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

Iis ease no ageurfpg him that IfI rri
frrI in the st,ohtn.t dcrree bu,, or or
(enIed with I'm
Mr. presrj,r,i have heon qro1erl
Of ambition oacn accoeed If amajtio,
I believe. b,woge-, nv o,cps.. viii
he oeoaralty found n ba n,,i,ic,l o,oo.
nenIe. or rriaods or asoi,ao,s ia ybc.e
way was sgnooseJ 10 e,an4 and il Va.
thonrht, fheraforo. necoss,,y T., sbo,o
me ssiJa. dc(y nv c~oen;as ,o min,
out aay act o.. instance NJ NV l,ra in
which I have souoht tho attainment a
office nv di.hor,,atlo ., erwor,h a
means Did Idi4,tay ioordics,e amb;.
lion when. under The administrator n,
Mr.. Madison decf.ned q (ore;gn ris.
sion crthc frs. Grade, and an EYcco,iyc
Depaftman,. holm of which ha snccae
siye!y kindly rendered IN maq Whom
under that Of his successor. Mr., Monroe
vas first imporuloet (ag M ono Ro,y :
better than lhat sterling old p@arrjor
Jonathan Roberts. now thyaarpnad ~
the aDers tell as, with ~cyo0fsfon f,on
an office which was never GlInd with
more honesty and uorphrness. because
he declines to be a s~erylie instrument
to accept n Secreiaryship. and was at,
forwards offered a carte blanche Of all
me loreI8h missions! AT the epoch Of
Inc election 81 1870 believe No one
doubted al Washington mat It had ieIt
IL my only 10 vote loi zen. Jackson ne
0 ave ihVlIpd me 10 TAKE charge
o. department. ana sHc0 D~n5oeoltd'
~ Mr. Cra"'oro "ou,H nave done u ne
had been elected "0eh lne Harris.
Onfgh contention aSSemh.ed' the geHer'
al expectation was That the nomination
nav been gwen 10 ne It was
gwen 10 INC IamenIed HARRISON Dl1
EXHIBIT extraordinary ambition When
cheeriuIly acquleScing, Threw myself
tho canvass and made every eXer-
=" my Po"'' ~ e"Ou'0 S0ve7Ss'
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But | am ambitious because some Of
my countrymen have seen fit to a%ssoci-
my name with the secession for the
Presidential office. Do those who pre-
ter the charge know what ! have done,
or not done, in conneXlon with that ob.
jec)? Have they given themselves the
trouble to enquire Al all into any agon
cy OF MIN IN respect to II! believe
not. It is a subject which approach
with all the deIlcacy which belongs
to i, and with q due regard to the dIgnl
Iy otlhe exalted station; but ON which !
shall, at the same time, speak 10 YOU my
friends and ~n"'ghhorF' without reserve,
aud with The utmost e'ndor'
have prompted none of those move.
among the people, Of which VIC
have seen accounts. rs far as | am con.
cerned. they are altogether spon,oop-
Gus, and not only without concert with
me. but most generally without any
sor' Of previous knowledge on my part.
That am lh,nkfu and grateiul-pro.
roundlv grateful &C., Tor these manifesto -
lions Of confidence and attachment, |
will NO, conceal or DENY. Bot have
been, and mean to remain, a passive. il
no, indifferent spectator. have reach.
ed G time Of life, and seen enough of
high official stations TO enable me TO
Justly appreciate their value, their cares.
their responsibilities their cease'ess du-
ties. That estimate of their worth, in a
personal point Of view would restrain me
from seeking to fill any one, the high,
est of them, in a scramble Of doubtful
issue, with political opponents, much
less with political friends. That |
should feel greatly honored by a call
from a majority Of the People Of this
country. to the highest Office within their
gift, | shall not deny nor, if my health