Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-09-13
CURIOUS.

s It is strange to lock over papers at the
extremes of the political wings-the pa
;. pers for instance of the Nulljtiers and the
Liberty Men.
, A simple change of epithets would make
5 them identical. Reading them thu any
, one would suppose that they Were breth-
rem of the same fold-Warmen OF the same
party.
The old saw has it, the extremes meet.
So it's here For what does the nulIltier
struggle! The Defeat Of .N1. Clay. That
is his sole, great purpose. And what Is
the aim of the Liberty man? The prostra-
ton of the great Kenalchian. Pursuing
different means, working in different cham
nes, both labor and dig day in and day out
to accomplish this result.
The deiailS Of their movement show, 100,
this union of purpose. ''Look there, F" says
the NuIlifer, tread the letter Of Mr., Clay
to the Tuscaloosa Editor, He denounces
Texas; he goes SO far Us to say thai three
States constitute respectable portion Of
the confederacy; and that if they oppose
annexation the rest of the Union ought not
to urge it. lie calls this great measure a
bubble, and thus plays into the hands Of
Abotionsts, and throws his whole power
against Slavery" eLook here," responds
the Liberty man; ''read this lette Of Mr.
Clay to the Tuscaloosa Editors he gives up
all opposition to Texas: he says personally
THAT in so far as his interest is concerned }
he has no o hioctjon to annexation; he is for
extending. Slavery" And thus these
brothers fight away, kindred in pursuit, at
, opposite ends Of the Union, to accomplish
the one great object nearest to their hearts
the defeat Of Mr.. Clay.
The Nulliier we understand. He says
what he means. He desires to perpetuate
slavery-to extend it, and he sustains an
nexaton because that, in his opinion,
would do both He is, therefore, consis-
tent in his opposition to MIR. Clay. The
| Liberty man we do not understand He
is opposed to slavery and its eXtention; an
neXalion he resists as q slavery movements
as measure which, if carried, willperpetu-
ate.and extend it. Two candidates are
before him one Of them, Mr.. Clay, bppos-
ed certainly to Immediate annexation; the
other, Mr. Polk, in its favor, and for every
measure which will extend and perpetuate
slavery. If the former be elected, the u
Mon will continue as 1t is; if the latter,
Teas wiU be addcd TO ii. This being so,
Eupon what principle is it, that the Liber.y
snon incessantIy, and with a dogged hate,
Epul8uss Mr.. Clay, as if his defeat and down
flhRere bis great desire! Grant him sue
cess. What follows! Why, besides the
election Of James X. Polk, the Annexation
Of Texas, the perpetuation and extension
of slayey--the very evils which, in his
creed, are the great evils TO be warred "a
gainst.
"Ah," replies 6ne ~'you so too fast
Liberty men have their own candidate.-I
They vote for him uponprnciple," True,
they have their candidate. True, also,
that they will, Or may, vote for him. But
this does not alter the state Of the case,
nor relieve them from the difficulty stated.
BUncy cannot be elected this all admit
Now, 50 tar as immediate results aresaon-
cerned, they do neither their party nor
their cause any service, by thus throwing
away their votesj but suppose, in conse-
quence OF this support of Mr.. Birney, that
Polk is elected What will happen then!
The very same result.of which we have be-
fore spoken-the election Of Polk, and with
him, annexation, the perpetuation and eN-
tension Of slavery, '"That would be
wrong," urges another, t'but there is no
hop 1orPolk, and, therefore, your argument
falls to the ground" Not so, iIend The
principle is the same so far as the ndivldu-
al vote is concerned in both cases. THAT
is not altered by success, or defeat. Your
duty is the same; and if you believe, as all
do believe, that Pok's election would
bring about annexation, and the other evils
Of which you complain, you have no alter
native as man, and q christian, in our
view, but to do your best to defeat him.
Let no one say we are coaXing liberty
men to vote for Mr.. Clay. We have no
such purpose in view. The task, under
any circumstances here, would be hope
less one. We refer simply to the violation
of principle which is involved in their con-
duet, and to the strange fellowship which
this violation brings about, In effect,
whatever may be said to the.contrary, there
is coalition between the Liberty man Of
Ohio, and the nulier of South Carolina,
and the Herald of Cincinnati, and the
| Mercury OF Charleston, in their distinct
action prove this beyond Il doubt. Nor
does this fellowship stop here. In all that
concerns opposition to Mr.. Clay, the Herald
and the Statesman, us we regard them,
stand upon the same platform, and are
both, so far as they succeed in this opposl-
ton, doing what they can to elect MIR.
Polk, and thereby to annex Texas, to per-
petuate and extend Slavery Y.-CmciaHat'
/ Gd,eHe.
THE OTTVE OF WEI / TNET0N RFpTJ.