The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-09-01
ALL RIGHT IN CINCINF3,rI HARRISON
FRIENDS REBUKlNG THE TRAITORS.

(Extract of letter dated Cincinnati August 90 IS42I
"Tbe political parties of this county are now fairly in
the field, and doing battle for the political ascendancy
on tho second Tuesday of October next. The whigs
the one hand, sustaining Treason anarchy and the
late awess spirit OF the recusans of the Ohio Legisla-
ture. The democrats on the other condemninS the
traitors, aUl those that sustain them, and thus it goes
The campaign IS now fairly opened and the most ins
tense excitement pervades the whole community.
Each party are holding their meetings nightly one at
each end Of the several markets. when the market to
be holden next day.
You may have seen, in the reported proceedings Of
the democratic meetings in this city. that Mr.. VIM. G.
Corey has renounced bis former political associations
and attached himself to the democratic party which ac.
ceSson we hail as an omen not to be misunderstood by
our opponents. had the pleasure ofllatenng to M
U. on last evening, in aspeech of some two hours in
length, in which, as he stated, he int nded to make
known the position Of HIMSELF and some hundred 9th.
er young men, for attaching themselves 10 The demo,
cratic party" and most mastery speech it was ass
sure you. He declared that his principles and the prin
cples of those in behafo whom he then speaking
were the same now that they always had been. True
they had supported Gen. Harrison for the Presidency
in lS4O because they believed he entertained The same
opinion ip relation 10 the great political questions of the
day they did, to wit: They believed, that from the
of expressed opinions Of General Harrison, in days
gone BY that he was opposed the establishment of
National Bank. Mr. Corey here related his early recol
econs Of speech made by the late president as early
as 1922, in which he said, THAT this people had been
ior many years a happy and prosperous people, True.
their habits and manners simple and frugal but
sli they were happy~bessed in the finest soil on the
face Of the earth, and possessing industry sufficient 10
develope III resources and wealth 10 be derived from
course of industry aud lrugality in the tillng Of the
soil, they could bo nothing else but happy. But such
state of things was not "a last. The blight and mill
dew OF moneyed corporations must be planted among
VS. and opr inhabitants seduced from their simple, fiu-
gal course oflife, and launch into ezavagancies
that they were heretofore strangers too, and thereby
the seeds of future desption apd ruip and such
course had been invited, and such Inducements held
Out 10 this community, by The Bank Of the y. States &
that he was fully aware that the safety of our republ-
institutions depended upon the annihatlon of ex-
clusiYe moneyed mopopolies."
'Such. SAID Mr., O. were tho early Impressions
made upon my mind in relation to National Bank,and
it was therefore nothing more than natural that anG
those for whom speak, should support the individual
who had thus early been instrumental in implantiDg
principle within our bosoms never to be eradicatedj
he had declared hmsefn favor Of the celebrated com.
promise act which bad been nstrumepial in saving our
beloved Union from severance" and it was well
known 10 all that the campaign Of 1910 was conducs
ted upon the principle Of mo declaration for the pub
lie eye and that he knew that General Harrison wac
not pledged to any particular principle, save the one
term principle. Such is slight and impartial sketch
oftwo of the leading points Mr.. Cs Speech in truth
twas truly democratic ouand d-opt speech, one not 10
be mistaken by the coonies and one that they will feel
the effects of hereafter. Mr. c. has always professed
pretty much the same principles though as he said him
self found acting always with party who had when
power openly violated his principles but the time,
said Mr. c. had now arrived alludng 10 the reasonable
ACTION OF TIE wHlG RECusANTs) that 10 be neutral,
would beto be an enemy of your country and republic
can government, and IN consideration Of such fghtfu
and fearful epoch, in the history Of ovr institutions
They had come to the rescue, determined to give their
aid by their votes and influence in favor of that party
who stuck by the constitution their oahs and our re.
publican institutions This is a very imperfect
sketch indeed Of mastery effort from mastery hand
and am in hopes that Mr.. G. will be INDUCED to re.
port his speech at length. ~