Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-05-17


Portage Democrat one Of the ablest and infu-
ential Republican papers on the Reserve, pub
fishes list Of the candidates that have been
announced, and appends the following re-
marks. With such spirit and with cores
ponding action, who can for moment doubt
the result 4?
1--WE are glad to perceive that no gentlemen
are named for any Office who are not known to
be right aad reliable on the great questions Of
human freedom, now agitating the American
people. and unalterably and nfsxibly opposed
70 the Nebraska swindle, or To the admission
Of any more Slave States. There must not
be. We trust there will not be. any controversy
about men. We may all have our personal
preferences, our first choice ct the same time
all must feel that principles are above ell, and
it should be deemed a more important consid
Grafton what candidate is, than who be is.
The great issue Of last year, which so drew
forth the symPathies Of the people, should be,
must be. and will be, the issue Of this year.
Humanity, the best interests and welfare OF
the country-indeed. all essential interests in
volVed in American Republicanism and reform
demand il. There must be the largest spirit OF
tolerence and forebearance-sverything but
principle must be yielded, to secure harmony
and cooperation.
The people fairly represented in State Con-
veption, should put forth ticket on the genu.
Inc principles Of Republican feeling.
The action Of the nominating Convention
should be fair, frank, manly, untrammeled and
unbiased. 1t shonld not be attempted to
pack or forestal it, by any factions, cliques
old parties, or associations whatever.
Neither Wings nor liberal Democrats. moi
Free Soilels, nor Know Nothings, nor Know
Something's, should carry the spirit Of caste
into he July Convention. All should meet
there 10 at in the utmost good faith, with per-
feet fairness. on those patriotic principles which
should be dear to every American heart, and
whose prevalence are absolutely essential to
individual, social and the general welfare.
Lett not be disguised thai jealousy, dlatrus'
anxiety and some heart-bumings aireSdy ex.
ist in certain quarters. and 10 certal2 ex'eS'
and that certain men, Of whom better things
could have been hoped, are unfortunately lead.
ing themselves to foment jealousy and diseOrd
some, il may be, from constitutional timidty,
and some from unworthy motives. But let
the action of the Peoples Convention be such
as to reassure the hopes and the courage of the
most t;mid, and to abash the designing. In
no other way, great as was our victory
last year, can we hope to retain Ohio on the
side of freedom, and keep her from the hands
of the spoilers, and the sway of the slave
power.
The Peoples State Convention, on the 18th
of July, 1854, invoked the Political cooperation
and the votes Of all good citizens, without re-
ference to political parties.
All know the glorious response. In the
same manner and in the same spirit let the
people of Ohio discharge the great political
duty that they owe to themselves and the com"
mon country.
Patriotic cooperation tolerance-fOrbear-
anee-u -union-harmony-no factions seal--nO
partisan bigotry-nO associatiOnal blindness
90 Slave territory--no more Slave States--the
Nebraska swindle rebuked-the Kanzas elec-
ton outrage denouuced--the slave power de-
ied--freedom advanced--the people victorious
Ohio redeemed--let these be the watchwords
the motiVe--the aims.