The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-07-25
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lhe last fall election Now all but4 of them 10 for
Polk and Dallas aud of the four NOT one oi them i
prepared 70 say he will go for Ciayt...I ~, E
s.e lb From as 9shoa ftse Press -i scss
LETTER OF MINoT. t. LANE asd
We are happy 10 be able tolay before our readefx
the following candid and credltable letter Of Mr. LANE,
Of Macomb assigning reasons for abandoning the whfg
party and giving his support 10 Polk and Dallas AS
we stated yesterday, Mr. Lane Is highly respectable
man. He was formerly wbig member ol the Legis.
ature from Macomb county, and was the regular wing
candidate for Senator for this dsrict in 1872 MIL
was originally from the Granite State, and he gave his
first vote for Jackson, for President This then is ano
her evidence that the original friends Of Old Hickory
will rally under the standard Of Young Hickory III the
great contest that Is approaching '-
TO THE PUBLIC,
Having recently received confidential communica.
lion from the chairman Of the Wing State Central
Committee, and being unwilling to be made The feei
pents of the secrets of party with which 1haye t1
longer any cotnenahce, sympathy or fellowship AID
having formerly received at their hands al election w
the House Of Representatives from Macomb county
and having subsequently received their htmhatfon and
support for the office of Senator from the lst Sehat3
rial district deem it alike due to that party and 70
myself that Ishoud make known the fact of such Sc
paration and briefly state the reasons which have ID.
duced it, s-G4.,.... s.t.a.. .ftst
Previous to the expiration of The charter of the iask
United States Bank, and Immediately afterwards while
our country was cunvulsed by extraordinary pecuniary
embaassnehts and the rates of exchanges were ex.
bitant induced to believe that such an institution
was absolutely necessary to regulate exchanges and fe
store to healthy condition the monetary affairs of thE
nation. But since that time have Witnessed The disas.
rous consequences resulting from the fraud of thatinsti
tuition, continued by charter from the Legislative IL
Pennsylvania, with such additional safeguards as waa
deemed necessary and by which charter Nicholas Bid.
die the Of the whg party debated
that it was placed uyon better and frmer basis than Il
had ever been under its charter from the general gove
ment Experience has since shown hO& aiasiods We're
the aguhehs o such ali institution On the ground that
i: was necessary for the regulation Of the currency
and exchanges for at no time dribg the existence Of
either of the u S. Banks was the currency of the co
try in as sound condition. or could exchangesbe eec-
ted at as low rates. since they Have been left to fe
ulate themselves without the aid Of such iniscalled
regulator In the campaign Of iS4O l. in cSncdrfehEe
with the reiterated assertions of the prominent whg
speakers Of this county and of the State centrally be-
eved that the party had no intention of again re-aehp
ting the charter Of such institution. was strength
ened in that beefby the enthusiastic support given By
that party every where to John Tyler for the Office or
Vice President after he in answer to letter Of idiry
upon that subject had openly and explicitly refsffed tB
his long and continued opposition to such an sttion
both in and out Of Congress- and declared that his views
remained Unchanged. Butno sooner were they il pow
er than large majority Of that party III Congressi
headed by the present whg candidate f6rthe Presidency
endeavored to palm upon the country such an aninsuoh
open violation their oft repeated pledges and repre-;
sentaons upon the stump during the canvass bf lB4G
Previous to the passage of the tariff of lS42, had
supposed the whig party were willing to lei the subject
rest where it had been placed by their master spifh
Henry Clay when he introduced and procured tie pas
sage Of the celebrated compromise act of 1883 But
contrary to the pledge Of the great Harrison that be
would abide by the principles OF the compromise act
and contrary to the reasonable expectation that Henry
Clay would stand by and defend that measure BY which
he had gained to himself so much applause We find
him. in the hour of trial. after having laid the explosion
and destruction of that measure cowardy resignng his
seat in Congress- and retiring 10 safe position wher6
had prepared without endangering his own PERSONAL
popularity, and where he might turn his face TO the
South and West and ask, not the compromise act
my favorte measured and to the northeast and ask
was it not destroyed by my warnest aud most Sondens
tia friends. through MY counsel and direction2
4 believe the tariff act Of 1919 to be unjust and u;
Iequa and particularly burhensome to the West, by
greatly enhancing the price Of every article we have Is
purchase from abroad while we receive no greater
price for the great staple of the West Entertaining
these views sialf cast my vote for Jafes K. P0lk
for President and George M Dallas for Weep resdent
| r~a s0e-1F MINoT T. LANE
Romeo, Juy 9Th, 1874. 81 I'd se
CHALLENGING The JuRY.---"Do you mean to chaf.
enge any Of the Jury2" the query Of counsel on
an Irish trial, to an ahgery Client "To be sure do"