Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-04-26
THE STANDARD.
GEORGETOWN, APRIL 9G, 1912.
FOX GOVERNOR OF OHIO,
WILSON SHANNON.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Al a meeting OfG number Of gentlemen
Of the Democratic party at the hotel Of
Mr. Hosea MoOrs in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, on the 25th day Of March,
lS42, Hon. J. w. Price, oI Highland, was
called TO the Chair, and John Patterson,
ESQ, Of Adams, was appointed SecrOta-
~.
On motion Of Thomas l.. HamSr, Of
BrOvn, the following resolutions we're
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That We are in tavo. ofG
we'll regulated banking system, for the
State of OhlO, which shall combine the
two great principles Ofsafety to the bill
holders, and fair profit 10 the bankers,
and at the same time furnish currency
convertible into specie at the will Of the
holder.
Resolved, That We have seen with re-
gret for some time past, that there was
hard money faction growing up in Ohio,
who are opposed TO all banks Of circula-
ton; and whose doctrines, if carried Out,
in the present condition Of the people,
must be TuiRouS TO the best interests Of
the community, especially 10 the whole
debtor class, who will be crushed by >
policy 20 fatal and destructive.
Resolved, That The advocates Of an
exclusive metallic currency, although but
few Of them at present, have the boldnssS
and clndOr to come out openly and aVow
their doctrines, are steadily pursuing
their object, and preparing for q war Of
determination upon all paper currency:
and it is the duty Of those who concur
with US, 10 prevent then from exercising
pSrAiciouS influence upon the Isgisla
ton of the General Assembly, az it is be-:
liOVed that they did at the last session.
Resolved, That -WhosoeVSr insists upon
such restrictions, limitations, and penal
ties in Bank charter, AS will forbid any
honest and prudent man Of property from
taking stock, and thereby leaving the
buSiReSs to roguSs and bankruptS, iS At
heart aHd in practices, . hard money nan,
however strongly AO may dsny The
charge.
Resolved, That in adopting these res
SlutiORS, We are bul re-shitming the PriA-
cipleS advocated by the Democracy Of the
State, previous to the last HnnGai elSc-
tiOn and which We had right to expect
wOuId have been acted upon BY the MAJOR.
ity Of the General Assembly.
Resolved, That il 10 high time for the
people to take their affairs into their sWR
hands; and that so long as they enlruSt
them TO reckless demagOgues, or to vie
lent ultra politicians, Of any party, al the
industrious business classes Of comnU-
pity must be Suffersrsrs.
Resolved, That Wilson Prather, Esq,
Of Adams, Gen. Jos. J. McDOWsIlE Of
Highland; Gen. James LoudOn, Of BrOWA
Gen. David Dial, Of ClernOnt, and Wn.
H. Baldwin, Esq, Of Clinton, be, sAd
they are hereby requested 10 act a.
committee Of eoFTespOnd dsReS, 10 COM
munieAts with such Of our DsmOcratis
friends in other counties agree with us in
sentiment in relation to the currency,
in sVdsr that the necessary measures may
bS adopted TO make our opinions efOe-
tive upOE the Liquidation Of the State.
Resolved, That the prOcs sdingS Of this
meeting DO EOrwa rdsd to the news papers
OF Columbus for publication. ~
J. WINSTON PRICE ;CASirnas.
JOHN PAFFzRsON Secretary.
The above resolutions have become
the subject Of considerable discussion;
and the whig press is much slated BY the
hope that they will lead TO the disOrasni-
cation and diSuniOn ofthO democrats. Fer
ourselves, We confess that We know rot
how TO cSRstruo then. The first rOsOIu-
tioA will meet with the approval Of the
mass Of democrats. II is truo that it OK
presses the principles advocated By ''thO
democracy Of this portion Of the State pre-.
viOuS to the last annual election" At
that election, nearly seventeen hundred
democrats Of this COnhty voted fer eandi-
dates plSdSOS to vSts for an increase Of
the banking capital Of the State. And
this portion Of the State vas wholly I've
belieye,) represented in the Legislature
last winter BY men 80 pledged. Whether
these are ell included in the " majority"
spoken sfin the Gfth rsIOlutiOH; or whSth'
er any Of them are alluded TO q "reck-
less dsnagOguOS," We cannos ssy.