Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-11-03
From the New York Tribune.
TO THE FREE SOIL WHIGS OF OHIO.

While the Wing heart Of the Union was bound .
ing with exultation over the unlocked for and
astounding victory IN Pennsylvania. there came
news from you that chilled the atmosphere and
dimmed the general sunshine. PENNSYLVANIA
had settled the contest Of I848 until news came
that Ohio had faltered! You should have seen
how that revived the hopes Of the stipondarles
Of Polk, the devolees Of Cass, aud the lraternl-
zers with Hangman Foole. You should have
seen how our dens Of deprayity turned out their
inmates, so lately dumb and covering, to yell
over their victory in Ohio. IL you, intelligent,
conscientious Wing farmers and mechanics,
who have seen fit to abandon your old friends
because of their misfortune at Philadelphia,
could but have seen those hordes who rushed
together in Tammany Hall and less genteel rog-
gercs TO shout aud scream over the first Tee-
graphic report Of your detection, | do believe
you would have boen impelled TO hesitate, to
doubt, 10 review the position you had taken. !
entreat you to do it now!
Yes, friends! the resul, in your State is disas-
trous, no matter whether Ford or Weller is Gov
ernor by a few hundred voles. The fact that
Cassism can claim any SORT Of triumph in Ohio
is enough. We all expected close and doubt
ful struggle in November, but anticipated the
election Of Ford by 5000 to 10000 majority,
with decided Wing majority in Congress and
the legislature. You have sadly disappointed
us-but for Pennsylvania you would have stun
ned us. As il is, we are able to succeed with
out you, but we don't like the idea. When ev-
cry other Whig State Of IA stands firm, how
can we bear to part company with the greatest,
the nobestof all! When New YORK and PENN
sYLvANIA came forward to admit and atone for
their detection in the last National contest, how
can we surrender our flagship in thai glorious
though unfortunate STRUGGLED We cannot, will
not do it! You have shared our deleats-you
must share our victory! Success will hardly
be joyful without you.
And why should Ohio fall out or line with
the Wing array just as they are achieving dc.
cisive riumphl What good end is even propo-
sed By those who counsel thai course! Suppose
il were possible 10 give the vote OF the State TO
Van Buren,, (and you must know II is not) do
you not see that is in effect giving ii TO Cass!-
Every Electoral Vote against Taylor is either
vote for Cass directly, or against choice by the
People, and so in favor Of Cass indirectly; for he
and no one else will aSsuredly be chosen If the
election goes to the House. With the DeIega-
tions from fifteen States for him, only twelve in
oil against him, and the other three divided. and
in view Of the knowledge that, if no President
be chosen, the Senate will certainly elect Gen.
Butler Wee President aud thus put him IN the
Presidential Chair, there is not chance for the
election Of anybody but Cass by the House.
And why should any Wing vote so as to humor
South Carolina and elect Gen. Cass! Why!
The grounds Of demurrer are three-Gen.
Tayor-the Philadelphia Conventon-tho Ex-
tension Of Slavery. Let US consider them in
order.
You know how iule like Gen. Taylor,-or
rather, how thoroughly dlsapprove his noml-
nation for President. Personally. think well
of him, as almost everybody does. The uni
form testimony of those who know him procalms
him shrewd, sensible, practical, humane, hon
est, unussuming man. llitwete simply ques-
lion Of men, believe at least lhrae-ourhs Of
the Union would prefer him TO Gen. CaSs. As
10 his being soldier aud Shareholder, should
like him better if he were neither; hut never
did and think never will oppose any man
merely us II Shareholder for mn office under The
Federal Government, for believe such opposi
ton contrary to the plain irtgnt and scope OF
the Federal Consl tuition. II il had been under
stood or suspected in 1873 that TIC citizens OF
the Free States would ever come to prescribe
and vote against Southern men merely as slave
holders, am sure no Constitution would have
been adopted. do not believe Washington
would have signed the instrument; | am conf
dert Madison and Pincknoy would not. eau
not unite in prescription which seems to me
failhIess, ilI-dirccted and worse than useless
Nor will | make the soldiers calling reason
for opposing any one SO long as the Nation re.
-Qures, trains and employs soldiers. am more
than willing to unite in any effective movement
for aboishing the trade Of War; but, so long as
the Nation encourages, requires and upholds
that trade without objection or cavil, cannot
unite in prescribing warriors who have ever been
blamesss in private life and obedient to the
civil power.
But we heartily agree that the Philadelphia
nomination was not The right one-that candi.
date for President Of superior qualifications and
merits should have been elected. The choice
made was not mine, nor yours. Some of you
visited and conferred with last year concerning
the defeat of this selection. Many of you must
know that spared no effort, early or late, to de-
feat it-yet it was made. And now the only
question to be considered is this-Is it your du-
ly, is it mine, because of our disapproval Of the
reasons which induced and the influences which
effected this nomination, to oppose it and thus
contribute to Gen. Cass's election? | have care
fully weighed, have calmly deberated, and
my conviction is clear that ought, in view o
all the circumstances, TO vote for Gen. Taylor
shall do so. Hear my reasons, and then judge
my course.
As to the influences which prevailed in the
Philadelphia Convention, do not respect and
shall not fatter them. low expediency-a
moIe-eyed eunnng-a loose -principled complai
-sance 90 thOse who promised, if Gen. Taylor
should lie nominated, all manner of Southern
and South Western States which they had nc
more power to make over than Satanhad to give
away "at the kingdoms of the earth,"-I saw
all this and detested il. But this is of the past
and is no longer Of any PRACTICAL consennence.