New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-11

~ TON CoRwIS made one Of his character
is,c speeches AZ Carthage, Ohio. on the I'd inst Of
which We extract the following from the rePor;
ofthe Cincinnati Ga-effc
/ 1t SIS common expression to say the President
<holds high Once but you who possess the ugni OF
voiins for that hold higher Office thsn you can
confer upon him. You write his name on piece Of
paper no longer than the palm Of your hand and w
starts President tor four ycsrs-yog create aim u
your pleasure and destroy him Al your pleasure al
each recurring election Have you considered the
power this RI <hi Of voting gives YOU Hsvc you
sdered that when you vote on the I'll OF November,
twenty millions OF Gods creatures Qo< up 70 you ~
the guardians Of their interests foi four years and Il
may be for longer period and the man who votes
csrelessy who says he cares not who 10 elected. he
being the appointed guardian OF the interests OF the
country. shall De held responsible here and hereafter
for the manner in which be has discharged that duty
Applause do not want revive any OF the old con
troversies would be happy to know they were blot
ted out Of the page OF our countrys history but
would ask any 20 consider how much power AZ
teen thousand men In particular locality IN the United
held only the dcstines and happiness
OF the people OF this country, but over those OF
neighboring Republic Two men were presented 70
you in lsi4-one. n reference 70 the CREST questions
then sgitsted. said. Elect me, and Texas, country
large IN geographical surface ~ the whole empire
Of France shall be annexed the United states and
shall come within the range Of our Government with
without the consent OF Mexico, the parent Republic
" ] not going 20 discuss whether that were
men stakeholder sso, Henry Clay OF kentucky said
Ii you elect that annexation shall not take place
without the free consent Of MexcO-snd not then AL
every state OF the old Republic shall express Us con
sent 10 that annexation Cheers I presume every
body knows from the history Of the past four years
thst II Henry Clay had been President Of the United
states Texas would not have been annexed. Fifteen
thousand given ths occasion IN New York Tor
a gentleman named Brney, whom nobody expected 10
elect were thrown away. Il was All isrce-n was
not voting at all II this country, however, was bene
hted by that snneNstonit Il be mstter OF great IN
the people Of Ohio that I'VE or six States yet
10 be made Ia the present limits OF Texas shall De set
lied by her people where IL shall be sw that any one
Srnan having a hundred negroes shall have as much
political power siNtyonc inhsbiting these plsnts
uonsf il be matter of felicity 10 you that that state
of things brought about then, these fifteen thousand
men did well in keeping Clay out OF O'ce, and bring
ing Texas in II il be a matter OF importance that
should have expended 10 millions Of dollars in war
with Mexico about the boundary OF TeNss-f that be
gratifying circumstance 10 the people Of Hamilton
County then these fifteen thousand men did well in
keeping CLAY out of the Presidential chair II Il were
better that 10 millions OF dollars should be expended
20 blow the brains OF number OF young men (vho
might have been engaged in their ordinary svocs
tions instead of building school houses and appointing
teachers 10 educate those brains laugh then you
ought TO thank these fifteen thousand gentlemen OF
New lork-ior these abolition votes brought about al
the blessings have enumerated II IL be matter of
congrstulaton 10 this Christian Republic that now, a.
ter An expenditure OF 10 millions of dollars in con
quest we should pay ~ millions for the purchase
OF two provinces then should be- thankful 10 the
Almighty Ruler OF nations that have got these i've
hundred thousand square mies-and God bless these
gentlemen for have something 10 quarrel about
A laugh Really think these fifteen thousand gen
tlcmcn ought 10 make figure in the history OF the
country. We shall have occasion 10 thank God that
they born and lived in 1914 laughter and that
by throwing away their votes, they produced all the
glorious results 10 which have referred.