Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-07

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have provided well lor this world, bu!
there is another world, to which } Gu have
sent poor jonathan, where you musi
both meet him, may you by sincere
repen lance, be prepared Tor lhaI a"'u'
meeting.
Under yOur administration, Sir, ana
with your consent, your fellow citizens
have had heavy addition 10 their tax on
saIt-thei1 houses and lands have been
subject to an unprecedented tax-a TAX
on licenses fOr selling liquor, but Just Oe
fore taxed as well as an OdIous tax on
paper, parchment and Vellum has been
instituted, and the taxes on several other
articles OF consumption have been raised.
These heavy and additional contributions
have not sndiced you to have the cem'
mand and disposition Of: No-many mill
ions have been borrowed alan enormous
Interest to satiate the aPpetiles OF greedy
courtir,,for which the future earnings ol
YOUR fellow ciIizeEs stand pledged.
An alien law, Sir, bears your signature
which unconstilutIonaly subjected 10
YOUR sovereign will, The liberty and ban
ishment Of every alien, whatever might
bs his connecl lion in, aud his atiSchment
to this country, aud The terms Of the cit'
zenship have been rendered almost mac
cessbie, by which the best disposed and
the most able and useful emigfants have
been dalerred from coming to this country
and many have beeu obliged TO fly from
your vndiciive wrath. .a..g
Perhaps 10 no one instance, has our
constitution, our sacred bill Of rights,
been more shamefully, more bare iacedly
trampled on, than in the case OF the pas
sage OF the bill called the ssdiIion law.
This, sir was your darling hobby horse
By this law you expected TO have all
your lolIies, your absurdties and atrocities
buried in oblivion. You thought by its
te rrors 10 shut the mouths Of all butsyco
plants and Aattsres,and tolsecure your Sc
| in the presidency OF least-how happily
have YOU been diaappoinled-lhe truth
has issued from many patriots pen and
press and you have falIen,neVer' to rise
again.
Ii has avsiled you but little, sir TO have
me fined 1000 dollars and imprisoned
four months for declaring the truth long
before the seditiOn law was passed -lo
have Holt and HaswelI fined 200 dOIla's
and imprisoned two mcnIhs each-the
one for calling the late disbanded army a
standing army, and The olher, for publish.
ing the senlimenls Of your secretary OF
of war, in his letter 10 general Dalke--
10 have Copper faed 400 dollars and lm'
prisonsd six months, because he resented
your publishing his confidential applica-
lion 10 YOU for al Office he was trul wOr.
thy Of. You complained Of the breach OF
confidence reposed in Tench Toxe, but
you had forgot your perfdy TO Cooper
Those attempts to slitie an investigation
of YOUR conduct, only accelerated YOU
fall. When you have read thus far you
cannot but recOllect Mr. Ogden, ant
your rudeness TO himr-that man who haC
formerly been your panegyrist, and wh'
possessed as great share of the milk 0
human kindness as ever filled :he breRs
sl man, took journey Of 400 miles thro
the tedious SHOWS OF The northern regloni
! to carry lhe petitions Of tho VermonIers
, for their representative, and TO Try his
r powers Of persuasion On Mr.. Adams
mercy fOr his favonte friend was to be hi
: theme. ua.. fr
' l told Mr.. Ogdon, that you were vim
/ diCtlve and revengeful, and that no woulC
f, be disappoinled-but bis good nature
: would not suffer him TO believe me--ht
} tried The experiment, he iailed-bul how
cruel was II OF you, sir, TO add insult IL
! unkindness: after your refusing to comply
with his request, he said you could not
| let him 90 without mOrosely telling him
that you had been solicited on his bshaII
for an Office In the customs Of Connects
cut, and that his interference in fhe be-
half OF Col. Lyon had put il cut Of your
power 10 do him any favor! Cruel IN.
deed-iI was enough 10 dsappoin! bis ex>
pectations of flying to his imprisoned
friend with the joyful news of his enlarge
ment--il was too much TO tell him his
hopes were all blasted il broke his hear
sir, he had not hoped SO much on his own
account as on account Of the aged, un.
provided widow Of Gen. Wooster, who
would have shared with him tho emolu-
ments. That Office, | understand, was
Omong The sacrifices your old friend the
Gensralmads at lhe,Gommepcemsnt Of
the revolutionary wab but, sir. the good
MF, Ogden wants no place now from you
or any other earthly potenlate--he has
got place in Abraham's bosom, and
he no doubt looks down from heaven on
you with insfabls pity and tender cOmPas
sion.
| Ills long time, sir since have in.
tended myself the honor Of at this time
writing you vOledic,ory-l have how>
ever put it off from time 10 time, as we
ste apt to do about things that concern otI .
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