Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-08-29

whose pen this article parports 70 o.,
bas ~ thls iRslapce, at deast. i0IloMS%
closely IN the foolsteps OF his ''ilIus'sI'
Gus predecessor" We eau .eScuse much
on account Of the IN-iemper the recent
attacks Ot thsown friends are 80 ~eI
cRltulatedEO excite, bUt such aa aver
ipervrFSion-of truth Oniess ,aitribueed Eo
par5ouabIe ignorance, will ensure hnt
lIHIe TO tne credit oi our aeRalboFhsod
on the scote Of VeIaciy. One thing, al
alIevents may be eaid with perfect pro
priely: an individual who attempts 20
eolighten HE public mind OIL an impor-
t0nl question, and who attempts TO cOr-
rect WIm' h. may es'eeM the errors OF
9th RS, should al least be sure Ihal he ~
well acq Ian,rd wNh the matter OF which
he peaks, before he deals ~ broad ahd
unqualified assertion The editor Of the
Statesman may be familiar with the po
lIlcaI history Of Mas'schusetts lplrlic.
ularIy with the movpments OF has own
associates IN he Texas and tariff ques-
tons, but the paragraph we have quoted
shows that be has yet much 10 learn be
(ore'he can be considered safe counsel
Tor on matters more Immediately conr
cernng he history Of parties inrOhio,
We reIprale our declaration that the
debt of the State "has been increased
enormously during The predomuance OF
Locoloco couuscIs" The Wings had
churge Of the improvements Of the State
on l825 10 1837 They completed the
main liGe Of Improvement ('he Chic CO.
gll) al lIltIe omoreIhan oOrhaIG the Cost
of the work done since that time. Du,
ring the twelve years The Improvements
were under their charge, debt Of aiVs
millions OF dollars was incurred. From
1897 up 10 1914, a period Of seVeny ca Fs,
1he pruVemenls heye been under lhe
chalge Of The Locolocos, and theV swell.
ed the debt Of the SAFE IRON five mil
lions Up 10 nearly tt0SntymiiiiOaS Of ddE,
lars! DuTiRg the five years out OF the
seven they had both bIan'hes OF the Le'
gsalure; and daring the yother two
yeers they had ope branch and preveul-
ed the Wings from 0ccomp fishing any
lb'ng. The profllgats management and
'avor'iSr Of those who had charge ,df
the works Of the Stale, has helped ITO
make Up tins enGrmous increase, S0Wuo
verIrurtnened TIE speople win iHXauGn,
wFi il has en.rlc heti the corrupu,nstrus
mente ofpaFpy. IkeeeRreslacts thetoaH.
no'5e gaiusayed, and sptace,inOo enpia,
he |i4ht'the.impuGe euI assertion 'oi the
Slatestnar:
We.guote romtheHtatesran agairts
"FheU ouFnaI .sGys that the Wings
will make provision ,omeeraIl demanHs
against The State, eSr" How will this
provision be mod5G By 'Iaxing the far.
mer ,'and allowing the capitalist to es.
capcF BY granting The poor tho pTiVi.
ege Of paying the,SlsIepdebl,pr'Hclpai
interest, and aIIH'
Tharis the miserable dec clamaiou 7ae
the demagoeue unworthy an inlelIIgeut,
high minded man. The tax law of last
wlnier-w;l increase the revenue Of the
State, and vet the returns thus iarshOw
that Ae>0uerGge per scentdge'haS 5een' re.
duced. The capital Of The .StalettoHhe
amount OF millions OF dollars. has 'been
brought on tifettax list, by that lsw. .4anG
made to share the burthPns OF the;StaIe,
while in fact the 'burthen MS Of the farmer
and men OF limited meanshaye been re.
duced. Under Loco'0c co.legi gisIaliOn, 'sU6h
as The people reeerve at The 'haH3s '6f
these devoted friends Of the'poor sndIiu-
veterste enemies Of The rich, the tax on
Bark Capital was reduced fromseyenty
Thousand dollars 10 betWeenttive'anh ten
thousand dollars.
Hear lheSaiesman' once'more:
"i'here is something a absurdinihe've-
ryidea Of the Wings being the party
which maintains tpuhlc credit. Under
whose rule was il, that ,he,Gtockso OF the
State OF Ohio were sold ia the'New y ORR
market nj one 'halfNheir per 'ValueH--
RI as the Stale'in the hands of the dem.
octats when its credit was reduced ITO
such a pass as lhisE"
These questions can be answered by
asking lew more. What were New
York, Pennsylvania Kentucky snd indi.
ana socks worth when Ohio stock was
f thus VI What reduced the stocks OF
l al the western States al fbe time! How
did it happen that even theUnited States
{, slock was hawked through the market
: below par, without purchasers! What
was 1t produced the pane IN the slOck
>. market and almost proslraled the credit
of the country, compelling the Fund
Commissioners TO make sacrifices 10 pres
+. serve lhe good faith Of the Sale? Whs
were those who reduced hecredit Of the
Stare oI Ohio, by proposing repudiationS
To what party did hey belong? Among
. the Sales that have tailed 10 pay the In-
: terest on their debts. we fnd Pennsyl.