Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-04-29
ifTorfke Carr6ILFfee Press.
MeSsrS. Editors.

IN my lastecommunicatien promised
at Some future day TO offer few more
thoughts on 'he~subject 0f the npporion
ment bill. Burl should not'haVe troub
4ed you at this time, had I MT seen a com
muHlcatIonsin The '0hio Patriot Of The
l5,h instant, signOd, A, 3. &c, These
lhree'ietters answer tothe Hrmes'oC tie
three Representatives Of 'CoIutnhIana
county, 1o'wit: Armstrong, Blackburn,
and Crcswell therefore it is fair to
presume that The article over their own
initials, is their defence sgainst the char
gcsl preferred against them~in my Fl ST
communication. Taking this rhen, for
granted, Il proceed turevlew Or eXhmine
said defence.
These gentlemen, set cut in the first
place, with u severe uhi'nrdversi n upon
The character Of FgrraI r aHts FIR presum
ins to o'interfere (asq SUPP SD in The well
oncerled Arrangement 10 secure seats
for all three Of these gentlemen in the
LegisIa ,dre, nexrwihler. But forfear i
misunde rstand them 4 will here give
their own laneuage, 'ff That writer had
been governed by truth 1T would have
saved him the trouble Of writing the arh.
Gle. would not he so understood rs
charging that writer with 'wiIFiI fatse
hovd; no, never" Now 1wrdid ask A .
B. C,what part If my communication rs
falSe. rs il not trne, that 'CsrrdH Inns
been attached 10 Counibidna cohfty for
Senatorial purposes? 'Isi.not oho'trus,
that Columbana has ono moro 'Ilepfe-
sentative lhun'her population entiIles'her
t6f itn6t true, that ly permitting
Carroll to'vole tor a Sendtor'm CoIHhbi
ana, that they would have Senatorial
vdtes TO spare, and did they exchange,
barter, swap or'lransrer, the'power they
Obtained by Tho udioh Of CIfr5ll codhty
with sonie other district for Thar s;IRfd
r6presehtdtive9 4sitpn6t 'a,s6Iemn ':fdth
lhdtbne'6f The iiiree ljotktes From C6tthn
Bidna, must ihave been IA yeHffihg 'haG
this iraae'h boeh afieGted2 And rs "
'ndt Also true, ,ithdt al 'CarrdfI'cHffity e'is
I'm rtturh far this Haif S,hstUr, lis 'hb
blessed qualification 'df'Itehding hen 'rick
ct 1t the poles with fine name Of some
Honorable q 'Itlchnah 6rCoIuSiUiaha Q0r
,Sunator? Ti'is and, cd is a gent pIT2i-
lege to 'be stfre,'i, beihg fhe phh of all
ourtfreo fhsfitdhous. Tj I have ENJOY =
. edit so long without aOY fore6t result
ing TO any in hriIaai fd4 II. If these
sta;e'nenta arc false, NhalistrulhH BG1
Should The public pronounce these state
nents to be true, Then upon whom rests
fhe ftIseho0d? But 1wouhd observe here
before Irrocced further, that tho most
ingenimis trait lha, have yet noticed IN
fheso fellows, is, the method adopted by
them TO prevent my remarks from opera
fling on h minds of many, by crying
| out 'Iatsehood> and indulgIng freely IN
the use Of the word "false," and writing
The same IN large letters, both round and
full, in order that it may carry with II
the appearance Of truth, but why should
| complain, they have no other prop TO
support their sinking cause.
Again we are told by the defence,
that "lhe county of Carroll has a
same common interest with The coun
ly of Columbiaua, by the present ar
rangement." This is something new
to me! that attaching one county TO
another for Senatorial purposes, would
alter their local interests, especially,
if they were rivals in Improvements
previous TO their union. They must
know that we are anlipodes in i'm.
provemenls, and II governed by self
interested motives must contioue TO
remain so, unless Columbians intends
to abandon her own projects of i'm
provement and come over 10 US. But
this I presume she will not do. Then
where is our common INTEREST," Sup
pose but for moment, that our Sen.
ator (who will be o citizen Of their
county Of course) should attempt to
urge our claims in the Legislature
next winter. and vote for an appropri
alton 10 our Rail Road, would not his
political condemnation be forever seal
ed, would not they consider this high
banded measure 10 be sufficient jas
tification for them TO give him a wri'
ting ofdivorcement; and Gil his seal
with a better msna IL they wonld
not, Columbiana has reformed might
", and | am grossly mistaken in her
character. Then il this be The fact,
in what particular are we identified
with Columbiaaia? II cannot be in