Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-06-29
Progressive Democracy,

hhas long been claimed by the self styled
Democraey that theirs is the Progressive party.
How stands this matter? And in determining
the question we VIII look to the action of the
party. where it is to Us best known: Viz in the
State of Ohio in the last quarter Of a century.
What party, was it that first projected the in
ternal Improvements Of the State? Who was
the author and supporters of the Great free
school System? What party is it that gave to
the people of the State. three Great Systems Of
banking, so that not single bank created un-
der either Of the three systems has caused a
loss TO the bill holder Of a single doTarl And
prior to the existence Of these banking systems,
the self styled Democracy had been in power,
and had well nigh ruined the credit of the
state, by its master spirits Byington, McNulty
and Others advocating in real red republican
style the entire repudiOtiOR of the State debt!
Stick a pin here. win our Democratic neigh
bors mol claim that, that was progressive? We
LnOw ByingtOn and McNully did, The condi-
ton Of the States finances were such, at the
time the Wings came into power in l845, that
ways and means had to be sought out to save
the state from utter ruin in its monetary mat
ters. What was done? The whig party saw
the crisis and met ii as became them; they
passed just law for the taxing of all property
IN the state, with stated exceptions, to meet
the enormous demands upon the state treasury
Whatuext? Who does not recolect the vel
pings and barkibgs Of "Tray, Blanche ant
Sweetheart - Of the Democratic party from
Sam Medary, and the tar Killer down to ever,
little eight by ten that disgraced the great Stat
of ohiO7 What next? The people of Ohio
granted them, at their urgent request, an op
portunity to frame New Constitution. ANT
then and Immediately after how did the sci
styled proceed relative to the mode OF taxa
ton? Did Lot they endeavor to adopt Oh,
mode, the wings had put in operation although
in their attempt they have signally failed?-
And in their anxiety to catch and hill the bank
of the state, drought into existence by the act
OF the wings, to meet the urgent wants of th,
people, )they have thrown the moose around the
own necks, and instead Of draOing and quarter
ing the banks, their own parched tongues
stand out of their thrOats, crying to the people
keep up the old party issues" "the Consttu
ton is in the hands OF its friends! But how
is it with them at Washington? Thev pro
gress in favor of the greatest good to th,
greatest number! Oh! Democracy, how thor
art shon Of thy locks in the arms of the sLAvI
PROGRESSING, LIBERTY KILLING PARTY! Gentle
men Democrats! progress, in reputation, pro
gress, in Demagoguesm, progress, in Ian,
p'ratIng progress in slavery propagaadism an,
with an iron heel press out the last rag Of hop
from the breast of the down troddenAfrican, an
extend the area of slavery, until the crack c
the slave drivers lash, shall in unison resoun
TO the cries of mothers bitter anguish at th
parting from her infant child to go into vors
than Egyptian bondage. in land that has fc
six thousand years been consecrated to FREE
DoM-Prcgress we say, we envy you notl B
we aarH you, who are now in high places
avoid the avalanchel Betake yourselves
the mountains, you have been the scape got
10 carry away the sins OF southern slavery in
the wilderness.