Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-08-13
TRUTH is STRONGER THAN FIC.

IL
taken from late 4th of July Oation, de-
livered by Col. J. v. Ingersoll al the
Democratic Celebration at Columbus
Ohio.
Fellow CITIZENS: The first tretsury
act, as approved by General WASHING.
TON, and which was one of the first acts
passed during that good mans admins
tration, was an act establishing an INDE-
PENDENT TREASURY, which dispensed en-
tirely with the aid Of Banks in the man.
agement of the fiscal affairs of Govern
ment. This was at time previous to
the introduction of Hamilton's, plan for
the creation of great central power
1t was in the pure days of the Republic,
before foreign influence had obtained so
severe hold upon us. And we have for
a long time been striving TO bring the
Government back to those pure days of
Washington. Now, after years of hard
fought contests, wherein both powers and
principalities have been arrayed against
US, we have, on this auspicious day, the
news of the Peoples Triumph!
Democrats! The Independent Treasu-
ry Bill, proposed by WASHINGTON, has
passed both branches ofCongress, and is
ere this, again the Law of the Land.
This is indeed time for rejoicing
This great achievement Of the People,
vigorously opposed as il ever has been by
all the secret and clandestine movements
ofthe monied interests of both this coun-
try and Great Britain, has triumphed! Its
triumph creates new era in the history
of our nation. Let all true Republicans
rejoice at the passage of this measure,
and at the proof of the keen and unerring
sagacity of fhim who had the frmness, at
the very Threshold of his administration,
to propose a remedy for what he knew
TO be the evils under which the country
laLored-a proposition which brought up.
on his head all the thunders of the pow
er of MAMdON: which alienated from
him friends hitherto supporting himself
and his measures.
Amidst all the struggle--all the disaE
fection, has Martin Van Buren,, the Pres.
ident of the United States--the proposel
Of this great "Bill of rights who
usted in the sober second thought of the
tpeople," when friends like autumn leaves
dropped from him, yet persevered in his
attempt 10 preSerUe the coMntry's indie
pendence-yet disregarded the clamor of
violent and powerful opposition. The
author of our second declaration of inde-
pendence, will be remembered name
will go down with undying honor to pos
terity.
Friepds--the nation is free from the
grasp Of bankers! It's moneys are safe.
The country has returned to the policy
of the days of its purity. We have then
true cause for exultation. As are the
doctrines and principles of the aristocra-
cy of the old world being rapidly dispelI-
edhere, so also, abroad, is the march Of
free principles prosperously progressing.
The principles by which we gained our
independence, and by which we now live,
are daily gaining ground among those who
hitherto have held deaf ear 10 their in
fluence' True, indeed, any great meas
ure of reform requires time for its con-
summation. Thousands-aye, tens of
thousands of suns, rose on the "Eternal
City" ere her seven hills could reflect
back from their Furnished spires tho rays
ofthat sun which shone on Rome, the
Mistress of the World.
Eighteen hundred years have now
gone by since an expiring Savior vented
his last death groan upon Calvary. The
ministers and missionaries Of that relig-
ion, (which is love, have for long time
performed tho services Of their holy mas
ter. The wealth and influence Of civil
izaton has been freely exerted in ava
kening benighted regions to the Gospel
light. But even yet, though the cause
advances with most brilliant prospects,
the Hindoo widow throws herself upon
her husbands burning pile--tho Jugger-
naut claims its crushed and mangled VIC
tim--the pagan bows himself to "stocks
and stones, and dumb idolsn-the savage
of our Western wilderness, only knows
God, as he images him, the "Great
Spirit" ofnaturesphen The Spirit,
who
"Rides the whirlwind,
And directs the storm"
The Hegira ofMahomet is yet remem-
bered-his voluptuously pictured para
disc anticipated. Mecca's brilliant lem
pie claims its knee-bent devotees-and
the crescent ofTurkey hardly yet wanes
before the bright beams of the star OF
Bethlehem. When we consider then
how long must be the time ere any great
measure of reform can be successfully
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