Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-11-03
Mr.. CIddIngs and the Free Soil Meeting

n NGIy ICspCCtdDlO luGCAllH NOuNGuCu III NllC
Court House on Friday last, to hear the great
advocate Of Free Soil. Mr.. Giddngs, declare
= his views on "Ihe state Of the Nation" His
speech, which occupied near three hours, was
listened to with much attention by men of all
= parties, and by the friends Of Mr.. Van Buren,
and the abolitioniss, who were present, we have
no doubt with much satisfaction. As for our
' single self, and we think we speak the feeling
: Of other Wings who were in attendance-we
we're disappointed. We knew somewhat Of
the reputation Of Mr.. Gddings as follower and
worshiper Of Truth; and therefore anticipated a
fair and honest exposition Of the character, sem
timents, and principles of the candidates for
President now before the people. We suppos.
ed that the "towering intellect" of Mr.. Gid.
dngs, would discover no warp Of prejudice
that his "snlighlencd conscience" would ena-
bic him 10 see and approve the right, even in an
opponent; and seeing the wrong, even in his la-
voriIe candidate, denOunce il with honest indig.
nation. But we were disappointed-sadly dis
appointed. We beheId this great advocate Of
Truth, assume the character Of the mere petit
Jogging attorney, exercising all his powers OF
ingenuity, so7histry, and sarcasm, to place his
client before that assembly, in the best possible
light and his clients opponent in the most un-
favorable light, or rather in the dark.
MIR. Giddings declared hmselftobe Whig-
A Wing of the old guard-a Wing of "A. Be-
ing Wing he is presumed to know something
Of Wing principles and measures. He assum-
ed thereupon, that now there is but one ques.
ton in controversy amongpartes. On the sub
iect of Tariff wings and democrats agree. On
; the question Of Bank-the Sub. Treasury
the improvement Of Rivers, Lakes and Harbors,
there is no longer any dispuraton. That III;
only question now in issue between parties il
the great question Of the Extension Of Slavery
That on this question the democracy previou:
to the nomination Of Mr.. Polk, agreed with the
Wings in supporting the principles Of Free Soil
That the Baltimore Convention that nominated
Mr.. Polk took ground against free tol-and tn
Wings rallying under the banner Of Mr.. Clay
Joined issue with the democratic party, support
ed the principles Of free soil, and opposed The
annexation OF Texas, aud the extension Of Sla
very. That he fought shoulder 10 shoulder
: with the Wings in support Of Mr.. Clay, in tht
: campaign Of "A. That Mr.. Van Buren wa,
then, as now, opposed to The extension Of Sa
g very--that he was defeated in the Baltimore
' Convention, on that question. That at the Phi.
: adelpha Convention of May last the Whig
E party abandoned their position as the advocates
Of free soil, by nominating Gen. Taylor, and
! that he, Mr.. Giddings, and MIR. Van Buren,
stand now where they did then, the unyeldins
i supporters Of that great measure These, we
= believe, are the main avermenIs in our orators
, bill.
Now letus notice some orthese, together with
the arguments adduced in their support. Is il
true that wings and democrats agree upon the
question of Protective Tariff If it is, one
or the other of these parties has abandoned its
long maintained position. Which of them has
yielded to the olherl Have the Wings aban.
: doned the American System Of Mr. Clay?--
Have they ceased to oppose the doctrines oI
Free Tade--or the Polk Tariff of 1846l Ask
the manufacturers Of Massachusetts and New
! York-ask the working men, the colers, the
! iron men of Pennsylvania, If they have aban.
doned the principles Of discriminating and spe.
cfc duties. and now support the horizontal Ia
riff Of the Democracy. Ask them if the Tariff
Of '46 provides market FOR the products o
= their labor, such as did The Tariff of '42. How
would they answerl They would point to theil
{ manufactures in which the sound Of the work
= man is no longer heard. They would point tc
G their silent Rolling Mls--to their Furnaces If
l. which the fires no longer burn, They wouIc
o point 10 the shipping, to the railroad cars, anC
d canal boats, ireighted with foreign manufactures
's -rreighled with British iron and British coal
~ Wings would refer you to the ten thousand in
CT dusrious laborers, now deprived of employ
ID ment and subsistence, and they would answe
your 'nNu'"Hg inquiry Us 'hey HnSWeIeu Loco
el foco arguments at the late election, "give u
t. Wing legislation and the Tariff Of '4s-or give
., us bread for our furnishing families" Where
= has Mr.. Gddings found his authority for declar
d ing that the principle Of discriminating IN favor
n of American manufactures, and American pro.
IS ducts is no longer question belwern parties
. lie does not get it from The Wing press. He
r would find himself conradcted by every Whie
y paper in the North. He does not find il the adj
l. dresses of Wing orators. He does not find i
6 in the response of Wing assemblies. Not a
Whig speech perhaps has been delivered either