The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-06-02

ialnlng the ony terms on which bank char,
Ter shall be granted IN Ohio; and when It is
ass Htained that ne one viii lake sock, turn
round and tell Us, thai there IS, but one al
lsln,tive lef>--aDd that is, 10 go for al
exclusive metallic currencyl That such is the
intention Of some, have not adoubi; and when
that period arrives, every man will be denOuD-
ced as no democrat who ls nol openly for
mstallic currency The Ohio Statesman has
been regarded as the organ Of our party for
the last two or three years, and see the Ed
itOr in his paper Of the Sd INST, comes Ou, bold
v and avows himself 'hard money man. No
one cauld doubt this, who has read his paper
for the last six months. The numerous hard
money articles 10 his columns and his Iepea>
led and extravsgan' puffs Of lhe 'hard money
speech Of Senator Tyler last wlpter-and of
other speeches like il; made up from the crude
generaIitles Of John Taylor of Caroline coun-
ty Va. whose INQUIRY after profound
sleep OF nearly thirty years, has been rsked up
from the rubbish of past generation and
m,de the standard for Ohio Democracy, all
proved to else observer, bV what pole star
Mr.. Medary was steering his vessel. These
hard money men have just the same right TO
their opinions, that We have 10 ours. We do
moi complain of them provided they will
show their hand We want no double DEAL
ing; and but claim the privilege ofeDjoylng our
opinions 10 peace--and OF announcing to them
10 advance-,hat the democracy of this por-
ton Of the State are now As they ever have
been-bank reformers, and not bank deStruc.
lives.
This communication is already longer than
linlended 10 make it when began. A word
or two ofmyself will close it. was the edi-
tor ola Jackson democratic newspaper in this
county, 10 the campaign Of 1882, and helpedtO
bald up the partyin Ohio Since that period
have stood by il, through evil and good re-
porr; and its leading measures, men and prn-
cpIes have received my cordial support. 1t
has sometimes been my misfortune, to differ
10 opinion, with prominent individuals .in the
party, upon questions Of policy; and OCCASION
ally, to disapprove of the public ac's of those
who were temporarily The leaders inss Congress
or 10 the State Legislature. As free citizen
ola free State, claim the rightto entertain
and express my opinions upon all subjects, af-
feeling my own interests, or those ofmy coun
try. Whenever / am convicsd by fair reason
ing, that my opinions are wrong,I am ready
to modify, or 10 abandon them But till then,
no power on earth shall force me 10 change
them, 10 tho slightest degree; least and last Of
all, will yield them, at the bdolng of bloa'ed
arrogance, official iusolence, or selfNcoDstilu-
ted auocracy.
Itis singular spectacle, 10 see myself and
friends denounced, on the present occassion,--
as 'no democrats by men who nave hardly
been in our party long enough 'to get warm;'
by beardless boys and raw recruits; who have
not been in service long enough 10 take the
lock stepor 10 60 through the manual exercise;
by men who have migrated to Ohio since we
have fought tho party up TO prosperity and sup
remacg;-by Englishmen who have not been
here sufficient time 10 get acknowledgement
all thls'distinguished the democratic party for
the last forty years; but for differing with them
upon some minor point Of policy, in reference
to the currency; upon some fieeing, evanescent
question, that was unknown Eve years ago,
and will be forgotten five years hence. --whilst
the cardinal, leading doctrines, that really char
acterizs the democratic party, are founded IN
the iuimutabIe principles of truth aud justice,
and must endure forever.
Mhas been insinuated by anonymous serib-
blets, that am dissatisfied, because | was not
elected Senator in place Of Judge Tappan, or
elepateI TO the Supreme Bench last winter.
There are scores ofmen in the democratic
party, who know that was NOT candidate,
when Jadge Tappar was elected; end that my
frendsitsedmy name against my wishes and
wi,houthmy consent. ! had, before that, re-
solved 3p leave public life, had been elected,
lwouldt teher not have accepted it; or, If re-
spect fof my friends had caused meto take
the ofiSk, | should have resigned at the first
session whenilheIo was democratic msjori-
" in III n Legislature, 10 elect successor.
Since HV voluntary retremen, from Congress
there hle never been moment, when would
have tail Nsu any Office in the gift Of the Govern
menl or1 people. Furthermore, ! am not, MOI
will | bel candidate for the Senate next win
ter; nor for Governor two years hence; nor fol
the nextE four years, candidate for any thing
from President down 10 OVerseer Of the Poor
So thai lalI office holders, Office hunters, polili
cal sEhebmers and Ioafers may consider me a.
entirely out oftheir way, for that period; au'
in all lprSbSabity for life. Do me, aud thos
with WHOM act, the justice, to give this
place in Iyour paper. We shall see, whethe
those wi no have abused us with so mucn viru
lence, wiz have the magDanimity TO give it pu
Ecity.
| Very respectfully,