Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-08-11
LETTER FROM MR.. sCuENCK.
WASHINGTON, July IA, l843.


DEAR Sin: Your letter was duly received, and
| luke advantage Of the first time have, free
from other engagements, 10 reply. shall not
even now. be able TO answer you as fully, anC
present my views on the subject of your com
municalion, as desire 10 do, but will at eas
surcinclIy define 10 you my position. will d.
this, TOO, in such manner, as that my Ieller
shall be a response 10 nerrogaIories, similar 10
yours. which huve come 10 me, within few
days past, from other parts Of our Congression-
al District aud you are al liberty TO make any
publication, or other use Of il, Ihut YOU NAV
think proper for the Information Of my couslil.
uenls.
You ask me what course | intend 10 pursue
in relation TO The nominations made by lhe Whig
Convention at Philadelphia. mean 10 support
them. ] will vote for the candidates, aud do
what fairly can TO promote their eecuun.-
This believe 10 be my duly as Wing. aud my
duIy as cilizrn, anxious 10 contribute " halev.
or of help can to sustain and advance, under
all circumstances, the best interests Of my coun.
Try, and those principles and measures upon the
successful support oil which, believe, depend
the pcrpeluiry and prosperity Of our free Gov.
Crnmenl.
! will make no remark upon the very excel
lent nomination of Vice President. There is
not perhaps ole Wing in Ohio that takes excep.
ton to Mr.. Fillmore.
Gen, Taylor. as u candidate for the Presiden.
cv. was no choice of minr;-nay more, id
all that ! fairly and honorably could 10 prevent
his nomination. But opposition was unava.
irg. lie was selected by ii Wing National Con.
venlion. called. constituted, and held in purSu-
ance of The usagcs of The party; aud feel
bound 10 acQnleSce in lha decision. l' we look
NJ the composion of that body, we find that it
was made up Of dele gates from every section of
the cuunry;-indeed, every Congressional Dis
lricl in The Union, except ten, and they all in
slave Stules, had lis representatives and its vote
there; and very decided majority of the whole
lumber was from the Northern or free STATES.
There was no unluirnesS in that respect, there.
lore; or if there was any advantage, and they
had chosen 10 exercise ii. il was wnh The free
STATES. 1t is not, then, for tie North. or free
States. 10 complain of result which they could
themselves if they had really and sincerely de-
sired 10 avoid it, have controlled and made diff.
ferent from what il was.
But If we regard The obligations of party or.
ganization and personal honor in politics at ALL
there is another thing which We Of the free
States must consider. The call for this conven.
ton was nude in the usual way, by Congress
sional caucus. In that caucus, the only obec-
ton made TO holding convention, was urged
by members here from the South. Many Of
Them were diSncined TO agree 10 that mode Of
selecting candidates. But their opposition was
overrued, and they were voled down by the
Wing members OF Congress from. the free States.
all of whom, without, believe, single excep.
ZION, insisted upon convention. This was in
accordance with the wishes of The Wings every
where al the Norlh, as expressed through The
newspapers, in correspondence, and through 9th.
er public and private channels of communca.
lion. For myself, it so happened that | was
prevented by sickness from amending any of the
caucus meetings at which the question was dis.
cussed and determined; but was 10 favor Of
holding convention, used whatever little inhu
nee had opportunity of exerlng to that end
would have voted for the cail had been pres.
ent, aud mean now, in good faith, to adhere To
that decison TO which ieel that thus pledged
myself in advance. will add, that | do mol
believe there is one single Wing in my Congress
sona DisIric. who thenexpec'ed, or desired me,
so far as might be considered as representing