Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-09-13
From The o. s. Journal.
Hamilton County.

bout the dlsahectlon which exists towards the
republican movement in Hamilton county. al.
though il cannot be denied that the Republi.
can party in this county has encountered OppO.
sitiOn where it had right to expect support,
still the extent Of the disaffectioD is greatly
over estimated abroad. The opposition 10 the
Republican movement, it ought To be borne in
mind, is entirely made up Of odds and ends,
such as could not he united in any cause, or
upon any man, as the representative of any
distinct measure or set Of measures thus with
one, the Republican party is too much free
sOil-with another, not free soil enough; with
one, too Know NOthing--with another, not
Know Nothing enough; with one too Whiggish
with another, not Whiggish enough; with
one. too Democratic--with another, not Dem
Ocratic enough. and SO on to the end Of the
chapter. This cannot be better demonstrated
than by brief allusiOn to some Of the leaders
of the soreheads in this place, which, with
your permission, propose to make in this and
few succeeding communications.
1. William Johnston. great man, in
1850, was the Wing candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Johnston, at the time of bis nomination for
Governor. was Judge ofthe Superior Court Of
Cincinnati, aud am told owed his nomination
in a great measure to the influence Of me
members Of the bar Of Hamilton county, who
were of the opinion that he did not make very
good Judge, but might make good enough
governor, but that at all events, they were
most directly interested in having an incum.
f bent on the bench who suited them. He ran
behind his own ticket in his own county, with
out any organized opposition against him. more
than two thousand votesl He is now too con-
CientiouS Wing TO fuse with the Republican
party (althOugh on all great political questions
he processes to believe just as they do). he
was not, however, too conscientious, in l84l,
to fuse with the John Tyler party, and to hold
on to the honors and emoluments Of an Office
under him as reward for faithful services
The Republican ticket is not Whiggish enough
for him-he cant support BrnkerhoOf, who
wac the unanimous-6rst choice Of the Ultra
Know Nothings of this county for Governor ;
not he--and yet be is the chosen mouthpiece
and orator Of these same ultra Know Noth:ngs!
He will do all the mischief he can, but the
!, folks hereabouts think that wont be much.
Q. Charles Anderson. Personally a very
clever fellow, and politically very great dem
agogue. He is the gentleman who represent
ed this county in the Baltimore convention in
1859. which nominated Gen, Scott. On that
occasion he made speech a. Baltimore in
which occurred in substance the following pas
( sage; If had my way I would have tht
Fugitive Slave law so amended that you cOult
come over into the Free States and arrest ant
, take away the Free SOilOrs, just as you do th,
niggers.' He is also the same gentleman whC
was selected by the Sag NIGHTS to deliver tht
Grafton at their cele bratiOn, cotton up avow
edly and VIGOROUSLY in opposition to the Know
NOthings. The oratiOn delivered by him on
that occasion was printed, and copy of it ID
now before me. On page 25, where he is
t speaking Of election riots occurs the following
} remarkable passage; evidently, as any one
can see from the content. intended for his Know
Nothing friends. Human life il a previous
thing in my eyes and heart. and therefore it is
that would save the best Of, and as much of il
as possible, by preserving it from the daggersr
and colts, and revolvers, and 6rebrands of 9
/ lawless, drunken, infuriated and fendsh mob
ravening for blood and bespattered with bra
9 ins.' There, my Know Nothing friends, you
have Mr.. AS opinion Of you, on the record
, And this is the gentleman who is now your
, chosen oracle, because you are too pure and
too devoted to your American principles 10 fuse
s with the Republican party. Faugh! Will
: these bogus Americans have the audacity to
8 say that Mr.. Anderson would have supported
b Know Nothing candidate under any circum'
stances? Is he not distinguished as bitter
, opponent Of the Order?
e 8. T.C. Wsre---A young lawyer Of very
e respectable standing. recently from a slave
9 State, where believe be is still interested in
: slave property. His desire is to see Slavery
'' extended. and his acts are entirely consistent
! with that desire. He does not hesitate. in con.
: velsatiOn, strongly to avow bis belief in The
e righteousness Of the Ksnzss Nebraska bill.
b believe he was opposed to fusion from the be-
:, ginning. and in that respect has the advantage
! ! of those who participated in the IS July Con
!. vention, and then repudiated such of the nom
It inees as were not their own first choice.
8 4. E. =. Norton. n.-This small sprig Q