Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-10-10
From The Ohio Stoie Journal.
VOTE ONE! VOTE ALL!t

tonaI policy now undeE discussion. For
two successive years. notwithstanding the
heavy draft made on our ranks by the Lib.
erty party organization, the baloI-box has
shown decided preponderance of Wing
strength over the opposition. The vote
poed last fall was greater by forty thousand
than had e yer before been given in the State,
yetthere was majority OF sir thousand UoiPS
for Mr.. Clay over Mr.. Polk, with a vote Of
eightthousGnd for Brney, mainly taken from
the Wing ranks. This shows, it seems to
us, concusively, that there is and always
has been, a very decided Whig majority in
Ohio, But, when we speak of vast ma
jority in favor Of the measures and policy
Of the late Wing Legislature, we do not de-
sign to limi, the bearing of our remarks to
those only who have been identified through
evil as well as good report with the Wing
party proper, Evidence comes TO us through
d thousand channels that a very large num-
her Of those who have been identified with
the opposition and who voted against Hem
ry Clay in the late contest, are, at heart.
with us on the questions Of State policy
now presented to their considerations
Strong as are the ties Of party and the ig-
aments Of party drill, these men, if the is
sues were fairly presented them, and they
teIt that vote for locofoco candidate was
equivalent to declaration Of hostility to
the Banking Law, the amended Tax Law,
&c &c, would maniully go to the balIot-box
and deposit their ballot in favor of the
Wing candidates. Most unquestiOnahly
would this be the case, if they thought those
measures would be endangered by failure
to cast vote in their hehalf
But, attempts have been and will be
made to divert attention from the true is
sues and the actual designs Of the party.
As in Pennsylvania, on the tariff question,
many will be led to believe that the election
of their party candidates will not endanger
the measures established by the Wings,
and that there is, in reality, no design en-
tertaned of casting the State loose again
from her safe moorings. In Montgomery
county, Ia very closely divided county, a
few davs since, it is sad one Of the ocofo-
co nominees for Representative declared in
Convention that he should not go for the re-
peal Of the Bank Law, thus designing to
iull the voters to sleep, in contest where
every vote is important. Where there are
large locoloco maiorties, as in Hamilton
and in the north. west, this disguise is not
considered necessary, and is not, therefore,
assumed. By secret plots and general
understanding, the party leaders will be al
lowed to play the game considered most et-
fectua, while in the end every locofoco
member returned will be found sworn ad-
herent to the edct Of the party caucus in
favor of Repeal! 1t is from conviction
that many may be thus deceived and de-
tered from voting their true sentiments,
We have on all occasions placed in our COL
umns the authoritative expostions Of par
ty views and designs that emanate from
the oracles of the opposition, and urged
that men Of all parties should look the ques
ton fairly in the face, rise above party and
go to the polls determined to vote their true
sentiments and for those who would carry
them out If there are Wings who favor
the policy and aims of the ocOfoco leaders,
we are perfectly willing to see them cast
their votes for locOioco candidates. To show
that we have no fears on this point, and
that we ask nothing more to insure success
than fair presentation OF the issues by our
opponents themselves, and general un-
derstanding among all parties OF the con-
sequences to follow the election of loco
fOco legislature, we once more allow the
Statesman to speak through our columns
False and unfair as is the coloring given to
the bearing Of Wing measures, we are will
ling it should pass, as there is intelligence
enough abroad in the State to set tho mat
ter right. The voters Of Ohio need not to
he told what will he the effect Of the meas
ures Of the last Legislature. A portion Of
them have already been tried, and they will
he Judged by their fruits. We only ask
that, in the coming contest, those who have
acted with the opposition heretofore, should
come up to the polls with a proper under
standing Of The Importance OF the issues
and determination to vote their true sen.
timents, and the result will be such a re-
buke to the Destructives as they have never
before received. They will never again
raise their heads in Ohio, to breathe their
pestilent, prosperity destroying sentiments.
From the Ohio StaiemGn.
WITH WHICH PARTY WILL THE PEOPLE COZ
Will they 90 with the Wings, who have
enacted a banking law, which must in the
course of few years blow up, to the vast
loss of the whole community, and especial
ly the laboring classes; or, will they go
with the democracy, who are for repeating
the law, and thus prevent widespread ru-
in! Will they go with the Wings, and per-
nit that party to uphold its unconstitutiOn-
al registry law, intended to keep the mass
es from voting; or, will they give their
votes for the democratic candidates, who, if
elected wilIrepeal that law, trusting to the
intelligence and honesty Of the people to
prevent all abuses Of right! Will they cast
their votes for Whig Senators and Repre-
sentatives, which will enable that party to
keep up its unequal system of taxation o.
dopted last winter; or, will they, by giving
their support to democrats, open the way
to the banishmpnt Of that atsystem from our
p,;det1 Will thnU sunnort tho Who's and