welded more than
the Senatorial power in the govern
ment, and have required more than the
Presid enl's denuncislion TO get rid Of
it. II would have arrayed armies in
defence, instead Of bankrupt Senators
and prostitute edi, ,ors, and public lib
cry might have been cloven down in
some disastrous field, Were the Lac.
gislature TO exercise the power of re
peaIiOg all laws which on trial might
prove injurious 10 society, there weuId
be no danger except 10 those monopo
lists whose power TO Go injury would
be taken away by such rePeali for it is
not 10 be presumed that any Lesisla'
ture would disregard the public wei
fare so far as TO repeal a law which
had been found by experience benef
cial 10 the whole community, aud no
other laws ougnt 10 be passed or will
he passed by wise legislators. Beside
if private interest should be cd -cted
by the repeal of law; if private prop
e:iy, whether 10 chartered companies
or not, should be taken for the benefit
of the State, the parties owing such
interest would be entitled TO Ist
compensation, which neither pubheo-
pinlon nor the Constitution would per
nit 10 be Withdrawn from them.
But some feet 10 be afraid 10 trust
The people and their legislative bod
les, les 1 they should violate or refuse
, % execute contracts authorized by
them for important public works, lest
, they should disregard the public in.
h l,eresl and public faith. Let such
men CONSIDER that the State is already
i Indebted about five millions Of dollars
for money borrowed 10 construct her
canals, and that the creditors OF the
. Slate have no other security for then
Il money than the disposition Of The
people Of the Safe TO pay them.-.
8 Should the people Of The Stale refuse
y or negleel TO pay the intCrest or the
% principal when it falls due BY con
,. tract, there is no power on earth
. which can coerce the payment, and
yet such is the regard Of all men lC
y the principles Of Justice aud the obh
10 cations Of good faith, that any mar
- would be considered insane whC
- should propose to withhold such pay
. ment,
~ There is 10 truth no dan ger to so
=, ciely 10 the exercise Of the power l.
- :. repeal, for ii will be used only iu ca
,o ses where the public interest and tn
80 public voice require such repeal, an
=. under such limitations as will seCur
=. private property 10 its owner. 1t
Ia a power essential 10 The maintenanc
30 of that sovereignty of the peopI
he which is the acknowledged basis
-, our institutions and their security
- power without which they may b
made tributaries and servants TO te'
~, monopolists but cannot be tres an
nj, independent State.
we We support the candidates nomlr
mo ted by the Baltimore Convention, b
m cause we believe that the election
we MIR Van Buren and Col Johnson W
an. confirm aud establish the democra
ei. principles we advocate. We oppC
m. all the candidates Of the federal par
,ht. because the practice Of that party a
its what they call their principles; see
we so entirely hostile to the nature OF Q
the government; and to have direct
m, dency to PROSTATE freedom and equ
no ity Of rights in our country II CT
we not be necessary 10 urge to the p
who pie Of Ohio the necessity OF suPpC
our ing this nomination, since two
VINO merous Conventions, one sitting
in fore the Baltimore Convention
our one recently, have unanimously
this commended Mr. Van Buren, as
er- candidate of Ohio for the Preslden
the and since both him and Col. John
q as have long been known 10 the nal
,ow. as able and tried advocates and
anne porlers of democratic principles,
tion: we'll as men in whose patriotism
Mt is fitness the nation may repose 10 CO
now dence.
are The names Of anumberof our n
the distinguished citizens were before
t SOW Convention as candidates for The o.
n be of Governor; probably no one
nd ir mentioned for the Office who was
d for we'll qualified and wei! deserving
upon honor Of nomination. The Coz
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