Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-09-01

the Constitution Was ever yilluiny 50 boldi
Was ever rebellion and revolution 50 eoOlly u
YOwedi Was ever treason so disPassionalcly
planned aud announcodi The meTcurial pop
uaIiou Of France, wrought 10 frenzy by Execu-
live misrule and tyranny, gave themselves up
10 violent passion, bloOdshcd aud cruelty; buI
here, a Convention, Of prOlessed democrats,
meet at The Capitol Of the State and resolve up
on the same ends,-rovolulion and anarchy, and
publish to the world their accursed plans months
before they are TO be carried, oul! Such a dis.
play Of wickcdness, naked yet not ashamed,
who haseyerWiInesed! 'Prncipl which rufIiuns
would scarcely hint to each Other, are here pub
licly ovowed without the disguise Of one palia-
Ung sophism' From apostles Of democracy
these men become at once the leaders OF anar.
chy. They plan sediIion and rebellion in open
day, announce their determination to have the
legislative power broken up, the Constitution
and laws tramped 10 the dust, aud ask the peo-
pie TO become the workers Of their own ruin.
A plan differing somewhat from the one con-
Iained in the above resolution, but looking more
directly 10 bayonets and blood-shed for It's con-
summation, has been advocated in the South
Western part Of the State. In it, the democra-
cy are urged to disregard the upporionment Of
last winter, and elect under the old lrw. And
as the Wings would elect under the existing
law, two SETS Of Senators and Representatives
would thus Ue chosen. The democratic set, would
perhaps find it difficult TO organize without
official certificates; TO obviate this, the rank
and file of he democracy are to attend al CO.
lumbus in their strength, and cause them to be
Installed and organized, at the point Of the bay.
onell
This plan has been warmly advocated by such
papers as the Dayton Empire; not only so, it
has been actually adopted by the democracy OF
Hamilton County. They, ii will be seen by
reference TO an article from the Cincinnati Ga.
zetle, in another column, have made nomina.
lions in reference TO the old disuics and thus
show the course they will pursue. One or the
other, or both of these plans are TO be resorted
10, as circumstances may seem to favor.
Now are the people willing to favorIhese dis
organizing acts! Are they ready to aid in car
rying out this workl Will they sanction this
resort to ''mob-aw," to enable minority to ex-
ercise the power of the majortyl WIN they
remain inactive while Revolution and Anarchy
IhIs stalk abroad in the Landl Are these in
slitutions Of our fathers Of so lille value in the
estimation Of their sons, that political bandit
ii will be permitted to trample them under their
feetl Will they not, rather arouse and exert
themselves in the faithful discharge of ther du-
l..
elect to al! the Offices of the State, men attached
to the Constitution, 10 law and order! The full
discharge of our duties at The polls, will over
whelm with confusion, these political despera.
does.
Afterwards, should we there fail to perform
your whole duty, we have the assurance Of
our opponents that the Constitution shall only
be preserved, by the sacrifice of blood.