Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-04-26

hsan-AdmissiOns, &c.
Decidedly the weakest thing TO be call.
ed defence, is the following, which Ip.
pesrsd in Griffith Foos's organ, the Clin-
Ion Republican, Of Saturday last, and as
is presumed, written by himself. We
have held FoOs's conduct up TO the scOrn
aud contempt il merited, and justice would
seem TO dictate that he should be heard
ia reply. II be w'Ote the article him.
self he is as much fool as knave; if he did
NOT, he may we'll exclaim, save me from my
friends. Here is the article:
Senator Foos-Ohio Statesman.
The organ Of the ioco.focO party in this
State the Ohio Statesman, has been ven
ting its spleen against Senator FOos, BE-
cause said FoOs carried away, or, in the
language of the Statesman, "pocketed" a
bill for the repeal Of portion Of the char,
ter Of . turnpike road which passes thro'
Clermont and Hamilton Counties
That paper, 81 ithe twsnty.third ultimo,
says:
.sWe know not when we have witness
ed more iadiguant feeling,Rmong the hon
est of all parties, than at the disgraceful
conduct Of Griffith FoOs, 4 federal senator
from Clinton county, in getting bill re.
feued to him, under pledge to report 1t
back, and then putting il into his pocket
and starting for home, and Dragging
that the Legislature would never see it
again
Now,if what the Statesman says be true,
Mr., Foos is not the man bis constituents
believe him to be; but when we state,up.
on authority, that Mr.. F.. did not pledge
himself to return the bill, and that he did
not "brag that the legislature would nSv,
er see il itagain," those who know our sen.
ator, will soon pass their opinion upon
Samuel Medary. Had he pledged him
self 10 report the bill, it would have been
done, but no pledge was ever given. This
is matter Of no consequence 10 Us, but
as The Statesman has harped upon it sew
eral times, we will, in few words, state
the reasons which induced Mr.. Foos to
move it's reference TO select committee.
On the Friday previous to the adjourn
ment Of the Legislature, Mr.. HOlmes, Of
Hamilton county, introduced bill for the
repeal of a portion Of the charter Of the
Ohio Turnpike Company No petitions
were presented to the leSislaturS--no eV-
idenco whatever had been Adduced that
the company had transcribed its powers
but, as repeal was the order Of the day
the abrogalion OF sacred contracts dee.
med of no consequence with the mIjOri-
n, a bilI as above stated, was introduced
in the Senate, and M. FOOs, wishing TO
avert hasty aud reckless legislation, and
anxious 10 ascertain the grounds upon
which repeal Of the charter was based,
moved that the bill BE- referred to select
committee. AS M. ,Foos represents, in
part. ClermOnt county, he felt an interest
ia the matter, and his object in making
the move. was 10 give time for full
examination, and then he would be ready
10 report the bill, which we presume he
will do stthe extra session. :,
! It is not for the carrying away this bill
that the Statesman abuses Mr.. Foes, but
because the Senator "tOucked" Sammy
prstty severely last winter. This is the
awhcle head and front" Of the matter,
and the Statesman editor 10 determined
to gratify his Unsuitable appetite by
charging him uDiuSIly end without
cause"
when we state upon our own authority
as we'll as that OfGeOrgs W. Holmes, Esq,
that Griffith FOos did pledge himself to
return the bill, and upon the authority Of
Mr.. Barnett, the whig Senator from Mont
Remery, that he did beast that the legis.
lature would never see It sgUin, we are
willing FCos's constituents should pass
their opinion.
II stating the causes which led TO this
act Of duplIcity on the part Of FOOs, the
Clinton Republican says, that Mr.. Holmes
Introduced the bill, which Foos pOcksted,
on lhsFiday previous to the adjournment
This is an out and out EalsshoOd, as
ths following extract from the Jour
Bals Of The HOnss Of Representatives, will
show:
"HOnday, Feb. II 4e42.
"Mr. Jones, il accOrdancO with notice
previously given; inlrOducsda bill C253)
10 repeal so much Of the act entitled, 'an
act 70 incorporate the Ohio Turnpike Com
pany,' passed Feb. II, le42, as author
ICES said company to survey and locSte
their road from the junction Of said road
whhths Union Bridge and Batavia Turn.
pike Road, to the city OfCincinnati, which
was Eead the first time.
"Odersd, That the Senate be in.
formed thereof" (See House Journal,
psge 545.l
The bill passed the House, was sent
to the Senate fer its concurrence, passed
10 second OF third reading and in the
course Of few mOments would have be-
come Lac, when Mr.. Foos asked that it
fnight he referred 10 Z select committee