Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-01-04
Looo ConventIOn.

On Monday next, the captains Of The once
powerful army Of the Ohio Sham Democracy,
viii meet in the city Of Columbus, in pursuance
Of an order, issued in accordance with the
usage Of long established custom of that ma
ton. Poor fellows. they are again mastering
their forces, (it-is true with less than their ac-
customed yigOr) only to be again defeated,
routed and overwhelmed. Can il be that these
captains, over tens, ffties, hundreds, and % on
adfngum, viii for she ensuing campaign, a.
dopt The same system Of tactics that character
issd their late mode Of warfare We sup.
pose thai The fact Of their holding the court
martial, and summoning the officers generally
20 meet at the annual time, and on the old camp
ground, il Is their intention still to fight be-
hind old Gneral jackson cotton bales" And
then and there what FIRE Of patriotism will
be rekndled in the stripping bOsOms Of such
pularpof State, as the gleat AN g. W Nc
Cook, Attorney General Of State, and Of Mex
jean notorsty; and the RI. Hon. George E.
Pugh. U. s. Senator elect, and of the Nebras-
ka, negro-sxpanding Democratic school.
What's time these young Americas will
have in nstructing the old time. Honored war
horaes' (Msdsry and Others) of the party, the
way in which Gineral Jackson ker>whollopped
ths Britishers' on the memorable 9th Of Jan'yl
But 10 be serious. the question arises at ev-
cry thought, will these Solons adopt resolu.
lions sustaining Gen. Pierce, after he has vo'
lated The chief resolution in the Baltimore plat
form, or will they eschew that platform
7 Win they not after having taken the one as q
poison, swallow the other as an antidote9 And
when they turn their attention to State policy
they doubtless will adopt geld and silU,r rssola
tions enough; but, will they demonstrate wher,
the necessary coins are to be had In suficien
quantities 10 meet the business wants of thriv
ing, trading and commercial people By n,
means. That would be aproblem Too practi
cal In ts tendencies for them to disturb th,
gravity Of the great sanhsdrim with The.
ill further resolve that the New Constitution
should remain in the hands Of its friends un
III ils pure Democratic doctrines shal be full
administered. although in broken doses. Tn
resolutions, will not contain one of the follow
ing facts, that the sham Democracy, prior |
The adoption Of the New Constitution, preache
reform, and retrenchment. and reduction
the salaries Of the various officers of the Stat
and have practised the reverse. And preache
that cheap and speedy administration of ju
tee would follow its adoption preached th
he peoples taxes should be lowered. Will
The reverse is the fact; preached that the banl
Of the State should ray still higher take
Ehilst they have not; but spent thousands
dollars Of the peoples money in fees upt
pampeFed and pet lawyers Of the party Al
that TOO, In the face Of one Of the plainest
gally settled principles Of Jurisprudence. I
stead Of retrsnchrhent and reform in salarit
they hare Increased The number of officers u
increased the salaries Of nearly all the old Of
gers nearly ons-third, not forgetting the Il
making power themselves. They have
creased thereby the burthens of the people,
loading upon them taxes that are truly en-,
nous. They laid their plans to take the mt
ser banks but instead, have hauled the peo
- insp their pets, and at last The people arose
lbsiFpowe and diseomfltOd their forces q
ehally triumphed over shem by an unparall
sd majority. Notwithstanding. we see them
eain preparing for the onset, sgain to be 70
ID horse, foot and dragon. Verify, when ,
hey learn wisdom But, Il is true, the .s
ep pnnsiPles' are Al stake.
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