Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-01-28
From the SteubenniHe Hcrald.
SENATOR ALLEN.
MeSSrs Editors

'i'+N Il J OIh hLlIDANI
MesSrs Editors:
From the last Union, it
appears that "a brother IN The bonds Of
Dfmocracy' has sent Senator Allen my
Dill Of Ghainder, in which the Senator
Is judged guilty on three counts; First,
with having rocanIed aud abandoned his
former principles Of individual liability.
Second, the advocating tho re charter OF
the banks, on Corwin's plan or the New
York sa(ety fund system. Third, that
he, by a trick Of Iegerdemarn, had at
tempted 10 palm lie upon his audience,
on the memorable 29lh Of July.
To the first charge he pleads not gull.
ty, and 10 tho second and third he puts
in no defence, so that the two after must
be tahca as true. 10 answer to the first
charge the Senator says, at is however
easy, very easy, for an intelligent and
honorable man 10 be greatly mistaken
10 reporting the onversalon Of another,
and most certain ii is, that if any gen
tIemen understood from conversation
with me, when in your city, or at any
other time or place, that did not
deem the liability of bank stockholders,
in the individual capacity and private
property, for their bank isaueq and all
other Of the bank obligations, to be one
among many safeguards, absolutely ne
cessary to protect the community. a,
gainst the frauds Of banks: or if he un
derstood me to express an opinion in
favor Of The existing system Of charter.
ed incorporated privileges monopohsing
irresponsible banking, such gentleman
was quite as much mistaken Gs if he had
supposed me TO be speaking the Greek
instead OF the Englieh ldugUoge."
Now to show the reader that Mr., NJ
Donald did not understand the Senator
to be spo4king Greek, but Eng.isE, !
shall Introduce the following certificate,
first observing that when }uo junior cd.
itor without authority held out to the
public that he had Mr. M'DcnaId's doni.
al of the charge, that he had asserted
that Senator alien was opposed to the
individual liability system, addressed
a note to Mcssrs Sprer and Gason, re
queslng of them statement Of the con
versation that took place between MIR.
M'DonRId and them as to Senator Al =
lens opinions, TO which this is the re-
| ply:
Steuben0Ile. Dec. 27, lS4t
To Q -Deac Sir - In a conversation
with MIR. M'DonaId IN Mr., X gore's
Store, at the time Senator Allen was
last here, asked Mr. MDonnId If he
had seen Allen. He said he had
asked him If Allen was as ultra as ever
tIo replied "Alen was no ultra"
theu asked hin il he recolIeciad when
Allen and Shannon spoke IL the Pr shy
terian church, how Allen then spoke in
favor Of individual responsibility, and
was opposed TO the present backing sys
lem understood NJ M'Donald SAID
then, "That Allen was opposed TO the
individual responsibility system, d in
favor Of Corwin's pan of banking or
the New York Safety Fund, aud hat
the present banking system was better
than individual responsibility"
Very respectfully,
WIN SPEER
Having read the above, and being
present when the conversation took
place, do certify that the above state
menl is correct.
HUGH GASTON.
From the short period OF time that
had elapsed from the time Mr.. N'Don
aid had the conservation with Senator
A Nen, to the time he detailed It 10 Mos
srs. Spcer Ond Castor, il is TO be presu
med that he detoIed it with accuracy
and that he underatood the Senator II
plain English and not in Greek Bu
the matter rests not here At the Tins
il was understood by Wigs and Loco
focos that the Senator's Mid had under
gone a change, and was matter Of re
jolclng under the prospect thai some Ta
tiona' system of banking would be- aiop
ted; seeing that jhe Senator had al las
become SdaaliuG. And thus the bnoyan
prospects continued for some three
weeks, when the editor Of the Statesman
at all hazards gave the denial to the
truth Of the assertion II was ca this
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