Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-11-03


ground OF Burney says. he would rather trusl 4
Locoioeo than Gen. Taylor. The only differ.
ence in The Llberty party now, and the Liber.
~ party then, is that then Mr.. Giddines de.
nounced them for their perIenacious adherence
to a separate organzaIion-..iOr defeating the
Wing parIy-.-and for aiding in the slse,ion NJ
Polk. And now he aids and applauds their
course, although il tends 10 the same result.
the defeal Of The Wing party and the election. of
'he Locoioeo candidate, who IS openly pledged
10 Ve'o any bill excluding slavery from hose ieT.
rilories.
IL sny me has abandoned Wing principles,
., is Mr.. GIddIngs, who would persuade others
that those principles have become obsolete,
have been merged in Van Burenism...in Loco.
rocosm. lfany one has abandoned the Whie
party, il is Mr.. Giddings. who has united with
the so called Liberty party, which defeated The
Wing candidate in '44--.and is endeavorinR 10
do the same thing in 40. Doubtless in ihe
ranks Of the enemy. he would fain persuade
himself and others, that Wing principles have
vonshed into thin air, with the exception Of a
"sngle idea" which he has carried alcDg with
him. We never knew a traitor to his par who
did not declare that his party had deserted their
principles. We never knew an aposiate in re.
igion, who did not denounce that religion as
humbug. as q deluson, as having lost its Saror.
As 10 Gen. Cass Mr. Giddings spent but liue
time in proving him opposed 10 free soil. He
proved it by the Record. He read his confess
sion in the Nicholson yletler.-.and no proof but
the Record was required. A Judgment by con'
lession was entered against him.
We have neither lime nor space to notice the
speakers laborous defence OF Mr.. Van Buren,.
All his powers of eloquence, all the shrewdness
of The lawver---al the sophislry Of the polh.
clan were called into requslIion 10 prove the
consistency ofthe free soil candidate. Defeated
before the Baltimore Convention in IA, en- a..
count Of opposition 10 annexulion-.he support.
cd aud voted for Mr.. Polk, the annexation can.
didate...approved his administration, approved
Of The war; approved Of the claim Of indemnify
in land. He admitted his vote as President Of
the Senate, in favor Of extracting from tho
mails and burning all abolition papers, pamph-
lets, and lellers.--buI said his vote was on The
engrossment of the bill. Wings never charged
any thing else. But the question on the en-.
@ toSsment is the test question. He admitted all
that has been charged against Mr.. Van Bursn
us the suppiant tool of the South, the North
crn champion Of Southern interests because
they could not be- denied, they, like the senli-
menls of CaSs. being matters Of record. But
over them all he spreads the mantle ol charity.
| Verify. that mantle which is sud 10 cover
multitude Of sins, was never so put to the
stretch, to cover the political sins Of one man.
We must Judge leniantly the penilent Just bro't
10 conicssion.--very leniently indeed IL brought
there through the almighty intluence--of Iwen'
|ty-fye thousand dollars year!
I But MIR. Giddings, as if his own apOsacy 10
| Wing principles were not already TOO apparent,
out hcrods Ilcrod in the conclusion OF his spe' cl
and urges with great earneslness, the support
Of Van Buren, in the present canvass. To
what end we inquire. Do you believe his e,e--
ton by the people possiblel No'.'Bu' we can
defeat the election Of Taylor or Cass by the peo-
pie. IT we can carry Massachusetts, Now York
and Ohio.-.the election must 60 TO the House,
and then the friends Of Taylor or Cass must
come to the free socrS and elect Van Buren,
or there will be no election OF President, Tor the
friends Of Van Buren, in The House will never
go over to Cass or Taylor. So argued Mr..
GjdIings. And yet he claims 10 be Whig.
A Wing Of the old guard! Ii is the first limo
We ever knew aman claiming 10 be Wing, aid
/ in The organization ui party Tor the purpose OF
pr'vcnIirg the clecuon oil officers by the people.
/ The right Of The people TO choose their own ru-
! is has sa,ways been recognized as Il Republican
principle. But here is party who urges a sep
arole organization 10 prevent the exercise of
this right This sentiment needs no comment.
With such an object in view, we are not sur
prised ho, MIR. Giddings feels himself deserted
by the wings. We are not surprised TO see him
under the Locu!oco banner OF Mr.. Van Buren,.
There he may find communion Of sentiment.
There he may 81 down for The remainder Of
his life infamous and conlened."
We owe an apology 10 our readers FOR occu-
pying so much space in noiclug this speech.
ljul when they rchcc, that Mr. G. claims to b.
ali that remains Of the great Wing party, they
will see that we could not, in juscolo his claims
give him less room.