Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-04-28

| VT 90 on legfslallng as we nave Oee"
doing for tho last lew years, we will have
nothing TO leglslate for We will not
lose our domiuions; but we will lose ell
interest in the legislation of the counlryS
and will care no more Tor The passage OF
a national measure, than does the poor
of England for the banquet Of the Queen.
con give your readers no better idea
OF the way things are HoW, u OF the i'm.
positions that are pracliced upon the
creduous, ,han by relating the following
interview between candidate before
tho last election, and one Of my nrigh-
bors both calling themselves democrats:
swell, Mr. -----, how do things
seem to look in this regioRS are the peo.
pie ready TO meet the Whigsf" epquired
The candidate. "Why,n responded nv
neighbor, things hook ;olerably buc:I
have pst returned from the canal, aui
couldonly sell my wheat Tor SO cents per
bu, bel, which is barely enough to pay
for hauiag H. i do not know what the
the ppope say about meeting the wings
Il think myself thati is high time we
shou i'd quit this polIlCa war; and il we
don' the currency O. tho country will bs
50 reduced that our Wheat will not bring
one hall of nat it now does ;apd inc mis-
fortune sthat we larmers are the great.
est sufferers"
my dear friend it will neVer do to
give up 10 this way We must fight them
until they give up their notions OF hav-
ing paper money, and repeal that odous
Tariff and let US trade 10 all the world
without restriction We have been fight.
ing together as brother democrats a Ioug
time, and il won't do TO give them the
power now. Ii we do we are a ruined
people"
~ have always been democrat, and
| hope consistent Que. supported
Gen. Jackson 90 occount Of his Tariff
doctrines contained in his CoaIman let
ter; and have supported the Democra-
tic party because they made me believe
thew were in favor Of "bank refol m,"
and mol bank destruction. And, as 10
free trade, think it too foolish thing 10
deserve serious attention. The best trade
we farmers want is home market for
our produce and this we never can have
= unless we protect our manufacturers a
: gainst the fabrics ol loreign workshops;
and build up system Of our own. Could
we employ five thousand persons in Car.
' roll county in manufacturing, 1t would
= y make fine market for all our surplus
produce. Let this division OF labor ex.
!, tend over our whole country; and J. Y.
:, CaIhoun's notions Of free trade would not
find much lavor.'
', The candidate with much amazement
" listened TO this long harangue Of my
:, neghbor; and finally, after gaping and
stretching, he rejolned; why, friend,
you can make pretty good whlg speech!
. Our friends must not abandon our doc
trines in this way, and run into all man
. mel Of political heresies. We must stick
: TO the faith OF the church, or abandon
= The great principles oI democracy al
, once, and lei The party be dissolved"
- My reighbor, no llule excited al hear.
- ~ ing himself charged with aposlacy, said
~ don't care what you call me, Wing,
> an apostate, or hereto. am in favor
OF my country and its interests; and
= don't think should be charged with he
=. resy for holding the doctrines that Wash
!, lugon and his compeers held-lhe same
N doctrine that The patriot Madison mould
cd into law, and which the venerable
= Jackson was in favor OF. But one hing
=. is certain, am tired OF supporting par
y ty merely for the name Of the thing
= when | believe they have abandoned al
the ancient landmarks oil The old Repub
-. Iican creed; and have set up new Iight'
- lorus to follow with which we are no
:; acquainted. The truth is we must ge
=, - back TO our old way Of doing rhings. VIZ
~ must have banks, and we must have {
b. Tariff to protect our coin -lOr, whi ev
~ er the ba ance Of trade is against us, al
80 it has been, our coin must 60 10 Europe
n ~ TO pay he debt Consequently we mus
80 have both paper system and tariff.
~ "WeIl" said the candidate, manifest
M ing "a great ueaI OF uhehs'ness, III 10 'im
- was going; will leave you few tick
~ ~ cts aud teiD hand bills Please dlstrlb
Al ute them omo1 z your democratic friends
N, and rally them to The election But, 70
va Gods sake don't preach the same doc
m trlne TO them you have to me, or my pros
70. pecls are eternaly blighled."
Thus ended the conversation and thu
~ parted the democratic friends. Straw
~ show the course OF the wind; aud
nd there was one in my neighborhood las
M M year who could throw of the shackes {
of party, and think and act like an homes
90 man, my word for it, there will be fit
ar this year.
p, 'ba A DEMOCRAT.
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