Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-07

latiOn ofIhe constitution, they Over!ur
turned the legislative power Of ths Sta
erected under the constitution. IL theI
wings are not, who can be factiOnislS,d d.
StructionistS, nulli6ers and revolution
ISIS.
Such unjust, iniqnitous and revolt
tionary conduct, cannot be too opel
and loo sternly rsbuked by an intslliger
people.
The course Of the revoluhOnists, the re
signing members, has been sustained, de
Tended and justified by the whole viii
party. They are therefore justly an
fairly responsible for the act. smenabl,
TO the odium attached to il, and answer
able for the destructive principles inVOlV
ed in it.
In regard TO the condition OF theState
we can justly say, that the people new
or enjoyed more happiness and SOUND
general prosperity, than at the present
time. The business Of the several COM
mercial and productive classes was new
sr more healthy. The credit of theSiate
was never better, and the wants Of the
community never less. The legitimate
currency OF the State is sound and moth"
ing Of our own is burdensOme but taxa
tion. This is in brief, the condition Of
the State, a ller Two years Of Democrat
ic administration of lis government. In
what condition was tho State transmit.
ted to the Democracy by the federal
partys The State was disgraced! Its
credit dishOnored in every market. Its
bonds deprecated nearly so per cent
The whole State infested with rotten and
bankrupt banks, converted into political
engines as well TO rule politically as to
defraud pecuniarily. Property deprecir
ated and dePrsciating. Trade rOttiRg in
our marts. Produce numbering our ;hOr'
oughfares without market. IRdustry
and honest enterprise palsied. Daily
labor unrewarded of its toll, The cur.
rency diseased, deprecated, and bank
paper become very nuisance. Taxa.
tiOn burdensOme, in proportion TO the
disorders of the currency aud the dspre.
citation of the value Of property and iabsr,
with nothing prosperous but fraud aud
speculation, and nothing successful but
the speculation of the designing and
crafty few, upon The honest and un
many. Such was the Pecu.
MARY and business aspect of the State
when wrested by the people from the pol
litical control of Federalism and commit
ted 10 the charge of Democracy. Dem
Ocratic administration has retrieved the
State. The only remnant Of the evils of
whig domination still seUsibly felt ameng
US, is Que which can only ibe removed by
time, by the increased production, wealth
and general prosperity Of the citizens Of
The State. Aud that is Taxation, TO
meet the annual interests and to ulti.
safely liquidale The principal Of the
State debt. This evil no legislation can
ObUale. though BY wise provision and
efficient relrenchment it may, in some
degree, be alleViated, BUTT is an evil Of
which every true, honest and patriotic
citizen, will cheerfully bear his share, 10
sustain the credit, integrity and honor of
his state. Every consideration of honor,
principle aud state pride demands that
the honor Of the State should be main.
tanned at any cost untarnished, and its
credit unimpaired. This debt was chief>
ly contracted, under federal legislation,
for wild and speculative schemes of in-
ternal improvements, ostensibly 10 de.
Velope the resources of the State, the
probably more truly for individual bene'
fit and local interests. But its payment
ard the taxation necessary therefor, was
left by them 10 be provided for and I'M
posed by democratic legislation. The
stock composing this debt, became dc.
preciated in consequences Of whig mis-
ment, 10 near so per cent. be- J
low par, but two saOrt years Of demo-
cratic administration has restored it TO
its proper standing, and appreciated it
10 more than its original par valUe.--
Such is the balance sheet of democratic
State government, which we present 10
you for your consideration, and such is
The condition of the State when we re-
commit it TO your charge and surrender
10 you the trust which you confded TO
our management aud execution.