Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-16

II "'o hduus VI DTOlneIS LlJOO
while he is yet tossing upon the sur.
face at the ocean and mingliDg his grOans
with those Of the tempest. less savage
than bis perset ORE, that Wafi: him q re-
turnless distance from his family and bis
hOme'-it is al such period, when there
is no peace, when there can be no peace,
without sacrificing every thing valuable
that our feelings are insUlled, the pub.
Tic arm paralyEed, and the public ear
stunned BY the dasrardy and incessaDt
cry Of peace! What, fellow citizens,
mnst be the opinion lich they entertain
Of you, who thus assal you? Can any
man be so stupid as moi perceive that it is
an appeSl TO your fears, 10 your aVarice,
and TO all the baser passions which actu-
ate the human heana that it is ap
preaching you IN the manner in which a.
lone, those puny politicians who buzz a.
bout you and thicken the political aimOs>
phere, say you are accessible-ihrOugb
your fears and your pocketsf Can any
American cit izens be so prohigate as not
to sPurn dignantly the base libel upon
his characteTf
"Suffer yourselves not To be deceived
By the pretence, that because Great Bit.
iian has been forced by her subjects 10
make qualified repeal of her orders, ours
Government ought to abandon her ground
which was taken to resist Two great and
crying grievances, the destruction Of our
commerce, and the impressWen' Of our
seamen. The latter is most important,
and in proportion as we prefer the liber
ties aud lives of our citizens TO their pro-
perry. Distrust, therefore, the man who
would advise your Government at any
lime, and more especially al this time,
when your brave sailors are exciting
the admiration and forcing the respect of
an ssionished world; when their deeds
of heroic VaIor make old Ocean smile at
the humiliation Of her ancient iyrant-at
such time We say again. mark
The man who would coIntenance Govern
ment in committing our sailors rights
for the safety Of merchants goods.
"Next 10 the cry Of peace, The most
potent spell which has been resorled TO,
TO alarm your fears and pervert your IN,
derstandings, is the alleged distress Of
the country. Fellow citizens, il has been
our object, it is our wish, 10 treat you
fairly,tO appeal to your judgment, no,
your passions; and as we hope our ad-
dress to you hitherto has been mark ed
by thar character-it is 10 your con.
sciences, then, that We appeal upon this
subject.
as not this clamoF most unfonnded,
most ungrateful2 Ifyou doubt that it is
so; if you hesitate TO believe that il o.
riginates exclusively with the am bilious
and designing, spend one moment in
comparing your situation with that of
the major part of the civilized world.
"FelIow citizens, should those politi.
cal wiiiings, Who are not only Ignorant
tn smselves Of the leading points of con
tfovetsy in our disputes with the beliger-
ents, who are uniformly assailing you az
men destitute at once Of spirit and Of
Judgment, should they point to the wars
which agitateiand have coGvulsed Europe,
as arguments against the prosecution of
that Just and necessary one which has
been forced upon us, we know that you
will Indignantly repeI the unfounded sug
gestion. The wars Of Europe are wag
ed by the monarcbs to crafty their indi'
vidual malice, and sstiate fbeir lawless
ambition. Ours is in defence Of rights
which must he defended, OF our glory as a
nation will be extinguished-the sun Of
our ares'ness will set forever. AS we'll
might Il have been said during the revo-
lotion that war sGould not be waged, be-
cause war had desolaied Europe. The
same rights you then fought to obtain,
YOU must now fight TO prsserve-the con-
.les, is ths same now as it was ihen-and
the feelings which then agiiated the pub
lie mind, v hich on the one hand support
ed, and on the other sought to Destroy
the hbertie. Of the country. will be seen
aud felt in the conduct of men OF this
day."
b Who, after reading these extracts from
the nsn of Martin Van Buren, dare reIie-
ra,e ire stale and false charge that he
was opposed to the last war with Eng
,.ndS In addition 10 the proof 10 be
ounI in the extracts given, we assert as
fact. easily proven by the journ ais OF
'he New Yourk Legislature, ,ha, Martin
Van Buren, supported every messuTe-
and there we're many-brought forward
IN hnU that Legislature iOas7ist the General
GovarDment in successfully carrying on
,bS, war, and some OF the strongest Of
which, he himself maured and brought
nrward. AT tho close Of the wa:, Mr.
Van Buren, still being member Of the
New York Senate. iNtIOduced, and advo'
Gated until il was passed, resolution
giving tha thanks Of the Legislature of
New York 20 Major General ANDREW
JACKSON, his gallant officers and soldiers,
for THAR wonderful and heroic victory at
New Orlesns.