Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-10-02

ritory with tire and sword, and repualateo even
civilization ITSELF sl
In lis platform fnd the enuneiatiOn OF Priu-
ciples which would put the ropes about the
necks Of men, for exercising the Constitutional
right Of peIiiOniug Congress fOra State Gov.
elument, as a redress for grievances far worse
Than those which led To the war Of the revOlu-
lion, and declaration ssigmatizing as "atmed
resistance to law" the moderate and Jus1iaa'
bic self.defence Of men shamefully and infa-
mousIy oppressed by rufiian violence and out
rage. beyond human endurance. ~.
| hnd the whole party Of the nation assem-
bled in National Convention, With but one IN
dividual dissent. expressing its 'unqual hed
admiration" of an administration which has lent
itself as the tool and sccomplics OF the wrong
inflicted upon Kansas, aud by It's venality and
Iimbecility brought the country to an intestine
war.
| end all its representatives in Congress-
with three individual exceptions labortng IN
earnest ZEAL by speech and vote, TO cover up
the iniquities Of this administration and the
Border Ruiians Of Missouri, and to suppress q
fair investigation of outrages which shock bOtt
humanity aad republicanism, and defy the con
stitution and the laws.
find these same representatives. after th'
truth was ELECTED in spite Of their efforts, SUI
refusing to relieve the people from code
laws imposed upon them BY a foreign army
aud still refusing to admit them into the Union
only for reasons which, in the cases Of min
existing States, had been declared unIenabI
and of no account.
| find them disregardng free Constitutto
adopted ia legal, constitutional and um'
sanctioned manner. (And which no man ca
doubt to have reflected the will OF the people
and supporting law to produce substitute
which il is easy to show would have perpetu
ted in the State government the usurpatlo
which had By force already siezsd upon u
Government Of the territory.
find them refusing to make appropriate
/, for the army unless that army is to be used
enforce code Of laws violative, on their fa'
Of the constitution: enacted by Legislature
ii. violation of the law of the United States' a
- imposed by foreign force upon conquered
suhiugated American citizens.
unJ find them, 10 a word, steadily aiding
all their Congressional action to make sl
State in Northern latitudes, and that, too'
:, ainst the will Of its inhabitants.
find that one member who more than
,oaa other stood out again t the enslsvement o'
- white fellow citizens, is refused re-nom
hair ton by the Democratic party of this dstrlc
,,,a find in the canvass now gong on that
rh;s whole lone Of the party pressl in The same
,,on rection. When the first startling ln'ellg'
of ,he outrages in Kansas reached the Ssi
un- tOl the out'"se " :.
Ia Their editors denounced the foul wrong IN u
xoo, OF Citing indignation. II was but sPasm
fort however, and in Difference to tue :
NJ and the prevailing sentiment ofthe party
.h,r. have dropped off, one after the other
;erd. now; SO far as have been able to ascei
nm. there is not ademocratic paper which
naer. boldly to Justify and defend the Free
voula party. and dsnOunce the Invaders In
,rsot- Of encouragement and ndsymPathy tor Their
alton ragged fellow citizens Of the north, there
ID a. else than icers and ridcue Tor their opp
xror;. and suffering condition misrepresentat'
.an;o their motives md conduct, and pref
sllv I Incredibly oithe statements and appeals
ed bv they send to their brethren OF the states
ial in. 6nd their speakers exhibiting the
ship 4 s,;r,t some Of them ignoring the ques'io
more ,rely others of them treating 1t win
labor. ions Misrepresentation and false issues
: dou- others taking openly the side ofthe opPr
For hut no one of them advocating the ca
about Vorsas. or favoriug her admission un(
,48 and Free State Constitution adopted BY ne
or him pie. -, nr,,
is zeal2 Ia the public demonstrations anu Pt0'
casion l Of the party, find banners and aey'S'
of bis ,o;ciuu brutal insults, in response,to the
Of that people for protection against u
ID hard ed wrongs, calculated, as no doubt IN
lly of he intended. to prepare the masses tor
old hab- i,nued refusal of justice and protection
resisted relentless persls'euce in outrage ana
9 urging sion.
We dini. | Soa all the Democrats South, and
10 save lion Of The Democracy Of the North' b
ociations pudiating the Kansas NeU' 'to' -.
,nds, ba, ing that Slavery has right to 60 INTO
hatred Of rtories, in spite oil congress ~ -.
!. and il. hat the inhabitants Of the Territory
yment or right to pass ter'l'Of'"' ' 80 ..,;.aafr
ed to for clude 1t. Democta''O ~.
s enrol ~. bold and proclaim these opinions VI
a.,tv CONSERVATIVES from Psnhsylvanla, :"
f~eFys Il ltSr .3,3eyEzs txor, oiher States, dec