Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-27
celebration of the ordinance of HTS.


a national demonstration in commemoralion Of
the passage Of the Ordinance Of 1873. Yet we
learn from the "Ceveland Herald" that not
over fue hundred persons were added 10 the po-
pualiOn of the city that day; and only abou,
Two thousand, including women and children
assembled in the "big tent" to hear the speech
of Mr.. Van Buren.
Ex-senator TArPAN was President, radical
Locofoco. who advocated the annexation Of
Texas, and thereby the extension of slavery.
The Hon. JOHN A. DIX, another ofthe advo.
cafes Of annexation, who voted for that mea.
sure which has contributed so much TO ertend
The area Of freedom, was Of the invited guests.
He did not attend, but sent an approving let
ter.
Hon, RUFUS P. SPAULDlNG, Loco(oco Of
Of the CAss school, who supported Cass and
90 his anti Wilmot Nicholson letter last fall, and
who is one Of the DISAPPOINTED politicians Of the
day, was one Of the orators in attendance
Hon. II. L. ELLSWORTH, regular IIocoloco,
late of the Patent Office, was another Of the
speakers. Having been relieved of his lObors
at Washington, he seeks comfort, and doubtless
hopes TO retrieve his political fortunes by turning
free sOiIer. ELI B. TAPPAN, once Locofoco
editor who supported the annexation of Texas;
and j. N. TAYLOR, broken down politician
and Locofoco editor late Of Cincinnati, flourish.
ad in tho
Hon. J. X. GIDDlNGs was there, as a matter Of
course, but created very little noise.
JOHN VAN BUREN, ESQ.,, attended, and ap.
pears to have been the "big gun" of the occa.
sion. Last year his pathetic appeal to the
masses for help, and his unremitting personal
toll in scattering "ihat load of hay" when "dad
Uds under it," excited universal attention, and
some sympathy. Since then he has been en-
rolled among the philanthropists of the day.
By the way, John is some on the stump. We
select few items from his speech as reported
by the Free Democrat. Among other things he
says what thousands of free soilers said and
still say, who voted for Gen. Taylor, viz: that
SAoo WAS COMMlIlbD AuAlNol lHE w lLmOI hO-
vISo, AND TAYLOR WAS NOT. Hear him:
"As have referred 10 the course which he
took in reference to Mr.. Cass, it is proper that
should say what have never before said:-
That at the last election, preferred the elec-
tion of General Taylor TO that of General Cass.
But refused 10 choose between two evils
advocated the election of the nominees Of the
Buffalo Convention. preferred the election
of Taylor 10 Cass-because Cass was commit.
Ted against the proviso. Taylor was not. Again
Cass had been in favor Of the proviso; had ad-
vocated it; but, for causes well known 10 ALL he
thought he saw change going on in the public
mind, and a change came over his mind. He
denied the right of Congress TO legsIate upon
that subject, g. further, he thought the diffusion
Of slavery over these new Territories, would
ameliorate the condition, and increase the COM
forts, Of the slave. Now, had Cass been sus-
tanned, the people could not have trusted any
Northern man:--he could not resist the temp
talions held out by the Presidency. For .hese
reasons, preferred the election of Gen. TAYLOR
10 Cass; yet, Notwithstanding this preference,
did not feel at liberty 10 choose between what /
considered evils. therefore opposed them
both. In Ohio, where adhesion TO the nomi-
nees of the Buffalo Convention was sure to aid
Cass, supported those nominees, and in New
York, where it would as certainly have an op-
pOsite effect, pursued the same course"
Johns sCaggery and logic. are always closely
connected. OF Col. Benton's idea that the
Proviso is a mere abstraction, he says:
"Ifthis Proviso is a mere abstraction, it is re.
markable, that this should first have been disco.
vered at Jefferson City. 1t was introduced
three years ago, and received unanimous SUD-
port in eleven free Slates--also three slave
States instructed their Senators to vote for it
and stranger than this, that he should deem that
an abstraction, which sent Giddings, Root, Will
mot, King, Charles Allen, Tuck, &C., with in
creased majortes, 10 Congress, and which left
at home Hannegan, defeated Cass for the Pre-
Sidency, and nearly lost him his election as
Senator--which rejected Allen, Breese, Hud
son, Rockwell, &c. Would these gentlemen
be willing to have engraven upon their tombs
wrapped in goats wool and died of an alb.
stracsiol.'" Loud cheering
The doctrine of "aOn. intervention" as adyoca.
ted by Cass is thus hit of:
"What matters it TO me, that California and
New Mexico abolished slavery before thew were
conquered. They are conquered-their DOW.
er is overturned. Slavery can be- introduced
there by force and WILL be introduced there bv
force, unless prevented by positive law. Gen.
Cass said ''leave tito the people of the terrific.
rles:" They hare no pODer to act upon IL. But
am la free man, 10 leave this to the people of
Chill, Peru, lhe Sandwich Islands, and various
other nations, who are crowding in there--whe
have power to preyeRt itl No, Mr.. President;
would subject them 10 Freedom. Grea, ap.
plause.l Shall man tell me, if have bad
son running about with bad set--contractng
vicious habIs--"to be sure you have the right
10 control hlm--you have the power to do So
and probably he will get into the poor house;
PQt the town will take care of him. Let him