Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-09-06

1lay. Of Keutu'eky, and James K Polk, Of
HJaucs g. Birney, OF AicEi-
gan, better man., than eitlvrot those just
nomad," you will reply, as regularly
ior the me office.
We have nothing - Fay against the hon
fsiy or capajilag Of Mr. Erney On the
cogtrarg, We have much u say IN favor Of
both. His heing q regular member more
over, Of highly respectable christian de-
nomination, adds to rather than detracts
from hi character. But however nuner-
Gus HE qualifications may be, there IS not
liberty man IN the country so destitute Of
intelligence, as to suppose for o moment,
that he stands the slightest chance OF be-
ing elected President Of the United State7
VIII not the votes, therefore, cast for hn1
at the approaching canvass, be virtually /,
ihroga G,caV Wewllib be answered proDa- F.
DIV by our liberty friends, eve will not
cloosc from cells" Both Clay and Polk
are slave holders, and consequently neith-
cr the one nor the other, deserves the 6uH-
ragesof free people There Is more ptaN-
Sitiiy than soundness, perinlt US TO sug-
gest, in this mode Of IeasOaing, which IS
rarely adopted by persons Of judgment, in
the common transactions Of life. There
are few persons Or things, in the world we
inhabit, absolutely perfect, When we are
about to purchase an article or commodity,
for use or ornament, what course do we
usually pursue! Do we condemn Or set
aside every thing we examine because we
can find nothing talHtcss? Or rather do
we not, as rational men, select what seems
to us to have the fewest defects! These
are facts friends, that cannot, by the most
ingenious process OF logic, lie set aside,
aud we trust your candor and good sense
will induce you to predicate your future
political action upon tham
We will now briefly consider the preten-
sions and qualifications Of Mr.. Polk, as
inominee Of the Democratic party for the
p most elevated and honorable Office in the
Universe. It might reasonably be suppos-
= ed that man aspiring to such an Office,
= would be entirely above petty geographical
a or sectional preiudlces or paftlahtes, and
n that his expanded intellect and liberalteel-
4 ings would embrace in their grasp, the en-
t ire population of our widely extended
It country. This, however, seems not to be
d the fact. A. passing notice Of the cncum-
h Istances attending his nomination, must
- convince every unpreiudiced mind, tha
/. Ihe is the mere creature Of the south, and
: inaeparabIv welded TO their "pecular in
! stituton." The two-third rule adopted b!
is the Democratic nominating convention
IL cr1v ipI
J. vcr that Mr.. Van luren wholly destoye'
his popularity in the South, by his ant-an
,e nexation letter. On some ultra a1ueraii0
j. man. the ahiyalrv Of the South had resC
". lutely fixed, and the "northern dough-,
,h ces" mud come into the traces. Henc
be the numerous and ffuitless ballotings pre-
IT. vious to Mr.. Po.k'5 name being brough! b
er fore the convention, whose menbes seen
lie cd 10. iJite il BE o. o..a-i.y hrs at-tI.
of ed them Of "beHding the pregnant hinge
an of the knee, that thrift nigh! follow fawI
RS ing" No sooner was the result OF the las
e, great effort of the convention announced
than Messrs. Elmore and Pickens-nc
vs. members of the Hon. body chosen by tn
nd democracy to do their work, but sort (
he scG0pyojntod Flenipotentaries-came 10
IS ward and in the most cOmplacent and pa
in ronizing manner imaginable gave in the
le- adhesion to Mr.. Polk, and pledged the sie'
he lie, irafori0us, and comparatively sma
he State of South Carolina to sustain hi
m throughout the arduous struggle of Il
for pending Presidential campaign. 1t
I known 10 YOU all that these Distinguish
an sons offs Carolina, together with NcDufi
lat Haynes, Hamilton and Calhoun, have +
d. peatedly in their toasts and speeches, d
to clared that in the event of the proposed a
of nexation of Texas being rejected by Il
if. Government, they would 90 heart and hal
an for dissolution Of the Union.
an As our business is with PRINCIPLEs-n
-ou with meu-we will analyze the polite
,ou creed, rather than the character or pers
viii Of Mr.. Polk, We may remark, howev
that Mr.. Polk is not very popular in
own State, having been beaten twice, il
Gubernatoral CANVASS, by Mr.. Jones, wi
:. up to the time referred to, was hare
r. known out of his own immediate neighb
y hood, Believing that it will be more sat
factory to you to hear the views Of \
gus | IOlk, IIOIl HIS OWL Ip0' tndl IlOll Out0l
me give them as delivered to the citizens
ing Cincinnati, April 28th, 1914. 81 HAY
SUI NO HESITATION IN DECLARlN
ce. THAT l AM IN FAVOR OF TIE II
ich MEDIATE ANNEXATION OF TEX.
ahy TO THE TERRITORY AND COVER.
# a MENT OF THE UNITED STATES
nts What think ye friends of this bold, ulqpd
nay fed declaration! You are aware that I
7or- territory of Texas is sufficiently eXtensi
ing to make five or six States as large as Per
hat sylvania. Should this territory unhapp
it be annexed to ours, it would ere long, q
ex- ten or h0elve to our present number
Senators, and greatly increase the me
not bers of the House of Representatives
sys- This would give a preponderGnce 10
lth- slpUe Interests in both the branches Of
the National legislature, which the whole C
we centrated power Of the North would ne
and er be able to counteract nor Tesist-A
the tbue ir, our nncn free and hannv cOunt