The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-16
"CAUGHT A TARTAR!"

The committee of the late "Polk and Texas"
gathering at Tuscaloosa, addressed letters of in
vitation to all the leading Locos in the State,
among whom they reckoned George F. Sale, for
merly of this city. Mr.. Sale sent them letter
in reply, which the committee did not publish
with the others. Noticing the omission, Mr.
Sale sent copy to the editor OF the Monitor,
which appears in that paper of w ednesday, and
which we copy as follows
Tuscaloosa, June %, 1874.
GENTLEMEN On the Goth inst. had the honor
to receive your note of The 18th, inviting me 10
partake of barbecue to be given this day in
honor of the nomination of Polk and Dallas, by
the Baltimore Convention, for which tender you
my unfeigned Judgements. You are pleas
ed to add that alt is thought that the gratifying
| result of that Convention, whereby the union and
harmony of our party have been SO happily re-
stored, is worthy of Democratic Jubilee. We
rejoice that all our brethren untrammeled by
personal preferences and unembiitered by rival
jealouses, are again enabled to meet fraternally on
the broad platform of principle, and do battle
against the banded opponents of the good old
cause" 5
| am commanded not to 90 with the multitude
to do evil. Hence never supported Gen. Jack
son, but on the contrary always opposed the mea-
sures of his mal-admnstraton. Just as the
country had repaired the disasters of the last war;
and ample means been prepared 10 pay off the ma
tional debt our commerce hourishing almost be-
yond example, and the horn Of plenty poured into
our laps by the hand Of an all bountilul Provi-
dence, Gen. Jackson came into power. L, the
brief space OF twelve years, embracing the terms
of Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Van Buren,, the country
was bankrupt from North 10 South, and from East
to West; our commerce paralyzed. and agricul-
ture languishng. Losing sight of the great OBJ
ects which led to the adoption of our Federal Con-
stilution, as declared in its preamble, and among
them the general welfare" the maxim was
adopted, that to the vctors belong the spoils"
The results are well known by woful experience
The morals Of our people have, to an alarming
extent, been corrupted Public defauters and
plunderers Of the public money have been pa
tronized by the government; the Halls of Con-
gress have been converted into an arena of bias
phemy and profane swearing in short, into bear
garden, and to crown the whole, the national
honor, if we have any, treaties, and the law of ma
tons are attempted to be furnished and violated
by the annexation of Texas to the United States.
Such, gentlemen you see is the natural working
Of the Democratic MOTTO "uipitur er rapio," let
us live by plumber.
In conclusion, therefore hope that you will
excuse me from doing battle against the banded
opponents of the "good old cause" as you are
pleased to call it. Very respectfully, &C.,
GEO. f. SALE.
Messrs. PETER MARTIN, and others, committee.
Mr.. Sale opposed Gen. Harrison in 1910. We
therefore hail him as an accession to our ranks,
which will fully compensate for the deserlion of
Gen. Crabb. Mr. Sale is one of the ablest law
yers in the State-lNobile ADJ.