Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-09-06
From the CincinnntI Enquirer.
THE PUBLIC VOIGE-DOWN WITH
'TuE 'PpAIPnD
PIIiLO.

THE PUBLIC VOICE DOWN WITH
THE TRAITORS.
We might iii columns with the resot
Inlons of popular meetings., ihraughoul
The State, representing the reason and
denouncing the traitors. And what re.
Dices us is to observe that not by demO.
Gratis alone is tho conspiracy rehuked.
but that many honest and psirioiIc men
of the opposite parry, in this crisis. have
Tho manly Independence 10 declare for
their country agains; madness 0f parry
spirit that has brought this aniTchy and
c"nlusion upon US. The press, in all
par OF the State, names many men OF
this high aud hOnorsble character. who,
henceforh abindon the real 'sdestruc>
lives" aud have nothing TO do with the
treason or its pIoiors.
We have before us the IIilIshnrough
Giz"tte, Of the 20lh, containing pre-
anhle aud resolutions drawn up by Gen
Mcdowell, and passod at the Convention
Of Highland county. Gen. Mcdowell, il
will be remembered. wis one of the
West Union meeting. early in the spring,
and the federalisis Altered themse
that complete division in our ranks ex.
isled as lh3 result Of that movement
Lot them read 'ha following aud behold
lhe democracy re~united, firm. enihusi
aslic aud determined tn vihdicate the
Stale from the foul lreachery of FEEDER.
alsm:
Resolpcd, That the people Of Ohio
should, in vindicalion of the broken Con.
slilutlOn 0f The State, aud their charac-
ter as law abiding and peaceful people.
and in vindication Of their interests, EN-.
barked under the Constitution, and in
one common Government, repeI with
meritsd condemnation, this unprecedent
ed and uuwarranied outrage and viola.
ton of the Constitution, and their doar.
est rights ss freemen, inflicted by sci
Of conspiralOrs who seem as regardless
Of the one as ef the other.
ResOlued, That this act ofIevolulion
on the part oG said minority cannot be
palIiaied, much less justified by any &C
liOn on the part Of the majority. viii Il
that majority, rs il did, operated within
the limits Of its constitutional functions
and powers, ii attempting to district the
State in accordance with tho letter and
spirit ofihs law Of Congress fixing the
ratio ofrepreseut'tion f1r the States.
RpsOlUfd, That we lpok upon the Con.
stitulion Of Ohio as the supreme law Of
the State, in reference to the exercise .
Of all powers not delegated or pian,eJ
TO the General Government: ,,hat the
il imposes on the citizen, 10
be Jusi, must be equal; and that no indi.
vidIai or set 81 individuals can claim OK
empiion from ils obligations, that all are
not equally entitled TO, aud that the mn.
nent il ceasss 10 be the supreme law
lser 0ne class Of mon, il ceases also to
70 OF any'other class Of mem; aud Tint
,atIy which iramp,es il under fool TO al.
ain an unholy OF even just object--un-
Ter Whatever name or gGiss--opens wide
he dOorol revelation and anarchy, pro.
Jams the Government at an end, aud
hat every mar shall be law unto him
elC.
ResOlDed, That If such violation ali
10 organic law Of tho State is to be toll /
rated and Justified by the people Of !
hi6 At The ensuing election, that snch n
! event win be but tho announcement !,
the principle That the minority shalI In
lie, aud of tAe total and eternal dissoIu
on Of the Government Of Ohio; and lha, !.
ON thenceforlh she must swing louse o
om her mooriugs ia the great federal ?
stem, TO be lempesttosssd upon The
q of anarchy without rndder, Compass B
helmsman; to be dashed from her b
here by Che gales Of party passions, lin ii
2 sinks with her own corruptions and
sakness into the arms of despotism ~ h,
hts up the torches Of disunIoa through. | h