Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-01-14

Mr.Editer: Il will be seen BY your rea>
ders that some malignant creature IN the
Ohio Statesmen sHRdAEse cover Of q false.
usne, has made an uOprovoked malicious
attack on myself aud others, which you
have thoRght il your duty 10 transfer into
pour columns. Were il moi that / desire
10 9dIag before the public gaze tbs, sctoEs
eOmbiaed in v4nton. end malicious at
plempt lOlhjure nj Iswould perhaps have
passed il Without notice in this way.
I'S0 (aIGs lam charged in the cemmu-
nication above leleTed TO and, 10 the fib,
thy prOduc,i1n,in your paper signed 'sA
Friend Of Justice" as beng al5 defauIleT
az late Clsrk Of the Court TO the amount
sf several, thousand dollars, and thai C Col.
ia D. White one OF my securities has
been compelled 10 sell his farm 10 paw
my debts" pronounce the same false.
IL any one doubts what say on this point.
let him call on Col. While, who resides
here, for iRforms,iod, ID Il has bean more
than three years since ! was Clerk, and
up 10 this time neither myself nor any,
one Of my securities have ever been sued
tor any monies received by me as Clera,
nor has any me Of said securities aver
paid one cent for me, without haYihg
money OF ils equivalent in advance fEom
me. NoVery5man who has ever beeB
Clerk ~ the State of Ohio since its or.
ganization and has retired from Office
with money inghs hands received during
hisClerkship should be liable 10 be, called
ade!auIter, then indeed every man that
ever has been Clark or ever will be has
been and will be defsullers. think Il
probable that when my term of office ex
plfed there was little money my hands
asin The hands of any othsr Clerk in the
Sttte who has served the same length. Of
time and done the same amount Of bnsi,
Your 'Friend Of Juslicem like all 9th,
ers Ofki0dred feeling and character who
love darkness rather than light, because
their deeds are evi,' not o0ly assumes
name indicative Of The opposite qualities
OF bis real Ghsracer,spd 10 perfect keep
ing with his life, bplgives, himself
islse location in Older TO carry out h is |
deception, so perfectly caagenial sto his
nature. de lives in Georg etown instead
OF Observation-Disclosures it seems that this
paragon Of purity and pink Of modestv
has not only beon writing in your paper
but prateiog in the stlcets abenta tfami,
ly clique interested m0iises' dc in
others: While at the same time hs him
self wasengaged in drafting aud procuriDc
IN person TO be printed petition in ia |
vor OF his fathsr for Judge, and then ri.
ding through The sRAmps and BY places
day and night, under whip, within little
son, his young Student ana some others
hired by The day begging apdiwporIunipg
PERSONS to sign their names; Noothet
person urging lhe superior claim Offather
put the son, and but yttyi few desiring
ais election. You talk about family
and dictalion; thsu piak oi
Justice" Bah! 2 ''N'S =
You complain, Doctor, that the wings
. tho Legislature dlsreearded your sew.
'nteen hundred petitioners. Don't You
now lha: they were fully Informed; as
be people here now are, Of your trick.
~ management, and false represents
ions in procuring the names and sigma.
Ires' +
Ths above is q short abstract from more
Stended article | prepared and presented
= Publicetion,vihich The Editor declined
ublislling. which ] may perhaps give
rculation 70 in another channel
l1,s3 SIT .ssp 6. VIKING. I
Georgetown, jan 18Th, ls45.