Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-08-06


lished 10 months ago, aud must be its own inter
prefer. JAMES wESTFALL.
AuOusrA, Ohio April Y, 1856.
Eds. Free Prsss: Ga f....- ...- i.r-.
In your paper Of the 9th inst, you give
the result Of the election in our township. BY
your permission, wish to explain 10 some ex-
tent; apd Wish It understood that I do not
blame you Eor your informant in any way. /
only wsd to correct an erroneous impression which
some might be led into by reading that report
10 the ticket you term LOcofoeO' are tbe names Of
- and nv own, al of
whom believe are Republicans, ,--sympathiaing
with the convention 70 be holden in Philadelphia.
in June next, Most Of thete voted the Repubi
can ticket principally, and not one Of whom will
be found on the side Of Slavery. Ny name was
placed on that ticket without my knowledge or
consent. incidentally heard Of it some days
afteFward, spd merely observed to the two or
three democrats who spoke To me about It, 'that
if they voted for me, they must do It as Repub-
lieqn,-sympathisin with the above named Con-
yention;" and all parties were informed that
should take no part in electioneering. You may
say this was wrong, and that should have been
urging the Republican Ticket. l believe these
{ Township party affairs are not generally pro6ta
bic. and il was evident to me that the ELECTION Of
Township officers 10 Augusta, would not mater.
!. ally control the admission Of Kansas as free
IS Fugitive Slave law or be likely to perceptibl!
aneliorate the condition Of those masses Of down
G trpdden humanity, whose lives are being dali.
i sacrificed by the avarce and iphumanity Of tbei
9 fellow men,-those whose existence. is continual
e y being embttered By the lash ofthe overseer,-
by the rending Of all the dearest ties aud relation
= Of natpre-7by being denied the knowledge o
y and The means to imbibe the consolation of tn
Bible, aud Of pure Christianity by the crushing
e influence hope deferred and finally by beinI
n robbed Of the inherent and Heaven born boon 0
}, Freedom and Of malbood. ! trust shall alway
b be on the side Of Freedom, and hold tito be tn
e imperative duty Of every lover Of humaplty,-
every lover Of morality, and every lover Of Christ
e anty, to raise his voice against the present gran
m effort of slavery propagaudism, to plant itself i
ID territory once pledged to freedom, by the earl
IN sages o! our government. Nay, more; it is III
BIT duty of all these TO oppose by all proper mear
its spread into any territory belonging TO our Go,
I'd ernlnenl, in whatever section it may be found
,t not as retaliation or revenge but upon the plnc
of pie al justice aud right; calmly but firmly sayn
ID TO the slave States, we will not infringe on yor
a. acquired rights if you think slavery a bessiD
ce you must keep it until you find you are mstakel
I'd but we regardit as one ofthe great National Gu
ses and cannot consent to have any more Amer
can territory blastad Herewith. ......
trust those whose feelings are with the comm
convention at Philadelphis, will take measures
r. have the Congressional District properly Rprese
tee therein. But my explanation has grown t
"a. long, and must Aay no more. --,
o.. Yours Respectfully,
nd LEMUEL HOLE.