Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-06-12
Rnchanrn. not DOnglas.


In our last issue, We gave what news we
then had, viz; that the Slave Convention; self
styled Democratic, had on the Ind ballot nom
mated s. A. Douglass, Of infamous nOtOriety.
But in that we we're miSinformed, and the truth
is, they were eOUards Of the FIRST water, and
afraid to put the leaders Of the true issue upbe.
fore the intelligent American people; but Skulk-
ed behind an old conservative fOgy and polite
al trimmer. Yet before that the flesh mopg-
ers would consent that any man should be Of
fered living sacrifice to the Democratic God
,--slavery-they determined that there should
be platform erected upon which to hang the
unlucky soul. The bully Brooks, and the CO.
adjutOrs Of strngtslow and AchisOn after
wards cast lots as to who should be that in.
dividual, and after many days Of great tribula-
ton, on the 18th cast, Buchanan, Of Pennsyl'
vapia was the chosen victim of their friend
ship. laced upon a platform that will and
ought to hang any man .'as high as Heavenl"
Bully Brooks, Of South Carolina, was a dele
gate 10 that Convention thsi erected that
platform upon which Buchanan now stands
And StrngfcIow. the Missouri, ruGisn, was
theie, aiding aad abettiDgl with bowie knives
on one side Of their persOss, and pistols on the
other; and in that convention. in the city Of
Cincinnati, man was heard to say, II am an
American r. and Immediately he was stabbed
all in the name and under the cognomen Of
Democracy. Could anything better be ex'
pectod from gathering of unmitigated scOun.
drels, and honest dupes. We say what we
do upon good authority. and introduce the
New. York Herald of the 4th inst, to show
that Stare breeding under the protection Of pis-
tolls, bowie knives and mwderous bludgeons,
are the genuine principles oflhe seli.styled De-
mocrAcy Recolect the Herald is Democratic
authority:
"We know Of nothing 80 full Of warning to
The people Of this Union as the labors, the
fuss and aummery, the disgusting exhibitions
Of corruption and depravity, and the motley
gathcringof the filthy birds ofprey and carri-
on crows which attend thel accouchment, in
those latter Gays. Of one Of those modern po-
Htical mOnsters known as National Conven.
tions.
"FOr example, The Cincinnati COsS entiOu,
assembled for the modest purpose Of dicLatic g
to the Democracy Of the Union. their exclu.
sive candidate for President OF the United
States, meets under the impressive auspices o.
pistols and bowie knives. bludgeons and hero
lam, and sgraced by the company Of five hun
dred gamblers and bscklegs, and from three
20 four hundred women Of the town, gathered
from the stews Of our large cities, and all rev
cling together, as in the festivities Of a com
mon jubilee. Such is The revolving spectacl
now exhibited to an insulted, enlightened an
intelligent people by the once venerable an
high toned democratic party In fact, thi
party, so long pluming itself 70 the party c
Union and the Constitution, has fallen at leng
th under the eon'rol Of the niger Drivers I
The South, as completely as the broken frae
menl Of both the old parties Of the North har
sunk into the dirty schemes Of The nigg,
wor.hiping demagOgues of this section.
This Circinnati Conference of the niggt
drivers, i'll, Of cour.e. give us high-sounC
ing platform. full If windy distractions an
nhmeaning rubbish, With which t. gull an