Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-10-18
THE SOUTH IN DANGER.
Read Before You Vote!
ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGT ON.
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in go much danger as at this momen. I
10 procure the Abolition vote for Htnry
CLAY, We will show that the Whig party |
of the Moth, their leading presses, egis,
aliVe bodies, and statesmen, have de- |
nounced the South, they have held up
slavery rs a crime, they have promised
speedy union 10 effect It's overthrow with
the AUoIIlonlsts; and have joined with
them IN holding up the South to ohloquy
and reproach. The Means used by his
new coalition are 10 represent the people
OF the Sou h to their sister ) ales and 10
the world as disgraced and degraded by
the instllullOn OF slavery and as unwor
thy Of Christian communion and social
intercourse. A ready Ibis dem0nlac
feeling has dissolved the Methodist church
and other American charches are threat"
ened with similar fate. The object IS
TO taboo the S0utk, To render US infamous,
10 put the mark of Cam upon our fore
head, and 10 deprive US OF character first,
as the means OF despollIng us OF our prop.
erly afterwards. Men OF The South, the
effort is to disgrace and degrade you aud
your chlidCeB forever, That such par
" exists in the North, is conceded. -
They 1enoUnce YOU in their presses, Pc
tlions, aud speeches, as man steaiers,
as robbers, end flesh jobbers, as slave
breeders. as convict criminals, as vile
and infamous, as unworthy OF Christian
,rniol ard EnnllU "a c n \
ising only by sufiarance as part Of the
Union. Nov if, as we shall demonstrate
the party which thus deuounces the
South, is courted by the Wing party OF the
North, they are assured, as we shall
show. by the Wings of he North, that
their views are identical wllb those Of
the AboItlonsls, that they are only using
different means TO accomplish toe same
object, and that the aboitioG OF slavery
will be more certainly effected by the
lection Of Henry Clay than that Of Blr-
ney. surely you cannot continue unite d
as a party with the Wings Of The North.
who thus join with Your enemies 10 6Is-
grace and degrade you. If the leading
Whig statesmen OF the North denounce
you as culprils and criminals, and imme
daleIy succeeding this denunCiallon,
these, yoar avOwed enemies are n0mlnas
ted and elected as Governors, as mem
6ers Of Congress and oil the State Lagis
laiures, by the Wing party Of the North
can you continue united with such par
ty; and iGyou Go, are not your own votes
Joined with those OF your enemies In sub
jeclIng you to disgrace and degredatioo9
But let US TO the proof; and we extract
from The National lnleIIgencor, repub-
lIshed in the Liberty Legion, the follow.
ing address on the subjpcl of Texas, by
twenty.o one members of Congress, ALL
lrierds of Mr. Clay, ALL of whom, since
their condemnation OF you, have been
sustained by the united vote of The whg.
of the NVrlh,.
awe hesitate not TO say, that anneXa
tion, effected by any act or proceeding
of the Federal Government, or any of its
departments, would be identical with
dissolution. 1t would be vioItion o
our rational compact, its objects designs
and the great elementary principles "hci
entered into lis formation, OF character
so deep and fundamental, and would be
an attempt to eternIZe an institution anC
apower Of nature so unjust 10 then
selves, SO Injurious TO the interests anC
abhorrent 10 the feelings of the people
Of the free States as, 10 oJr opinion, no
only ineVitably TO result in a dissolulGT
OF the Union, hut fully TO lu>ufl II; ant
we not only assert that the people of III,
free States ought no 10 submit 10 it, bu
we say, with confidence, they would no
submit to it. We know their prpsen
temper and spirit on this subject too vel
TO believe Tor m0ment that they wonlr
become particfps crlminis IN aoy surI
subtle CunlrIVouCe tor The lrremedaI per
peluaIOn Of an Irsiiutlon which rht
Wispsl and btsl men " hn formed our Fed
Uraf Constitution, as veil from The slave
re the frce States rrgdrded as an Cri
and curse, sOnn TO become extinct m
der the uperation ole laNs to he passeC
prohibiting the slave uade, and the pro
errssive 'oGaeocc Of de principles Of Dbr
R4Y-lulIen."
"Iohn Quncv Adams of MassarLu
seats; Seth NJ Gates of New York: Wi
lam Sade. OF Vermont, William B
Calhoun, Of Massachusetts,; Joshua K
Gifdings OF Ohio; Sherlock J An
jIews, of Ohio; NalbauieI B. Bo,d.", o