Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1841-11-12

son to declare, solemnIy and publicly,
that | would not ply The Gdoty OF The
humbest among all the representatives
Of the people, though my election nigh
hang on vote, and | could successfully
accomplish the foul seduction. | hope,
gentlemen, it may be in your power
all Of you-to say as much in equal ano
unlepgned sincerity.
1t is true, gentlemen, as you assert,
that you constitute a ajority sin the
Senate Of the General Assembly Of
Tennessee" and consequently hold The
power, for two years TO come, to enforce
the significant threat which points the
last paragraph Of your Iettet. 1t is e.
qoaIIy true, that some people have pro.
phesied the execution Of that threat,
but have never been Of the number,
aud am still slow 10 believe in any such
purpose. The force Of the threat does
not therefore annoy me, nor would its
IunwIse fuIilment iniure me more
than it would yourselves, and every
other good citizen in the country. The
chief b eSsings that flow from this hap
py Government, belong, without dis
tinction, to all men Of every porry, and
their loss ii the fated hour ever comes
must Of course be common calamity.
As their existence was co evil, so their
duration can only be co-eXistent with
our constitution, and that cannot long
survive, unless the sacred nj0nc,ions Of
that ever glorious instrument are
cherished and obeyed by men Of every
political faith In the midst of party,
in its most malignant forms, | have
never despaIred Of that Constitution
Nay, more, Gentlemen: though the
fiery demon Of faction should break
for season the chains wherewilh rea-
son, in irs most rorgeItul moments, has
hitherto bound her down, and stalk a
broad through the land, scattering an
archy, discord and wanon mjSruIe, |
should not then altogether despair. As
a nation VIC are yet too young, and as
people too viruoas, to disregard the
precepts Of our roreiathers, and bIindIy
and forever cast away that rich egacy
tho price of so much blood and suf
Iering where ewith they endowed US -
The Constitution of which am speak
lug commands you TO elect Two Senators
TO represent and protect the interest
Of the nation and your immediate con
stduents in an approaching Congress
At oil events it imposes upon you the
obligation Of faithfully attempting SO,
lection and, ardent and determined as
some Of you may be in an honest desire
10 advance some particular friend at
the expense even Of an indefinite post
Ponement of the whole question, there
must certainly yet be found Of your
number one man, who, nobIy looking
beyond party to his country and the
Constitution, will change that lean ma
iority Of which you have SO imPrudenlIy
aud iucNuIiousIy boasted
If any Of you, gentlemen, are dspo,
sed 10 complain of the channel through
which these respects will first meet
your eyes, you will find my apology in
the Union Of yesterday, Your letter, !
own-wih mnny thanks for the act OF
especial ccndescension-was delivered
10 mo in studied and decent form, by
three OF its most distinguished signers;
but | had scarcely time from other in
Idispensible vocalions, to pass hurried
glance over its pages certainly no suf
fclent opportunity to consider the drt
or the just merits Of such an important
communicnion-before found its con-
tents copied into the columns OF a public
newspaper, BY addressing you thus
through the Intervention of the press
not only avail myself Of the earliest
possible publicity, but bnvo the honor
to initiate and rival high example.
am, gentlemen,
With all due consideration,
Your obedient servant.
EPHRAIM II FOSTER.