Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-09-08

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renurk IhWh rhadllulc or no.hinglo 10 sry Il G.n.
Cas-. VI. Wcllr bad ssryrd with Cen. Bot. I
lrr Iuur year, in Congress. Snd one ia M'Gie,.
IT. sa'd the principles Of lhr D,inncracy are
~rllrn aud principles of lho Wings ara unWrI.
ten. IT, Then und rpuk To iusliry the pr'srcu-
ton of ihr war--suid It was not Mr.. Puik's VAR.
this h. lubur.d hard tn prove, aud rsl..rr7l 10
aud noticed al lcrgh, S!id,ll's Missiuu t., gr At
Tlu Io secure wnh NJ xico umicuble s,rle.
meni of the question of annexation. We will
motto, this niss on when we have more leisure.
and only remark. that every step taken in hat
mission shows the determination Of MIR. Polk
To involve the two countries in war. The mis-.
sion commenced aud ended la bad lailh--wilh.
out any apparent desire To avoid war
lie undeno 'klo pro he boundary Of T xus 10
be the RIO Grandc, by the Ir,uly Of 1908 aud
by Maps Nth red Inns" which members of
Congress had before them. (IIcrc, he did not
notice that the Act Of Congress annexing Tex.
as TO the Unled States, admits that the bounda.
ry was undetermined aud provides for its set
element by negotiations with Mexico. tie did
not notice Col. Bentops refuiation Of the claim
of Mr.. Polk, thai the Rio Grande was the boun.
Daryl Having seuIed these matters 10 his own
(apparent) satisfaction,
lie came down OH Gen. Ford and Mr.. Cor.
win and abused lhem-"soms."
He then stated, approved and praised the po.
silion Of Gen. Cass, on the subject Of Free
Territory. Gen. Cass, he told US, declares
that Congress has no power under the ConsIu-
lion 70 legisate upon the subject Of Slavery;-
that without Legislation, slavery never can exist
y in the Territories and further, the Col. said
d that if Congress should pass law prohibiting
IS slavery in the Territories it would receive the
Veto of Gen. Cass. 1t would be his duty to
veto any bill which he would not approve. But
d he did not make ii clear that, unless prohibited
If by Law of Congress, the Territories them
l. sclues would egisla,e upon the subject Of slave
J. ry, and that the institution would grow up un
n der the protection of Territorial Law. Tha
o unless prevented by Congress, the institutions o
|. those territories would adopt Constitutions for
y their State governments, securing their righ
e to hold slaves;-lhat unless, prevented by Con
f. gress the Territories would come into the Union
'i as Slave Slaes,--in the same manner that 9th
'f er Slave States have been admitted.
n The Coils. own opinions, as he expressed
e them, are similar TO those OF Gen. Cass, TO
81 Wit that ii is the duty of the people of The Free
is States 10 remember The llth Commandment
II which in the Mormon bible he says, is to this
9 effect "mind thine own business and intcres
e myself not about the business ofthy neighbor.
r The Constitution has provided for the observance
l. of such rule. The people of the Norh nigh
desire to abolish sluveIy in the States, "but III,
J. teoHiJ Of il is ,hcy can't do IL" They nigh
g desire to have The saLluh obst rived more sa
Of cred in N,w Orleans theatres ard gambn
ID houses closed on that day; "but the Jeaut
N Of II is they cant do it,"
D.. With ,hc exception of the question of Slave
L ry, and the views Of Gen. Ca>s respecting il
'e which the Col. illustrated by the "Momol
II Commandment" his whole speech may be sum
IN ed up as TIE editor otrhe Cormon Courier sum
I'd cd up speech in CIermol Co, Il.r,it is:
al The position assumed, and Ihc sum total Q
le the speech. were as follows:
!. Abuse Of rh. Whigs generally.
,o 2. Abuse Of General Taylor.
g. Abuse of Seabury Ford.
4. Polk did not annex Texas.
y 5. The war was brought on by Mexico.
H. 6. Abuse of Senator Curwn.
7. Laudalon of John B. Weller.
i. 8. Irish and German anecdotes.
8. The "mouSe in liquor" (Iike Weller q
Monterey J
10. The dying soldiers request-tearS, &c
SO THINGS NOT ATTENDED TO.
I. 6T The Eleven Thousand Dollars De
laIcation!-~O Forgol that entirely.
2. The Ohio Banks and The Hard None
If Issue.
u 8. The Tax Law.
- 4. The Dorrilc proceedings of the 10Th
- May il, for which he took strong ground at The c
o. pening of thecampuign, urging his friends to b
prepared to march TO Columbus next winter
and, if need be, drive The wings out of The Stat
House 'at the point Of the BayoneI!"
s. Cass's Federalism.
6. Cass's extra pay.
7. Cass's bill reducing the allowance Of III
81 volunteers from $3.50 10 $1,9l per month.
8. The much talked Of "Principles" of til
party.
:; Not one one of these subjects w@ deeme
- worthy of notice dy Col. Weller, in his speec
10 The democracy of Clermont."