The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-27

convention, they should feel constrained TO cast
their votes for him, and recommended the Free
soil party to do the same. But now when the
election is over, and when the Democrats of
Ohio have triumphed by ten thousand majority
over the Wings and Free soilers combined, and
elected a clean Democratic ticket from erd to
end, now my friend from the r oss district Mr..
TAYLOR rises on the floor and denounces the
Free soil party, who are no longer of any use,
and declares to the Democrats of the South hat
the Free soilers are in league with the Demo-
Gratis of the North. The gentleman is willy
politician.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio. VIII my col
league give way for single question!
Mr. OiDS. Certainly.
Mr.. CAMPBELL | do not undertake to say
that some of the remaks of my colleague, in re-
lation to the Wing party Of Ohio, are not true.
1t is very true that the Wing party of that State
have uniformly declared themselves opposed to
the extension of slavery, &c, but if understand
the current of the gentIeman's remarks, he de-
sires to cast some sort of odium upon the Wing
party for having taken that position. Now, |
rise merely for the purpose of making an inquiry
of the gentleman az he is going over in detail
the political proceedings of our State and that
is, whether it not the Democratic party of
Ohio who elected to the Senate of the United
that question to my colleague, for the purpose of
showing that tho Democratic party, as we'll as
the Wing party, has been indulging in that way
somewhat Laughter
Mr.. OLDS. amglad to have an opportu-
nifty to reply to that point, for it appears to me
that there is point there, and if the House will
indulge me moment, will tell an anecdote i'm
relation to it, The anecdote was told me by
Colonel Powell, of Kentucky, now the Demo-
cratic Governor of that State. There was an
old man away down in his neighborhood who
was always candidate for office, and when
candidate, published long political essays to the
country. His name was Jones, and he had been
80 long candidate for office that they called
him g Live forever Jones'" One fine day he
came to Colonel Powell and said 4" Colonel,
have got a political essay that wish to have
your opinion upon" The Colonel took it and
read it through, and then remarked that it was
very well written, but that he could see no point
in it. "You cannot see any point in it," raid
Jones; and then he took the essay and read it
over paragraph by paragraph. Still the Colonel
said that although it was very well written, ex-
cellent grammar, good rounded periods, still he
could see no point in it. SWELL" said the old
man, that's just what want, for when make
point they are always sure to get me on that
point" A taught Itstrkes me that my friend
over the way has made point, and should not
be surprised if got him on that point. Now,
who was the alternative offered to the Democrats
when they elected Mr.. CHASE to the United
States Senate! Who was the candidate of the
Wing party? Why, Tom Ewing Butcher
Fom," as he is called--was candidate, and Tom
Corwin was a candidate.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. Oh no; he did not need
to be a candidate, for he was then in the SEN
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expired.
nr. OLDS Well perhaps he was not a can.
didate at that time, but the Wing party had
elected him-the man who perambuated the
Western reserve, pretending to have letter in
his pocket from Gen. Taylor to the Free-soilers
OF Ohio, saying, he was in favor of the Wilmot
proviso, though he was never willing to show
the letter. That was the man who had been
elected Senator by the Wings, and Tom Ewing
was their candidate. and the Democrats of Ohio,
by combination with the Free-soilers, electeda
man who, although Freesoer, was thorough,
radical Democrat-right upon the tarif-right
upon the currency-right upon all the great rad.
ical questions Of the Democracy of Ohio, with
the exception, perhaps of this slavery question.
There was, perhaps, one point on which he may
have differed FROM the Democrats of OHIO, but
being right on all Others, what were the Demo-
Gratis to do? Were they to sit still and see
Butcher Tom" sent to the Senate rather than
vote for Mr. CHASE, who is a thorough, radical
Democrat upon all questions but upon the ques
ton of slavery? But pray, who is the junior
Senator from the State of Ohio [Mr. WApEl
who was elected last winter by combination
of the Wings and Fr,esoilers! Does he not
go the same length as Mr.. CHASE upon the sla.
very question? But such has been the state of
things in Ohio, that the Freesoil party have held
the balance of power and both parties have been
obliged to coalesce with them.
Mr.. GIDDlNGS. want to know of nv COL
league, whether he intends publicly before the
nation TO declare, that both parties are under the
control OF, and oblig ltions to, the Freesoilers?
Laughter
Mr.. CLDS. That is the very point at which
was about TO arrive, and The very point that
my friend from the Ross distric. Mr.. TAYLoRl
is trying to avoid now, by scvering the connec-
ton between the Wings and Freesoers. Yes,
the Freesoilers have held the control of the State
elections. The legislature was so organised
that neither the Democratic party nor the Wing
party had majority of all the votes upon Joint
ballot and therefore, in the election of a United
States Senator, or State officer, the Freesolers
held the balance of power, and the Democrats
could not elect United States Senator, unless
they selected a man who was Democrat, it is
true, but holding freesoil doctrines. The Wings
have been obliged to resort to the same means,
and they did it last winter in the election of Mr.
WADE rs United States Senator. They tried to
use the same means in the October election
They were willing to use them then. But now
the day has gone by when that Freesoil vote can
be of any use to the Wings of Ohio. The peo-
pie of the State have spoken through the ballot
boxes, and given ten thousand majority for the
Democrats, over both Wing and Freesoilers, and
now my colleague Mr.. TAYLoR] is willing to
coalesco with Southern gentlemen, and would
have Southern Democrats believe that the North
ern Wings are with them-the men who gave
encouragement to the Roorbacks in AZ and "a,
and have coalesced with the Freesoilers from
the very first days of Freesoism in the State of
Ohio.
Bat now when they can no longer be of any
use in obtaining State power, the gentleman
wishes to sever the connection, and he calls upon
this House to divorce the Wing party from that
MARRIAGE contract made with the Frpesoi Marty