The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-30
In December, 1914, my colleague published

.Democracy then arose--pEMocRAcy The off.
spring % Jdcobinisni, strangled in its birth BY
the mighty frown of Americas chief, then as
sumed |" title and name" Here, then, fel-
low citizens, is its origin an origin worthy Of its
subsequent exploits. With an unceasing dbl
gence scarcely equalled by the pilgrim on his
voyage to Mahomet, with all that intrigue and
cumming WHICH the French Revolution has ex-
hibited TO human view, and With all that 0bsti-
macy aphich supported a Satan after his fan.
HTDEMOCRACY SUCCEEDED Ora
DUALLY IN UNDERMINING THOSE
FABRICh.S WHICH WASHINGTON T.
RECI'ED, AND IN THE PERSON OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON REIGNED
TRIUMPHANTi!-4u
Mr.. HAND. | ask whether the gentleman
reads from the Federaist itself?
MT MORGAN. ! read from the Ostego I" Re-
publican" and should be glad to hear denial
from the gentleman, if he is authorized by my
colleague to make one. regret that he is not
here himself, and my only object is TO justify
myself in the remark which made the other
day, that many Of the leading members of the
loco-foco party were ultra federalists, and among
them my colleague from Otsego.
Mr.. ALBERT SMITH here rose to order
Mr.. MORGAN. The gentleman from Maine
need not trouble himself know the subject
ls'unpleasant. have said all that desired to
say, and enough, trust, to establish the truth of
the remark which made on former occasion
respecting my colleague, (Mr. Prentiss)
! did not intend TO allude to the subject ex-
cept in the House, and in my own vindcation.
Mr.. Prentiss published the following note in
the Globe Of the 10TH
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, June Is, l840
GENTLEMEN: lnasmuch as the remarks lately
mn d. h. rcr ,ft he g L
tives, by my colleague (Mr. Morgan,) in re-
lation to my conduct during the late war,
are going the rounds of the Wing papers,
and no suitable occasion having been since pre-
sented for me torefer TO them in my place, ask
the favor Of you to insert in the CODE the two
following artices-the one in vindication of me
against the charge Of rejoicing at the victories
of the enemy, and the other showing the course
actually pursued, when the enemy invaded
our territory.
! desire to say nothing about the motives Of
the honorable gentleman in singing me out for
particular public observation, but will add, that
the Wing authority upon which he based his
remarks is of very questionable credit among
the Democratic constituency who delegated to
me the honor to represent them in the councils
of the nation.
JOHN H. PRENTISS
Messrs. BLAIR and RivEs.
CERTIFICATE
When slanderous allegations are made and
published against man who has been desig-
mated by his feow-citizens for public support
and favor, aohich hare no foundation in truth,
the undersigned, inhabitants of the village of
Cooperstown, and neighbors of the person SO
slandered, consider it duty publicly to contra
dict them. II has been more than once asserted
in a paper called the "Otseeo Republican, and
repeated on the 24th of October instant, that
JOHN e. PaESTlss now va eansdiaa!s for seat in
during the last war, and joined in publicly cefe-
brating the defeat of the American armies. We
were residents of the said village during the
whole of the war, and observers of the events
that transpired during that period, and have no
knowledge Of such proceeding, nor do we be-
lieve that any circumstance of the kind occurred
lat any rate zoe knoio the fact, that no celebra-
ton ever took place in the village, of American
defeats, by illuminating of houses or otherwise,
nor was there, to our knowledge, any demonstra-
tons by any citizen. Of JOY on the receipt of in
telligence Of the reported death of Col. Strana-
ham, at the battle Of Queenston. The news of
a treaty of peace having been concluded, was
celebrated, in which men of all parties partici
pated
ROBERT CAMPBELL,
GEORGE POMEROY,
ELISHA FOOTE,