The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04
MI. EWing's AbOliliOnism.

an unmtigated aboitionist,-'a rank abo-
ltionist'-although it stated at the same
time that it had not the proof before it.
In order TO help the Democrat to proof,
We inslanced the election last February of
Mr., S. P Chase to the Senate, by the united
votes of the abolitionists and democracy of
Ohio over Mr.. Ewing, the Wing candidate ;
MIR. Chase being an avowcd, radical, fanatic
aboitionist. The Democrat replies to this
home-thrust by saying that the democrats,
despniring of electing their first choice
voted for Mr. Chase as the less of two evils,
because he agreed with them on other
questions; and then charges that 'the
whole Wing party OF Ohio are free-soilers,"
and that every vote given in the Legisa-
ture to Mr. Ewing was free-soii or abo-
ltion vote.n
This, be it remembered, is specimen of
the Democrats wholesale assertions. Not
a particle of evidence does it produce, ex-
cept its own positive assurances. How
much they are worth, the reader must de-
termine. But if it be true that every Wing
vote in the Legislature was an abolition
vote, then inasmuch as every Democrat
voted for an ultra-abolitonist, we have the
strange phenomenon of an entire legislature
OF abolitionists, and the still stranger spec.
tacle of three aboltionists running for the
Senator-ship, as candidates before that leg
islature
But let us correct the memory of the
Democrat asto the facts of the Ohio Sena-
torlal election. The democratic party in
Ohio were determined at all hazards to pre-
vent the election Of Wing Senator. To
do this, the seats of two legally chosen Wing
members were contested, and by the as
ssiance OF the free-soil, abolition faction,
in the face of all law and Justice, the demo-
cratic contestants were admitted to their
seats. This first unholy combination was
followed up by more open specimen of
bargain and sale. Several local Judges
were TO be chosen as well as Senator. To
these first named offices, democrats we're
elected over their Wing opponents, the alb
oitionists voting for the successful candi-
dates. The price of this intrigue was re-
paid almost simultaneously and was no
more and no less than the election of Salmon
p. Chase to the Senate by the united votes
of democrats and abolitionists This Mr..
Chase, besides being the leader of the alb.
clifton iaction-"an unmitigated abolition.
ist" in every sense of the term-had made
himself famous 1--WE had almost added the
syllable ''im' to that distinction) by his pre-
vious declaration, that he should treat one
clause in the constitution of the United
States, as utterly null and roid whenerer
cdiled upon, or sworn 10 support it! This
was the man,-an approver of such tam
perng with awful obligations, and of such
mental reservaions--that the Democracy
elected to the u. S. Senate, in fulfiIment of
their party schemes.
But now to the other facts about this
same election. Every vote (says the CO.
umbus Deinocrat given in the Legislature
to Mr.. Ewing was free-soil or abolition
vote" Now we do not deny that there
were some frec-soil Wings in the Ohio leg
isature But we do assert that their votes
were given, not to Mr.. Ewing, but to Mr. ].
R. Giddings, an aboitonist, who had pre-
viously been wing, but who last year
abandoned the Wing party, because they
had nominated Southern man and a
STAKEHOLDER to the Presidency! This Gid
dings was the same man. into whose hands
Mr., Jacob Thompson, and Mr.. R. II. Boone
played during last summers contest in en-
deavoring to pursuade the people of Ohio to
vote against Gen. Taylor, by representing
how bitterly he was opposed to the Wilmot
proviso!
The final ballot for Senator. stood as fol-
lows-Chase 55 votes-Ewing 39-Gid-
dings ll-scattering Upon the previo us
ballottings Mr.. Ewings vote ranged from
80 to il-Mr Gidding's from 8 to IL. Up
on the former gentleman, the whigs-the
Taylor whigs-unied to Il man. For the
latter the free-sol wings voted as unitedly
These facts speak for themselves. and refute
with powerful voice the allegations of
the Columbus Democrat Had Mr. Ewing
been an "unmitigated abolitionist, would
all the free-soil wings have voted for Mr.
Giddings! Would the abolition party
proper have voted for Mr.. Chase The
Democrat must answer these questions
and explain this anomaly, if it would have
its assertions credited.
We shall wait impatiently for some of
the proofs of the unmitigated abolition
ism" of Mr. Ewing Mr.. Meredith and Mr..
Clayton, which the Democrat is bound to
produce in fulfillment of its charges Or
will our contemporary, finding itself ut
terly without proof, retract its language,
and have the courage and frankness to do
justice even TO political opponents?
Some time since we quoted the new
democratic platform, as recently laid