Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-08-21

lUe NBW YORK Evening tfOSt, the nan
l. 'of Whose editor is signed to the foregor
is circular, charges the Plebianuwit havir
fpu11Oined it, butat the same time adber
t, to the views expressed in it. The Pc
a says: 'sIVe do not intend TO rec0gAisefi
o GaaeGaaon.of Teas as an issue Jeia0eentl
!, tloo great political parties. 1t cannot
Il made SO with safety to the Democratic pa
: ty in this State at least. 1t is only /
C taking the ground marked out in the lie
= ter, adopting the nomination of Polk an
!, Dallas, but rejecting the interpolated que'
e ton of anneXing Texas, and leaving tia
= to be an open question in the party-it
: thus only that the Democratic party ca
= be saved from defeat throughout the State.
Z The Post quotes & letter from one Of thu
: western counties, which says:
, "AIready in this county men of charac
: ter and influence, who'Lave always actec
Witlru5 Hitherto, have avowed their deter
animation to abandon Mr. Polk and vote for
Mr.. Birney, or else. refrain from voting at
all, while a deep sense of dissatisfaction
with the couse Of the Baltimore Conven-
ton pervades the minds Of many. These
are not your brawling pot-house poIiu-
Clans, but quiet and rehectng men who
+ are. accustomed to think and act indeDen.
7 IDENTIFY. Such letter as that recommend.
ed in your circular, would be calculated
not only to prevent the feeling Of aIenia-
ton and disgust from extending, but
would, perhaps, bring back some, if not
all OF those vino, under the influence ofa
temporary eXasperGtion, have for the pre-
sent left ourranks."
Here is another document to the same
purpose; j. is Q cali for public meeting;
The.DemocratiC RepubIicans"of Monroe
county who are opposed to the "two thirds
rule" adop ed by the National Conven-
ton, by which minority are enabled to
dictate to majority Of the party;aIl those
who believe in strict construction of the
Constitution, ard are opposed to the exef-
ctse Of doubtful poWeIs, and who agree
with Jefferson that the Constitution does
not plovide for the OnneXation OF foreign
territory to this Union; those who are op-
posed to the assumption otState debts, and
Of The dot& ofj6rcigR nations; and who are
unwilling that the extension and perpctu-
alton Of slavery should be made par, and
parcel Of the creed Of Democracy, are invit-
ed to meet'at the Court House, in the city
Of Rochester, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 1914,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
We again quote the Post in reference to
the above notice:
This call is signed by ninety four of the
nanpcro te ,f RICnro,o oou,4,, o., ntr,,,,. a,
dicatIon Of the state Of feeling in that re-
goD. We look not without anxiety TO the
result OF the meeting, 10r unless those who |
are concerned in getting it up can see
some way Of giving their support 10 the no.
without surenderlng their in
tegrity on the Texas question, they will |
not go to the polls at the approaching cleo
ton. The only method is the one pointed |
out III the circular resembling the Texas
issue and resting the support Of the Demo-
cratic nominations upon the safe and mex
ground Of those great principles
OF public policy which have heretofore
formed the Democratic creed. Unless
some such ralBing ground, some such
point OF union and agreement Is presented
10 the Democratic party, we are broken up
md defeated without remedy. Those who
csist this compromise and insist upon
tufing the measure of annexation down
he thrOats of the party, are the enemies
nd betrayers Of the very cause they pre-
end to support. Tine feeling to which we
llude is not confined to the two countes
bove named, but is diiIused deeply and
rcadly through the whole interior, and
annot be disregarded without destruc-
ion to the party"
Now Mr.. Polk is an immediate annoxa-
ionist-is pledged to anneXation-was no.
minated On that ground, and Mr.. Van Bu-
en- was rejected on that ground. How
an the Post and its friends sustain Mr..
'oIk and go against annexatOnl Under
rotest! What avails that! If Mr.. Polk
: elected what predominoting influence
VIII control him on this annexation Qucs,
ion! Is there any doubt as to its nature
With Gen. Jackson calling tofanneXation,
With Mr., Calhoun urging it, with the whole
southern party camorng for 1t, how can
ar. Polk, with his own sympathies and
ceilings warmly in favor of annexation,
ow can he fail to press it at every risk and
With all its force! 1t is a vain deusion
Which these ont-anncXotionsts indulge
A, lfthey suppose that their "protest" win
Weigh feather when once their votes
hall have been given TO Mr.Polk.
The Plebian, which is Of the orthodox i,
rhool on this question says "7'he uauera-
on Of Terds is an iSSue--a grand and gio- /
ions iS$Ue--cH issue Dhich has aireddy call ID
d ont he enthusiasm and deveiopcd The Am !
rican SoUl Of the Democratic party. 1t is
he great National issue combined with the q
occupancy of Oregon, which renygorates, b
oanimatca the people for the coming po- Y
tical fight, Oregon and TeXas--the I'M
1cdiate occupation Of the one and the an
oxation Of the other-ore the questions
pom which the people are most deeply
Interested"
Thus the party is divided on this ques-
ion. The division cannot be healed 1t
will grow wider and wider. 1t adds one
more pregnant symptom to the many al !
eady apparent Of the coming defeat Of the {
ok party. Baltimore .1mercam