Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-06-21
Frnm lbc IIill,borough Galolls.

/ see in your weekly paper oiJuhe
Ist communication over your own name, |
dated Washington city, May 25th, which |
appears 10 be intended for my benefit;
and from the peculiar position you oceu- I
py, as we'll as from the personal relations
which have existed between us, il de.
mUnds passing notice, Il is long let
ter, and of course ought iO'coniain good
deal of matter, but there are two things
disclosed by il, which pre to he regretted
first that y'Iu gere il abad kumoT
&Leh yOu wi0ie---and second, that YOU
have failed entirely TO let iha public know
wherein YOU and | dilTsr, and upon what
prints We are al issue. If these were
distinctly set OuI, perhaps controversy
could be conducted without the use nt
so many hard terms, and in the end, Il
might appear, thai yOn had entirely mis-
understood tic real ground taken by the
democrats in this pa.t Of the State. For
can assure you, sir, that if you can sue
coed in reading me out Of The democratic
ranks, for my opinions upon the currency
question, you will have to send with me
not only tie democracy Of Highland, Ad-
ans and Brown, who have already spoken
out through public meetings; but large
portion Of tho democrats n Southern Ohio
if not in the whole State, who will speak
the same language, so soon As they get
to understand clearly 'sthe difference be-
tween US" Time is Rreat. correetoF'of
errors and Interpretations; and with
all tho influence Of the public press, the
Office holders and polititiOEs Sgainst u.s.
''lEuth is mighty and will prevail"-in
the end,-Over all intervening obstacles
Your great object seems TO be, 10 i'm
pngn my motives. and 10 fix upon me the
charge Of wavering aud doubtful politics.
Suppose you could succeed, would that
effect the arguments presented BY me. in
reference TO the question now pending be.
tore the people OF Ohio, whether they
shall have a ner, safe banking system put
IN operation, or go down to an exclusive
metallic currency7 For my life cannot
see how; tut with your "acuteneSs" per.
haps you can.
You assert that have borrowed from
the banks in years past, and having re'
ceived faVoTs from them am now their ad
VOcate. Few men Gs extensively engag
in business, as you and myself, have beer
able TO get along for the last fifteen year,
without borrowing either from hanks or in
diVidusls. IhAve borrowed during tina
period from both; and so have You. Will
YOU deny that you have been a repeated
borrower from the banks since you have
been editing the Ohio Statesman lfsO
and you will authorize me to send for per
sons and papers and the banks will con.
Ssnt, 81 riu PrOVs 10 ALL sad more too. "
Perhaps you will say-''true-but op
posed them all the time--whilst was
borrowing" Very welI--so did |. But
you may sdd--"that you still oppose them /;
80 do |, IS decidedly as any man in tho
State, aud am neither their advocate nor
apologist. You may insist further, that
| you havs not changed your principles IN
regard 70 banking; that you afe sill Tor
bank reform aud for 'indivldual liability ]"
so am, I, as firmly as you, OF any other
man in Ohio. The great difference how
ever between Us is--if understand your
peculiar position--thatI wish individual
liability applied in such q manner as 10
make the bill holder perfectly safe and
yet hold out inducements iomen of prop
eriy TO take stock :--wheveas you wish ia
apply il in mode that will in my opinion
prevent any responsible man from taking
stock, and thereby prohibit any neiD sys.
TEN Of banking from being established,
IL you will read The resolutions passed
At The yarions public meetings we have
held, you will perceive that this is the
msin point upon which we differ with you
and others, who have denounced US; and
Il yOu will Be so good IS 70 publish our
proceedings in the counties above named,
--youl readers will soon decide for them.
selves, that there is nootheF p6int--woFth
naming-ahout which there can bo q
controversy between US, Will you pub
lish them and leave the people to Judge
for themsslVesf
You charge me with having been for
Judge Mclean and yet voting for Mr..
Van Buren,; with having been d Findley
man and yet voting for Gov, Lucas; with
being Al one time for "a" u States Bank
though sgainst the old 0ne--and after.
wards voting for the Sub-Trsasury, &c.
Now what has all that to do with the ques-
tIon at present before the peoplsH Why
rake il up atthis iunctuFas You know
these subjects were al csnyassed before
the people when / was candidate for
Congress; that I,doEaRdsd myself against
thorvuharges sllsa- -mades and waa elected
BY overwhelming msloFittes Can il be
possible, that the old diaeEOnce between
you and ms, which occurred ID 1882, has
bssh ranking In your bosom ever sineef
will not believe il without further ovi.
dsneS; and yst'Without some such unehar-
;tatle conclusion, must cav that your
psseBt ptlack renders you "s mystery to
friends and foss.n
IpaSs BY your delicate alIuslon the auto
biography Of traitors, &C., which perhaps
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