Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-05-31
NEW sERIEs-VOL. II. NO.44.


have Just the same rgh; TO their opinions
; that we have to ours. w. d. not con.
PLAIN OF them,-provided they will "shJW
their hand" We want ~ double deal!
ing; and bat claim the privilege OF en- ,y.
ing onr opinions in peace-and Ofannoun
cling to them, in advance-t1al the de
mocracy of this portion Of the State arr
now-and they ever have been.-5anL
refOrmers, aAd not blnk destruct
ives.
This communication is already longel
than | Intended to make it when began
A word or two Of myself will close it.
was the editor of Jackson democrat
ic newspaper in this county, in the cam
paIgn Of 1874 and helped to build up the
Pnrty in Onio. Since that period have
stood by it, through evil and good report,
and its leading measures, men and princi.
pies have received my cordial support
1t has sometimes been my misfortune, 10
differ in opinion, with prominent individ-
uals in the party, upon question of policy
and occasionally, to disapproVe of the
public acts Of those who were temporarily
the leaders in Congress, or in the State
Legislature. As free citizen of free
State, | claim the right to entertain and
express my opinions upon all sub jects,
affecting my own interests, or those of
my country. Whenever | am convinced
by fair reasoning, that my opinions are
wrpng, am ready TO modify, or to abau-
don them. Bnt till then, no power on
earth shall force me to change them, n
the slightest degree; least and last of all
will yield them, at the bidding of bloat-
ed arrogance, office insolence, ,or self On.
stituted autocracy
II is a singular rspectace, TO see myself
& friends denounced,on the present occa-
son;a ;as no democrats" ,"-5y men who have
hardly been in our party long enough "to
get warm" by beardless boys and raw
recruits; who have not been in service
long enough to take the lock step, or TO
60 through the manuel exercise; by men
who have migrated TO Ohio, since we
have fought the party up TO prosperity and
supremacy.-by Englishmen who have
not been here sufficient time to get
land all ths-not for oppo-
sing any great principle, that has dis;in-
gulshed the democratic party for the last
forty yeaIs; but for differing with them
upon some minor point of policy, in ref |
erence to the currency, upon some feet
ing, evanescent question, that was IN.
known five years ago, and will be forgot
ten FIVE years hence,--whilst the cardin-
al, leading doctrines, that really charac-
terize the democratic party, are found.
ed in the immutable principles of
truth and justice, and must endure for
ever.
1t has been insnuated by anonymous
that | am dissatisfied, because
was not elected Senator in place of
Judge Tappan, or elevated to the Su-
,reme Bench last winter. There are
cores of men in the democratic party,
Who know that | was not candidate,
when Judge Tappan was elected, and
hat my friends used my name against
ny wishes and without my consent. 1
lad, before that, resolved 10 leave public |
ife, aud had been elected, | would Ell
her not have excepted it-or, if respect
or my friends had caused me TO take
he office.-l should have resigned at the
Irst ses sion, when there was a democrat
c majorityin the Legislature, to elect
successor. Since my voluntarily re-
irement from Congress, there has never
een moment, when would have ia.
EN- any office in the gift Of the Govern
nent or people. Furthermore, | am not,
Or will be, candidate for the Senate
ext winter; nor for Governor two years
ence; nor for the next four years, can
date for any thing,--From President
own to Overseer ofthe Poor. So that all
fficeholders, Office hunerS, political
chemers and loafers may consider me
$ entirely out of their way, for that pc.
iod, and in all probability for life. Do
ne, and those with whom act, the jus,
ice to give this place ia your paper
We shall see, whether those who have
bused us with so much virulence, will
ave the megnanimily to give it public
Iy. Very Respectfully,
Your political friend, :
And fellow citizen. |,
TIL. L. HAMER. a
Georgetown, Ohio, May 9th, lS42. 6.
DELJRiUM TREMENs.-The Boston Jour d,
al says that this terrible disease, attend 7
ut on continued free indulgence in lntox- k
.ating drinks, may be edectuaIly cured :,