The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-07-25

ciusko Jeersonian, that James A. Groves, Esq, 1.-THE
orator appointed ythe Whig Convention for Alfalfa
county has announced hmselfin favor Of the election
ofPolk and Dallas, and says that henceorh and for
ever he is a Democrat Matches Free Trader.
Take a sip also Of s.. @
20 40 ~ VERMONT, q -a.r S-f'
Signs Of The tinss GWm. P, Briggs late Whig col
lector for the district Of Vermont who was flaming
dard cider orator in 1910 has come out in long letter
against Clay andlhe Federal party Maine Age.
Then try old 's s.f us ey .4 .-~.,
3s.. p 2- NORTH CAROLINA. ss,
"5-TThe Cheraw Gazette (Nonh Carolca) announ-
ces that recent Texas meeting in that place. an i'm
mense number OF wings avaied themselves of the ex-
citement to disavow their allegiance to Henry Clay"
For fear that the coons cannot stahd so much Polk
JUICE at once, we will give them only small drop OF
the food we have from m --r ~. .. ... ..-.r
-. Fy-. ..a NEW YORK.
ONLY ONEl--Al Tivoli, in the town of Redhook as
we are informed there is only one resident whig and he
is SO much mbued with the democracy there is about
him. that he is against National BGuk-BostOn Post,
on the authority ofte POHghkeepsie Telegraph. ~.
.s9s..a n CHANGES, CHANGES: .
Euny breGze lVhispr CHANGE. w WEBsTER -,
THE following letter from Judge Platt of Platts-
burgh (Clinon county in this State will be read with
deep interest There are hdhdreds and thousands of
honest straightforward men who Rave hereuf6te acted
with the whigparty who cannot and will not go for H.
Clay--a National Bahk-Assumption of State Debts,
and Distribution OF the proceeds of the Public Lands
We know Of quite number in our immediate Vicinity
and large number in our county, who have heretofore
acted with our opponents, but who are now with us
shoulder to shoulder Tt all such we say, BEJUST,
AND FEAR NOTs-St. Laturence m W Repn6li-
cam. E.sayGt ,rFI s7 .,s f
To the Editor of The Clinton County Whig g1c1
SIR: will preface the annexed letter by an ahetdote
Some years since, Gen. Root, (now sauhch Clay
mah) at the petl6d referred to-, was State Senator
He had warm and animated spatring with Farley
Keyes, also a Senator. On the following morning,
Gen. Rooot called atthe room ofMr Keyes and found
him in bed, "Mr. Keyes," says the General 1--WE yes
terday had some warm words in the Senate Chamber;
now, sir we have for long period beenIwam friends
bnt sir, as knew that you was not big enough to arol
ogize, have called myself TO make an apology" 90.
There are many men who are not "big ehough' to
admit that they have been in error, although convn-
ced. ., .,.. .7, dr.. t.F. s- .--..- .., .-}. g..
In your papsr Of Saturday last june Is, you have
thought proper publish to the world that was in the
year IS40 in favor of Henry Clay for President That
/ was then in favor of United States Bank. That
was in favor of Protective Tariff, (you should have
said discriminating aiE) and that was in favor Of
"a Disttibutiot OF the sales Of the Public Lands. And
you also add that am flow "a loco foco Of the true
stamp" -e4qp
admit that al the period above stated Twas in favor
of Mr. Clay for President that was also in favor of
United States Bank, Discriminating Tariff, aid oi
distribution.
Having thus admitted the correctness of your state
ment, you will nov obge me by informing the public
through the medium Of your paper that have, since
1910, in conjunction with about ft0 hdred uOuSGatd
other citizens OF the United States altered my mind on
the above subjects. That ouropinons of men and mea-
sures are changed. That we the 100000 voters above
stated are atthis time opposed to Henry Clay Call
didae for the Presidency That We are opposed to
United States Bank That we are opposed 10 disrbu-
ton That we are in favor Of tariff, to an amount
corresponding precisely with the absolute wants of the
government discriminating nits character aid conse-
quently incidentally protective. And you may add, il
you please We are in favor Of the annexation of Texas
10 the United States.
have the hohor to be, -,..
Your very ob't servant y.
.'' @S+ LEVI PLATT
Plattsburgh JUNE 81, is44. =,
While the Poker is hot we must tt again. so look
out for the Hoosicrs Of
'a a. 7l''. . f'' INDIANA ',-. i0 5'--,5'"
The In1iana Sentinel, the real Chapmans, in speak
ing Of dirty article N tie Coon Jctta ii this City, III
relation to paragraph quoted from an exchange paper
inrelationto 1870 changes in Indiana and said incorrect
y to have been published in one number Of that paper
Qhes sentnel0 says:
"We have very little doubt, from the changes We
hear OF every day that in the county of Marion alone the
number OF changes hour favor will equalthe numbe
stated and we should not be surprised if they greatly
exceed it. In this town the changes are so numberou
and important that the wings are terribly alarmed, anC
every one says hatR the feeling elsewhere is anything
like hat exhibited here the wings can have no chance
| of success whatever" issg tt1s
THE coons are extremely sensitive about these chan
ges, and il is we'll they may be, for in twenty years
service in the political field We never saw any thing t
equal them. We quote also from the Senti6e the dem
ocratic State paper of Indiana, the following; ,,
} "GLORIOUS -.
/ We have the names Of no less tRsh THiRTEEl
persons who left the wing ranks on Saturday asi, an
Ejoihedthe democratic party. Seven Of these have