Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-07-28
a Brace Of Democratic congressmen
Painted by a Democrat.
Correspondent Of he PrsE.
WAsHIxorOS. July 10th is5e.

| The letter Of Jsbu Jones on The subiecs
of the Tariff is a very awkward tricE; In,
1 Is ike thal bungling and self-sufieieut
demagOgue. Happily, nobody will pay
any alteatiOn TO Il II is useful only a.
showing bow far . man vii 70 10 rescue
himself from rain. With Jo0es, self in
lerest IS alwayA frst. lie j. for free trade
hels, and for protection in Reading. The
vision that has haunted him, Ike thai
which has haunted Bigler Is to crawl 20
subwissiVely At the sset Of the Southern
politicians as to seeure their support for ia.
Iure fHyOn. But the man that courts the
south must have ability and address
TO do il. lfhe IS 3 qsaek IN politics, and
does bis Hoik loosely and trauspareptly.
be becomes an object os contempt. Such
men as Toombs and Davis have infinite
'coDtemPt for all such AdYehissrs for their
bounty. 0ftbis class are Bigler aud Jehu.
They started for Southern favor at one and
the same tme-bOth making the stupid
mistake, that whatever they might do IN
Washington would be tolerated in Penn.
sylsanis. In the midst Of their cloHpish
and eomplaeent appeals 70 the FIRE eaters,
they find Lhyt they baye lost al their
friends at home, and when, panic stricken
at this they fall down on their kbees TO
their immediate constituents, The South
turns on its bsei, and leaves them to their
tato. The begging appeals Of Jones and
Blgier, the one on tie tariff. The other on
the LecOmptcn question, prove the truth
Of this assertion. There is nothing that
is more certain to command the respec. Of
the South than the reverse Of al this toad.
yihm.
Ex-Governor Bigler's appeals far sup.
port and for union aud harmony are fe
freshing. lie deserves no consideration
at the hands Of tho people. Perfectly a. !
ware that the President had for twelve !
years regarded him as his secret foe, ard /
IS the associate Of his worst en-.
emies, Bigler SET about TO give up ali bis
profession to get possession Of the patronage
OF the Administration, ingraiiate himself
with Mr. Buchanan. When be thought
Mr.. Buchanan Eas against Lecompton be .
was against il, and he even Travelled /
through Kansas to make out case ofAd. |
mlulstration support for himself By backing
Walker and Stanton, going TO tie full
extent, Then after pledging himself over
bead and hair on thisside, be turned about
in a moment when be heard that the Pres.
ident was for Lecompton. You saw the
sketch Of his life in Harper's Magazine,
the object Of which was to show that Big.
Ter was the confidential and intimate friend |
of the President. This was a new species
Of subserviency. When Jud 70 Douglas
differed from the President, Bigler rusIsd
forward, sword il hand to exterminale
bin. Hetook the business Of execution,
or into his hands alone. Hs Nas the Mon
'ieur Sampson, and he alone. No one
'lse should take the life blood Of the Lit.
lie Giant. Pitiable, most pitiable, was
bis scene. A man Nho himself swore
hat the people Of Kansas should vote for
heir constitution, and that if lhoy we're
ienied this right he would vote 70 kick (
Lecompton out of Congress. Tbs man push.
ID himself forward to slsy Judge DougIas. I
md 10 prescribe all bis friends, alone Be. |
ause he refused 10 abuse himself Ly dis I
honorable desertion of bis principles. When
hall Peunsylysnians cease to blush for
beir representatives 10 Congressi il
The fact about it is, the business Of ma. |
ing trade cfpolities is The most accept |
bic 10 such men as Jones and Bigler.- !
hey have no other object in lie. What
hey had is given up 10 miserable traffic 4
Office and Of patronage. To be interes. ?
ID in jobs, to share with Office Lolders Z
I'D CONTRACTOR; these are tho obj.ets Of I
heir night and day work. see that
cnstor Bigler was here at the side Of tue Z
resident when the New York regiment {
'as reviewed. That is ike him. He lin. |
ers around the pouches Of the wealthy in n
tally fearful Of icing absent, lest he may 4
'se, and some other beggar may gaiu. L