Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-10-01
From the Ohio SIa,esmNn,S p'. IS
THE MEETING AT THE MARKET
IHOUSE-MR.HAM MER'S SPEECH,

IHOUSE-MR.HAMER'S SPEECH,
&c.
The meeting at the Market House last
evening, WAS extremely well a'tended.-
The address Of Mr.. Kamer was lis'rned
TO with an intense interest we never saw
surpassed He occupied between three
and four hours in its delivery, and du
ring that time, Notwithstanding The in
Convenient position Of most Of Ihe audi
epce, who were compelled TO remain on
IEeir feet durin gihe delivery, scarce a
man left. This We take TO be tho high
eVt compliment that could be 2aid to an
orator.
Nj. Hamer spoke first Of the Uni'"d
Safes Bank and its unCons'itutionaIl'y,
showing that, while lis advocates claimed
- its constilutionality on the ground OF lis
beirg necessary TO carry other powers
into tfFecr-to regulate commerce. and
10 provide for the general welfare, &c
,Ls, in reality No necessity d exist far
surh an institution. For near eleven
wears, The governmeR, had been conduc-
led without the aid of Bank, and ex
changes between distant paris Of the
cOunify had never heeD Better, Expe-
,ience had shown that "a hank was not
necessary; and this being proven, accor-
ding TO tie admission Of wI'iggerY, there
fore il was not constitutional.
Mr.. Hamer spoke nj some length upon
the other subjects involved in The contest
.-of tho Tariff. AMI the unequal bur'he MS
which il impused-Tppplled as SANDER
the charge that the democracy were OPP
posed 10 a tariff, and asserted that he re-
ss elsewhere, they went for tariff for,
revenue sufficient TO pay the ext
Derses Of government, economically ad'
minisiered, the duties 10 be so laid as
incidentplly TO protect all classes Of com
muni,V-the agricultural as we'll as he
msnnfacturing-Ihe mechanical as well
as the commercial interest. When the
democracy came into power which he
said heyond a doubt would be on the
fourrh Of March next-thcy would go for
revisal Of the present TaJif-l"p of
its obnoxious and unjust !atuTes. and
make it equal in its Operaiirn. He CT.
ted many Of the unjust provisions, such as
the unequal tax on calicOeS, fianneI and
silks, vaIuing all alike, and levyinQ the
tx accordingly, instead Of valning them
according To what they cost, as other ar
tICIes are valued.
lie also spoke of the Distribution
scheme, and Of The Independent Trea'
snry bill, avowing himself the friend o.
the latter, and opposed to the former.
To the admission Of Texas he was the
decided friend, and he examined Mr.
% Claws letters On that subject with mas
Ter hand. showing that when the first wa'
written, the acknowledgement" was deci
dedly opposed 10 AnnexA'ion-'he sec
Oud like Ccrwin's letter on absque'nla
ZION. could be read both ways-a lita
for. and little sgainst--while in III
third, Mr.. Clay was decidedly in favor q
annexalon,'so far from having any person
al objection 10 annexation, he would b
glGd to see IT," In quoting this, Mr.. Hr
mer said the wings compained that III
words which follow, 'wnhouI dishOnOU
y without war. with the common conscr
oflhe Union, and upon just and fai
terms" were omitted. Did Texas hav
a friend in the United States who woul
be clad 10 see il annexed with "dishoH
or, with war; without the common con
sent Of the Union, or upon unjust or VI
fair terms! Certainly not. 10 putting
- this Clause, Mr.. Clay said That which an
So other friend Of Texas would say. az
eI went no farther Than James X Po'
would go. No man wants "disbokor
war; entaiIed upon the country; end ce
tainly no democrat wishes to sea ierrli
is4Ty snnexed against the consent OF u
people; and the democracy who go {
annexation, almost 10 q maj, would sPu
tsa,the offer, unless il came in on terms
m once just and fair. !
.aa' Ofihe purity of the morals, and 4
aa many virtues of James X. Polk, Mr.. i
1909 mer bore witness. Hs had known b
intimately. and puEer mOralist.or q me
E.s upright, honest, talented end paIriO
I'd man he had never met. In precept q
10 practice. MF. Polk was democrat