Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-09-24


privilege of dispensing in political matters
with the use Of his conscience or iudg-
ment,
Itrequires those of us who have oppos-
ed--unitormly and consistently opposed
the extension Of Slavery and the Slave
power, and advocated the rights of hu-
manity for all classes Of men, to go for
Texas and perpetual Slavery, because the
fortunes of political adventures require the
agitation ofa new subject.
1t requires those of us who have from
the outset advocated the Reform Of the
Currency of the State, but have opposed
those measures, having tor their object the
entire Destruction Of our system of Bank
ing, now "to turn up our caps" and go
against all Banks, because it suits the po-
Icy of the ''boldest and most radical"
1t requires those OF us who have been
in favor of Projecting the Industry of the
country and opposed to placing our labor
ers on level with the Pauper labor of
Europe,E to abaDdon our convictions and
go for Polk and Free Trade.
Itrequires those of us who have been
opposed 10 an assumption ofhe State Debts
on the part of the National Government
debts, mainly incurred from a generous
and praiseworthy desire on the part of the
debtor States to improve their condition
and develope their resources--to advocate
the assumption of an unlimited foreign
Debt probably exceeding $5O,OO0,0O0 and
which cannot fall short Of $50, 900, 600, as
well as vastly to increase it by engaging
in War of aggression and conquest,
As the new platform has become so mar
row that it will hold only out-and-out Free
Traders-the advocates Of Texas, National
Dshonor, Disunion, &c. am free to ad-
init that claim no sympathy with such
Democracy,
| have opposed from the outset that po'
Icy which had for its object the destruction
Of the Currency of our own State. fore,
saw that such state of things would ere.
ate embarrassment and confusion in oul
monetary affairs, and place us in a stua'
ton OF dependence upon the Legislature
Of neighboring States--a position wholly
unworthy the honor and dignity of the grea
State of Ohio.
am aware that large majority of botl
parties in Ohio are in favor ola mixeC
currency of Specie and Bank Paper, con
vertible at the will of the holder. But thu
leaders Of the Democratic party in Ohio
have willed it otherwise, and the destruc
ton Of oil Bonks has now become one o
the tests by which the orthodoxy of the ad
herents of that party is tried.
Whatever may he the merits of an ercIll
SiUe S. SEecie circulation, il is wholly impossi
bic to reduce it to practice. Our ownpa
per may be driven out Of circulation by un
wise and injudicious legislation, as it ha
been, but will specie flow in to supply il
place, or will not'rather the circulation Q
neighboring States come in to fill the void
The question is virtually this, whether WI
shall have Banks created by our own Re
presentatives; or be flooded with the pa
per of the Banks ofneighboring States, owe
which we can exercise no control. an
satisfied that the People of Ohio will repu
diate the false notions which are attempt
ed to be forced upon them by party drill,
How can Ohio prosper and fully deveI
Ope her great resources without the al
and encouragement which her citizen
would have from a wise and just syster
Of Ranking! 1t is folly it appears to me
for the largest exporting State lin the valu
of its agricultural productsl embracing
system of internal commerce of unequaIe
extent, and consisting mostly of Canal
which have been constructed at an i'm
mense expenditure of money, for whic
the State is now in debt, to expect tha
she will long remain in a system of vas
salage and dependence for her Currenc
upon foreign Legislation. The neighhol
ing States are our rivals in commerce an,
production. A paper circulation is intel
woven in the very frame work of Com
merce, and our citizens cannot, success
fully, compete with those of other State
without this aid. Is it wise then to fore
our Commercial, Manufacturing, and Ag
ricultural industry into an unequal compe
tition with the Agricultural and Manufac
turing industry oGother States! II wiH no
, bepermHted,
consider the present and permaner
prosperity of the Country identified wit
3 the preservation of the Tariff policy
and | cannot vote for Mr.. Polk who is
Free Trader. He says to the people {
Tennessee, in a letter dated June l84t
'Fhat haze al all times opposed the Protet
tice Policy" And again 81 am opposed |
The Act Of 1842, nOtregarding ii 10 be RI
ve@ue Tariff but in many Of its precision
highly protective and oPpressiuc"
| look upon that policy-of which MI
Polk justly says that Mr.. Clay is the Fathe
AS truly National and american, and
hope to see the time when the questio
will not be mingled up with the party pc
litics and when the people of this cour
try will be as strongly attached to tn
Protection Of American Industry as the
now are to the protection of the Nationt
Honor.
On the subject of the Annexation G
Texas with her War wdh ,Merico-he
t SinVes-and her DeJts-the Wing part
occupy noble and patriotic ground. Iloo
a.