Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-08-11

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discrimination TO call a Nauonul Convention
sas 81 the time considered uiriumph of the lfco
Slatos-''a triumph;" as | remember wri,ina
home % some of nv constituents. ..or Nor,he,S
ubslinncy ovtr SDulhon chvulryI" h was pot
supposed then lhag Gen. Taylor could probably
receive the nomination OF such a cosveptiun.
aud this accounts. perhaps, 10 some extent, for
be opposition 10 Ihr call. ID was dpubted then.
also, and ior s'me time afterwards. whether his
ela'ms would Oe submitrd 10 ihs convention,
nr whether ue. or thni portion Of ,he " hgs wto
presented his name, would agree 10 Be bound by
is decision. Al that dcubi. and all speeuls.
uon upon thar point, were resolved BY the az.
ihurz-d dcctuIuiiun made Tor him al Phiadel-
phIs, BY the del, galioa from bis own Sale; aud
nr WIS made the cundIdute upon the terms which
Re Of the North and West dad ourselves mn.
posed. Should We not. lacu. ia a'l reason nnd
honor, assist to eisci him whom we thus yiru.
ally helped 10 HomiH0iel
Thus much upon The question, 80 far us pnry
organization and lis obligations ARE 10 be regard.
cd. Boz there nre other and grave. reasons in.
yOlyed; end which have Influenced ne slilI
more IN coming 10 the determination which
bave avowed.' IL iea.ly to party requires nv
suppor Of Gen. Taylor, still NOR: do feel tho
duty which think Is imposed by ailegiuHce 10
The country and The COnsrtution-lhal duiy
which requires Uf me 10 exercise, wisely as /
cun, the right OF suffrage in such way as to pre-.
VEN the greatest evil II not 10 secure the great.
esl good.
Surveying the whole ground. have not
doubl but that either Gen. Tuylor or Gen. Cuss
will b. elected the next President. Nv vote. if
A - Ia ..fT,.. all L..
tween hem. Believing This, with me il is drci.
ave Of the question. You, and !, and al Of us
in Ohio, have bscn accustomed ic deprecalc tie
ineffective uad mischicyous course pursued bv
third party men. We have argued with, end
impIorcd. un former occasions, the scced,rs
from the Wing party -seFarausls on some pCiuI
Of Conscientious uItiereucr-nog to act in such
way as 10 make worse than waste OF lhe,r moral
gnd political force. We have believed and
charged that 10 this way The anli-sayer pary
in the United States had madg themselves re.
sponsbe atlhs lus Presidential election for tho
defeat Of Henry C!ay-the annexation Of Tex.
as-Ihe war, aud The extension Of slave ierro.
ry-lhus promoting, Ly their independent ac.
lion, the very evils which were most sbhorrent
10 them. Will not our own arguments. views,
and illustrations return upon US now with accus
muiated force, if We either stand alool, sulkiIy
nursing our disappointment, or squandcr cur
Strength upon the unavaing attempt 10 accom-.
pIish what is uuery mpossibiel And il. on ac.
count Of such procedure on the part Of Wings,
General Cass should BE- clec.ed, who will b.,
who should be, answerab!e for bringing lhat
great evil upon the country!
For it would bean evil disastrous verify be.
l;o,.. l,1I e., =
General Cass has not only Pul himself distinct.
,y upon all the issues Of the BItimore conyen.
lion, but he has in terms declared that he
should consider his ELECTION as an endorsement
OF the Whole course uHi policy OF Mr.. Polk,
and Us direction TO himself 10 pursue and carry
oul schemes Of similar character. WHAT'S Ibis
but TO declare for a policy Of wur-tyr debt
Tor c"nqupsi-:yr extension Of slave territory
for opposition 70 home labor and industry, and
the consequent GRIPPING Of national ind"peE-
dence-ior hostility 10 internal IMPROVEMENTS
and, in shorl, 'rr every Icrn OF gross outrage.
and executive usurpauon, which has characuri.
zed WIN such ''oaI prs'emiAcn2e' the present
Administrations Ana every one who knows
Gen. -ass' and mas marked his course in tho
Senate must KNOW that, N ihe event OF his eIec.
ucn, ihese SAD consequences would have 10 be
our only expectations.
WIN trnrral Taylor only can we IN any hu.
man Proo7bdny now succeed 50 as 10 arrest
these ca'amnies' which Continued Democrat.
ic rule would bring upon Us: Aud what may
we reasonably expect through hin'
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