Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-05-01
Correspondence.

hUGUaTAJ OuloJ hPIll l'' lOOO'
Editot. Free Press
In your paper Of the 9th inst, you give
the result of the election in our township. By
your permission, wish to explain to some ex
tent; and wish il understood that, 1 do not
blame you nor your informant in any way. l
only wish to correct an erroneous impression
which some might be led into by reading that
report. In the ticket you term "Locofoco' are
the names Of James Morledge, James DGniels,
NJ. Leith, and what was intended for my own,
all of WHOM believe are Republicans, sym
paLhizug with the convention to be holden in
Philadelphia, in June next Most of these vot-
ed the Republican ticket, principally, and not
one of Vhom will be found on the side OF Sla.
very. My name was placed on that ticket
without my knowledge or consent. inciden-
tally heard Of it some days afterward, and
merely observed that the two or three demo
Gratis who spoke to me about it, "that if they
voted fol me, they must do it as a Republican,
-sympathisng with the above named ConVen-
ton:"and all parties were informed that
SHOULD take no part in eleCtoneering, You
may say this was wrong, and that l should
have been urging the Republican Ticket. l
believe these Township party affairs are not
generally profitable, and it was evident to me
that the election of Township officers in Au-
gusta, would not materially control the admis-
sion of KauSas as free State neither
would it repeal the abominable Fugitive Slave
law, or be likely to perceptibly ameliorate the
candtion of those masses Of doWnTodden hu.
u.anity, whose lives are being daily sacrificed
by the avarice and inhumanity of their fellow
men, - those whose existence is contnually be-
ing embittered by the lash Of the overseer.--
by the rending Of all the dearest ties and re-
ations of nature, ,--by being denied the know
ledge Of and the means 20 imbibe the eonso-
lation of the Bible, and Of pure Christianity
b7 the crushing influence hope deferred, and
finally by being robbed OF the inherent and
Heaven born boon Of Freedom and OF manhood.
trust shall always be on the side of Free
dom, and held it to be the imperative duty Of
every lover of humanity, every lover Of mo-
rality, and every lover OF Christianity, TO raise
his voice against the present grand effort of
slavery propagandism, topaut itself in terrific.
ry once pledged to freedom, by the early sages
Of our government. Nay, more; it is the duty
Of oil these 90 oppose by all proper means. its
spread into any territory belonging TO our Gov
ernment, in whatever section ii may be found:
not as retaliation or revenge, but upon the pin
cPlo of justice aid right; calmly Sut firmly
saying to the slave States, we will not infringe
on your acquired rights ifyou think slavery
blessing, you must keep il until you find you
are mistaken; but we regard It as one of the
great National curses and cannot consent tc
have any more American territory blasted
: Herewith.
trust those whose feelings are with The
coming convention at Philadelphia, will TAX,
measures to have this Congressional Distrjc
properly represented therein. But my explain
alton has grown too long, and l must say n,
i moro. Yours Respectfully,
4 LEMUEL HOLE.
In publishing the result Of the Spring elec
tion. in Augusta township, we we're confined t
the "facts and fgures," as also to the titles 9
the ticket as given by our informant. We CAV
it as We got it; and it was no fault Of ours thu
one ticket was called "locofoco." We cheer
. fully admit to eur columns the foregoing explr
nation that our correspondent and Other
: similarly situated, may be placed in true ligl
before the Republican party. We are we
: convinced that the gentle men above named,
wit: James MOrledge, James Daniels and \
Leith together with our correspondent have