The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-10-06
CITIZENS OF TUsCARAWAsl

10 CAST your VOt6BIOT COuuty
II becomes your duty Gdu'y whish you owe TO your
selves and your poSterity-to canvass we'll ere you
vote the merits and the claims, the different candidates
have upon your suffiages. On the Democratic ticket
for Governor, you have
WILSON SHANNON,
A man Of as rare qualifications and high moral ntSgr.
ty az can be found in any other citizen Of Ohe. Gov.
Shannon is naiYe fthe Buckeye Stats-wSs slec-
ted Governor years ago by large majority Of the peo
plsthe dutios oc his Office his opponents admit were
never better fulfilled than by him. 1t was during Mr.
ehannons term of service that the first great in
Bank Reform was made, the wholesome fruits of
which the people of Ohio are now.gathering, in pa
per currency equal to specie. It was during the time
he sat in The Executive chair that public improve,
mens were most prosperous, and yielded larger in-
come to the State than they did either before or since
And Il was also under Shannons administration that
cur State credit stood high, if not higher than that
of any other State. We mention an instance Of his in
,sgy apublic servant l: became necessary at one
time for the State 10 borrow considerable amount Of
money in New York, One or more ofthe Fund Com
missoners, (beDg whigsh) for party purposes UNDER
took to disgrace the State, and resigned just at The time
appointed to 60 and effect the loan. Governor Sham
non seeing the eop arday ofhe State credit in the non
th6lmsntOfhsr engagements left his office, proceeded
to New York; got the money returned, had the States
promise fulfilled her creditors satisfied and her char
Actsr sustained in spite of the attempts bring dishon.
or on Ohio. And what was more crsditable he hav,
ing got eastern funds, sold them in Cincinnati at pre-
MUM for Ohio paper thus realizing TWENTY FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS, clear profits all of which
he placed 10 the State Treasury. This is no more
than he should have done, but how many men placed
in the same situation, but would have poeketsd the prof
itS and said nothingl
Governor Shannon was defeated in 184O-not by
eny unpopulary of himself, popularity of his ops
ponsn- but by of the most slupsnduous combinR-
lions of debauchees. corruphons, raScaties, Frauds
pipe laying &C., that was ever got up in any country,
10 demorase and lead astray free, Independent peo.
pls The very fact of his receiving upwards of 10000
more votes than he ever did before proves that hs was
never defeated by fair MEANS but by the most foul dis
graceful schemings mat fecklesspar could invent.
and for this the Democratic party have again
ken him, resolved to do honor TO the man who has
done honor to his party.
His successor in office is again his opponent NSi.
thsr in Mr. Corwin as man, nor as Governor can
be found those attributes which given to Shannon
BY his opponents During Corwin's administration
we have witnessed every thing disreputable to Ohio
Bank after bank allowed burst up, and swndle
the people, until the Democratic party put sudden
stop TO the wholesale robbery. Our public works have
in measure been suffered to decayman of them not
yielding sufficient to keep up repairs thereby becoring
q curse instead Of blessing to the State. Contractors
and lahnroFa hava 81 u.
their pay, and hundreds are at this time ynR idle and
sick, with large families depending for support, in a
sta:s Of utter dsstituon. State credit had diminished
and State Stocks (Which brought less than 9Octs
on the dollar in Shannon's time got so low that after
being hawked about Wall street, could only bring so
and 60 cents And State officers have even been COM
PEELED TO go to London and beg their knees to British
money shavers, for the loan Of little money All this
within two short years ofCorwinism and in the face
and eyes OF tho very men who promised Better times
high wages, high prices, low taxes good currency &C.
ifyou would vote for Corwin, and no sooner was he
elected, than they not only refused to fulfil promises
but actually have endsavored to keep the democrats
from bringing about whathey themselves had promised.
But the most opprbrous act of Governor Corwir's
administration was the sanctoning ofreason in The leg
"'aNohoHs' TIoOI clear ana CONCLUSIVE 10 now ups
on record that Corwin not only permitted but aided
and abelied in MIDNIGHT T MEETINGS. TO break up
t'e Legitlqus-yea aided minority 10 trample under
foot the Majority at once DESTROYING that vital
principle offe government, that dhe Majority shall
govern, and without which all our awas, and instilu
iions, tumble into anarchy and confusion, Since one
branch Of the government was annhilat6d, Corwn has
'bsen stumPing over the State, dssadng that foul ae,
Andilh0 men who perpetrated tyes not only Justify.
ins them, but demo uncng in the hardest terms the dam
ocEac majority and declaring openly that they deserved
'Olbs PUT TO DEATH Fellow citizeis, we can
not siysvsot tOths feelings prompted by such language
but can YOU w You, support The man who uttered i,
4fy0u love your eOpairy, her institutions. your own
honor the integrity Of the State and the rights Of her
citizens wsssIl on you 10 flown down ,te man who
has disg'aced you, and put in his place one who will
revive tfs character Of our young, and once glorious
rich and powerful Common wealth.
For 6enilor. you have 9ng slfg 87n.CE
JACOB b. KOCH, 'i,.....,a.1
"fHolmOs county, d man well known to ths citizen,
ofhi' county as having been in The font ranks Of the
Democracy foe ycarA batng for the cause of trn,h.