Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-08-06

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md tie bill was lost.
The House next attempted TO reduce !, I
be expenses Ofths navy, which had been
lsarly doubled since the wings came in
% power 10 ls4l. They passed a bill
the expenses Of this branch Of
lhe public service some three millions
Oi Dollars annually. The Senate attach
ed some amendments 10 the bill TO which
the HOUSe agreed, and thus succeeded
in securing that much relrenchment.
Mr. Mcdowell next spoke Oflhe OPPO.
s:tion Of the whig leaders 10 The reSOlu-
ton introduced into Congress providing
for extending our jurisdiction over Ore
gOn: to the PrsissWOrthy conduct of Mr..
Calhoun in Signiying 10 lheBritishMinis-
ter that he might as well return homo If
he expected that the United States would
give up any territory TO which she had a
clear and undoubted right and title. He |
then spoke Of Texas,-provsd by facts
and arguments that Texas is Of right
Independent Of Mexico, and its annexa-
ton to the United States would be both
expedienI and beneficial to both cOun'
tries.
In the afternoon Col. Tod, our worthy
candidate for Governor, was introduced
TO the meeting
Ho briefly noticed the slAnder Of the
Ohio State Journal, that he was an ene-
my 10 the Christian Teligion-an in6del,
&c., Whicn charge was made in conss'
quence of his having voted against cer-
tain bill to project camp.msetings. He
said he voted against the bill because il
contained unconstitutional prOvisOns--it
provided for imprisOning, for length OI
time, persons found selling certain spe'
. cited articles within 4 certain distance
{ Of camp meetings. The constitution
: provides that nc person shall be convicted
. Of OF punished for any criminal offence
y = without the Intervention Of q Jury: an,
a fidelity TO the constitution, which he ha'
= SOlemnly sworn 10 support, required tina
IS he should vote agSiDst the bill. He hat
- not scoffsd at religion, 40 the State jour
IN nal charged; but he had defended il whe
D, It was abused by aSsnStOr; ;anj had alway
entertained the highest regard FOR Chris
lian principles and religious men. Co
Z Tod then pronounced an eulOgy upon Ou
happy form Of government. Ours wa
he first experiment 10 test the abilii
Oflbe people for SellgOvernment, ant
thus far it had proved success full
'- He then proceeded 10 show the OPPO
oi sition Of the doctrines and measures 9th
n .whig'party to the fundamental principle
1" Of our republican government their Q
u forts 70 establish 9 United States Ban
De- e. give the control Of the business as we
10 as Of the politics Of the country 10 II
y President and the Directors Of such q
h" institution, who would legislsts in q pI
vais room in Philadelphia and control ii
affairs Of the nation TO suit their own il
tereSIs: The democratic party are Of
he posed 10 q National Bank. The COnSt
ay tuition gives no power tOCOngress to cha
g. ter bank, and what power 1t does NJ
lie grant 10 Congress it expressly reserves
the States and The people Of the State
ds After speaking at some length abO'
10 tho power exercised BY the President
Il. the late Bank Cf the United SlsteS--C
10 lS cOrrupting members Of Congress, bu!
m ing presses, &c. Mr., Tod took up III
rG ,arif, and eSplainsd, in most able an
t. plain manner, the operations Of the SY'
tenn, the partialitV aud injustice Of th
r. present high tariff law, which was paSl
;. ed by the Isst whig Congress at the 50
IS licilation and for the benf. Of few man
+ uiacluTeES In New England-ths hig
tax il levied upon common cotton good
IS OfmOSt general use among the people
. and the low tax upon finer goods con
), sUmOd BY the rich.
II He then alluded 10 the promises Of tn
n whig party to rstrench, and to rsduc
S the national debt. The late whig Con
10 grsSs found the nation eight millions O
y dollars in debt, and they "redGced" ii Il
sr t'Oenty fve millions in three years.
Mr.. Tod also spoke Of the distribution
& scheme Ofths whig party, and produced
81 facts and argumsnlS which clearly prove,
y 10 be unconstitutional, inexpedienl