Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-07-26
Editor Of tie DaauiAe Ky Tribune


----assst1s 900 c.
From the Western Reserue Chronicle
Col. TOd and tle Currency
The Whie', with their usual rpck
lessness, 10 their mode ol political war
fare, charge Col. Tod with the utter,
ance Of the following sentiment
. am for metallic currency for
somethng that has some intrinsic value
TO it. There is no intrinsic value to
bank paper. Nheo we bovs done using
II for q circulating medium it is intrin.
sicaily worthless. Not so with gold and
silver. IL is valuable for other purpos-
es. lbsfieUe there is geld and silcer e
nough IN the United States 10 do business
wi'h--If not, woUd rather make up the
dehcIency with copper, OF even PoT
METALw!
In reference 10 which the Newark
Gazette says. We are authorlzad 10 say
that. IN the spring Of 1910, in the course
ofa conversation in ihe torn Of Rapeana,
lhr Tod did utter Me Uery sentiment 0t
trjbuted 10 him. and the last Chronicle
oil this place, like little cur chasing on
a the tail Of others and waoling TO have
It's puay bark heard also, says,
The fact that Mr. Tod did make the
declaration above stated can be proved
by a gentleman of this county, who
heard the conversation at Ravenua. in
1870"
Now then we are authorized (by Col
Tod) to say that he neUer gGre Herancr
TO he sentiment ADORE attributed 10 HIM
and we therefore uoqualriedly DEM the
charge and brand 1t as FALSE and SLAM
DERoUs
We call upon yoU Mr. Gazette, and
Mr. Chronicle to produce your proof
out with It, We dare YOU TO it. produce
your respectable man' IN Ravenna,
prove by y oOr gentleman in this coun
~ the uIfefsnce Of the above septi
ment by Col, Tod We want none OF
your tO0ters whose characters are 80
bad that no one will believe them, or
any interested partisan whose personal
enmity 10 Col T. would induce him to
certify to any thing Yes. and srear to
ii TOO Bring DOT your gentleman and
sustain your charge, or else srand con-
vlcled as deliberate JalSifers, TRADucERs
and LIARS.
The above extracts make up the
leading editorial IN the last Democrat
and it will be seen that it raises an issne
on the question Of Ueracity between Mr.
Tod and ourself We have waited Tor
sometime Tor this denial from Mr.. Tod,
We know that he was unprlncipIed en-.
ough 10 make il; il he supposed he would
not be trapped in falsehood but INA.
gIned his natural sogacity would prompt
him 10 silence, Our wish has, however.
been gratiied, and we now present to
the pubic q certificate from gentle
man, than whom no man in our county
enjoys higher reputation for truth and
veraciIy or for all The requisites of
peaceable and valuable citizen. No
man who knows ESQ Benedict, will at.
tempt 10 asss his integrity, and The tact
that he has been frequently elected to.
and now holds the Office of Justice
'he Peace, in the quiet and order LOVING
town OF BraceVile, is indicative Of The
estimation in which he is held by his
neghbors Esq Benedict says:
! hereby certify that in The spring of
l84O, at The tavern Of J II LefiDgweII,
in the Town OF Rayenua, Portage county,
David Tod, in conversation, made use
OF the following language in my hear
ing:--'l am for metaIic currency
for something that has some intrinsic
Vaiue 10 1t. There is no intrinsic value
10 bank paper. When we have done
using it for circulating medium it is
entirely. worthless Not so with gold
and silver. IL is valuable Tor other pur,
poses, / believe there is enough gold
and S.luGr in the United States to do bu
siness tCith-il not, | would rather make
up he deficiency with copper, or even
PoT METAL"
WILLIAM BENEDICT.
BracevilIe, July 10, lS44
Hero then is our respectable gentle
man. We hav" met Mr. Tod and the
Democrat on their own ground, and
overlooking loofers, have sustained our
assertion by the testimony Of one whose
sword is ss good as bis bond and whose
reputation is as high as heaven above
that Of Mr. Tod. in This community.
Where now resls the fdlSehoOd? Who
Is II that has been guilty of gross decep
tiOn? Who the 'TRADUCERsr Who
the 'LIARSr Let the public Judge.