Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-07-05
GEORGETOWN. o. TUESDAY JULY s. ls4a

~ SUFFERING community tO Cneet IueN
amidst surrounding gloom with the pros
pect of future relief None; not III,
slightest ray. On the contrary, there i
strong evidence furnished by the proceed
inEs at Columbus during the last winter
that there is aseliled design among ihost
who WELD portion Oflbe political pOwe
of the State to destroy all banks Of circu
lation, and thereby augment the present
unparalleled distress Of the community
Impellled by considerations that fore,
themselves upon every man who miBglei
with the mass, the West Union resolution!
were passed. They reiterate our former
democratic doctrines; deplore the violence
Ofparty spirit, which makes men blind
to their best interests; repudiate the ex
elusive metallic bumbug;and call upon the
people, regardless Of leaders in either par
ty, TO take their business into their own
hands. This is their tenor. They have
no hidden meaning. They are coucbed
in plain old fashioned English, and mean
just what they say. How were they met
by yourself and others ofyour clique, who
have undertaken TO prevent any body but
yourselves from thinking or speaking of
public affairs? Did you ask for expiana-
tiOns? Did you enquire what we wanted?
Did YOU ask if we meant TO leave or 10 d.
vide the party? Far from it. Have you
cORdecended to reason with us? Not al
all. From all points Of the compass, as
1t by the agency of some supernatural
g. ..r.
and backguardism that has ragged with
the violence and fury Of tempest up 10
the present hour. lts weight and power
have been directed chiefly against me-
You thought il easier 10 6emolish one man
than many; and by occasionally compli.
menting others TO separate them from me
Valn thought; fhemen associated with me
are "gentlcmen'! They are actuated
by principles with which you and your
coadjuiors are not accustomed to grapple.
They do not desert friends in a time Of
every apparent danger;and they will treat
sll attempts to seduce them, from an hon.
orsble cOnnexion deliberately formed by
the hope OF favor or promotion, with the
scorn and contempt which they justly de-,
serve. Go on and convince the people
that this is not the first time have tried TO |
think formyselE, Republish all the stale,
oft relnted ISLANDERS that have ever been
devised andconcocted by my personal and
political enemies. You know will not
stopnOw TO answers such trash. Ii was all
passed upon in its day aud stamped with
infamy by my constituents; s. knowing II,
all you&your present associates have been
lauding my ability and purity as a demo.
Cratic champion for many years. Do you
suppose the people are so grossly stupid
as not TO see, that you resort to these
threadbare calumnes at this time, for
want of something more solid and spprO-
PIRATE in the way of Argument? II so,
you have misconceIved their character, as
the result will admonish you. Your shall
low device Of pretending TO turn me out
ofthe democratic party is piece ofchil-
dish fltility unworthy of notice. Who
conferred power on the State printer and
a half dozen twopenny editors, through
The country TO turn men every way their
superior Out of the dmemocratic
ranks? What right have you, or
all the members of the Legislature TO say
what democracy is,--and to turn their
own constItuents-tbe people out of the
ranks, if they don't adhere to the spurious
creed thus established? A wilder poliii
cal dogma was never propagated by the
Revolutionary madness of French Jaco
binism
have much more to say TO you, but
must defer il, for another letter. trust
you will profit by whatE now send. You
will Of course give this an insertion in
your paper, and impart TO il as wide cir
culation as possible. In my next will
endeavor to wake up new train Of
thoughts in your understanding, in regard
10 the public interests. In the meantime
let me know what is to be done with the
present specie paying banks of Ohio,
whose charters shortly expire. AS the
lawof last session makes no. provision
for them, are they TO be rechartered with |
and limitations, al the extra
session. Is that famous law 10 be amen.
led3 ! hope | don't intrude2
Your Oa't. serv't.
L. L. TIAAIER.
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