Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-09-02
BUCKEYE.

J sentations, might be noticed with seVerl.
tyi but l iorbear.
BUCKEYE.
Mr.. Ckris'y:
In looking over your last pa
per | noticed a communication signed, A
Farmer. have very little doubt Of his
being, what he professes to he; yet ii seems
strange that no is So much opposed TO his
own interest and differs so widely from
the more intelligent and honorable part
Of the community Of his own profession
(Farmers.) He appears to have taken
umbrldge ut the doctrine contained 10 ;eSO
lutlona which was adopted at the Van Bu
rem meeting 10 this county not long since.
II am not grealely mistaken his mind ls
strangely dlSordered, he appears 10 have
no knowledge oil the meaning Of the reso
lation whateverj and points all his arrows
at the administration, Martin Van Buren,,
and their Coniederates as ii they w.re the
substance of tHe resolution.
But before proceed TO examine bis
} arguments Gt arguments they may We call
ed) would take the liberty 10 caution
} the Gentlemen, 10 bewere, lest he De tUund
fighting against his own interest, as many
others have been, aud still are, 10 times
oihIgh party pressure, The III crest oi
r the farmer is clearly Identified. wuh The
. doctrine OF lue resolution.
Ia the first place Mr.. Farmer has shame
t fully attempted 10 mlslead tie pubic
mind, by mlsquoting the resolution; Vine
4. ther this is atlrlhItable to d want vi capI
/. city 10 understand comnonsense lan-
guage, to warm party Zeal, | will DOT
t stop to determine, The words left out, gov
B ern the sense Of the whole resoluIlonj They
y are these "in a Sovercign capacity," now
Il as she word "Sovereign,' means to rule
or Aovern, and as our government, is the
o will of tho people en- maSSS, Of course, par
ty corporations with exclusive privileges,
u whose interests are opposed to each other
. will thereby engender strife, in scram'
bling tor the ascendency and disorder the
e peace and harmony OF the whole people
n 10 sovereign capacity.
n The resolution when fairly quoted
A reads thus, Resolved, That we are oppo'
'r Sed to the monopolising spirit of the pres
II ent days that the establishment Of corpo.
n rate bodies with exclusive privileges, ia
contrary to the sound principles of demOc
10 racys is at war with the hest interest md
l. happiness Of the people in a sovereign
y capacity, and is calculated to increase lht
!" power OF the rich over the poor, and pre-
10 vent the enjoyment Of the invaluable lib
!" critics of Tree people" now If This reso,
., luton, does not breathe the true spirit o
)" demUcracyi | know not what democracy
&c IS, Mr.. Farmer quotes only so much q
e; the resolution as suits his own purpose
al and what he does quote he does not unde
0 stand; and then ratlleS away a bout tbes
r. men at Washington, Van Buren; People
I'd money, pablick lands &cl and then say
i, if this is the monopoly that is ment, G
th Tor the resolution. But il on the contr
r. ry, it is designed 10 array the poor agains
OF the rich, and thereby keep up public
~ clamor, he would enter his most solem
nd protest against it. Here must be perm
)" ted to say, that in the first paragraph {
ne the article Of A Farmer, there is nelthe
e. sense or argument, but in every sense {
" the word, il is clamor (as he calls it) (
lis his own make, and that loo of the silIie'
"a kind.
lis Again Mr.. Farmer says "has it e,
'D' er before been disputed that the cor
no centration Of capital, for public in
!. provements, is beneficial to any cour
NJ try? | think not" Is here net a pa
-; pab lie voiostion of the rules Of honor
IN does the resolution oppose publ
ss works, or public improvements of an
ro discrip'ion1 If it does | am totally g
ur side myself Reader, urn back al
or read the resolution again, examine
aI thoroughly and see if it opposes It
he Ohio Canal, tOle Bridges. turnplb
he roads, or any other improvemt MS OF
at public nature, if this be The fact, whIC
lis it undoubtedly is, what can be Il
'e' object Of this writer over The 8 gn
er ture of A Farmer. Itsavours stron
W. y Of either ignorance, or dishonest,
' '"' by attempting to prejudice the min'
Wy of many ofthe farmers, and endeav'
~ 10 lead them estray from the hslowf
IN path Of democracy, into the dsngero
en paths Of sin and shame.
y, PLOUGH.BOY.
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