Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-09-13
uThc Young Mems County Co lvcntion is TO
be holden at Ccntreville next Saturday.

The Address of Gov. Mason to the
people of Michigan, which graces our COL
umns to-day, exposes in its proper light the
base cospiracy ntered into by his enemies
to tarnish his reputation, by unfounded Sian.
ders. Under ordinary circumstances,
Gov. Mason would not have come before
the public with his own name to vind;cate
his character from the base assaults of his
enimes. But when an unprincipled editor
of another state, 10 the dishonor of his pro.
fession, has unbushingly published the Gov
ernor to the world, as guilty of the high
offence against the laws he is sworn 10 faith.
fully execute, of "opening his purse and
distributing money at the polls" to inhu.
ence the elections and when the foul
calumny is repeated here. by men preten.
ding to responsibility, who boldly avow
themselves ready to testify under oath to
its truth, he owes it to himself, to his friends
and to the character Of the State of which
he is Chef Magistrate, to expose the SIAN
der under the high authority and sanction
of his name.
With the exception of one distinguished
person, there is not public man within the
whole range of our knowledge who has
been the devoted object of more unceas-
ing calumnies than Gov. Mason. And
why has he been singled out as the irten-
del victim of such relentless persecution
1t Is because he is Democrat by birth
and in principle, and not scion of the ar.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he has risen from the
ranks Of the people and will not comprise
their rights and surrender their interests
into the hands of the purse-proud few, who.
because they have been born with gold
spoons in their mouths, think they are
privileged to ride the people "booted and
spurred by the grace of God legitimately."
his is the head and front of the offending
for which he has been marked for proscirp-
tion.--But here, thank heaven, the enven-
omed shafts of his assallants fall harmless at
his feet. His political opponents know,
and the honest among them will admit, that
here, where Gov. Mason is best known, he
is above the reach of calumny. Benevo.
lent in his feelings, and generous to a
fault -temperate in his habits--just and
honorable in all the relations of private life
frank and open in his manners, and a.
bove concealment or disguise in his opn.
ions-upright and interchangeable in the per-
formance of all his duties to the public
and with the chivalrous sense of honor,
that "leels stain like a wound" he CON-
mands and enjoys the high personal respect
of all good men who know him.
The brief address that follows is worthy
of its author; and while it fully vindicates
him from the slanderous imputation attemp-
ted to be fixed upon his character it will
sink the original accuser and his accompli.
ces into merited contempt, and leave them
blasted monuments of the avenging power
of ruth.--Daly Free Press
TO the People ofN1ichigan.
BY the indulgent consideration ofmy friends
| have been placed before you as candi.
date for re election to the office of chief.
magistrate of the state. The experience
Of early life had taughtme at what price
he who seeks public. honors must wear
them, and in accepting this nomination
expected, and was prepared 10 receive, all
the denunciations that the modern tactics
Of party warefare had brought into use: