Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-06-02
Com muniCatiOn.
For he Carol Eree py,.,

MEssRs EDITORS: - Recently in looking
over the columns Of your paper | was mucI
graIitied to see the name Of GET. e. K
EcKLEY, announced as a candidate for Con
gress; WAS gratified TO see It for sayera
reAsops-frst, because / Look upon the
GEN. as being good man, and worthy Of
the office; he is firm and unhinching
Republican, I knoW; be has always been,
(since my acquaintance with him, which
dates back to l840 an ardent and z4alous
Oproser Of the institution Of slavery; II nv
recollection serves me correctly, no mem
Der Of the Ohio Senste contributed more
10 the repeal Of the "OhiO black LaWs,"
than did Gen. EcKLEY when member of
that body--fron bis long and fixed con
victions Of opposition to American or hu-
man Slavery; and from his firm, Jealous
and persevering disposition, be uudoubt-
edly is the right kind Of a man to send to
Washington TO meet there in the LegisIa-
tive Halls of the Nation. the slave holder;
for the time is here upon nS, when the
slave holder must be met and faced by
men of firmnsss aud integrity, there must
be lent little or no compromising with the
slave holder any more on the subject of
Slavery--that "peculisr institution" of the
SOutL--for upon the principle Of compro.
mise the slave holders have succeeded in
adding TO this glorious Union, some eight
or ten new slave States, since the orgsni.
zation Of our national government; which
beyond all question was understood, de.
signed, and intended on the part Of those
great and good men who framed the con-
stitution Of the United States should never
be done. So we, therefore, need to send
to Congress men who are uncompromsing
upon that question, We want no more
such men as Cox, Lawrence, Peudieton,
Groesbeck, &c. From my remarks in ia.
vor Of Gen. EcELEY, l do not desire il to
be thought that the Republicans have no
other good men; for sirs, the party have
hosts Of good meD, the party Is made up
OF good men, for even our opponents ssem
to think 50, IS many of THEN best men are
constantly leaving them and connecting
themselves with the great Republican Par.
tY-secouGly, believe. and firmly believe,
that the candidate should be taken from
Carroll County this time; for il is a mat.
ter of fact that the opposition to the pro.
Slavery Democratic party of this County
end Of the district have never cent q man
% Congress from Carroll County; there
has been sent to Congress from each and
'very one of the other counties. members
who were opposed to this pro Slavery Dem.
'cratic party; and Carroll County always
'olliDg for their man, quite ; majority.
On one or two occasions Carroll county had
! man before the nominating conventions,
md from earnest and repeated solicitations
IN the part of friends of candidates from
'thsr Counties. the people Of Carroll with.
lEew their man, and took one from some
'ther County, AID ~s before said, always
ave him . msjority:shey were never known
0 be beaten on Congressman Nc believe
II The other counties have, at some one
lime or Other. With these facts before the
'eople, (nos that this 10 the frat time they
ave been aPprised Of them. for the peo. I
'e must, and are, and have been familiar
With the facts As they have trsnspirsd. -
have no doubt they will see the plain
nd manifest justice in giving 10 Carroll
'ounty the candidate aud will do so With.
ut hesitation. There is one other reason /,
'hich will speak Of. why tbe Carroll
'ounty people should have the man this !
me; there is quite feeling amongst the
eople in favor Of rotation in Office where !.
here is both honor and profit attached to
10 ofice-itis not thought to be fail, Just, = :,
OF right, to confer upon very few per. !, !
ms oil the houors and profits Of Office :
here there are hosts of worthy, good, aud !.
'mpetent men. This thing Of continuing I
man in office for q lifs-tine. NAV do 10 :
South where there are but few mon ! :,
hoS Sbearly attains an education sufficient u
enable them to discharge the duties of
Hce.fOr by the time you deduct the NUN
81 Of Slaves and the poor lsbonng white i
ian, (who 10 not ss much thought of BY u
'e aFistocrats Of the South a. the negro b
ave, and who are entitled in connection ia
IT'D The laboring man of the free North 70
mud 'sills" from The whole ddniber' oil,
. population Of the South there il but
" more than . number equal to tho Of "a