The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-06

= tnOiy correct Mr. Croit at that time Ueh, was
either in England or SleubeHvllle at thefine thu
he knows that turned from the wings NOW
p Will here take the liberty to advise MIR. CToi
, TO keep his committee better hllotlned as 10 Hla
tefs where he allows them 10 use has name, lor
The principle part of the charges III llal ar.'oie
are basely false, and stand ready To prove IL
Mr.. Crolt insinuates that The wings OF Now
Cumberland ''are toe seadtast to become the
petty and political tools Of designing party.
Poor Matty you are much TO he Pitied, wha
sir you'nOi 'ipetty and political tool Of de-
signing party" and yet allow one of the most
dsgra:Olnl political parties Oh ea' til to use your
name az they would RacdOn or Postum lor
effect; lmean only the racoon part Of them for
of such judge your committee 10 he composed
"Osliame where is thy blush.'
But sir they use you further, they use you to
bolster up one Of the most Infamous tasehoods
thai ever emanated from any party mean the
charge Of Standing Army, you are represent
ed as saying that Tin resPectto his (ny) loyalty
10 Mr.. Van Buren, lie tI) can never be complain
ed of &c. , even dowE to his ivan Buren's J
standing army projset, he ~ has also tolIowed
! his master IN denying it &C., Vans own Mes
sage and PoiLsetl's Report as evidences against
theinlo the contrary notwithstanding" Now
sir we shall see how far Vans Message and Po>
nSelts report are contrary, tO.Mr. Van Buren's
letter denying the Base slander OF standing
army, in lis letter he says 1--WE have been COM
PEELED to see, not, should think without shame
1 aud modification on the part OF every ingenious
mind, whatever may be his political preferences,
the names Of respectable citizens subscribed to
statement, t'lat had in my Annual Message OK
pressed my APPRECIATION of plan, which not on
ly never had bee.I submitted TO me, bnt was not
even mat,lred until more than three months at-
! ter the message was sent to Congress &c.
Now let us see if the language here used by
Mr.. Van Buren, IS not reconsilable in all truth
and honesty with lhe message aud Mr.. Poin>
sett' $ plan, it is fact as Mr.. Van Bnren states
that the plan was not matured until the twens
teth Of March A. ID, lS40, and was not then
submitted to the President but to the house of
Representatives in compliance witha resolution
of that body passed on the 9Th of March A. ID.
1910 which resolution is as follows viz; THAT
the secretary Of war be requested to communi>
cate his plan, in detail, for the reorganization
of the Militia of the United States" Now
have tlken extracts from well authenticated doc
uments for the foregoing and we fnc that on
the 20!h of March A. ID. 1910 Poinsetts plan
was matured md not 6eforewea the Presidents
message bears date The Cd day Of December A.
d. IS30-iust three months and eighteen days
previous to the maturing of PoinseIts plan.
But il is charged (and falsely too) by the
wings that Mr. Van Brfsn's message aud his
letter are at variance with each other, here then
are the words of his message viz, 'the pres $
tent condition of the deiences of our principal r
pJrts and Navy yards as represented by The {
report of the secretary of war, a
;alIs for the early and serious attention Of Con d
,ress; and as connecting itself intimately with b
MIA subject. l cannot recommend too strongly d
o YOUR considuratira, the plan submitted by
hat officer for the organization of the militia of P
he United States" well what was that plan CT
which the president here speaks of being sub c,
,ittef by that officer, why it was the mere out "
mes of his (Poinsetts) plan which as Mr.. Van OF
uren says was not matured for more than three II,
ronrhs aflerward, and the wings themselves pr
never complained Of these outlines, it was IL
ut until after call been made upon Mr.. Poin> tic
ut by Z. G. Clay the chairman Of the Senate or
,mnlittee on the militia bearing date the lth pa
ly Of January iS40 for ian exposition" Of his a
Ian ''and also such details as you propose, so h,
If as they may be necessary to enable the com
littce 10 comprehend the operation ofthc con> ii
,mplated Measures" which detsils were not ry
FINISHED 10 said committee until the 2Sth of ii,
anuary A, ID. 1910. say according TO is
20 best information that can be had ie
pom this subject, it was moi NATL after NJ
,is transaction that the evil spirit put it n,
to The hearts Of some of the leaders of r.
9 whig party 10 manufacture the etan- 81
Og army project, the fact is The whole r
after is perfectly -rrconsiiable 10 any III
nest candid man; but il is truly 10 be te
GREETED that so MANY of our fellow cit-
ems will permit falsehoods that can be ca
lied by the mes, bareiaced falsehoods hi
at can be uttered, and more 10 he la a. a,
entrd that others will 90 upon The B
,snt of principal that a well told lie gt
ID close stuck too, is as good as if 1t Ht
are even true. .,
But sir there are sundry others mat gr
n in which your committee have done Il i
tn yourself and the public great injus- yc
"a but as you were absent, i will here cy
moaish your committee not to boast la
your patriotism, for you know Mat
ew that it has not been very patriotic fo
you to abuse the elective franch,se as Ell
u have done for these many years by ca
ting at all elections without your final
Tii6ca,e, neither was it very patriotic -
Try to crowd your ticket upon the
lstees at our last elsction by asking if n,
uroalb would be taken inlieu of exhib
ng your certifca,e;wi:b fond hopesir
at you never have forced your ticket
on any board of trustees by swearing
aigyou was entitled TO vote--I leave
u sir IN The hands Of your committee
ping that they will use you better
81 ]. s. Lappin.