Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-08-23

favored with us esry peruCal. II is not
designed, upon our part, to enter Into an
official controversy with these men,
through the public press; nor to take fur,
ther notice Of them, Than by a correction
OF the misstatemsnts they have made ia
their published manifesto, present the is
sue in its correct form to the people Of
the State.
The complaint which ia put forth, in
such dolorOus tones, Of the in dignities 10
which the minority IA The IIosse Of Rep
resentsliyes have been subjected, is as
destitute Of foundation in fact, as the ar
gumenIs By which they attempt TO justify
| their revolutionary act, are wanting in
Garce and effect. When they have borne
themselves with courtesy. they have been
met and treated in the same spirit; ;--and
\ when they have put forward their rcci'
less aud irresponsible instruments TO as
sail us with misrepresentation aud abuse;
to aspcrse our motives, and ialsily our
acts, they have been rebuked. The diff
fcully is, that in their piiiicial compost
tion, they hgye been incapable Of appre-
cjaiing ne one; willis! like tho gSilty
who shrink from the words Of condemna.
lion, they have thus publicly displayed
their writhings under the other. Avery
appropriate specimen of tho dignity'a and
decorum which they have displayed dur
ING The session, is to be found in this pro-
! duction itself; nearly one half of which
is devoted TO personal abuse Of few
Of the democratic members; and an as.
persion Of the motives, even TO the insi n.
uaiion Of oficial PERJURY of those, who,
by their certificates of the confidence Of
their constituents, are entitled TO as high
rank as themselves; and whose purity Of
personal character, and public service,
will lose nothing, ssvo in the act Of con-
trast itso'f by comparison with that of
these their assailanis. .
Though it may fully comport with
their own standard Of Representative dig
nifty, the hypocrilcal cant and slang,
which these rescuants have adopted in
an official manifesto, ,rsIative to the coun
sells oftheir opponents, is exceedingly
i'll timed, and, as they will yet find, e.
qually injudicious. Ii the democratic
members Of the General Assembly have
convened, in their political capacity, for
:he purpose Of comparing opinions; and
promoting harmony OF feeling and aclinn,
they have done no more than duty ia.
those by whom they were chosen ,requir.
ed. In no such consultations have lhoy
msduated or enacted public measures for
mere party ends, nor sought to inhict @
vii upon their own. or the constituents of
others. They have held 40 midnight
copclavcs. IN which to plot civil revolu-
iion, no caucuses, III which they have de-
bai0d the act Of treason against the State
by The annihlaiion ol its legislative pow,
or, from the base consideration of lis po-
liticial effects, either in mergjng into il, |
self oil those other questions that are
working so mighty a revolution in the
public mind; or arousing an excitement
which like that through which we have
so recently passed. might aid the madness
ofparly TO enguph the reason ofthe cit,
izen. From the counsels of democracy,
have emanated no acts Of rebellion against
The sovereign power Of the State; no at.
tempt 10 uproot its institutions; no decd
of party madness 20 paralize its strength,
and PROSTATE its character and dignity in
the estimation Of its own citizens, and ,E
eyes Of the world. Those who areris2s
cred over as witha leprosy, ty die
SUMMATION st these things should be )
as to the counsels Of their advermrids
AS witnesses, they will find but litIgt Z.
dencc with the community; as accestks.
they7wlll no! be beietcd. AZ |
We shall not tax the patience i6fthe
reader in following these recdsahts,
through all the minor misrepresentation |
which they have woven into their adj.
dress; but proceed TO notice, in as;bfiefa
manner as we can, The reasons assikned
BY them for their conduct IN dissoiyinp
he General Assembly; aud thu ,'arpu.
nenls by which they seek to suJtafn il
That reason, the sole and only DUE, is
he "atlrocioOs chracter" ofthe bilNmrb.
luced into the House of Representatives,
y Mr. Byingion, on tho 10Th instant, for
Iividing the State INTO Congressinsl dis I
ricts; and which, on the samo evening
,as ordered 10 engrossment in that body. j
We desire that the reader will MOI fail 5
ere 10 notice tho bill upon, that, in /
TIER comments, will hang soma immor. /
Il testimony, which in exposing the n
1uise and conduct Of ihe minority, but g
loIds additional proofor the axiom, that In
len, who nerve themselve 10 the com. IT
Itssion Of crime ever leave some trace u
lat will lead to exposure. e
Two leading objections are taken to 81
lis bill. lst. ,Thatit gave an Undue er
vantage, or p$ponderance of power, 10 "
10 democratic party in The formation of 10
S'rIcts; and 2nd. That in fractions as sy
'va and below the ratio, and non OBJ, II,
rvance oftho conliguty of territory, it su
orked at once the disfranchise and th
Of Iarrn piip,bo.. or a. n,