Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-10-08

AND ARE RESOLVED TO RETURN To
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CURRENCY OF
GOLD AND SILVER"
Two days after that assembage came iogeth.
er, the Ohio Statesman, the ayowed and acknow-
edged organ and mouth piece Of that party in the
State, backed and ratified the nomination and
other proceedings OF the Convention, and con-
e!uded by saying:
"When we have carried out our principles in
this Suite, as laid down in the resolutions adopt.
ed by the Convention on the Bib, THAT POR.
TlON OF THE INDEPENDENT TREAsU.
RY WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE COL.
LECTION OF THE REVENUE IN GOLD
AND SILVER, WILL HAVE BEEN SUB
sTANTIALLY ADOPTED HERE; AS WE
SHALL THEN BE COMPELLED TO DIS.
CARD THE USE OF WHAT is CALLED.
PAPER MONEY. AND NOTHING BUT THE
CONSTITUTIONAL HARD CAN BE RE.
CEIVED IN PAYMENT OF TAXES"
Again this same organ Of the parry, The Ohio
Statesman. but shou Time prior TO the election
published the following article as an earnest OF the
sincerity Of their expressed intentions and pur-
poses:
Beware OF FEDERAL DEcEFrroN AND FRAUD.
As last resor, they Uho NhigS) are now very
lnduslrously engaged IN attempting 10 produce
the belief that the Democrats, however over
whelming their victory, or however decided the
majority IN the next Legislature, WILL NOT
REPEAL THE BANK AND TAX LAWSl
10 other words, that they themselves sanction
by continuing them in force, Two laws--ONE
INCORPORATING BANK SWINDLERS,
AND THE OTHER EXEMPTING THEM
FROM TAXATION. THAN THIS, A BA.
SER FABRICATION WAS NEVER CON.
COCTED. THE DEMOCRACY HAVE
WRITTEN REPEAL UPON THEIR STAN.
DARD IN LETTERS OF LlGHT-AND,
WHATEVER OTHERS MAY Do, THE
DEMOCRATS OF OHIO WILL NEVER
BETRAY THE PEOPLE BY FALSlFYING
THEIR PLEDGES. LET THE PEOPLE
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO
HAVE SO OFTEN DECEIVED THEN.
LET THEN PRESENT AN UNBROKEN
FRONT AT THE POLLS. IN FAVOR OF
MEN PLEDGED FOR REPEAL, AND ALL
WILL BE WELL"
With such exhibitions as these, who can be
brought 10 the belief that the REPEAL OF THE
BANK AND TAX LAWS--THE QUESTION
OF PAYING OUR TAXES IN GOLD AND
SILVER, AND THE REPUTATION OF
OUR STATE DEBTS, are not the issues to be
decided in the coming contest Yet we could fill
our sheet weekly with communications, resoIu.
TONS, nlanlleso.s, &C., from the presses, leaders
and Conventions Of that party showing that these
are indeed their acknowledged purposes aud in.
tGnuuns. They ar, truths that will admit Of no
successful DENIAL or cayIl, Hnd this trouble we
think unnecessary al present. Ohe uh.r fact,
however, occurs 10 US which we will refer to that
the memory OF The reader may BE- refreshed,
Near the c.uSc Of III last session ul the 'gis-
Ialuro, The member OF the Senate (Mr. Weich)
from this district, IN order 10 place The so.caIIed
Democratic members Of the l. gsIature on their
true ground, in reference To the currency question:
offered for adoption the following resolution:
Resolved, byMe General assembly 0f HE State
Of OHIO, That the busneS OF lhIs Sale demands
sound and safe paper curr@ncy Of our own, and
that ii is impruClcable aud incxpedent to make
any legislative provisions whereby we would b.
compelled to do our business or puy our taxes in
gold aud silver aud that it is not therefore advi.
sable to repeal The several laws by which our pre-
sent banks ara established or otherwise 10 destroy
tho cxlsIlng paper currency OF this State.
The adoption of this resolution was opposed
in speeches by ThornhII, Ewing, Reemein, and
others, leading men Of The so.Cu led Democratic
party IN thISenate; aud pending the motion, Rec
meIIng oil red The following rs an amendments
ResOlvcd, That PAPER MONEY ALWAYS
WAS, Is NOW, AND ALWAYS WILL BE,
A MERE ILLUSION, KEPT ALIVE. AND
SUSTAINED ONLY NOW BY POLITICAL
TRlCKSrERS. FOR THE PURPOSE or
ENABLING THE NON-PRODUCER TO
LIVE BY THE SWEAT AND TOLL OF
THE PRODUCING CLASSES, AND No
TRUE.IIEARrED REPUBLICAN WILL
ENCOURAGE ITS CREA.
TlON.
The amendment was lost, every Locoloco pre-.
sent voted AYE,
Mr.. Ewing then offered the following resolu.
lion--upon the adoption of which resolution The
Locoiucos (wuh The exception Of ThorlhlIl vo-
ted AYE:
"Resoiped, THAT THE WHOLE BANK.
ING SYSTEM is A CHEAT AND OUGHT
TO BE BURIED IN THE ASHES OF DE.
SPAlR."
The question then being taken on the passage
of Mr.. Welch's resolution, tho vote STOOD Yens
H. Nays l6--lhe Nays being all L9colocos!
This Is the manner IN which tho Resolution
was treated by the Locolocos in the Senate--in
tho House the action oI that party was equally
indicative of their hostility 10 all paper currency,
and parIla!ily Tor system thai would compel the
people OF Ohio TO do their business and pay their
taxes in GOLD AND SILVER EXCIUSIVE