Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-03-18

'ooaeS OF lslsr sfe sure tofollow the per-
,etratidn Of wrong or iujus,ieel lie! ne do
What is right, and We may look with sssu'
ed confidence to a speedy snd happy exit
rom all our difficulties. Let the great
principles Of State and popular sovereignty
be mAntsined, aud they will carry US safe
y through all our difficulties. strengthened
md purified by eli the trials through which
We shall have passed, standing out bright
example Of public virtue and intelligence,
and still recommending by an augmented
moral power our institutions for adoption
10 progressive and enfranehised humanity,
The Democracy OF Ohio present now a
proud example for imitation by her sister
States. You stand on the solid granite Of
the Constitution your hands are upon the
holy alter OF public virtue, justice aud mo
raEty. Your conscience is free from re-
preach; unterrifsd BY menace, unseduced
by power or patronage you adhere TO the
great principles Of State and popular soy-
ereignty.
Ohio entered the Union as a sovereign
State; there she stands 10 that proud atti-
tule, eheered by the glad voices Of more
than two millions Of freemen, and she in.
tends that in ike manner Kansas shall come
into the confederacy, by the free viii! only
Of a majority of her people. Ohio will
not sanction the violation Of the elective
franchise. She will not stain her bright
escutcheon by the approval of frauds or
forgeries. She will commit no spoliation
upon these most sacred rights, for which
ner fathers fought and conquered in the
days Of the Revolution, but will transmit
the priceless heritSge Of self government. in
all its original brightness and entirety to
her remCtest posterity. Go on then noble
Democracy Of Ohio in the cause Of truth,
Of justice, and of freedom, and a glorious
victory awaits your efforts.
Most respectfully. your fellow. citizen.
r. ]. WALKER.
WAsHTNGroE, D. @. March, B. 1858.
GENTLKMEN:-Your invitation to bs
present at a meeting in Columbus, Ohio,
the object of which is to protest against
the passage of the Lecompton Constitution
has been received, and much regret that
duties here will prevent my attendance.
l will, however, take this opportunity
to say, that il affords me great satisfaction
10 perceive that the Democratic masses are
waking up to the Importance of the issues
involved in the Kansas question, aud to
the enormity of the fraud which the Ad-
ministraiion is seeking to force upon the
country in their name. It might seem
surprising that the people have not sxhibi
ted this interest before, but when it is con-
sidered that they had nothing to attract
their attention to the Kansas question but
a repetition of the common cry of fraud,
and only looked upon it as the opening Of
an apparently new chapter in the slavery
topic their long repugnance to discuss it is
the more readily understood. Now, how
ever. it is rapidly becoming known, that
slavery is not the material feature Of the
present contest. The real tissue is, the
right of white men to govern themselves,
and to have u voice in the adoption Of the
Constitution under which they are to live
When this shall be thoroughly understood
we shall doubtless receive an earnest re-
sponse. There c,nnot possibly be any in
difference in the pubic mind on such an is
.ua as this. have great confidence. not
witbstanding the Democrats votes in Con
gress, which in the ulpsble silence of thei
constituents, have ranged themselves will
the President in his hsDsas tyranny, tina
the day will soon come when no Demo
crat can be found to acknowledge that ht
ever countenanced the monstrous doctrine
that fraud can be rendered acceptable By
any forms or legal technicalities, or that {
free people should be obliged to accept I
government which they were denied tht
rich: to reject or ratify.
Trusli2g that your meeting may b.
speedily followed by Others Of a siuila
character,
am gentlemen,
Very truly, yours,
D. V. BRODEGIOK.
| To Henry B Payne, Charles ] FostS!'
VIM. p Kiucaid. Chester II Mott, and
Alexander P Miller, members Of the Dem.
ocratic Committee.
Letters were also read from Hon Henry
A Wise, and Hon R Cockerill, which
our limited space. prevents our publishing,
Editors Free Press.
On motion of Hon D o Morton, a com
mittee offve we're appointed to report per,
manent officers of the meeting, as follows
Rail- ph Leets, W Lyfrard, j., VIM Par,
A Hughes, and 7 L P Defrees
On motion Of R W Griswold, ESQ.,, a
committee was appointed to wait upon
Hon + P Stanton, and invite him to ad
dress the convention, when an adjourn,
ment until 2 O'Clock was moved and csrri.
ed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Leete, from the committee on per.
mahent officers. made the following report
| President-GEO. W. MANYPENNY
VICE PRESIDENTS.
A p Miller, Butler county
w GriswoId, Pickaway, {"
A. McVeigh, Fairfield,
S Humphreyville, Madison /"
N Moore, Monroe
Chas. Winslow, Cuvaboga Z"
Jacob w. Lybrsud. Knox +"
J. F. Mckinney, Miami
J. NJ. Smith, Madison
II. F. Rosencrantz, Hamilton
J.E. Egley,