Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-10-03
Communications,
For The Free Press.

Mr.. EDITOR: Since my first communities
Ition in rour paper, the Jucksonan, pub
/ lishpd at Harlem, has made its appearances
and from the manner in which the editor
of that paper speaks Of my conmunIca-
sion, I am induced to ask your permission
FOR the insertion Of another short article
Indeed, / am compelled to do so in self de-
fence; 1orpi,hpr the editor Of the JaCksOni-
an or HgseIf is guilty Of wanton perver-
sion Of the truth, and feel adegree Of an
xiety to Show to the people Of Carol! conn
ty, that | am not guilty Of publishing any
ching bat what is strictly true. In my for
mer article, stated that the nomination Of
Mr. Forbes astonished every hody, Of all
parties, Wnless it might be the wire workers
that hroE gift about his nomination. Bit
the Jacksonian max saysthat his "nc,nlna-
ton was almost uRaaimo,S." Now editor
Huner either don't know any Thing at all
aboGt the dongs Of that Senatorial ConvPn-
ton, he hasrpturnpd to'his old tricks Of
serving the clerk OF the court, and his man
FrfdnV, DR.. ------, in slandering and ira
ducing Col Gable; and to show that | do
know something about the nomination,
will inform the editor Of the Jacksonfan
| that on the first ballot Col. Br0wnhad more
votes than either Of the others, and on the
second Col. Brown had more votes than
Mr.. Forbes, and on the third ballot, 28Votes
were cast, Of which Mr. Forbes had IS,
andCo. Brown had13. (Col. Cables friends
| presume having by this time learnedIhat
the scheme Of the courthouse managers
was TOO well laid for them to ccunteract,
had Withdrawn his name from before the
Convention.) This, indeed, was almost u.
nanimOus, wasn't it, Mr. Jatksonlan! A
maiorIty of two votes in a great district
convention aInostH nanmous! Who ever
heard such pervprsion of the truth! /,
I'hoWever, am not frightened at any thing
matmay he said in that quarter, to hide the
facts as they did exist, from the puhIiceye.
For after nominating hyintrigue and undue
management their fdVorltecandldate, they
of'eourse will resort to every thing in their
power to satisfy the Democracy Of the dis
trirt That they oughtto unite ON the nomi-
nee, and truth wOdid Int small sacrifice
forther 10 make. When men 'ran pass
over the claims and qualifications Jf e'rth
men Ms Col. Cable, and support maWof as
.ihferiorcIaims as that Of Mr.. Forbes, they
can do'aNy thing To advance his election.
| do not'intend to speak disparegingIy Of
Mr.. Forbes; | will say nothing but what ev-
cry mn'knows who is acquainted with
him. That he is utterly destituN'6f quail
firatipns'sll who are honest must Rlntit-
That heiis far inferior TO Col. Cable, none
pretenas to deny. Thdt he was sprung
upon the convention, after he had pretend
I'd to decline through the public papers, is
a fact notorious tOMs alk and that for the
wantnf qualifications, while q member Of
the House OF Representatives he wus una
HE TO render anv service 10 his constituents
whRtevpr; but set during the whote-scssloll
as silent as an owl, and as inefficient as Il
block Of wood, without, believe, making
Il single motion. Its relying too much on
the ignorance of the democratic party, to
suppose that we will unite on sHch X man,
when there is another candidate for the
same office, who has the ability to serve
his constituents efficiently. am not ye!
willing to admit that the Democracy OF Car
roll county can be twisted like nose Of
wax, whntpver way NAV suit the caprice
or whims,o of Rfew political managers, who
would sacrifice the whole party al any time
to defeat the honorable pretenstons of one
of our most worthy Democrats. Neither
nm surprised Il, thecouse Of the editor OF
I. the Jatksonlan, FOR he, you will recoIlect,
is the same Willam A. Humter, who two
years ago, over an anonymous signature,
siandered and dtrRduced Col. Cable when be
was not a acandidate, and in no way before
the people. The same n.esn spirit still ran.
kes in his bosom, and ne is anxious to graz
tily his malice by publishing, in substance,
that Col, Cable and Col. Brown had no
friends in the convention at all. Ineed not
have thus trespassed upon your columns;
for il is like killing dead snakes to urge a.
ny reason why Mr.. Forbes should rot he
elected; that work is already done; and his
most sanguine friends now admit that his
chanre Of SUCCESS is scarcely within the
rangeor possibilities. shall therefore leave
Mr. Forbes and the wire-w orkers to The en-
ioyment of the gloryof creating
to be defeated; for baAt shall be their fate 30
long as meanne1s and management creeps
into Our conventions. Bal nave word
in conclusion, to Mr.. Hunter, who in the
last number Of his paper says that am no
Democrat. Now know andso does he, III
) he knew who ne was taking about,) that l
: was and always have been conssten,
Democrat, and have done what service, |
had the power to don the Democratic cause,
and further, will say to this paradgm ot
t Democracy, that am Dewocrat thatlves
, by industry; one that tolls while he Sleeps
= one who earns his bread by the sweat Of
his brow; very unlike Mr.. Hunter, who,
toafr-lke, never quits his pallet Of ease
until the sun is halt meridian; and hereaF