Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-09-15


the leaders Of our political opponents,
with few honorable exceptions, essldu
ousy courted and cafessed him; haier
ing and praislHg hin for his violation Of
the just expectations Of a coniid,ng peo
pie. They marched up in a solid col
umn, arm 10 arm, along Pennsy ylvanla
avenue 10 the Presidential MANSION, 10
thank and congratulate him for exorcl.
sing royal prerogative TO defeat the
wishes and hopes of the people. Men,
under the abused name of DemocJ ats
loudly exulled in the failure ofa meas
ure demanded by the urgent wants and |
voice, and essential to the promotion OF
the interests Of the people; exulted in
the perverse and corrupt will of one man
overrulng The will of g large majority
of the ualion! 10 the dispensatlons OF
an all wise Provideacs tetributive justice
is sure to come sooner or later. The
acting President, so much wooed by pol
itical leaders in the beginning Of his ad'
ministration, now, as its end approaches
in his turn, and very much TO their an
noyanco, exercises all his Establishments
upon their party. Nor is their danger
or regrets diminished by the fact that,
whilst their instruments Of seduction
were honeyed words, his are the lucra-
tive offices of Government
The great political event Of 1910 had
an object far more elevated and ImpoT'
tanl than that OF mere change in the
high funclionaries OF tho nation. Ii wss
to bring about radical improvement IN
public policy. And what, after that
event, was the manly, liberal, and palri
olic course which the defeated party
should have pursued 1t was to have
cheerfully acquiesced in the will Of the
People, proclaimed by an unexampod
and overwhelming majority. They
should have said: THE people diSap-
prove of our system. They require q
sound currency Of uniform value. They
are opposed to the Sub Treasury. They
demand distribution Of the proceeds of
The sales Of the puSc lands among oil
the States, They insist upon an honest
and economical administration Of their
public affairs They are opposed TO the
encroachments Of The Executive depart
ment, and require salutary restraints
upon its power We shall continue, by
free discussion and fair arguments, to
recommend our measures, an TO expose
those of our political opponents; but
they are entitled to fair trial Of their
system OF policy, and we will make no
lactious opposition, nor throw any IN
reasonable obstacles in their way. A
bove all, we scorn to employ any ars tr
soduce from the path Of his duty the mar
who has reached his elevated station, IN
f spite of our strenuous eXertlOns agalns
him, by the confidence which they gen
erously reposed in his honor and fidell
ty." How far the leaders Of the olhej
parry have conformsd 10 this uprigh
and straight forward course, past anC
daily passing events sufficiently testify
They prove that the acting Preslden
and the party which has assumed the
q name Democratic without the least colo
Of title to it, are now completely denlI
. fed, closely united one and indlvSlble
d If, in tho sequel, they should 6nd hin
E an inconvenient associate, they have no
n body but themselves 10 reproach.
The last war with Great Britain
!. taught the patriotic lesson that, durinI
}. a contest with foreign Power, it is tn
:, duty Of all parties cordially TO unile an
i to give our arms the greatest possibI
' effect and vigor. and that any part
{ which violates that principle is sure
n lose the public confidence. Our eXper
s ence 10 season of peace will, trus
II incuIcate another important lesson, the
y treachery and perfidy are alike deteslG
3 bic at all times, and will demonstrat
still more clearly that invaluable but to
F. often neglected truth in public affairs
6 that honesty is the lest policy.
Ic 1t iS painful even to gaze on the pie
e ture oI the administration Of the Genera
% Government which | have faithful
q sketched 1t would have been happ,
= for the people of the United States if
g were a mere fancy piece to survey. B,
, their long, geperal, and intense emba
u rassmsnls have unfortunately too sever
4, y assured them Of its actual reality.
ia would have been a much moro agreeabl
5 task to me to portray the purity, dislT
y teres;edness, honor, probliy, and 6dellt
Of Of all in the charge Of our public co,
i Germs; the wisdom Of their measure
r and the consequent general prosperlt
in Of The country. But we now know II
T. nature, extent, and causes Of the publ
ID disorders, and, what is no less mportal
a. their remedy That remedy is in II
IS hands of the people. Under other form
II OF Government, whgre public spirit
of not entirely crushed by arbitrary powI
n the people would long since have sougI
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