Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-13
Free Democracy again,

We last week referred to the Inconsistent
course pursued by the Locolocos respecting
The subject Of Slavery. Supporting Free Soil
when il is popular and opposing it when, to do
so, is more profitable DithaI On this subject
the New York Tribune remarks:
1.-The fact that in every Northern State which
they cannot hope Otherwise TO control the party
lately hurled from power in the Nation has
formed or is forming cOpaunership, with the
distinctive Free Sellers on the platform Of hos.
tility 10 the Extension of Slavery would seem
discordant with another notorious tru1h-name-
Is, that in every Southern STATE the same party
is electoneerng with all its might against the
present Administration as hostile TO Slavery
Extension, untrue TO the South, &C., and urg-
ing all true Southerners TO unite with them on
that ground. More closely scanned, however,
the discrepancy is seen to cover a consistency.
The object is the same in both cases-to get in
10 power any how, no matter on what principles,
so they but get in. If they can carry Vermont
and Ohio by Anti-Slavery professions, and at
the same time Kentucky and Tennessee by raj
living the Perpetual Slaveryites TO their standard,
,hey will have pretty nearly broken down the
Administration before it has had time to mature
and develope its policy. We shall wait lit
tie, however, before believing tina. such game
can succeed in this day Of abundant newspa-
pers and widely, radatng Telegraph wires, but
we have known schemes as bareiaced TO obtain
a aransitory and unreal success, We think the
times, however, were not so enlightened as
those we now live in."
The plan of operations in Kentucky is thus
noticed by The Louisville Journal;
"The last number of the Peoples Press, a
most violent Locofoco sheet, published at Hop
kinsvle, contains an article on the position
which Kentucky ought to occupy on the ques.
tion Of the Wimot Proviso. The editor is in
favor Of uniting Kentucky with the South, and
talks very hypocrilicaly in favor OF giving all
the old party measures and doctrines the goby
in order to concentrate the whole strength oil
the State on the one issue Of Slavery. Party
lines are TO be broken up, and the opponents Of
the Wlmot Proviso in both parties are to unite
in electing pro.slavery men to Congress and the
State Legislature. The Congressional delega-
lion are to cooperate with Southern men un-
der the leadership Of JohnC. Calhoun, and the
members Of the Legislature are 10 instruct
Messrs. Clay and Underwood 10 unite with the
South on all questions affecting the institution
Of Slavery or 10 resign their seats in the SEN
ate."
In our county, as if show that on the sub.
iect of Free Soil the most "uitrd" Of all parties
may unite, the most discordant harmonize, and
the bitterest foes meet and embtace, Junto
consisting Of JOSEPH CABLE, Locofoco NJ. c.,
ROBERT McELDERRY, late an "ultra" Wing,
and ISAAC ATKINSON, originally Locofoco, a
short time Wing, whilst holding ofice) and
now of The Loco school, have assumed
the management Of affairs. A meeting was
held at Kilgore on the fourth, and speeches we're
made by these consistent politicians, in which
the Wing party received as much abuse as
these gentlemen in times past have heaped up
on each other. What progress these men have
made in persuading intelligent citizens that Free
Soil and Free Trade, Free Soil and Hard Mo-
ney, are now, and always have been supported
by the same party, we have not been informed.
Neither have we learned how we'll they sue.
ceeded in convincing the people of Loudon,
that the election Of Mr.. Polk, and the annexa-
lion of Texas we're Free Soil measures-that
The War with Mexico and the acquisition of
Southern Territory, were necessary to prerent
the extension of slavery. If these things could
be proven at ALL if such abSurdiIes can be re.
conciled, we think this harmonious Junto may
become the leaders of "great majority," and
receive as a reward for their Herculean labors,
honors and Offices, which at present would be
very reluntantly conferred upon them, by either
the Wings or Democrats of Carroll.