Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-27
Volume 15---Number AZ.

would vote for Cass il he had horns on, and
can prove that assertion by one of the best men
in'the county Justice Of the Peace, too, to wit.
| did not intend the free soilers should know
this, but murder will out TO wit
have great influence with the people Of this
county. | got the county myself, aud what is
the use Of getting county if one cannot get
Office afterwards. tell you, fellow citizens, it
is all torORg, ought to have been in Congress
now, instead Of running about over the country
trying TO get the free soiIers and Democrats to
unite and elect my old servant, Peter Keller,
to the office of Treasurer Of the county. II
they will elect him to that office then can
work il TO advantage in the way of taxes aud
interest. ! once voted against the payment Of
,axes when was at Columbus, but did il not
carry, and as the taxes must be paid, / would
like to have Peter elected TO that office, as it
would aid me to become public benelaclor by
the payment of my taxes. But tell you, fel.
low cilizens, it is all wrong--l ought to be in
Congress in place of Jo Coble. lie beat me
for the nomination. My suferings is ntolera.
bic. 1t is all wrong. From all can learn on
all sides find out two things, to wit: the Wings
won't give me office, and the tax law is all
wrong, TO wit, forsooh."
After the esquire" was through with his
speech, and all seemed to be satisfied that he is
a disappointed and very disconnected man, who
has sought but not found, and that he is now
out upon reckless adventure, still seeking Of
fee for HIMSELF or some one in whose hands
he could use the Office for his own purposes,
the CorolIton folks called upon a man they
called Judge TO address the meeting. His
speech, as near as can report, was about thus:
"Let me tell you l can't be mistaken in my
opinion, Gen. Taylor is not a Whg-I told
them sol cannot be mistaken let me tell you.
am the personal friend Of Governor Ford, /
wrote to him before the election; I told him to
keep still and be quiet. If had not done so,
let me tell you, he would not have been elected.
/ cannot be mistaken let me tell you-I am now
for national reform--l am opposedt to the Wings.
Let me tell you they have not done right, |
ought TO have been in office, Icannol be mistN-
ken in that matter. have done u great deal
for The Wing party. | have suffered great a
buse from the Democrats. Cable here, whom
now believe to be one Of the most solvent,
eloquent and pure statesmenof the age, has rre.
1ucntly called me in his paper "whifiling, sniff
fling Bob," with many other hard names--all
Of which suffered for the Wing party. Let
me tell you did, cannot be mistaken in that;
I know that / am right. But / am in now for
The fight, have nothing to do but 10 attend to
hem. National reform will take care of me
and mine. | dare them to the conflict. ban
Ter them to the stump. Let me tell you if
liquid inspiration holds out faithful TO
ne, / will give them an enthusiastic drubbing
his fall. Come on, then, national reformers--
come abolrionists-free soilers-you all can
mite together to carry out the plan Of Squire
Joseph Cable and myself. Let me
ell you there is no doubt about it, know that
am right, Icannot be mistaken. They reus-
I'd to give me office. have not got my rights
Il have not got pay for all | have done and
suffered. Father Mauhew-but IS in
pirlng liquid will aid me in giving it to them.
Let me tell you / am right a3out thismauer. I
want the Wings beat. Let me tell you that
10, Tcannot be mistaken about the matter. If
cannot get office want them defeated. Three
uch heads put together can do it, know that
am right about the matter. The Squire, Ca.
lie and myself, let me tell you, can doit. The
squire on the tax law and oil cake, Gable on
ire assurances and national r3form and aboli-
lonism, myself upon The pronouns, njectives,
With IS liquid inspiration must prevail
1et me tell you it must, cannot be mistaken
bout this mauer.''
Alter this came young man whose name |
o not know. | could not gather all he said,
ut heard enough 10 discover that il was some.
hing about the 'interior department" of some
# the public buildings at Ashland. could not
ell whether il was the Courthouse or Jail
IS it was in reference 10 architecture | paid but
ule attention. The meeting then adjourned.
Ill the orators seemed satisfied they had made
ood speeches. The Squire was a good deal
isturbed by tho questions put to him by Ger.
ian farmer who happened TO be there. The
let is the Squire's information was not equal
, the iask of answering the Germans ques.
ons. They were framed with good sense,
onest, and wise, hard for man acting the ras-
Al to answer so as to get along right. The
quire, therefore. in order TO get out of it, grew
riously angry with the German, swore like
certain chapter n Trestram Shandy, and