Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-09-17

vail upon him TO do otherwise. And We
mast es permitted heie l6say, ,iAst q az
the eandhalos who came up from the peo-
pie without a rOmination he has the grsat
est night to complain Of the action of the
delegate convention. Because no other Of
The candidates had more than frs leaving
EiAs TOW nsbips to make a choice. But
Nh. Dunlap says in his action. that although
be has not been, as be thinks, fairly dealt
with, ~ bis party friends on this one Occa-
sion, Yet that IS not sufficient reason for
him to tear hipself away from those who
have olWays been his friends, and throw
himself into the embraces Of his old releut.
less enemiesl He says, also, by his con-
duct that it Is true the LocofOcC Buchan-
an Slave caichers, were for the present
from their own sinister feelings apflsuding
the traitOrots act, but 50 soon as the elec,
tion is over would utterly detest him as a
traitor, upon the same principle that the
British did Benedict Arnold, viz: be be-
came Vek because Of bis disgppOinted am.
6itioa! M,. Dunlap IS gentleman, nctu.
ated by far tigher motives Than those Of
Rsveags, be acts will his friends in bat
Ting for those eterRa principles Of fJustice
Cor which the great Fstlar Of bis country
contended when his Parrot soldiers with
Shcsless feet, left then Bloody footprints
upon the SHOWS Of Valley Forge, and up.
on the ice Of the Delaware, aud 10 lhsir
descent upon the mercenary Hsssians at
Prince tor Mr., Dunlap knows that it is
human to err, but Justice will in the end
be done.
| Aslo tbe other gentleman who was q
caudilate for Tresurer we have not per
sonally conyssed, but from our former
knowledge Of the gentleman we feel assn.
rel in declaring that hr. Cameron is nos a
bolter nor known to Jaltsr in any cam.
paign. Then with this view Of those who
are personally interested in the EomiDa.
tions, we are confident that the mass of vo-
ters Of old Washington viii stand to their
almsl and never no pever surrender J.
| And why do we feel so much more conf.
dant Of the uqfiBching yeonen Of Wash.
ington than even Of Jristitng Centre2-
Our mind occurs to time when the p b.
lie pulse beat slowly lut healthiiy, a tlmt
when Il Q very elements were cool, from /
long and unyielding winter we bad thC
pleasure Of seeing the resolves Of the COO
determined and Uachdnging Republicans o
that glorious township that wears the glo'
rious name Of Hashingtoni Shall The
cllors Of Washington trail in the dust 7 ne
never Is the one united shout Read I
portion Of the true, firm and manly re
pohes, Of that uafinchiag people, passed
on ths---day Of March 1857, rs follows;
"In view of the extraordinary exertion
! made to extend slavery into our western
Territories we, the Republicans of Wash
Ogton township, form a society, and bmt
ourselves in one commonbrOtherhood for
the purpose Of disappearing this bHghtins
culse.
i Resolved, That our motto shall ever be
Freedom, Freedom Of thought, of con-
science, Of speech, Of press, of religion, OF
every principle that tends to eevale, emo
bic or refine the human mind.
| Resolved That slavery rs it exists in
the United States shakes the foundation,
your Republic Of sub,ert> the will of tue
Almighty, bl the absolute control of both
| the body aud niad of bis creatures, leads
its votaIies through degraded liC4 Of idle.
ness, thet I, aud murder, intsmpeWnce,
gambling, SABBATH breaking, debauchery
and 4 disregart both OF the laws OF God
aud man. II Is contrary to the laws Of
nature, Of justice, and to the principles OF
humanity and curse that every law Of
society is bound to oppose. 1t impoyer-
ishes the soil, is despotic in its nature; de-
grades society snd makes iuechautiEs Of
men, women aud chillron.
RsyOlced, That vS pR not vote to els.
pGts any man 10 any oScs of honor t'ust
or profit wto supports he administrators
lof James Buchanan, basel upon the ca,
climate pl1yorm IN any wuy,
Aud further we ask the Republicans of
1 Washington, can they, or will they SO
suddenly not only forg the teachings Of
their own resolutions but serviielv submit
10 the powers at Washington city. AMI
remember not in wrath, tie Pns' 0flic,'
wrongs--and those wrongs iuh ctel upon
you Republicans Of Washington, because
that You in the ualimied control OF your
rghts passed the tOrgoing resolut Gus in
the pow Office of your township That so
suddehly tsent out at tie slave drivers nod
at Washington city. Yes the Locolocos
Of CarrolIton and elsewhere say that you
have forgotten al those high handed out
1rsges ptrparated upon you, and will
Rig awSy from you your sword and
shield (pNneiples) aud by diseord. and
disstnsiOa enable your foes the "sappore |
Of Buchanan" 10 divide aud conquer with
ease! Is this 50 freemen Of Washington
Il cannot bel