Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-01-28

Thos q. Pe'D, minor brother of Il. l..
Penn.
Geo. W. King, father in.lsw Of II. L.
Penn. sa
John King, son of G. W. King
The other gentlemen six in number,
signed these two letters al the request Of
The two Pcnns who wrote them. A
strange combination Of facts, to happen
without any design in plain, fair onsi.
ness transactions Nelhing in this that
looks like 'triekery or managemenln Oh
no, and't say it was the doings or tam
| ly clique, wonld be outragepus!!
From The above facts, we may guess
who il was, who ."(uly informed the
Legislature of the T.ckery, manage
ment, and false representations, in pro-
curing names and signature" 10 the pee
liIions requesting the election Of Marin
and BnCkner as associate Judges. Mr..
Kng declires q CT charg were mod. 81
such Information given to the Legislature
VIII the gentleman inform US, who fully
apprisedahe legislature OF all the crcum
stances Of The case. Wasit the lobby
member or some other Of the family con
necliOn?
Whether Mr.. King be a dcfauIter or
not, am not prepared 10 saw, from anv
thing know personally. Bat his denial
oft in The public print, was 10 me mat
ter Of astonishmenI, as | had heard it sp J.
ken Of as matter of public n6iorieiy by
his friends and foes-by men of all par
lies, and never heard ii doubted or denied
before, and only few days siace he ard
a man from a remote plrtOf the cpun-
" say he had lost $50 by him as Clerk
Il Mr. King is not defauller, he is much
misrepresehled snd injured, and If he shall
be able TO make il appear uGhal il is false
charge--lo one will be mo7c ready than
my self, to acknowledge the error into
which we have ralIen,-or take more
pains to do justice 10 his injured repd.o-
ton, And | hers take occasion 10 say
lhatl have no personal unkind feelings
towards Mr.. KING or any person named
in this communication. But facts and
circumstances connected with this mat.
ter, render it impossible for me 10 write
ipteilgibIy without slludng TO persoas
and circum aances connected with it's his,
tury. 'e- dia. ,a
In justice TO myself and friends, Imust
make a few remarks. in reference 10 gel.
ting up petitions for MARTIN aud Buck.
ner From The time il was known that
we had Whig legiSlaure. uccasionly
heard The names Of various individuals
spoken OF as su uilable persons lor associ
ate judges-but supposed that The mum.
Der would make il necessary 10 call a
meeting, and nom'nlte some two 10 fi.l
the vacancy or to circulate petitions, TO
get an expression Of the public mind in
favor OF some Two OF the many spoken of,
and in this way secure harmony, and the
election of men that would be satis(ac ory
10 the people.
Nothing Of the kind being done so far
as knew,and no one acknowledged pub.
liCly as a candidate for the Judge ship IN
to the 10Th Of December, within a month
of The vacancy. ! consulted Judge John.
son 10 know whether he would be can.
dIdate Tor rO election, and informed him,
that in the event he was not candidate,
my father (Wm, Buckner,) would be, but
not otherwise. The Judge informed me
that he did not desire re.esction--and
that il my father would be candidate,
he would not then consulted Judge
Martin, aud aner frank avowaI of the
agreed with the Judget Martin,
that we would circulate petitions Jointly
Tor Martin and Buckner, in accordance
with the wishes of many ofih wings with
whom | conversed. ll
| accordingly returned to Georgetown
md had petitions printed and sent them
'ut for the peoples aprrovalor disapprov.
H. They were semitic men Of the first
'espectability ia the county, living
IA the different townships--ind who
we're personally acquainted with both
Martin and Buckner, and doubtless cir.
ulated these petitions for them because
hey knew III m to Sbe we'll aauIi--
ed to fill the Office to which
hey nspired. Noi(as meanIy charged
". W. Alhe) Tor wages or hlra
or did they obtain names OF signatures
'trlckeTy,managemenl aud false repre-.
enlations' They are men Of integrity
intelligence and not 10 be enlisted in !.
such service, BY any trickery manage.
lent OF false representations Of mine.-
% sir, such men as Maj Thomas Ross {
Sterling, John Tweed, John Jones g. H
I'm. Dixon OF Union & Doct Nee Cormic I
Lewis Township. Eand number Of |
hers lmight mention equally Fespeca. /
2, are not men thus 10 be oveF-reached a
me--even had the desire TO auemp, I
lch thing. And indeed you place, J
u poor estimate on the virtue and
teIilgence ofthe petitioners, when YOU y
AXE suchla charge.i ss8. h
Through ghthe united eacrls Of The d
lends OF Martin and BuckneF, over sev. 81