Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-09-24

Ans. OBJ he aim a capisin Dov--
Cues. Whai has Mr.. PeII 49,. HOs,
,bS b gas Pe"ee' OF 'ne vigorous prosecution of
Ans. He sent Santa Anna, willy and yiOo,.
ous general 10 command The Mexican Army-
rr'uSed n 10 send sufficient force TO the eali.n,
iuy'o', ano lned 10 various waysIo supplant both
nun !, aho Seo'i IN the command, by placing over
'neHi Lieutenant General without experience.
ana wnked al his Loco friends in Congress
attempting TO pass vote Of censure upon the
uaunlless W' nero of Palo Alto, Monterey, and Bu.
ena Vista. Was that enouphf
Qges' "ha' was the cost OF the blunder, of
this Democratic President of ours, in wSoins .
war without the authority Of the cons,i,u,;on sDJ
in violation Of existing lrealicsi "''~
Ans. IL has already cost US the lives Of mas.
men than II has Mexico;-a tax Of one hundred
and twenty millions Of dollars, and riyera Of
tears from widows and orphans, and destitute
mothers and ssiersl
CUES. What have we gained by this war
lIis certainly not all ossi
Ans. We have gained thousands Of widows.
tens OF thousands Of orphans-milliops Of
broken hearts--a beggard Treasury-an opprss..
ed People--an outraged Conslilulion-a heavy
debt, and a bloody chapter in our history. Wha,
else could we gainl
Cues. What have we gained by the repeal Of
the Wing Tariff Of I849T
Ans. We have gained the destruction of our
Faclores--Ihe idleness of our operaives-,he
privilege oil supporting the work shops of Grea,
britain and France-and the pleasure of Haunt.
ing in foreign lrabrcs, instead Of our own do.
meslic cloths.
Cues. What have we gained by change in
the political management Of the affairs Of our
Statel
Ans. We have gained the best Banking sys.
tenn In the world-the honest and faithful man.
agement Of our Public Works,--an honest dis.
charge Of duty, and faithful accountability of our
public servants,-a reduction Of the expense. of
our State government, and The credit of The State.
Cues. Whal have we lost by giving the Wings
the power in the Statel
Ans. We lost the deranged paper money Of
other States,-lhe service of the Ioafers and
hangers-on, on the public works,-,he insolenco
OF the dictator Medary,--ihe plunderers in every
department of our State,-the teaches on the
Ireasury,--lhe robbers on the national Road;
ana IN short, we lost every thing that tended to
disgrace or ruin us as State.
N"0S. hd' uIu inc wings uoJ 10 regain the
lost credit of the Stutel
Ans. They turned all unfathrul and dishon.
est public servants, who had squandered the pub.
lie money and distributed il among their friends
and relations, out of office. They stopped bor-
rowing money to pay interest with, and passed
more efficient revenue laws, by which the inter.
est could be collected.
Cues. Is the tax law equal in its operationl--
have heard Col. Cable, and Mr.. Hampson, say
that it was not.
Ans. The reason of that was, that it neither
taxed loafers on their capital nor income.
Cues. How does it operate on the farmer and
money lenderl
Ans Under the old law the farmers paid on
their horses and cattle over $4,000 Of tax, and
under the new they pay on their horses, cattle,
sheep, and hogs, only about 81 500, saving to
them about $500. The merchant and money
lender, under the old law, paid about one.twenty.
fifth of the tax, while under the new they pay
more than one-tenth.
Cues. What was the reason that the leading
Locos about Carrolon did not 20 to Mexico 10
fight the battles ofths war oflheir wagingl
Ans. Slldger was afraid that they would carry
the war into Africa Hampson could no, carry
his farender water with him-as for ESQUIRE To-
Ian, there was danger of his getting lost amongst
the train of pack mules.
PERRY