Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-08-21
From the National Intelligencer,
THE TRUE ISSUE,

There are u few ail-important consdera-
tions that enter into the pending Presiden-
tial Election, upon which mainly the-isslpe
should be tried.
ttis the game of certain class of politi-
cians1o lead off the multitude from these
considerations Of the first magnitude, .,by
making nsW and irrelevant issues and in
Vestng men.with the consequence Of first
| principles.
These political traders dread truth IS they
fear defeat, aHd.sherofore, with all the tact
Of old gIadiators, 'they evade the weapon
they dare not encounter, and deal their
blows in every otherdrection, with sort
Of desperate hope otl@naking hit some
twhere. To guard againscthe fearful con-
+ sequences Of their triumph, 'jtbecomes the
imperative duty Of those who regard more
the permanent glory and prosperity of tire
country than the less noble rium phs 2Gf
mere party, to bring our adversaries back 30
the true issue, and hold them to il.
Now to the facts, attested by history.
BE it remembered, that, in 1841, when
General Harrison came into office, he found
the country, throughout its length and
breadth, overwhelmed with embarrass-
ment. The Treasury 4Nas. empty; public
credit was totally destroyed: private credit
had TO an alarming extent shared the same
fate; enterprise OF every description WIS
paralyZed labor sought in vain for employ
ment all the streams of national prospelI-
ty We're dried up. In word, the country
was banLruPt.
Be it remembered that all these evils
were the result of the boasted measures of
the Locofoco party--measureS that were
zealously resisted by the Wing party, by
Whom the consequences to which they ui-
timately led were ioretold with prophetic
truth.
Be it remembered, that the same party
that bankrupted the country is now in tire
field, organized, and striving with despera-
ton to regain the power which it lost By
the election of 1910; and that in the event
OF, its success, this party is pledged to re-
store the same measures that distinguished
its rule when in power; that is to say, the
sub-neasury, death to all banks, hard
money, and a tariff upon what are called
"tree-trade" principles.
Be it remembered, that the Presidential
candidate of this party is an avowed and
recorded enemy Of the Tariff of'1842, and
the advocate OF horizontal tariff of TWEEN.
ty per centum on the value Of foreign i'm
ports, which the best informed men believe
would be fatal to the manufacturing inter
est, highly prejudicial to the interests Of
agriculture and commerce, ruinOus to tie
public revenue, and subversive of all hope
of the discharge of the public debt, unless
by the imposition Of direct taxes on tire
peOpiG-a policy which is indeed known
to be openly advocated by some membess
of the party.
Be it remembered, that the first great
measure that checked the general embar-
rCssments of the country was the repedI,
by the vote Of the Whig party, of the odi.
ous and destructive sub-Treasury; ami
that to the same party belongs the merit Of
the present Tariff law, which has doBe
more than every thing else to raisemp our
country from thedepression caused byiong
years Of suffering, and to diftusecompara-
tive heulth and giadness and prosperity
Iovettho whole land.
BE itremembeied, that thissaIutslT anas-