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Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-27
WHIG STATE CONVENTION,

In accordance with usage and in conformity
with the cal Of the State Central Committee,
the Whig delegates, reporting themselves in
Columbus from the various counties in Ohio,
assembled on the Pubic Square, on the morn.
ing Of Wednesday, January 10, 1848.
At half past ten, A. NJ, the meeting was called
to order by the nomination Of Col. JOHN JOHN.
SON of Miami, rs Chairman pro TEN, and Amos
IL. CaAee of Licking, and OyiOu Cole of Medi-
ma, acting as Secretaries.
The State Central committee having previ.
ousIy resolved the Convention into general
committee, embracing one delegate from each
county in the State, said committee reported
back to the temporary organization tho follow.
ing committees, to wit:
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-27

The nominating delegates then proceeded 10
the Convention, when, upon motion Of tie Hon.
I }. Maihat, commllIee Of three, consisting Of
Messrs. Mathal, Corwin, Of Cincinnati, and
Johnson Of Pickaway, we're appointed TO wan
upon the distinguished gentleman " no had re.
ceiVed the nomination, aud 10 cUnmunieule 10
1im bis appointment as the sanda "a beafer Of
'he wings Of Ohio 10 the approaching campaign.
b On motion Of J. G.. Gesi. ESQ, Of Greene, il
was resolved, that the several candidates who's,
names had been considered bv tbe Conten,ion.
be requested TO address the some.
Col. James Collier of jefferson. hs;,s ..ft.d
for, but absent on duties connected w;,S b;s a..
PointmenI by the Government Of tbs s,s,s !.
one of the Commissi 0DeTs now sitting a, Wssh.
ington, oseIle the question Of dIspsJeS ooandarv
between Ohio and Virginia; Mr., RusseA Of liar
rison, by the unanimous demand Of the meo,iny
addressed the Convention on his Behalf Ills
remarks were received by the nudienre with en-
Ihusiastic applause, at the conclusion os which
address, Gen. Ford being announced by the com.
miltee, the latter gentleman addressed the Con-
venIiOn in mastery review Of the AdmiDistra-
lion on the various topics now agiiatinp The pub.
lie mind Of the country. These remarks the
Secretary will furnish hereafter, as he took notes
of the same.)
Mr.. Gest, of Greene, then introduced Hon.
Columbus Delano, who addressed ihe Conven-
ton IN strain Of unequalled elequenCe, on S,ale
and National interests. and during an bOuT deyo-
ted TO an analysis of tho haglious and corrupt
procedure of President Polk. relative 10 his
abandonment of Oregon, while seeking to Wpess
from Mexico her territory, held the vast cOa-
course en1hralled in that rapt attention which
this distinguished cilzen ever receives at tho,
hands of his auditors.
Hiram Griswold, ESQ, of Stark, was then
called upon to address the Convention, but owing
to the lateness of the hour declined going into
any expression at present, further than fully and
thoroughly endorsing the veteran Whig whose
name was this day presented to the Wing party
ofOhio for their suflrages as the next Executive
Of the Buckeye State.
On motion Of Gov. Morrow, the Convention
adjourned to meet again at the same place lo-
morrow morning at o'clock.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-27

Athens county: A. B. Walker, A. G. Van.
vorhes, and G. w. Fulton.
Hooking county: Joseph Kaler.
Meigs county: Columbia Downing, R. T. Van
horn and o. B. Chapman.
Gallia county: ]. J. Coombs, William Nash
and A. II. Holcomb.
Lawrence county: Elias Nash.
Thirteenth Congressional District.
Washington county: G. w. Barker, II. l..
Wilson, L. w. T. Clark and D. E. Gardner.
Perry county: Henry Diuoe, NJ. D. Brooke
and ]. H. Shearer.
Morgan county: ]. l.. Gage, J. A. Adair, D.
Devoll and NJ. Clark.
Fourteenth Congressional District.
Mdskingum county: John Trimble, d. Brush,
Z. Adams, John Frazier, Thomas Finney,
John A. Blair, John Dillon, Edward Ball and
N. A. Gill.
Guernsey county: Stephen Potts, Ichabod
Grummon, J. w. Warfeld, Richard Hatton and
E. Grimes.
Fifteenth Congressional District.
Harrison county: William Hogg, Andrew Nc
Farland, P. X. r. Brolherson and Samuel A..
Russell.
Belmont county: John Lippencott, William
Woods, William Chamberlain, Lycurgas Jen-
nings and Miller Pennington.
Monroe county: John Davenport and John
Hastings.
Sixteenth Congressional District.
Tuscarawas county: Nathaniel Hayden, ].
A. Bingham, A. ]. Bennett, E. Brainard, D. M.
Bradshaw, Andrew Patrick and ]. ]. Burris.
Holmes county: NJ. Welker and J. K. Whce-
Ter.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
Frankly AvswesI.

The Savannah Georgian, urging the neees-
sity Of more slave territory, says
"The slaves will accumulate in few of the
States OF the Union--accumulate inlmenseY
by importation from the other States, and the
natural increase at home-untl the three or four
millions, which are now held in ssrvitude, will
have trebled or quadrupled in numbers. In pro-
portion as their number 10 increased IN limited
space, their value will he diminished. And il Is
not unreasonable to believe that the time will
soon come when that convulsion, over which
northern faraticism would rcvel with such fiend-
ish delight, may be effected, and when the value
of slave property will have become % trifling
that the owner will be more than willing TO get
rid Of his slaves. But what q horrible freedom
will that be TO the African! A freedom proceed
ing frsnl the utter worthlessness of his labor,
which pre-supPoses starvation, with ali its con-
comitant Is Of desperate crime, and wretched deg
radiation"
See what this able Southern print expects,
and admits:
/. That slavery will be generally abolished
in a few yesn "The slaves will accumulate in
a few States" Southern men know it is tho
interest of tho bOrder tier" to get rid OF the In
stitutiOn, and they are preparing for it.
z. Ihat slavery VIII DIE out II limited TO its
present bounds. ain proportion as their (slsves)
number IL increased in a limited space, their
value will be olminiahed." What thenl. Eman-
cipariOn must follow. The extension Of terri
tory, therefore, 10 an extension Of slavery.
An to the difficulties imagined by the GeOr-
gisn, they viii never exist Northern Fana-
ticism" may rave or reveli but it cannot alter
the laws Of our nature. Slavery does not pay
in Kentucky; ye, slave. are we'll troatod--and
the nearer any people come to emancipation
tho more they feel its necessity, and a:knOw-
ledge its iustice-the better they will b. cared
for. Besides, the planters Of the South cannot
be reduced 10 the necessity Of degrading even
their slaves, and treating them with the cruelty
supposed. Long before this stage is reached,
masters will declare for universal freedom.
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The Kidnnppina.

Its strange what sectional feeling will &C.
oomplish. All the southern members Of Con-
gress voted against an enquiry into a case Of
kidnapping which, at howe, they would have
made themselves with resolute determination.
The case IL thus stated
"Mr. GIDDISes, Of Ohio, moved a resolution Of
inquiry, setting forth that a eolored man, long q
resident Of this District, a servant at Mrs.
SPrigg's, where Mr.. G. boards, where his wife
Is also servant, had an agreement with his To-
galowner, whereby he agreed to pay the latter
$500 for his freedom, which sum he had paid
except $50, when, on Saturday last, believe,
two men came into the house, threw him down,
bound him, gagged him, and carried him off to
one Of the slsye-traders' prisons in the city, (by
virtue Of a sale by his villain master, Of course,
whence he has since been shipped TO New Or
leans for sale. Mr.. G. Of course asked that the
proper committee should inquire into the out
rage, and report suitable measures to guard
against its repetition. This was at once met by
motion to lay on the table, which was at first
voted down-56 to 81 but on a second trial
carried-S4 to 50. So Congress, the sole Legis-
lature Of the District, voted that such out
rage is not worth even an inquiry, but all regu-
lar, unexceptionable, and according TO the legal
morality of the peculiar institutiOn.'-I hope
this is not the last shall hear Of this strocty"
Such violence would not be tolerated in Ken
lucky. The man who should attempt it would
find himself in the strong grasp Of the law
Why, then, hesitate to do justice at Washing
ton 1t ia such acts these that give new
strength to abolitionism, and increase the num-
Der of abslitionists everywhere in the free
States
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29

The Senate is engaged discussing the Ten
Regiment bill-SsnatOu Pierce, Badger, John.
son, Sc, &c, have spoken upon it. The bill
may pass the Senate; it will probably fail in the
House.
The House in Committee Of the whole is dis
cussing the Presidents Message, and especially
the war. All that can be done to express its
folly and wickedness on one side q done, and,
on the other, no tact or talent is wanted TO de-
fend il and Mr.. Polk.
The question Ofslsvery has been fairly oPsn-
ed in both Houses, and will be fully and fairly
discussed. At first it creates some acerbity OF
feeling. But this will wear of, and when 1t
does, the South as well as the North will know
what may or may not be done with regard to
the Institution. This, all sides seem to admit
that it is State institution, and the question Is,
whether under the Constitution, it can be eI-
tended into new territory.
The Wings, as regards the war, are becoming
more resolved to oppose it. The better opinion
now is, that the ten regiment bill will fail.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
The swedish Colony.

The Island of ST. Bartholomew is free!
Slavery was abolished there forever on the
9th day of October, 1881. The act was official
ly the act Of the King of Sweden. But slave
owners, by their efficient zeal" hsstened it on,
and by their readiness" to adopt the proper
measures, gave to it entire success.
The royal proclamation, under the above date,
and in the name Of Oscar, King Of Sweden:
"Ordsin and decree, that all bondage and
slavery shall for ever hencefOrth cease 10 exist,
and 10 be tolerated in this Island ofSt. Bartholo-
new and dependencies, which is hereby promul-
gated for the dutiful observance of all whom il
SAY concern"
How the wsrld appeals TO rs From all
powers, barbarian and civilized the cry is, for
freedom The Mussulmsn has barred forever
the iron bondage of slavery from his dOminiOns
the barbarian Prince on his old pirate thrOns
has 6ecreed freedom to all the Monarchs OF
civilized Europe have struck off the fetters Of
the slave. Shall we, can we, longer hesitsts
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
De likeWisa.

A learned minister whose Piety is well knOwn,
and whose voice in the good cause viii soon he
heard, writes rs:
take blame to myself that / have never
thought more on the subject Of slavery and espe-
cially that have not done my duty in insist
ing, where could, in Gods vineyard, upon hav-
ing the marriages Of slaves legalized, and pre-
venting masters from separating families-I am
making mp, however, for lost time, and have
written and spoken much on this subject, and
hnd no master nor brother in the ministry who
objects to these principles. hope and believe
The Church will do its duty in sustaining
them.
So do we. FOR here is ground on which all
may do something. No moral pest is worse
than licentiOusness, and must it not prevail
where marriage is not cOnsecrated! No evil .
greater than that which sacrifices or makes men
forget home ties. And can they prevail whsa
daily they severed as If family and kindred
were an empty namel
The PiOus men Of our State, the professors Of
religion in every church, owe it to themselves,
it seems 10 US, to speak and act on these Princi-
pies. We may read Gods word wrong
We DO, certainly, if that does not demand this
Of them in language which cannot be mistaken.
Say, then, ministers and professors Of the living
God, which will We do, serve your master in
Heaven, or obey men on earthl To your own
eOnsciences, and your maker, we leave you to
answer. We Judge not"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29

sucs Of the far South. socially and politically
II act. upon the mid-slave States with 're'"eh-
dous force There is-it must be admitted oy
all-there is In the Southern character a daring
a wild generosity, and sort OF reckless oiSre-
GARD Of self. which makes il brilliant in bear
inc. and efficient In action, even while ciannish
in feeling. "I'll stand by the South we
hear this exclamation on all occasions ano
we like 10 hear it-for 1t betokens fellow
ship which will yet live to great and gooo
results, IL the fres States corrupt Us not oy
a fraud upon the Constitution. But let
the mid-slave States understand that there {"
a limit TO slavery, and that the far South will
not receive or purchase their slaves, and mol
twenty, nor ten, nor five years would pass over
their heads without their passing an act Of eman-
cipation.
This, then, is our conclusion-that the re-
striction of slavery TO its present bounds would
compel the planting States to prepare gradually
for emancipation, and induce the grain growing
or mid slave region, speedily to get rid Of slave
ry.
We leave Gen. CASTS motives to himself and
his God. He may be pure in all he says as an
angel But no man has yet written for the
public eye, no statesman spoken in behalf OF
slavery, who has done half so much, II his
scheme could be carried out, to burn into the
bowels Of this land. intellectually and eternally,
all the curses Of negrO-slavery. We would, this
hour, rather die than have this plan carried out
II our humble death could prevent 1t. We
would, If we had them, sacrifice, in glad tri-
umph, an hundred lives rather than be the au-
| thor of H.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29

The other day the Legislature Of the State re-
fused to admit coIored mechanic to move into
it from Virginia.
The reasons assigned were various-but
among them, and as chief, were these, that we
wanted more white mechanics, and that we
should never have them until labor was made
reputable
There is no doubt Of the fact, that slavery
drives away thousands Ofour people, and keeps,
Thousands from settling among us, because
itdegrades labor. A letter from Warren County
says:
desire to bring up my children to work, but
l am not able to do so. and If we cannot gel
emancipation, i must 20 away. | am very
much indisposed to leave Kentucky, and will
not do II IL there is any hope, though II there be
none, will move to a free State.
The decision Of this plain man is the decision
of thousands, either silently made or openly ex-
pressed. We could quote from six or seven
letters now before US, and just received, all an
nouncing the fact. We put 1t, then, to the good
sense. the patriotism, the interest OF alavehold-
srs and non-savehOldsrs, and ask, whether the
cause which produces such disastrous results
ought not to be removed.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29

Here's song for thee-of the linden tree
A song Of the silken lime
There Is no other tree 90 pleaseth me,
No other so ct for rhyme.
"When was q boy, ii was all my Joy
To rest in its scented shade,
When the sun was high and the river nigh
A musical murmur made;
when floating along like a winged song,
Tie traveller bee would stop,
And choose for his bower the lime-tres flower,
And drink-to the last sweet drop.
"When the evening star stole forth afar,
And the gnats flew round and round.
sought for . rhyme, beneath the lime,
Or dreamed on the grassy ground.
"Ah years have fed and the liy.den. dead
Is brand on the cotter's hooI;
And the river creeps through its Shiny dseps
And youths thought Of yors
"Yet they live again, ia the dreamer's brain
As deeds Of love and wrong,
Which pass with sigh, and seem TO die,
Survive in the poets song.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
Tse IDt.serl The Avewai.

A good dinner, and good company, IL 10 said
will make any man feel good, and, no doubt,
"when thus situated" Commodore Stockton
could out Of pure lOve-for christianity, and
liberty-tske all Mexico, and annex IT. A
clever officer, h the late viceroy Of California
A brave" and withal a man of large views
The generous people Of Philadelphia, to be
plain, gave the gallant Commodore public din
ner, "a matter CT course" Toasts where given,
and responses made. The warm wine alowed
in the warmer speech, until, we dare say, guest
and gver thought It would be downright chris
tian act TO knock every Mexican chiefs brains
out for the highly benevolent and christian pur-
pose Of forcing republicanism on the necks Of
the Mexican people. Hear the Commodore
Be 1t ours nov to forgive Mexico all her tres
passes, and returning good for evil, make her
free and happy. Enthusiastic applause.
IL were now the sovereign authority. as
was once the viceroy-(laughte would
prosecute this war for the express purpose of
redeeming Mexico from misrule and civil strife.
IT, however, such treaty were offered ms as
that offered to the Government Of In. United
States, before God, / would consider Il NV
Il
would say TO them, we can pay the indemnity
ourselves. But ve have = duty before God which
We cannot, must not e. 10. The priceless boon
Of civil and religious lii :ty has been confined
10 us M trustees (Choers.) / would Insist,
If the war were 10 be prolonged for fifty years,
and cost money enough TO demand from us each
year the half Of ell that we possess, would still
insist that the nestiniable blessings of civil and
religious liberty should be guaranteed to MeI-
leo.
But indemnity 10 not the object Of the war;
No man here or elsewhere will consent to weigh
blood against money. do not care who pre-
sents the proposition-when II is presented-or
to whom il is presented, Wing orDemocrat, no
man will weigh blood for money. But this is
not. repeat, our condition. Higher and nobler
objects present themselves for the attainment
OF which, ysu must increase your armies In
Mexico, cost what il may. Fifty thousand men
must 60 to Mexico. Renewed applause.)
We have vanquished Mexico. She IL pros
trate at our feet--we can afford 10 be magnani-
nous. Let us act so that we need not fear the
strictest scrutiny Of the christian and civilized
world. would with a magnanimous and kindly
hand gather thess wretched people within the
fold Of republication. Loud applause) This
IL said, "this will bring US to direct tarstion.'
Well, let IL come.
IL not this true Inagnanimity1 What Mex
lean could obiecti Why, the Commodore says,
he made his address Sin the spirit Of father ad-
dressing a large family" How It would have
been II that family had been small and weak, we
need not enquire. But lot this paw. The Com
modors means to rpubIiesntss all Mexico--to
make her part of the Union--iust to force Mex
leo to be free!
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
wbv sl..,, we Grew,

Aye, whyl Answer, ssave-owner Answer,
thou most bitter Of all perpetualiss.
Take up your maps. Put your finger on
Chieago--see her with population in 40 of
ASA. and In ~ having over SIXTEEN THos-
sLsD--wiih exports Of a thousand dollars Ia &c
and over one million and half in '45-pass on
to Milwaukee, Racine, and mari the same mar
vellous increase in one and in all, and tell US II
there be aay other cause but slavery.
Why, Louisville, naturally has every advan-
tage. No. city or town named equals her in
this respect! Not city or town in the far
west that has so many natural advantages! Yet
60 to your banks-go to officers who discount
bills Or drafts, and ask them, how mach week
ly-nay, how much daily, 10 paid to Cincinnati
mech anics for work done there, which might a.
we'll be done here! And wherefore thisi The
eating cancer, patent to every ego that will lock
at AID Sc, it, is slavery, and yet We stand
with hands folded, and lips closed, as II there
were not work to do, and words TO utter, in re-
moving the sole cause of our difficulty.
Suppose fer moment that the work done for
Louisville men, and by Louisville capita, abroad
were done at home, what spur would be give.
to our industry, what an increase brought to our
city! We cannot get hold of data sufficient to
make an exact calculation But we believe, II
this one result were effected, that population
Of ter thousand producers would be added at
once 10 our city. And how these producers
would add 10, and swell, our prosperity! How
increase evory branch Of business! How add
everywhere to the value Of real property.
Why don't We growl
Slavery costs rs millions. Who had new
titled our fertile lands If the State had been free
What now would have been our annual earn
ings IL slavery had not blaskened our sOil1 All
around us-in sight Of our first settled homes
progress marks and makes every thing In the
free Statss--convertng wilderness counties into
thick settlements, swelling villages into towns,
towns into cities, and cities into mighty marts
Of thriving commerce, and we stand still
stand stock still a. IL an incubus were upon Us,
and We had no power to heavs It off-as If we
were the slaves Of q bondage as CALLING as any
man can suffer.
play the part Of men--let ne do 1t. Christiani-
sy appeals to Us with a trusting, living spirit
let US answer her rightly. Sef-intsrest urges
Us to sst free the slaye--let Us do it!
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
STAT. C.io.,.a,s.. ,oese,y.


The anniversary Of this Society was celsbrat-
ed at Frankfort last week.
The Rev. A. NJ. Cow.S, Zone Of the most ell
cient Of agents. presented the annual report.
1t is spoken of as being eloquent and sncourag-
ing We shall refer to II. in detail, when we
rsceiveit. Meantime we copy from the Com
moHssstA the following in reference 10 the Col
ony on the distant coast of Africa.
The affairs Of the colony are flattering beyond
anything the most sanguine and enthusiastic
friends Of the enterprise could have anticipated.
The colonists have in convention declaredtheir
commonwealth to be independent, and have as
sumed the name Of the RspGblic Of Liberia. The
oath Of July last they celebrated the dayof the de-
claration OF their independence after the manner
Of our celebrations of the Declaration of Ameri-
can Independence In our own glorious land.
They have taken from this Union, liberty, law,
and religion, and they have planted a new and
promising empire in the midst of savage barbar-
sm-they have planted In the land Of their
fathers the arts and sciences and tie religion Of
their former masters
The whole number Of emIgrants sent TO Ii
IBERIA in the vessel which left New Orleans on
the 1th Of this month was l29 from the follow
ing States: Kentucky %, Louisiana 81, Mlssis-
siPPi 81, Alabama "a, and Illinois6 6. During the
!ast year there has been received In donations,
,egscNs, aha payment lot passage OF emigrant'
~ 'nls Siate ,ne sum Of s''o's % This sum
mas snao'ea we society 10 accomplish much
GOOD; GaI Il Is greatly less than ought to havf
oeen subscribed. we trust mat kentucky W Il
soon become I more awe 70 the Importance Of thi
s SoiA. inoePenoeh, oil It's claims uPoh tn
e 9i ,r ana 1ne Pnllanthroplst' Il ms claim
" hh'neSsuraCae magnitude upon the Statesman
wno looks only TO the peace and quiet Of tn
o'a'e'
JOHN A. McCLUSo was the orator of the oc.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
Gen. Worth.

IL seems that the cause Of quarrel between
Gems. Worth and Scott, arose from his giving
the Mexicans too favorable terms at Puebls--
Gen. WIS. conduct was censured by court ; he
was suspended, &c. Now Gen. SCOTS turn
has come. The Wings say every Wing general
officer viii be sacrificed, &c. &c.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
The GsaabIsrs.

Mr.. s'rrD our Efficient city Marh,l, with
officer GILMORE, discovered and broke up . "a
nous gamblers retreat. kept by one Evans. WIN
resides on Water. corner Of Fifth and ST..
streets Thasker was arrested and is now In
JAIL for want Of bail. Evans WINS released. Too
much praise cannot BE- given Mr.. srsrD for hi,
resolution and skill In fsrrsting cut, and .eeur.
ring these pssn' Of society.