The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-10-02
LocoPoCo HONESTY
WARRINGTON, {

"BAsE VINO FoaeERv-NoTICE TO THE De-
MocRAcY We understand that the Wing frank
Ing and publishing committee are now having
printed at the Office of the National Intelligencer
forty thousand copies of document headed THE
SOUTH IN DANGER purporting to be issued by
the Democratic Association of this CITY. This is
base forgery. We have authorized no such
use OF the title OF our association to any docu-
ment issued under the auspices of the Wing
Congressional ranking committee. If therefore.
the Democracy of the free States should find any
document of the character such the title of this
might indicate in circulation amongst them, they
will denounce it as Wing forgery, and treat the
trick as it deserves Thus will the people of the
country understand the morals of the party we
have to deal with. This trick of these political
Munchausens is on par with the Roorback ro-
nance, just published by one of their leading
journals.
We believe it to be our duty to put the De-
mocracy on their guard against this forgery; and
we trust that the Democratic papers throughout
the country will repubsh this card
JAMES TOWLES, Chairman.
c. P. SENGsTAck
Sec'y Ear. Com. Dem. Association"
Now these are the facts in relation to this mat
ter document of four pages, headed THE
Soulh IN Danger" Read before you Vote"
"Address Of The Democratic Association of Wash
ington, d. c." and signed James Towes, chair
man, and Z. T. Sengstack, secretary, was pub
lished at the office of the Spectator," in this city.
have reason to believe that this paper was pre-
pared by the Hon. Robert J. Walker; certainly
ne carried large numbers of it in person to the
foldng-room of the United States Senate, and
superintendent the enveloping of them with a
watchful eye to prevent the escape of single
copy /; and, after the folding was completed, had
the whole, by his direction, sent to his boarding
house. Having received several copies of this
document and understanding that Mr.. Walker
intended to circulate it only in the South, and to
prevent, II possible, its appearance in the North,
thought this surreptitious and partial circulation
OF It would be fraud upon the American people,
l, therefore, sent 10 the Office of the "Spectaior"
(where 1T was printed) to purchase thousand
copies, which | intended to send into the free
States The person applying was first told that
ne should have them, but on the second applica-
ton, upon the faith of this promise, he was in
formed ne should not have them aud the copy
winch he took with him, to show what he wanted,
was withheld from him against his consent, and
he was further informed that the document was
not intended to be circulated here. then car
rled one OF the copies which had been published
at the spectator" office to the office of the In
telIgencer, and had an exact reprint of it struck
OH, which am now circulating, and intend to
circulate throughout this wide Republic 1t is this
reprint OF genuine Democratic document, put
forth under the direction of Mr.. Senator Walker
hImself-who has, according to his own lie ter to
a Committee of the Democracy of Tennessee, du.
ties assigned him at Washington by the Demo-
cratic party which forbid his absence, (see Globe
OF August 26, 1914, )-and which reprint is faith.
lul III every particular, that this card pronounces
to be !" Base Wing Forgery"
challenge Mr.. Senator Walker, or any other
person, to prove or to say that the reprint which
have caused to be made is not an exact and
faithful copy of their own document. Forgery,
torsooth ANY newspaper in the country would
have had the right to republish this paper with.
out note or comment, and would that have been
a forgery Every day newspapers repubsh
IRON others such articles as they deem proper,
and Is this forgery! All that custom or morals
require is, that the reprint shall be correct The
documents of the Wing Committee give the truth;
they are not intended TO be read only by portion
OF the people, or by one section of the Union to
the exclusion OF another section, and thereby
produce false impression. They are addressed
to the whole people of the United States, without
regard TO sections or parties. | will, and SO will
the whole Wing party, not only concede the right,
put VIII be much obliged to the " Democratic
Association of Washington" or Mr.. Senator
walker, Qhe specially assigned sentinel at
w ashington of the whole, or at least the South
ern division of the Democratic party,) to reprint
them, and thank them to do so, and place copy
OF each IN the hands Of every voter in the United
States. Is it not curious fact that this Assoca-
ton should assa the Wing Congressional Com
m,ltee, and charge it with "base forgery for
aiding it to circulate its documents in a genuine
exact form?
But this transaction is Characteristic. 1t is but
one evidence in thousand of the system of fraud,
Misrepresentation, suppression and partial crcu-
atlon OF facts and documents, so as to produce
Inherent impressions in different sections upon
which the Locofoco leaders are conducting the
present canvass. This card itself is but another
Instance. 1t says, "If, therefore, the Democracy
u the free States should find any document of The
character such as the title of this might Indicate
n circulation amongst them, they will denounce
as Wing forgery, and treat the trick as it de-
erves." This adnonition is addressed only to
he Democracy of the free States, and leaves the
whole Southern Democracy to be gulled by re.
eiving as genuine this document thonub II over