Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-09-17

for the destruction OF the counry.-and without
being thought an eyes-dropper, / followed close
after. TO witness the second act in the drama
Aiihe south side Of the public square. they as.
cended flight Of stairs outside Of the buiidirr.
/ into a kind Of garret, where two very disSinilar
persons in appearance, were closely engaged in
conversation. The one fat, lazy looking man.
with his sleeves rolled above his elbows, with
his arms a0uimbo,-a broud greasy face, with
about as much expression in il as there is in The
posIerorof year old vain. His hair hanging
in locks, as il The rats had made nests in it;-a
very peculiar cut Of pants with windows in their
stern. The other primp, tight like liule f How.
neatly dressed. with his mouth drawn up in what
he supposed, was a most beautiful pucker. His
whole face indicating any thing else than either
capacity, or intelligence, nodding assent to what.
ever his greasy companion would say.
The first objects Of my admiration entered this
room, where there was kind Of printing press
about the size of an old fashioned cotIee.mill.-
and salu,ed their new companions with the usual
time of day,aud began a coloquy much aiier the
following:
"WeIl, Isaac and me have been talking about
holding post Rl0riem examination over these
Wings, aud not agreeing exactly, we have come
to ask your opinion, 10. and George"
"les, Colonel, and Mr.. Hampson. See here,
as It were--to wiI,---lorsooh. Ah--l believe I
am the only man in the dimocrat' parry thai can
manage this matter. And-ah! III show Won
how. III assume what some mems taxes will be,
and we will publish ir,and go out into the country
and make the farmers believe that they are ruin.
ed. They don't know that they Gun find out what
their taxes are, aud we will scare them right in
To voting our ticket. These farmers care no,h.
ing about any thing but money. Givemc money,
and III buy the best of them. have had SOME
experience in that way. McCook and me,-(he
went little too far at Harrisbufgh, but helped
him out) tell YOU the people have no mora.
honesty. Make il their direct interest, and three
cents will turn their votes"
"Yes, squire, that is true. Give us money and
we'll buy them. But somebody else must fur.
nish it, for wont. It's enough for me TO do, 10
give character 10 the parly;-but if 10, and
George, and the other 'dimocrals' will find the
means, we'll do the work. Wen put them
through a 'reuoluti0n' that will carry off the
very depot Of the wings, and give cciat to the
whole 'dimocrnlic' corpse. But then, nonsense,
Isaac, you amt fit for leader. Nobody, as Il
told you before, nor no party, believes you are
honest. Every body believes that you would
for the advancement of yourself or family. sink
any party, orl The country. You had beuer keep
very quiet. think we may elect Dne or two Of!
our ticket, by getting whig votes, which we cant
do, if you 20 on acting the fool as you generally
do. And tell you the Sheriff understands that,
just rs do. Just let us manage this malrer.--
llampson can work among the Bapdsts,--I can
do a good deal withthe Presbyterians, and Gable,
after his recent regeneration, ought TO be able to
do something with his isIoIks."
"Gentlemen, | think a good deal with the
General. Squire Atkinson ought not 10 lead. !
have been working democrat long time.
have worked myself out of money, character,
friends, and CLOTHS, and am now poor enough,
God knows; but | am still the lamp and finger.
board Of the party. am willing to work on, i'll
there is the least prospect Of success;-but cant
fight under unskllul andreachcrouS leaders, and
wont do it, | have been treated badly. II
know my sins and iniQuities aro many, but
have suffered more than according to my deeds
! have no hope now from the parry. am in
much tribuIorion. When | had an opportunity
of being rewarded, Patterson, TO please Atkinson,
voted an open ticket against me, and am now
asked 10 vote for him, which can't do without
sacrificing all the manly spirit that burns within
me. But | must make the sacrifice. | have
sworn that our party shall triumph, if the country
should 90 to the ID; aud claim no higher ii.
tie than that of being leader. And now, Akin.
son, who is nothing more than a hermorPhrdditeI
in politics, aud would not belong to us now, if the
wings had run him Ior Congress, or made Bob
clerk of the COurl,--ls trying To cheat me out Of
that! almost wish never had been born"
"Come, Colonel, you talk as if you had been
travelling through u grave yard. Cheer up.
You know that we must continue to deceive, or
our party goes down. We stole into power by
fraud aud dccet--we waged an unconstitutional
war, by fraud and deceit, and if we discontinue
that, our party goes down, aud we must not let it,
q want aud intend to be the candidate for Con-
gross next year, wont put up with the kind of
reward Cable hOs,) We must not harrow up old
things that are unpleasant. Let us rub out old
scores and commence anew"
"Gentemen," with beautiful curl Of his lit
lie mouth, 1--WE must do something. Honesty is .
said TO be the best policy;" adjusting his beauli.
Iul locks, from which there arose an odor Of
cinnamon and bears oil, as trong as depot,
but itwonldo for our parry. conclude that we
must dcheve, or lose the election. don't know
much, and cant do much, but like 10 beal.--
They beat me for Senator, and would like TO
peat lheml But I'll do as the General, and Col.
and Squire Atkinson thinks. don't care who
eads, bur would thooner have an old boss, Than
, colt. The wings are going 10 be hard to beat
The people have good deal of confidence in
hem. They know that the whig party gave
hem good system of Banking, and saved mil.
ions 10 The treasury by turning oul those fellows
sho held office for the sIeOlmgs. And that they
resisted this war that has cost us so many men,
md so much money, and done many other good
hngs. 1t will require desperate effort to beat
hem, and | am not certain we can do it. SUP.