Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-09-27
For the Free Press.
RECANTATION.
MEssRs EDITORS:

MESSRS EDITORS;
Some time since card ap-
peaIed in the Democratic Companion signed
John H. Cro&ton, in which he announced to
the world. these startling facts, first that he
was Democrat, second that he had been Sc.
duced to join the Know Nothiugs; and third,
that he had renounced the order. Although
these astounding facts, were all announced to
the world at cnce; vet things moved on about
as usual;the price ofbrcadstuffs remained about
the same; the Eastern question did not hurry
to close; the sun rose and set as usual and
the rains descended as formerly. Notwith-
standing, these Mariah Monk disclosures, pro.
duced no change on nature, it may be we'll e.
nough to analyze these signal events, and as.
certain whether they are true or not.
First that the said John II. Croxton is DEM
ocrat, when his conversion to Democracy took
place, it will be hard to tell, and when found
out it will should think turn out to have
been about as sudden as that of Pauls. For
every body here knows. that he was Whig.
when he commenced bis political shutting and
was in the short space of few months, whig,
democrat, know nothing, fusionst, a
sag nicht. a Republican and anything else, that
any person ever heard Of.
Finally, he changed his political garments
so often: that he is now running at large with
the backside Of his pantaloons before.
| Secondly, that he was seduced from his de-
mocrscy, to Join the Know Nothings. Now the
world would like to know the name Of the vile
aeducer, of this pink of democracy and who
ever he may be, he should be prosecuted uu-
der the Bastardy act. guess however it will
turn out in this case. as in many others, that
the seduced is about as guilty as the seducer.
| For | can establish the following fact in this
case Of seduction, first that said Crexton was
among the first to Join the order in Carroton,
and was secretary of the lodge, that about the
time of election last fall he showed some signs
of democracy; and when charged with it by a
brother of the order, denied that he was sup.
porting, the democratic ticket, but claimed that
he was only laboring for that part of it which
had been adopted by the order. That Judge
Morrison, thought he was circulating tickets
for him, but said he was not doing it, be-
cause he was foreigner. Owing to some
difficulty with brother in the lodge, said
Croxton withdrew about the time of eleetio n in
1854. but soon after said election he applied
for admission agaiT, but he was rejected by
the lodge, he importuned again, and 6ually
through the interference Of friend he was adj :
mitted and l believe was V. President Of the
order. Was certainly captain Of the Bugaboos.
and continued an active, and working member
Of the order up to the time of their designating
their candidates, and was before the circles for
nomination for Pros. Atty and was beaten. After
that, he withdrew, and published his recanta-
ton. All these facts are susOeptable Of proof.
and from them, the public can Judge whether
any body is guilty Of seduction. think the
poor weak creature is somewhat in the condi-
tlon Of the old prostitute Who resented the i'm
proper advances of her gallant, because she
said, she had before that, been fooled twenty
times in the same way. ~v~
AN ANTI.KNOW NOTHING.