Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-08-20

with him at the Executive Office on some
official business in relation 10 the revival
Of the CircleviIle Bank. frequently met
him at parties in this city, and at the pub
lic table of the hotel at which he boarded.
He appeared to be taken into the society
at Columbus, but had no particular or
intimate acquaintance with him.
As TO the charge which Mr.. Renick
nuts into the mouth Of Mr.. Cole, that !
had not the power 10 fill the vacancy in
the Board Of, Bank Commissioners, and
that the Boata would consequently be de-
innct, Gas in my opinion Two would not
form a Board, and could not act" is utter
B false. ] wss at first under the
impression that | had The power to fill
the vacancy in the Board OF Bank Com
missioners, occasioned by the resignation
Of Col. Manypenny-but after reflacting
on the subject, and taking legal advice,
/ doubted my right TO DO so. | there
fore declined exercising the power; and !
was the more readily induced TO take
this course at the timb, on the ground
that | believed the twp remaining mem
bers of the board weib not only legally
competent, but able b attend to all the
duties required 10 lie performed under
the law creating the Board. And | still
entertain the same opinion; an opinion
which ] expressed TO you and many 9th
ers, at The time de blined filling the va
cancy.
With great respect
Yours &c.
WILSON SHANNON.
SAMUEL MEDARk, Esqr.
We shall not ask for the indignant re-
buke Of every bonb bst citizen of the State
against the oJters and plotters of this
Binghampton poBt note electioneer ing
falsehood, for wd know they will receive
il. These ban4ers are determined TO
seize upon the pbwer Of the State, TO use
its legislative add executive authority to
answer their own selfish and desperate
ends. We expect fraud and perjury
will be resorteh to--for they are accus-
toned 10 both fn their bauk transactions,
as almost evdry day proves. Some
have even gobe so far as to cut their
hr6ats, 10 escape the indignant frowns
Of the people eIwhom they had robbed and
swiudled. We gave sample Of this q
few days sinde, and almos! daily are they
running off With their pockets full leaving
the people to sweat for the trust they re-
posed in their honesty.
With sudh party as this, has the de-
mocracy Of the country got TO battle.
Should democrats, therefore, be surpri-
sed to see. naud and perjury resorted TO,
to accomplth their ends and gainthe pro-
teclon Of executive and Legislative au-
ihorityG Let Corwin succeed to the Ex-
ecutivc Chair--let yenal legislature,
such as we had two years ago, get
power, and The people would bo treated
with all possible contempt; the Bank
ers alone would rule, and, as their invari-
able custom, also ruin The people. From
such men, controlleds by mercenary
and selfish spirit, reckless Of means and
Of consequences, no ones character is
safe who dare oppose or even question
their right 10 exclusive advantages Of
government, and an unrestricted license
10 swindle at pleasure, and without re-
sponsibiliiy Of their acts. 1t is useless
to mnco this question. 1t is one Of Un-
licensed money power against the free
dom ofspeech and Of actionT-ugainst the
very constitution of our country. Sian
der, falsehood, and money, will do their
part, no doubt.
ave again repeat, that since our knowl-
edge ofpoltics, we have never seen such
base resort TO base means, TO niure the
character of high and universally ad-
mitted excellent public officer, whose
desire has been to benefit his native State
and perform his constitutional duties, as
is this plot of the demi-bank presidents,
and their coadjutors yet behind the
screen. And never was there agreater
future.
We might now enquire, more particu.
larly, who this Mr.. Renick is, who SwedY
so freely TO sustain the Ex-Bank presi-
dent Of the Journal, and money Shaver.
Follctt and Renick are fit yoke-fellows,
andworihy the Cause in which they are en-.
gagged, We leave them in their own
shiaplaster glory, there 10 feel the scorn
and pity their labOrs have brought upon
their own heads--while the dealh-watch
tingles in their ears,