Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-08-06
From the Cincinna,i Advertiser and journal
GEoRGErowN, Ohio, july 4tb. Is4O

GEoRGETowN, Ohio, July 4th, 1910.
Messrs. Editors: - A friend has just shown me
the Cincinnati Gazette Of the I'd inst, in which
some notice is taken of the Wing meeting held at
this place, on the 23d ult, on which occasion
Mr.. Corwin addressed the people. The editor
has stated that Mr. Corwin made the following
observations :--sIf in the course ofmy remarks,
(said he,) | shall make single assertion, not
substantiated by public documents, request
Mr.. Hamer, or any other gentleman present, in-
stantly to correct me, and will esteem il as a
favor..n Sand when Mr.. Corwin closed his OBJ
servationshe AGAIN requested Nj. Hauer, or any
other gentleman who might deem it expedient,
to controvert his statements; but tney were all
SILENT, to the astonishment and chagrin Of their
political friends.n
have been aware, for some time past, that
certain portion of the Federal party have relied
more upon systematic propagation of false
hoods, than upon truth or argument, for the sue.
cess of their cause but could not have anticipa-
ted the publication of such downright untruth,
so near the scene of action, as is to be found in
the above paragraph. Some two weeks before
the meeting, having understood that some of the
Opposition were ''Wisttng' mat / would reply
to Mr.. G. and ''wondering" If would say any
thing on that occasion, &c. &c. informed two
members OF 4he Cent al Committee, that if their
Corwn, to let US know it in advance, so that we
might select man for this purpose, agree on the
time to be occupied by each speaker, and let the
people know that such debate would take place;
and that on such information being given, we
would promptly meet the request. But as it was
their meeting, we did not consider ourselves au-
horzed to interfere or take any part in it, unless
this permission was given by them. To this
proposition, neither myself nor Jhr Central Com
nittee, (ofwhch am Chaiyman,) ever receiv-
cd any answer, of course we understood the pro-
position to be declined.
On the day Of the meeting l attended, and
hsardtthe speech. Mr. Corwin said in the OPEN
ing that he observed severr intelligent persons OF
the democratic party present, and if he should
missGate any FACT, or misQuote any public DocU-
MENr, (mark the words) be .would thank any gem
tleman to correct him al once. He made no re-
ference to me at any time during the speech, ex-
+eeptG Gs a witness; TO prove that Chief Justice
Taney and Mr.. Woodbury. were democrats; and
this was at the time he was reading paragraphs
from their productions, as the heads of the Trsa-
sury department.
At the close of his speech, ne gave no invita-
tion to any one to feply.to him; nor did ne, or
any one else, give such an invitation either di-
rectly oriBdirectly, at any time during the meet
ing. The whola of this ed torial statement is
utterly without foundation in truth; as Mr.. Cor
win and every gentleman of feither party will al
test, who was present at the meeting To what
shifts must a political party be driven, who IN
vent stories of this character and circulate them
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