Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-10-08
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sachusetts, are now Harrison men.
Ebenezer Seaver, one of the commit
tee IN Congress who reported in fayo
of tho war of 1879, is a Democrat.
William Sullivan, lately deceased, wa,
one Of the ambassadors Of the Hartford
Convention TO Washington, and was
modern Wing 10 the time of his death.
Judge HopkinsoH, an old and leading
Federalist exclaimed, in the Pennsylya
MIA convention, in 1887: "Thus in time.
of difficulty. they (the Federaiists) tri
umPh, and they are now coming into
power. | see some honest faces pre-.
sent who are not ashamed to avow them.
selves Federalists."
Samuel Putnam, in June 1912, repor-
ted in the Massachusetts Legislature, a
strong memorial to Congress against a
declaration of war, which was adopted BY
4O6 yeas TO 249 nays. OF the Federal
yeas, thirty nine are now living, hirty
eight of whom are now HARRISON
WHIGS.
The memorial was signed also by two
Federal members of Congress, both of
whom are now HARRISON WHIGS.
When Governor Strong heard of the
declaration Of war, he sent to the Legis.
lalure a strong message against it, which
was echoed by the report of a committee.
The only survivor of the Committee is
Charles Jackson, one of the Harrison
Electors in 1892. A committee was an
pointed TO recommend fast on account
ofthe wicked declaration of war; the only
survivor of whom is Edmund Dwight,
now a HARRISON whig Senator in that
State.
Governor Morton was clerk of the
Democratic Senate of Massachusetts in
1873. Seth Sprague, now Democrat,
voted to build a seventy four gun ship.
and present it TO the General Govern
ment; of the thirteen Senators who vo-
ted against it, six are now living, ALL
WHIGS.
The three most prominent actors in
the Faneuil Hall meeting against the
war, in July, 1912, are now living, and
ALL HARRISON WHIGS.
Of the Middlesex meetifg. in july
1912, to denounCe the war, four of the
most prominent actors are living, ALL |
HARRISON WHIGS.
Of the Worcester convention, in Au-
gust, 1912, which adopted highly trea-
'onable address in relation to the war,
TWENTY members are known to be living,
ALL HARRISON WIGS.
Samuel Hoar and Nathaniel NJ. Davis,
wo of the delegates to the Harrisburg
Convention, which nominated Harrison,
we're old FederGliStS, the former having
been one of the strongest advocates Of
he Hartford Convention, and the latter
having been in the legislature and voting
or it..
Leverett Saltonstall, one of the pre-
tent Wing committee of Congressman,
vas in the Legislature, and voted for all
he measures preparatory to the Hartford
Convention, in the Massachusetts Legis-
ature. OF the eleven survivors ofthose
Who voted for the Hartford Convention
n the Senate of Massachusetts, TEN
ARE HARRISON WHIGS.
Of eighty,fUe members of the House
# Representatives recently surviving,
Who voted for the Hartford Conven.
ion, ElGHTY-THREE were HARRISON
WIGS.
OF the twelve survivors of those who
oted against the Hartford Convention
ight are now Democrats, one unknown,
nd three Harrison Wings.
ALI the known survivors of the Hart
1rd Convention, TWELVE in number,
re HARRISON WHIGS.
Of Governor Strong's Council, who
dvised the Hartford Convention, the on
TWO survivors are HARRISON
WIGS.
Ofthose who voted in favor of Josiah
luincys resolution, that ''it is not be-
oming moral and religious people" TO
ejoice over the war, TEN survive,
'lNE of whom are HARRISON
WIGS.
In 1924, upon the motion Of Seth \
iprague, then and now Democrat, this
was expunged from the Sen
te journal. Ofthose who voted against
xpunging, TEN now survive, ALL
HARRISON WHIGS. OF those who
DIED for expuugng, thirteen survive, of
,hom NINE, are Democrats, and three {
harrison Wings.
Of the fourteen candidates for Harris
n electors,now in nominatian, TWELVE
re old FEDERALISTS and two apos- q
lte Democrats. Every one of them is c
ow Wing Office holder! ?
OF the Federal Electors who voted !,
u Rufus King, in opposition 10 James I!
Ionroe, in 1919, SEVEN are now Nv II
10, ALL HARRISON WHiGS. r.
OF the ELEVEN Harrison Wing mem Z
ers Of the present Congress from Mas /
achusetts, EIGHT are old FEDERALIsTs, /
,wo apostate Democrats, and one too I
oung to have had any character at the il
me ofthe war; while Mr., Parmenter, b