Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-12-25

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with such constilutionl-a constitution fastening
slavery forever upon a. vast regioa wherein a
neighboring republic had already "broken every
yoke and LEI the oppressed 60 free"
And how with the constitution Of the United
States in our hands, proclaimiag that Congress
alone shall have power to declare war, can We
behold a President the United States trample
that sacred instrument IN the dust, deliberately;
and without the advice Of Congress then in ses-
sloo,involve the country in a foreign war Of con.
quest, and yetnoi dare give ulierance to our in.
dguant condemnation of bis unconstitutional
aclsl Where Is the man who doesnos know and
feel that this Mexican war is a Presidential war;
war which before It's commencement, Congress
would not have declared A war begun without
adequate cause, and without any great, Unsuitable
and commensurate object, compatible with the in.
terests and integrity Of the Union. war con.
Quoted without wisdom Of design at Washington
and relieved from utter disaster and public odi-
um only by the prudence, bravery and brilliant
exploits Of Gen. Taylor and his gallant army of
/ regulars and volunteers, who have trumphantly
upheld our national banner, and won for them
selves imperishabe rsnown, and the gratitude Of
their country.
In conclusion of this subject, let II never be
forgotten, that whilst the freemcn Of Ohio will in
all time to come, as they have in.all times past,
chsoriully march to the field Of battle at the call
Of the constituted authorizes of the country, they
will not fail, by worland deed, by the baot-box,
and all other constitutional means in their power;
to hold those functiouuries to a strict accounta-
bility for every violation Of the trust commiued
TO their hands, and especially for every nfrac.
ton Of that great Constitution, 10 which we are
indebted not merely for liberty, but for our ma
tional existence, and which is worth infinitely
more to us than the conquest Of the continent.
limay be thought that these are subjects be-
longing exclusively 10 the General Government,
and that Ohio has no right, either through the
r messages of her Executive or the resolutions of
her Legislature, TO express her opinions concern
ing them. But Ohio is not an insulated State;
she s one of great coniederacy Of sister States.
As such she has passed her solemn judgment up
on these and other great questions of national pol
icy, aud II IS for that reason that have referred
to them.
1t is for that reason that feel called upon, in
her name, 10 protes, against the repeated exer-
: else Of the Veto power, which nothing in all
the. Nv es; constitutional or worthy OF its regard but
snags and sand-bats, and which for years has
been obstructng the healthful channels Of legs.
atlon, and swallowing up one by one, all the pow
ers ofthe government, just as these lavorto OBJ
Jects of protection have been choking up our riv-
ers and cngulphing our steamboats,, our com.
merce and our lives.
She has also entered and proclaims her protest
against that odious and Oft rejected Sub Treasury
system r1-enaclcd at the last session ofCongress,
not only because it derangas the currency, rem
ders the pucIic treasury insecure and magnfcs
the powers Of the self constituted Monarch the
United States, but because it inevitably tends TO
drain the specie ofthe country from Ohio and all
the interior States ofhe Union, great sea. ports,
where the revenues of the nation are collected,
and where, according TO the constitutional veto
RI system OF administering the government, they
are to be disbursed also.
r Ohio furthermore cluims the right to declare
that by reason Of her great natural resources for
manufacturing, her supcrabundance of food and
her scarcity OF fabrics, her inland position, where
the cost olthe importation of foreign goods, and
ESPECIALLY of the expectation of her own agricul-
tural productions must, continued, prove oreY.
or a heavy tax upon her labor, she has been indu.
cod 10 invest large sums in manufacturing and
mechanical pursuits. That unlike the older es-
: adjustments of some Of her sister States, these
branches are in that infant state requiring proec-
ton. That she has no confidence in u foreign
market for her great staples except in u season of
starvation abroad like the present. That she
must have home manufactures and home mar
ket. That she never will submit to free trade
and direct taxation, That the people were pros
porous under the tariff of l842; and that she be-
lieves that notonIy the revenues of the country
btto h,. md It's
diae restoration.
Deriving what lessons of experience we may
from the present condition and past history Of the
State of Ohio, her true policy seems 10 be suili-
ciently obvious She requires no important mea-
sure or legislation al the present session Of her
General Assembly.
Let her great currency and revenue laws, de-
bcrately sanctioned as they have been by the
voice of her people stand, with such indispensa-
bic amendments iiany as experience has shown
to be just and necessary.
Let her Colleges, Asyums and Schools contin-
ue 10 receive at your hands such consideration
and support as their great importance demands,
and | especially recommend the appointment ofa
superintendent of Common Schools.
Let her plightcd faith be maintained invioate.
By upholding the laws already enacted, providing
the means for the payment not only Of the interest
but lhoprncipal Of her debt BY relraning from
all further works of internal Improvement by the
Smte until the debt be paid. By strict economy
in the administration otal the departments ofthe
government.
BY offering to actual settlers such reasonable
reduction in the price of the canal lands, and Civ
ing to them on payment of the annual interests
such lime lor the liquidation of the principal, as
will bring about their sale and Improvement, that
the region five miles wide on each side Of your
North Western Canals may no longer be a will.
derness. By short sessions of the General As.
sembY, and restraining within reasonable bounds