Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-08-24

For the Standard.
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF BROWN
COUNTY.


o Nh. EDITSR: In the last Democratic
STANDARD | perceived a Circular, by
the Democratic Committes of Brown
County, calling a meeting of the Democ.
racy, for the purpose of nominating can.
dldateS Ia be supported by the peopls at
the coming contest. lam happy to learn
that they have awoke to sense of their
duty-that they have determined TO Sc
lect candidates to be supported at the en-
suing election. We think it lis high tms
that the party was organized-that they
were preparing to meet the enemy, who
are already in the feld-tbat they should
meet them at the polls, with the Consti.
tuition and Laws in one hand, aud the true
principles of Democracy in the other, and
there to contend with polluted and dis
solute Federalism, and show to the pso.
pie, and TO the world, that Democracy,
pure and unspOtted, shall triumph in our
State.
The Democrats of Clermont are aIlSa-
dy in the field and ready for the contest
they are impatient to redeem their State
to lend helping hand in reducing the
combined columns of Federal Whggsry
and Abolitionism. They are determined
to break through their consolidated
phalanx and trample under foot the proud
array Of Federalism, and march in til.
umph 10 the Capitol of the State, there
to resume the affairs Of Government and
conduct them in the way prescribed by
the Constitution.
i had almost come to the conclusion
that there was kind of indoIent apathy
prevailed in the Democratic ranks, and
had several times resolved to enquire the
reason throus h the medium Of your pa
per, but on seeing some other of your
subscribers or friends had addressed in.
quiries on the subject, and recommended
a meeting, had entirely abandoned that
resolution. But on learning that a meet
ing was to be held on the 25th inst, |
could not refrain saying something on the
subject to my Democratic friends, r per-
mission be granted me, through the Stan.
dard.
Every Democrat should be present al
that evsnful day, called by the Commit
tee to nominate candidate for Rspresen.
tative and to "appoint Delegates to Dis
trlct Convention" TO nominate candid
ate for the State Senate. You need not
expect, Democrats, the work will 90 on
without your assistance.-we must have it,
the redemption Of the State depends up.
on you and the party generally. Be not
idle then,-ralIy around the standard of
democracy as you did in 1888 If YOU
wish to ensure success, rally, rally TO a
man and march on with a firm. irrOvoca.
BILE step to the field and contend nobly
and independently for the true principles
The meeting held at RusselvIle ON
the 18th inst, BY tho Wings, have nomin-
atOd GIDEON DUNHAM, their last
Representative, for the Legislature.
Mr.. Dunham is the gentleman who laid
before the House, and supported the "BilI
in to incorporate the Red Oak Seminary"
the place where blGcks and phites are
taught together without any distinction,
a full exposition Of which may be found
by reference to the "POIiticGI Examiner"
the leading whig organ in this county,
and conducted by one "Sellers," former"
Iy from off the hills Of Union. He endeS,
Vors TO cast shade over the proceedings
OF Mr.. Dunham, but all his efforts have
failed. The people know the character
ofthis gentleman too we'll ts be deceived
by him again. His proceedings in the
last Legislature have rendered him con-
tOmptible in the eyes of an enlightened
Such is the man, democrats, that you
have to contend with; and you should,
therefore, select suitable person to op.
pose him. A person who has the well
fare Ot his constituents nearest his heart
"a person who will support the true
principles Of Democracy, and person
who is ever ready to contend with the
communicating influence of detested Fed.
eralism. Such a man the Democrats of
Brown need; he would receive a cordial
reception BY the citizens of our sister
counties in the District.
The people of Ohio feel the influence
Of the failure of the ''false promises"
made by the Federal party last fall.
Their promises have not been fulfilled
'he people have been deceived and Fed.
sralism has trumphed. Republicans!
awaketo : sense of your duty! Let not
the communicating influence of Federalism
pollute the halls Of yOur LegisIai ure any
more. Arise! buckle on your armour,
meet your enemy on the broad field Of
princi ples,-contend with them at the
polls, and let Democracy, feeble as it
may now appear, reign in triumph over
our State.
DEMOCRTUS.
From the Savannah Republican Of August l.