Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-07-22

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the President holds an opinion adverse
to that Of Congress and the nation upon
important public measures, there is no
remedy but upon the periodical return
of the rights Of The ballot box.
Another remedy powerfully demand
ed by the necussiDies of the times, and
]reonis,re 10 maintaining the currency IN
a sound state, is a TarlG. which will les
sen imporlatons from abroad. and tend
to increase supplies at hone from do
nestle industry. have so often eX
pressed my views on this subject, and SO
recently in tho Senate OF the United
States that | 10 not think there IS any
occasion for my charging upon 1t Mt
this time, do not think that an eXof
birant or very high tariff Is necessary
bot one that shall insure an adequate re
venue and reasonable protection; and
it so happens that the interests OF Inc
Treasury and the wants of the penpIe
now perierlIy coincide. Union Is our
highest and greatest interest. No one
oon IonL hopond its dissolution without
hor.o. ND dImoy Harmony is essen
,iai - tbo r,oservaIion of the Union -
II was lac leading, although not t%e
only motive, in proposing 'hH compro
mise. act, to preserve tnal harmony
Tbn novor # rrntac,;ng the interests Of
on, r. co,,Irg cao never ba aban
donod q, snrrandpred IN f~ereirn nations,
w,ho,t q ouI,ahle deyelic,ion Of duly.
ar ,hts ,,,,b MI nnr,s of the nato0 are
oycry day hoconiro more ard more sen
sibls In the mean time. rhis indispen
saba nowor should he exercised with n
d,sn.o,,o and r,oder o,ion and in n form
Inns, calculated IN revive preiudlres, or
to check the prooress of reform now 60
inn m in ruhlir orinion,
in conrec,ion with a system of rene.
dial neosnrae.I shall only allude with.
ou, s,o,oo,r, IN Gwall on the disrrihu
,ioo hn ,ho, inc, and eouilable settle.
,,oo, .oro c.oo, National question. which
snrnnr ue dnrioo the Reyolulionary
War 0wh,cb has seriously arirated the
~oo,,,.n o,d wb,oh !, ia deenly 10 be re.
a,a',aJ Id 40, hoor se,,lod ten wears
9sr, a. hon nro,osod. lndepeuaent of
al o,bar orSidarations, the 1uc,ualion
IN tho recs;,ts Crom sales Of the pub c
lands 10 oo Great and constant, that it is
a rasourcp on which the General Gov.
orno,,o, o,,h, mat, n relv for revenue
II 10 far berfr, lha, the advice Of a Dem
ocre,ic land committee of the Senate. at
,ho hand or wbich was the experienced
and d,s,;nruisbad Mr. KIM Of Alabama,
given som. wears ago, should be follow
lowed thai the Federal Treasury be re
,Iepixhnd with duties on lmporrs, with.
nnt b,inoing i,io il any parl of the land
mnd
have TINS sucrcs,ed measures oI
relief adanfpd to the presen, state of the
country. ana 1 have noticed some o. the
differences which unfortunately exist
between the two leading parties into
which our people are unhappiIy divided
In considering the question whether the
counseIs OF one or the other Of these
parties are wisest, and best calculated 10
ad vance the interests, the honor, and he
prosperity of the nation which every
ci,izen ought to do, we should discard
all passion and prejudice, anil exercise
as far as possible, a perfect impartjalaY
And we should not conine our attention
mereIyto The particular measures'whict
those paIties respectively eSpouSe o
onDose. but extend it 10 their genera
: course and conduct, and TO the spiri
and purposes BY hich they are animal
ed. We should anXiously enquire, viii
: Their shall we be led by following 10 thr
lead Of one or the other of those partie
shall we be carried 10 the ach ieVe,
ment of the glorious destiny, which pat
, riots here. and the liberal portion O
> mankind EVERYWHERE. have (ondly hop
od ow,no - nr eboll we inolorlousl,