Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-10-23


.v..aisu, and .. variance with the policy Of
~. Cov.rnusus, IS laid down BY the patriot.
: fouodsrs Of oar Republic.
SO Resolved. That the repeated and
.o.,;susd snerOashmeala Of the Slave Power
in thin Government. on ths rights Of the North
and Asln.eresls of ilss men, has destroyed
oar eOn6denoein Slavery compromises, and
we issI dstsrmined to labor unceasingy'
houcsiorsh, for the repeal Of the fugitive slave
Law, apd TO prevent BE extension Of slavery
..s. Rssogvsd, That We will support no man
for office who personally sanctions or rPrssei'-
&c his connection with a political party IN"
sanctions ,be Kansas and Nebraska outrage
or any other scheme Of slavery aggression OF
extension. ."-Spt. 5. 1855.
Nov What is the difference between that
.nd The resolutions = which read before, in ref
ereucs 10 thi. question Of slaveryf Not any.
There are three Of them. wish could read
them all.
Another set Of resolutions we're passed at
Canton. after was nominated, and they are
these:
81. Resolved. That the repeal Of the Mis-
souri Compromise is gross violation of plight
ed faith, and merits the condemnation OF al
friends Of national as well as Northern inter
.sSts. ~.
"a. ReSolvsd, That our confidence in all COM
promises with Slavery is destroyed that the
encrOachmsuu OF the Slave Power on the
riObts and interests Of the North must be check
cd; and that We viii hencefOrth earnestly and
ehssrlully labor for Ike repeal OF the Fugitive
Slave Law, and against the extension Of sla
very. .....
as. RssOlpsd. That We will support no ma
for Office Who sanctions or approves the AAnSa
and Nsbrsska outrage. or continues lis connec
ton with any party SanchoniDg or aPProv
ing that or any ;Sther sehenns Of Slavery ag
gresSiOn."
I,uublish these resolutions. so that ever,
one can see where stand Now, sir, vii
give you the platform Of my opponent SO tina
ssnllemsn from the South as well as the Norti
can see where he, Aa a Democrat, stood. Th'
Democracy Of Stark county, Ohio, on the 2otl
of September, 1854. he'd meeting at Can
ton. and passed the following resolutions
(6rst, the resolution Of le48, which / hav
Fsad.)
"a. RssOlusd. That We will use all constiS
iionsI means within Our'poWr to prevent th
admission into this Union Of any OF the tel
yitory Of KsnsAS or Nebraska as Slaves
States" ai ai a
The proceedings ofthis meeting are signe
by A. Lynch, President. This man, Lynch
nov President Of the Buck and Breck Club
Canton. p s r
Lynch wrote . letter to E, sPaulding. the
candidate, enclosing to him the above resol'
lions, and he answered as follows.
''RAvENNA, Sept 22. 1854.
"DEAR SIR; Yours Of the 21st instant, enclC
sing certain resolutions adopted By Demo
cratic meeting in Canton on the Goth instant
is at hand; and, in reply, allow me to say tha
/ heartily approve Of each and all the abov
resolutions. and have only 10 regret that ny
private engagements prevented me from being
present, to give them my personal support il
your meeting. Respectfully yours.
Z. spAULDiNa.
"a. Lynch, Esq"
Now. gentlemen, I am going 10 bring yo
Ia
down light along to the beginning Of our trOub
les when these managing trckslers of poliIi
eans commenced, in 1854, to change ground
DO you recoect. gentlemen, when thqt pro
vision was Introduced into this Kansas Nebras
ka bill, that there was one universal condsm
nation nom The whole frse States Of the NoFtI
against The act-hoN The people held mseiIngl
all over the free states- retolved aud resolved
and resolved again, and instructed their mem
bers Of Congress to vote against the repeal Q
the Missouri Compromised The preacher
preached against il. and the people prayed q
gsinsi it, and thousands upon thousands Of re-
mOnstrances were sent to Congress 10 save tha
time honored Compromise and the cause o
Human Freedom. Whatgood did RIi that DO
The great party measure was abouttO be car
ried out. The great wrong was about 70 b
perpetrated. The Fat had gone forth and th'
deed musl be done, and Il was done as required
Men who then occupied seats on this floor from
tho EOrth-whose position was even doubtful
on this questCn-men who we're necessarily
absent and did not vote on the question wen
homo and met witheriug condemnation from
their constituents. Those who remained her,
voted in favor Of The repeal Of the Missour
Compromiss. have gone down-down clear in
70 Insignificant oblivion, never more to be hear
Of. Their last words have been spoken. Thei
last deed as politicians has been done. The
are politically dead and buried-poor fellows