Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-10-27
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! This sterling Wing paper, which mover hes.
tatcs in the advocacy of Wing principles, was
slow in taking position Ms an advocate Of the C..
lection of General Taylor. During all the pc.
rOd oil It's delay in this particular, we have OBJ.
served that 1t has prudently and witt great pro.
prety abstaincd from assaults upon tho Wing
nominee, and from unworthy imputaIons upon
the motives of those who made, and those who
support the nomination. The editor had his
reasons for pausing before he should make his
final determination of preference for prcsidcn.
tlaI candidate. Ii was his unquostionajIe rqh,
TO pause until he could satisfy his own mind as
to the propriety Of the course ho was called up.
on 10 adopt lie doubted the proprety of the
nomination made by his political friends: and 80
doubling, he delayed to give to that nomination
his sanction, until those doubts should be rcmo-
we'd. Is he TO be condemned for this! We
trow not We regard it as precisely one of
those cases contempt lated by Mr.. Jefferson.
when he gave uttcrancc TO the immortal sonti,
mcnt that "crror of opinion may be safely tol-
Grated, while reason is left free to combat it,
And this instance affords happy illustration OF
the truth Of that sentiment. Entertaining doubts
as 10 what was his duty, he paused until reason
should do its work. lie did not give himself up
TO lactiOus opposition, and turn upon his associi.
aes with reProachcs; nor, lending himself to
the result Of chances, press forward, not know.
ing whittier he went. lie came 10 a stand. and
thore awaited until The clouds of darkness and
night should pass away. and disclose safe cyn-
osnre to guide his steps in the way of duty and
of safety. The msts have passed away-day
has dRwned-and The editors course lies plain
ly disclosed before him. lie speaks, in his pa
per of Saturday last-hcar HIM Ohio State
Journal.
"Wo insert, to-day, the Wing Electoral Tick
ct Of this State. When, as is now The case,
The selection of a President must be mado be.
tween TWO such men as General Taylor and
General Cass, we cannot hesitate as 10 our duty.
The choice is now from these; all others are out
of the question. When the merits of the two
arc carefully considered and compared, those of
Gen. Taylor stand out prc-cminently above
those of his competitor, and entite him 10 the
support Of all who think more of promoting the
tue interests Of the country than the advance.
ment of mere party. General Taylor, if eec.
ted, will be The President Of the people; Cass
would only be the President of party. As to
' "u buteu' II ho "eIc even good ana sale
man, (Which he by no means ISL he is allogeth,
er out of the question, as he cannot be elected
The most that can be hoped, by his warmost
friends, is two or three States, and we have not
The remoesl idea that he will get even ono. un.
less it be Michigan or Wisconsin. All honest
opponents Of Cass should vote for General Tav- |
or, as a means of accomplishing The most good
that can, under present circumstances, bo ac- |
Let US then go 10 work in good
earnest, and direct every effort to The attainment
Of this result. 1t can be done, and if all but
10 their duty, it WiH be done. Up, friends!
md at III"