Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-07
HISTORY.
LLlEN AND sEDIrfoN LIVE.

which bfgat the Alien and Sedilidh
Lswsuadet.hs administration Of John
ASshL, Is .ssViving, the following re.
miniscsn0e Of that lime may be inter-
esting to the public. The Cincinnati
e-.EuqsissI copies, il from an old Albany
paper.
From the Albany Register of 1901.
COLONEL LYONS LETTER TO
TIE LATE PRESIDENT ADAMS
When ii is recOllecied, how muchCol.
Lyon has suffered during Mr., Adams
,Adminisualion, in his feelings, his prop
% erly add his personal liberty; whom it is
remembered that he was afflicted under
the seditiOn law, for wridng and PUBLISH
aihg Ieller which bore the Philadelphia
b posi- mark seven days before the sedlnon
Jaw was passed, that he was refused
challenge Of his jurors; that the jury
y vas charged 10 find him gully OF mali
cIous inlentcntions on the ground OF his
J known political principles; that he was
,codhned four months in a sinking cell
81 Of Sboul 10 feet by l6, the common re-
spectacle Of thisve,, murdtrers aud run
away negroes, with nothing to keep the
cold oGt where the light came in, and
phtl Of The time deprived Of the privil
SR0 oil procuring himself stove during
tue ineIement sessSn Of the year, OllhO'
there were nlOTe comfortable apartments
10 the jsIl, aud q security OF 100000
was offered Tor his continuance in an sp'
I pointed room; that during his cOnfne'
ls msat the people evinced their SpPToba'
4 ton BY re-slscilng him 10 Congress, and
when il iS also Tecollected, that when q
TsmoRsIance was presented TO the Pres
ideDl, stating the circumstances, and
ID praynR mitigation OF his punishment
insult was added TO iniurY--liille apology
will be necessary for his exercising h
warmth Of temper or aCrimony OF expires
3 sion, excited by high sense Of personal
wrong, which in ordinary cases we
sha uld not hesitate TO cOndemn.-Iht
Republican.
CRY OF WASHINGTON, March A, 1901
b. SO minutes beiore A. M.
FELLUw CITIZEN:
Four years ago. this day, you became
President Of The United States, aud a
Representative Of tho people Ia Con-
Prsss; this day has brought US once more
ona level; ;lhe acquaintance we have hud
,Ioeelber entities me TO the Liberty take
when you are going 10 deParl for Quincy,
hv and with the consent aud ADVICE 0l
,Gs good people Of the United s'a'es' to
hid YOU hearty farewell: Ihls appea's
10 me more proper, as om going 10 re-
lire, Of my own accord. to Tbs extreme
w.s,etn paris OF The United Siates,where
had fxcd myself on ASYLUM from the
prosecutions Of party, me most 0ase'
cruel, assuming aud iaitLl5ss that ever
dsgrseed the councils Of any na'ion.-
ThS, parry are now happily hpmOled 10
Mdust and sshes, beiWo the indignant
Erowus Of an lnlnred country" but theit
deeds can never bo forgotten sp
In Ibis yLIediclory, propose without
fnrther ceremony, TO bring TO your view
Z retrospect OF some PaTi,al least, OF
vour public conduct dnrng the last four
,eat,' In doing this | shall not Iroub'
ls YOU or myself with Ihe talr promises
il your Inauguration speech, nor those
three volumes, 10 which is displayed your
lave OF royaly and Great Britain. Your
.aJy e,deayors TO involve this country
n an endless war, and draw forth her
rasources ON the sdO Of monarchy a.
asinst rspubIlcanism, form 'ralt 10 your
history which much more deserves my
ro,ice. Your frat speech TO the 5thCon'
gress. containing groundless insinuua'ons
ibat 9. c. Pinckney, was authorized 10
SiscDss aud investigate tho demands OF
Ne French nation for what you called
grievances, presaged what you. future
eonducl would be, and deserve from YOU
calm review in your re'iremenl--and
when looking Overihai sPeechI peg yVe
~ rsAec, on The base manner 10 Which
Soo abused Mr.. Monroe, and the French
Government, because be had, accoFdhe
10 his Instructions, cultivated good un.
ierUlsnding with that governments onC onC
os sour childish nonsense about dividing
. 4 . y
,hs people from The government
Sous. sIr, YOU arc not past b!ushlng q
wba, a school boy would be ashamed Of
The people Of this government can new
=, ~ divided from The goSernmshliyou
h.ss brought youselfinlOo hatred end
e6b,emDt with them, but they never
coWld he induced 10, viewnyou and gaur
executive officers, Ss tho eoysrnme1t--
mol The goVernmsnt they love ana Ie'
Specl, and have accordingly put iIln ger ,l
1st hanos. Yoa awillnow have leisure sl1
IO,loOk lO.yOus second speech 70 The
came Congress, when hope you gwlll
recOIlsc, how you sWelIsd and s'ru''ed
when YOU wels abusing the nation you
vsre 6ypoerlticaiIy pretending TO make
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