Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-07-28

therefore fepealsd; and Wsr. .1ub-sfsssury, and
lree-tra3e we're substituted. Thus thr laborer
has been left 70 Struggle sgains not only 6or-
e;gn conPeii'inn, but tds Of oPposilio6 from
bis own Governments ...tB
In this STATE Of ihinss The Presidential slse-
ton returns 10 Us, and shall We nov. bya great
aud united rally, rescue the country from its
perlls end restore The day Of prospesnyl
! The Democrats have placed before the people
I Mr. Cass. Who Is the avosed exponent sad has
been the chef advocate Of the present system.
hs opinions prove but TOO clearly ihsi Il elect
ed We have nothing 10 anticipate bat an 6ggra.
Ssied siaie Of the present policvs
! The Wing Convention. after a fair contest
among the friends Of the sevefaI candidates,
nominated BY a large majority Gen. TAYLOR A.
iheit candidate. Bui Rih the result some dis
contents are said 20 exist which are supposed.
however. 10 arise chiefly from sectional feelings.
! trust, however, that in The indulgence Of such
ssniimehIs no one will lose sight Of the condi-
tion Of the co1n'ry, or Of the perils which beset
Us, IN contest upon u question whether our
candidate shall come from this or than side of a
geographical line. The constitution spreads
over the whole country. our Interests extend
over the whole, and our duties are cosextshsiye
with both. The wise, the eyuuous-Ihose whose
efforts to live are made fruilIess BY vicious leg
lsaion, and those who are denied al right 10
their o"n money-sl look to the approaching
election and earnestly hope for the redemption
Of the country.
! The crisis demands a united and harmonious
action Of oil the strength Of the W higs 10 place
success beyond doubt; aud | ,rust tina, calm
consideration aud dispassionaIe review Of our
condition as it is, and as it will be If We fail will
allay disconlent, and avert the pernicious con-
sequences arising from dislncling our friends
and impainng our strength. | sincerely hope
that patriotism may prevail over and assuage dis
appointment. and that We may not under anV
circumstances be left TO depore defeat, which
cannot fail TO be barren victory to ih9se who
cause it, if it shall be brought about by Whips
who abandon their standard.
/ ] am, gent emen, one Of those who co-oper-
ate with The Wing party, and have through all
lis trials been anxious TO preserve it entire, un-
der The belief that, through the blessing of D-
vine Providence, its strength in numbers and
moral power will be sufficient 10 protect the
country against the mad schemes of ambition
which assa US.
desire, also, TO see an honest, sound. capable
WAg, and none Other, in the chair Of State; a
magistrate who will be content with the power
confded TO him by the constitution; one who
will not seek 10 dismember foreign territory by
conquest, or 10 annex il 10 the United States;
one who will follow the prudent example Of the
earlier Presidents in sParing use Of the veto;
one who will not cherish preference for for.
egn labor and capital over our own; in word,
one Shose heart is devoted to the country, and
not TO selfish ambition.
Such, in my belief, is Zachary Taylor. Ii
has not been my privilege to know or to hold
intercourse with him. but still | do not feel that
he is u stranger, or that his merits aud oual6.
cations are unknown.
The word " hig, employed in its common sig.
MITIGATION, implies all that we require Of can
; didaie, for he who wears il honorably is in prn.
: ciple an exponent Of the fundamental views of
: the party. Gen. Taylor says, in his letter of
the 22d Of April last, 10 Mr.. Allison, 81 am
Whg!" He makes also as strong a declaration
in previous letter TO Mr.. lngersol, dated Au-
gust 3, l847. ! believe | may safely add to
this that no man here, friend or foe-and there
are many who know the General we!l-oues-
lions the fact Of his being Wing. | deem,
therefore, the evidence on this point 10 be en-
tirely satisfactory. It is equally clear that he
is brave, fearless soldier, and not only respec-
ted but beloved, for his manly, bensvoien. char
acter, BY all who have served under him. He
is not less distinguished for his iirmuess, his hu.
mainly, his justice, his moderation, and his
good sense.
OF his irmness he has given too many signal
proofsto leave it questionable; and; noIwthstand-
ing he has been in the army nearly forty years,
and the latter part of thai time in Florida and
in Mexico, as commander.in.chief, under cir
cumstances demanding the most rigid discipline
and the most severe policy, yet have never seen
or heard of any complaint against his humanity
or his administration Of justice. If any one has
been oppressed or wronged, or has fell so much
aggrieved as TO make complaint, it has escaped
my observation.
While he expects and requires of every man
the performance of his duty in circumstances Of
peril, yet he condemns and rebukes any thing
like an unnecessary exposure of life, and hence
II is that officers and men put the greatest conf
dence in his prudence and wisdom:
Those who best know him not only bear will
ling testimony TO these traits of character, bur
they accord to him sound, calm, discrimina-
Ting intellect-a mind distinguished for its straigt-
forward common sense!
No man can be fully known until tested by
fair trial Of his merits; but these high moral
qualities constitute good foundation for faith to
give good assurance; and that he who possesses
them will not fall
might advert to other avowals contained in
his correspondence, and especially in his letter
10 MIR: Allison, but ii would carry this letter in
TO too great length. 1t is evident from that let
Ter, that if elected his purpose is TO leave Con-
, gress TO settle questions of domestic policy, and
70 circumscrbe the executive power TO the lin
its assigned to it by the constitution, believing;
as he declares he does, that 1t has Of late been
greatly and unawfuIly extended. "Upon the
subject of the tariff, the currencyi the improve.
ment of highways, rivers, lakesj and harbors.
The declaresl, the will of the people, as express
ed through their representatives in Congress.