Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-06-07
Col. David TOd.

the meeting, handbils, pasted up on the
posts and walls OF our town, announcing
that the individual whose name figures
ct The head of this articts, would ad-
dress the democracy 90 Tuesday even
ing, (28tbsuIt) al the Court House, to
which the faithful were invited TO at
tend. Tuesday evening came, and with
il Mr.. Tod. The principal part Of the
mon Of both parties in town we're ia at.
tendance, and soma few democrats
from the country; expecting, no doubt
to hear what progress,Ue democracy had
done for Mr.. Tod sincs his Columbus
hard money speech, sod his Cleveland
soft money letter The editor of this
paper was in attendance. Mr.. Tod
commenced his speech by alleging that
'irS democratic parly went in for 'lhe
greatest good 10 the greatest number"
He, however, never undertook 10 show
in what way'his was to be effected.
He then inquired the reason wing the
Wing party, on principles, should re-
ceivo the support the peopIef A Bank,
he alleged, was unconstitutional; and Of
course, saying nothing Of its being
monopoly, dangerous 10 liberty &c,
ought not TO be created Verify, this
MIR. Tod is'a greater constitutions law.
yer than George Washington, and q
large majority Of the members Of he
Convention which formed the Federal
Constitution; because Washington sign
ed the bill for the erection o! the first
Bank, when he was iPreoident, and 80
of the 81 mombers ofthe convention
were in favor Of Bank Thus you
have David Tod, on The one side, ami
George Washington, James Madison,
John Marshall, and the Suprg me Court
Of no United States on the other. Be-
tween such high authorities, we will not
undertake to decide.
| The orator spoke much about the
"rich and we'll born;"'charged that tho
same division nov exists that did in the
Convention that formed the Federal
Constitution. That the Wings always
have been, and now are the old federal
party, &c. Then with lew Aourishes
about the "Tick and soeii borR,' he spoke
OF man by The name OF Alexander Ham
illon, whowas great enemy 10 the
poor and those that were cot well
born One would have thought from
the mauner'in which he spoke Of Ham
,llon and old federalism, that he had la
ken lessons from Col. McCsusen, our
Representative in Congress
Then came the Tariff, yes, tho Wing
Tariff Of ls42 In short, Mr. Tod goes
the whole figure for the repeal, or mod
ifcaion of that tariff, tie, in the mean
time, charged that Henry Clay bad all
his life been in favor OF iarif to favor
the manufacturers and none oise---
Query2 will the growers Of wool, bread
s,uffs, and all other laborers believe
, this' He put this question, If high
tariff on an article reduces i's price to
tbs consumer, why the necessity Of pro.
lection for the manufacturer We on.
swer, it is the producer who pays he
duty and not the consumer, that is when
we have similar article made by our
own people to the one offered by for
egner. We ask in return, who 1t is
that pays the du'y on American -four
AT Liverpool, when it is threc dollars
. per barte7 We snswsr the producer
Why is It that when the Col onsl Par
lament Of Canada laysatarlff oGeight
cents per bushel on American whest
that the price at Bolivar Immediately
falls eight centsV
, Tie then spoke against the distribution
e Of the proceeds Of the sales Of tho public
lands. condemned tine course Of tn,
| W. lNbAl LHilb III IVNlbW wv
private character Of henry Clay, duel
. ling, &c. He then read our Satut,
against dueliing to show that if Mr.
Clay had been in Ohio, he would hnv,
bOcn in the Penitenisry for dueIling
u and "wouId Ohio vote for blm2" w
a then wondered what our old Jackson
men thought when they heard this hou
k lily against dueIiUg, when it is uoloriou
:, that Gen. Jackson has killed his Onlsgo
pRt, which Clay never did 10 duel
BuI the most amusing Of all was hi
IS chaHgF upon Mr., Clay, that he had 81
:" often. voted for measures 10 favor tht
- "rich and relI bora" and ,hs, too, il
'S open end direct violation OF the will OF hi
70 constituents. A friend Of ours sugp pes
20 ted 10 US Immediately after tho meeln
y adjourned, that these KenluCkians nur