Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-23

y self. the Journal folks stood aghasl over
: il, and were afraid to touch the horrible
] fraud on Old Tip. Such . thing as that,
the Inaugural of Old Tip! 1t is a trick Of
: the Ohio StdtcSmGH--sOme Of Medary's
: schemes 10 play trick on US. Why, says
one, look at the CgOtism Ofihe thing; no
modest old soldier would write such srufT
about his own services IN the field! Why,
says another, look at the paragraph about
the district Of COlumbia-there is no
sense in it. Why, there is no sense in
any Of it, cries anOther--did you ever see
30 long a document with so few ideas
AnO her made The full discovery that II
was a hoax bee fuse old Tips name was
not TO it, forgetting that the Presidents
never pdt their names to their lnaugurals
"l," "l," "I," says another, runs all
through il, in violation Of all prOprieiy-
oh, its a hoIx-a disgracefuI hoax" A
whig Ofa little more shrewdness than the
resi-, cried out, would give fifty dol.
lars if il we're = hnax." And we can
speak for hosts Of Olhers-G%rthey would
give fifty dollars yea, fUe timcs f1y,
# it were all q hoax! But there it is,
spread before the world---and the peO-
pie will make their OEH comments.
The election was a fTdud-humbug;
and the Inaugural is in perfect keeping
with the whole. Gen. Harrison has ever
held many Ofthe highest toned Federal
doctrines, Of the Webster stamp, while |
Democracy was upon his lips-hence his
style has been such of necessity as to Gov
er up his real designs; and of course he |
always had to make long sbeeches and
long addresses, or the rat would be dis
covered in the meal tub. Without any
directness of character or of mind, he has
been inefficient, and meandering in all pO-
Sitions in which he ever was placed, and
they will now shine out in their full mag
nitude Of ineficiency; and so palPably
has this trait been exhibited in his first
address TO the people after his election,
Iha: his own supporters have pronounced
i kOGr! but it was BY that, and the eg-
,tism and "Cmtii and Decii," and his
profound reverence for the Christian re-
igion" on that public occasion, that wS
;Ould easily trace out its genuineness.-.
We are not however particular about style
we get the substance, but when both
re deficient in document of such in
ecent length, the peOple-the tDhOIc peO-
le, are necessarily awakend TO the deep
ishonOr that must attach TO their char
cter for intelligence, and straight for q
ard purpose and action. The effects Of i"
le humbug Of coon skins and hard ci- .
er are daily becoming too visible not
, shake the confidence Of many in y
he stability Of democratic principles of - q
ur constitution and government. We !,
re in more danger from the imbecility of 81
ur public men, in whose hands the dss- a. !,
nies of millions for the time rest, than u
ON their stern character and honest Pur- - -
Dses, who ask for nothing but what is :"
ght and submit to nothing UrORg! Are
g not to understand General Harrison as . ~
ying, that foreign Governments ask no. !" ~
ing of us but what our honor wOuId per- Oa
il Us to yield. There is an alarming P'
lport in these words which are enough ~
arouse tho blood Of every patriot Of &c .r
9 land. What are the s!aimS Of Eng ~ ~
nd? Are we sold TO that nation sure en- N N
ghi Who will answer? Would to God -, ~
1t what is before US were hoax! y
Statesman.