Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-12-03
STATE OF MICuIGAN.l ,

GExEssEE CouNirY,
james B rdsall, Aiemos ThaYcr, md
Alexander p. DaYis, being duly sworn
doth depose and say--lhat they reside
in the village Of Flint, in said county
thai they have seen lbeDliIy Democratic
Fee Press Of The lst OF Nov, 1914, in
VIII ch is published a letter, signed James
q Birney,' an affidavit, purpOrI'ng to be
signed aad sworn 10 by b Garland, be-
fore Robert r Page, Justice Of The peace.
a certificate, Purporllng TO be made by
. Thomas r Cummings, clerk OF said coun
" of Genessee, and certificate, aItes
ting TO the genuiness Of said letter and
the character and Standing of b Gar
Isnd.whch is subscribed "James Birdsnll,
A Thayer, A. p. Davis, County Corr
Com. Flint, Genessee coun'y,-Oel2l,
lS44," purporling 10 be an extra issued
from tho Uili;s Of the 'Genessee
County Dtmocrat'-Ja,9t they had no
knowledge Of the samt being gotten up,
had no agency in the matter. and in no
instance aulhurzed The same 10 be done.
.or their names to be used, aud know the
same to be a.base forgery, thatA P.DaVIs
In moi. nor never has been one OF iheCoFr
Committee Of said county, nor acted as
such: that there il nOJuslice OF thePeace
bv the name of Rpbeu T. Page resi- ing
in SAID county, but one by the name OF
Robert ]. s, Page ;lhAl laey believe that
Tho said forgery wSs not fabricated IN
said county that neither Of these dePO-
neOts is persona ly acquainted with said
Garland, that they know nothing OF his
moral character and are Informed that he
.,dOes.pot reside in he county,
JAMES BlRDSALL,
ARTEMAS THAYER,
Az DAVIS.
Subscribed aud sworn before me this
,Alh day of Nov. lS44.
RUFUS w. STEP HENS, J.. P.
.Fellop Citizens Wishing, like oil
men. 10 stand we'll with the public, we
lfsel constrained 10 stSle TO you, Of what.
ever party you may ba, that tho haHdbiIl
Teferred to in the above affidavit is base
and Infamous FORGERY; and SO far
from having had any intercourse with the
M Garland above referred 10, and know
inv him as a Presbyterian, ia good stan
ding" we do not ever know the man
As 10 Mr., ,Blrney, we have been satified
that he was lending his aid TO the demo
cratic party, and his k'own nomination
By ,huipariy, has confirmed il beyond a
doubt.
IJnder circumstances, whether the
hsndbiil referred to, has been issued BY
the Birney party TO charge Il upon the
Wb,os. and thus cover its delections from
The liberty party, Or whether il has been
issned nv s,he democracy 10 have the
FORGERY recol upon the whig party,
and thus rally in iheir abolition friends TO
vote for POLK or BIRNEY, or whether
Il has been issued by some groveling cor
rupt and foolish whig, in hopes Ofhaving
Il aDpear in tho Fee Press, and be used
Though our two days OF election, every
candid and intelligent v0tev must Judge.
A ios ourselves we know and pronounce
Il 10 be gross forgery, and we call upon
YOU, fellow citizens, as we'll as upon Mr.,
Cummings and Mr.. Page, 10 join US in
.charscierizipg the base transaction with
all the marks OF infamy it observes, aud
10 aid in Ierreting out and furnishing the
base scoundrels Who are guilty of The
many lorgerieS contained in the hand,
bill.
Asthe whig committee Of the county of
Genesaee we disavow all knowledge oil
~ origin OF the Transaction or it's base
authors. and look upon il as a corrupt
Ds' J. BIRDsAL,
A. THAYER,