Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-07-28

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Gen. TayIcrLsL ei,b Dim dt.y ai..r. ,ae .sa1,u
/ board free .e. rr- and ahaio1r.r-. Nhe.e. 'atF
sin control h,s l,,.au hen he is compelled % a,t
On lbc question c slavery IN the taruiodgs Boz pHa
can now say-we much fear they wi bot in las
meantime we make no charge OF ah4lfodI.m against
the President The heading of the lntaFe dal., are
tcle thereio.e is inamropralc--as much so as tIe
arguments appear 10 us veak, AMI the statements
unioundcd and unsatisfactory. We can to-day on
" briefly glance Al one a these statements, leaving
il 10 a more leisure moment, when wc have larger
Scope and verge, TO examine the article carefully
and dssec' II thoroughly
The Independent speaking Of Mr. Ewing says:
"In January MEEwing was the wing candi
date for L. ). Senator Va Ohio he did not
receive the vote OF single lree>soiler OF aboli-
lionist, he was opposed by Nj. Chase, rank,
unmilgated, radical abolilionisl, who received
the vote OF every democrat and every Iee>soi.er
in the Legislature, aud was thereby elected. -
Had Mr.. Ewing, been an "unmitgaled abolition.
st, would this have happened p
Such is the Independent, statement Now the fact
IS. every wing member oil The Ohio Legislature would
consider it gross SANDER 10 be charged with moi be-
ing free soilcr. The whole wing party Of Ohio are
free sellers we challenge the Independent to the
point us 70 a single exception, and every vote gwen
in the Legislature 70 Mr. Ewing was free sol or
addition vote. Tho facts in connection with the
election Of Z S Senator last winter BY The Ohio
Legislature are, ii our memory serves rs right
briefly these The democrats and whies proper.
were about eqial in numbers on Joint ballot 81
lew members calling themselves democrats had riu
in EXPIRE ga The rec soil hobby--these held the
balance o. POWER and ahen the Legislature cane 10
vote fora Senator the democrats propet finding that
they eorld not elect their first choice, agreed to take
The lees u two eys, voted with the free sol, demo-
Gratis and elected Mr.. Chase, who though wrong on
the subject OF slavery, was believed 10 be true
democrat on all the other questions that divide the
two parties Vemay be mistaken, but such is our
recollection Of the facts in connection with Mr.
Chasc's election to the United States Senate Bot
upon one point we are certain we cannot ba mista-
ken, that Is, as we have before aid every vote given
IN tte Legislature 70 Mr.. Ewing was free soil or
abolition vote, and this attempt Of the Independents
q clear Mr. Ewings skirts Of the charge Of aboi-
tlonsm necessarily falls to the ground.
So much iorone olthe statements Of the lndepcnd.
ent There are ga few more Of the same sort LEFT"
IN The article before US, which we have the leisure
we may notice more particularly hereafter.