Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-09-29
Braee OF Plssures.
BT A FAIR oT LoooTocos.


consistency Of the course pursued by he PEA
yUA' Read the foIl owing which We take from
the bottom Of one article in the Picoyvne
at week.
As TO the county and township taxes. We
have nothing 10 say. We have always claimed
that our county expenses we're extravagant. and
so We brlleysthey will conliaue 10 De while We
have Wing board Of county Commissioner.
II The county taxes are too high. and we be.
lieve they are, on the wings Is the responsible.
ity. for they have the exclusive control Of these
matters"
Now Iead the following which is the start.
ing out sentence in the next articl. Of the same
date
''Taxes"
"The Free Press and whig leaders charge
that the taxes are increased 10 consequence Of
locofoeo exTavaganee. but take good care not
&c furnish the people with any facu p sustain
the assertion. We have examined the leyies
for the last three years 10 this county and 6nd
that they have been regularly decreased"
Now show us the consistency Of such things
and then We will cave"
In the winding up Of one article they say the
taxes are too heavy-in the commencement Of
the very next one they say the taxes are "ds-
crossing" "Oh, consistency. thou art jewel"
Taxpayers, this is the manner Of warfare
carried on by the lying set Ofpolitieal rsscals
who cOnductthe lOcofoco organ Of Carroll coun-
~ ] This is the manner they undertake to de-
ceive you. When the sditor writes an article
for the PicayuHe, he says the taxes are too
high when the ''lnfant' or some other "sggs
of the press" writes the next editorial (?) he
says they are decreosing.
We thought that Ma. Hon. JoslPu CABLE,
ESQ, was little sharper than to permit HIS
paper t. tell him he lied but really, We don't
believe, now, he is any sharper thsn the "resi
Of mankind"
five thought is possible for such a liar to
have any shame we would try to break i'm Of
such bad habit. AS it is we ihiEk it would
only be casting pearls before swine"
7 How did you come to make such an over
sight You certainly cannot plead ignoroSce
in matter so PLAN You should conpors
your articles next time and not let the people
see that you are SO regardless Of truth. Or il
you had just put above the article headed
Taxes" "For the Picayune," you would
have saved US the trouble Of exposing your
J0refaced falsehood
Them 'Slsrtlin Facts" in the Free Press
made 'ore place, and in endeavorinG to heal
it up, you hav, only showed. what every body
believed you TO be, a political wire worker and
falsfying demagogue. Take this advice =
It's gratuitous : Never contradict yours ell
in the same paper, for some Of the people arr
quite tnNt enouopgh 10 detectit.
TemperHnCe Men.
We would like to say few words to you
Inthe 6rSt place get down the Piesyune OflasI
week and turn to ths End page, and read th'
6rT Editorial { then study a while, and i
you don't come to the conclusion that the mar
who wrote that article was either drunk, mad
or crazy, then we will agree that We don't know
anything about human nature ..
The edaOr (?) charges upon Mr, A A STEw
ART; an sgeht Of the Temperance Alliance o
; Columbus that he came here under CLOAK
to electoneer for Gen'l ECkLEy THIS ever,
temperance man in Orange township knows t
/, be a lie, conceived, hatched and heralded fc
the express purpose of injuring GeH EcKLEI
. and casting reflections upon the Temperate
? movement. ss4 Il ..r..r
Again the editor c. tries to make afalse i'm
, preston, In his statement about who was presen
at the meeting at Genl ECKLEr's psrlOr. HI
says that three clergymen Of our town. va
brought BY some means or other, to the eau
Gus" But he did not say that T. R. Laird F
S: Mexican, James Cameron; and VIM. Mccoy
e we're present He dld not give the names o
5 the clergymen present--they were A Swaney
Israel Achibold and Rev. Mr. Mitchell Nov
we would ask the Temperance men OF thi
county, if such men as we have named abov
would throw cloak around them to election
5 eer for Gen'l Eckley or any body else ? Non
: sense; no one ever thought such thing
: These lies we're gottenup to helpPlect the 10
cofoeo ticket-which does not bear enough
character to carry it along, without fIchin!
from honest men .heir fair names.
This, Temperance mtn. is the thrust mad
al your cndtsyors 10 pass the Maine Law b.
the fou.mouthrl editor Of he Ohio ficoyuht
This is the amer hey treat the Temper
i, ance Reform when they have 10 face it. Thi
0 is the manner they adopt to break down tn
4 wcrk OF T,np,,sDcr r. iNm- by calling th
i gallsnl and eloquent champion A.A STEWART
II Of your principles, secret emessary, to eltc
= tioneer for the Wing candidate. Because h
" did not run after some of the rum.oving loco