Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-05-10
GEORGETOWN, o, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1912.

| IepuOllCS Wnen the mass OF lts treemen,
dare not utter or aVow an opinion in rela
ton TO the policy and interests of theil
country, without first consulting the It'll.
political PoPes, who sit upon the editori.
altrpOds Ofour country, to know what
theyimay speak and what they shall speak
and are through fear of the wrath and
displeasure ofsuch to lock their jaws, eaI
their lips, and hand the key to these new
gods Of democracy, who claim to act by
the authority ofthe majesty Of the demo
cratic party; it is time, yea high time that
every man whose heart yet beats with the
noble pulsatiOns Ofliberty, Should rode.
clare his independence, shake from his
limbs the degrading shakes, and hurl from
the thrones these petty despots: for my.
self | acknowledge no allegiance or GeaI-
ty TO such rulers, and hope that if shall
ever be so recreant to my rights and 10
the dignity ofmy species as TO be the yss-
sci Of such COntempetible tyrants that my
tongue may be forever palsied and my
right arm mOiiOnless in its socket. | re-
gret that the course of such men makes
it necessary for me 10 indulge in such re-
marks as can only adequately convey my
ideas of them; for their moral OF polite
al pOrtraitures, whether delineated on pa,
per, or canvass, or reflected upon US by
their living acts, are equally abhorrent to
the moral sensibilitiss Of all honest men.
Why, | ask, all this denunciatiOn and
Misrepresentation on the part Of John
Brough--dOes this man find a iustiica-
tion in the sentiments expressed by the
Adams county resOlutionsI If so, he
must appropriate to himself some Of the
principles or sentiments, condemned BY
the resOlutions--is he a hard mOIeyed
manS is he an unprincipIed demagogue,
or corrupt aud reckless politician! Ifei-
ther, he has been attaked-the resolutions
attack such and no others; but, if he be.
longs 10 neither of the Sc classes, then
why, ask, all his gascOnade, Croth and
folly. can only reply. that the CALLED
jade wInces. The resolutions make on
attack on the democratic party, they nei.
ther deRounce nor renOunce it,nOr do they
denOunCe the Legislature as reckless
demagoguss--no such idea was intended
to be conveyed by their mover, or those
who adopted them--they we're designed
to repudiate the hard money doctrine
as being the doctrine Of the demo.
cratic party Of this Stale, and to
advise the party that there were, among
those who sought TO attain the dignity Of
leaders in it, men who are, cOvertIy for
hard money and nothing else, and design
by insiduOIs means to faSteH hard mon
led system upon them in Ohio. We de-
signed further TO be understood, that d
few Of this class of politicians were
in the last Legislature, and their
influence had been productive Of injury
rather than good in that body. The Teso-
lutiOns declare no doctrine that is new or
with the doctrines of the
democratic party on the subject of bank
reform; and although we did not deem it
necessary in the form Of ia resolution, to
go into detail Of such restrictions, as we
and The party in this portion of the state
were favorable to--we nevertheless agreed
that restrictions were, necessary, and ]
gave synopsis Of them, and had it pub
lished together with the resolution in the
IIillsbOrough Gazette Of the 22d inst, the
first opportunity of which could avail
myself; and to which | now refer any
democrat who may have supposed from
John Brough's TRADE that we were oppos.
ed TO individual liability IN any shape or
form. We ever have been, and are now
in favor Of it, 10 an extent that will satisfy
any honest man Of the party, and
which will give such security in the uOts
holder Of any bank created; as W! II satisfy
all men who are honest, t,andfin which hon.
est mon will take stock. We arc also
that majority Of our friends in
the last legislature, we're disposed to
meet what they believed to be the wishes
of their constituents in relation to bank
ing system, and that their efforts were pa
raIized by the singular course Of few,
who profess to be Of the same family. |
ask, il system for banking had been Gre
ated with such restrictions as we propose,
if any man would have pronounced il an.
ti-democratic or impracticable--wOuld
our party have required any further
liability, on the part Of the o6 GERS and
and stockholders, in tn air indi-
vidual property, then would have been in
it required. ! am satisfied they would
not, and that they do not.
I repeat that the democratic party Of
this portion Of the State, ascrbe the fail
ure on the part Ofthe legislature, to ere.
ate good banking system, to the imprac
ticable spirit OF few erratic politici ans
of our party, who are members, and who
are, if we are TO judge them by their acls,
opposed to any practicable system of
banking in the State-men who are so
much pleased with themselves, that they
can look upon the wave Of ruin, that Is
carrying on its mighty swell hundreds OF