Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-08-06

4'o'iOH' 'h'y nave been as INC Pallsf q 1H'al'
ram 10 tbs overwhelming dslug'.
Ilad these evils been consummated by the di.
rect power Of the south by a r-ckless rntioriiy
crushinga a feeble minority y,-regarlles Of justice
and right, there would be much ground fyr com
plant if not fOr serious alarm in The premises.
But such has not been The case. On the GONNA.
~, the north have been, in a measure. the aideri
and sbeuors, and not unfrcquenty the direct in.
slruments FOR accomplishing measures The most
suicidal TO northern interests. Members Of Con.
gress from the norih have, BY their votes, enabled
the south TO extend their territory to more than
double its original bounds, and northern people
have quietly succumbsd TO the decision. a few
were found who possessed the manly firm.
ness-,he noble indapendence-,o speak and
write against such nquilous acts. Their oJiec.
lions were met, nolbycslm reasoning and convn.
cing argument, bu, by the epilheis Of fanatics,
aboliionisIs, disunionsis, and no, unlrcquenLy
silenced by the lio,ous proceedings Of an armed
mob, insIigaled, counlcnunced, supported, paid,
and sent forward from adjoining slaye.holding
States, for that express purpose. Nor is this ALL
These 'hirgs, though occurring in none-slaye.
holding Slales, have been wiukcd al by those in
authority, and though lives were sacrificed in the
affray, The murderCr rs were permitted TO remain
uumolesled. To such height did this spirit of
maleyo!ence al lerglh auain, that il was presumed
un act Of lreuchery 10 petition Congress upon the
subject. Slavery was the god 10 whom the ma.
jorily Of those clolhed with "brief authority"
offered their deyOtiOns and each giratiOn Of the
Government wheel but strengthened its lslters
and extended ils dominion.
The tide of emigration from all quarters 10 the
non-sav1-holding States of lha northwest at
length began to adnionish the guardians Of the
"in'ruuon" that unless some "grand scheme"-
some notable plan for extending their oui.posls
and strengthening their r1rtiica,ioa', wers devi.
sed, the scepue Of power,-lhe ,aIisman that had
heretofore enabled Them to surmount threatened
difficulties would be taken away, and the cilad9lof
power must fall inlo the hands of their opponents.
AT the heels Of u weak and distracted Admins.
rralion, The plan lha, had been secretly concoclng
for months, was first divulgad, and who does moi
remember the feeling Of horror that it created
throughout the entire north, when it was so sud.
denly sprung upon the peop,e! Grave Senators
regarded il us question Of SO vital importance
as 10 JUSTLY Them in violating the S9nato's rules
of secrecy, and call Iu'lily on the people of
the norih 10 arise in their might, and slrangle the
monster AT It's first inception. Il was not ques.
lion for party discussion. All concurred in its
dcnuncialon all united in its overthrow. The
entire norh came forward as one man, not in op.
position to the institutions Of the south, but in de.
fence Of those of the norh. The promnen,
candidates for the Presidency, Of both political
parties, in addresses 10 the people, took strong
grounds against the proposed measure, regarding
it as fraught with danger, and deleierious to the
interest, if not the existence Of the Government.
After boislerous and exciting contest, the meas.
ure was rejected in the Senate, by u majority Of
! more lNan TWO 10 one
Had that decision been LEFT unchanged, What
blood would dreman unspilt! what treasure saved?
what internal commolions avertedl But it was
decrecd otherwise. The south, accustomed 10
carry their object, were not disposed to "give it
up So" They had discovered that northern
members of Congress, for a consideration, were
wilingto abandon norherninterasls, and they trus.
tedto'he otcntinhucnces 10 bring Them safely
through thai ordeal. Nor did the result discredil
their estimate. National Con venion was soon
to assemble al the city Of Baltimore to nominate
candidate for the Presidency. TO this Con.
venIlon, then, was the question carried. The
man who had already received the nomination Of
the party in three.(ourlhs Of the States of the U.
Mon, but who was uncquivocally pledged against
the measure, was, after an exciting and riotous
session, laid asidp and weak, obscure, and big
ored politician, whose only recommendation was
blind adherence TO the advancement Of slavery,
selected in his stead. From that lime the An.
nexalion Of Texas and Locofucoism were synon.
omous. True, some were found who TrojeSSed
TO spurn the yoke,-o grow stubborn in the thiIIs,
but it was only profession. When the lime of
trial arrived they were found on the side Of sa.
very. Every system of deception that corrup.
,ion or knavery could devise was resored to to
carry their object, and finally, by union
Of the shareholders of the south, and the LIB.
ery men" of the norh, the election of Mr. Polk
was effected. The annexation of Texas was
accomplished, andy an arbitrary andunauhor-
zad act Of the Executive, the Uniled States Army
ordered 10 advance to the Rio Grande, AMI en-
camp with their guns levoIIed against The city of
] Mninmnrns. This Mns Of itself an nci Of wnr