Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-09-19
Judge BARLEY on Gov. Tod.

ton for MI. o political course, but IN
life, he is a high minded. honorable
and VIC do not publish the fol-
personal attack upon him because
believe the charges to be all true. but
Just to show how Democrats talk of each
other. In his speech delivered at Wooster
on the o5th ult., Judge BARLEY said, in
conclusion.
o o q Q That it had never been
his habit to notice personal matters, or the
personal slang of brawling politicians against
himself. In the humble part he had taken
in political discussions. he had ever relied
on reason and facts to sustain himself, and
had 4 great aversion to noticing any low
who supplies his want of argu-
ment by personal defamation of antagonists.
But he begged to be excused, on this occa-
sion, for a departure from his accustomed
He had learned from reliable in
formation, that David Ted. who was at that
time perambulating this State for Mr.. Doug
las, had, a few days since, in addressing a
meeting in Wooster, made a personal and
abusive attack upon him, (Judge b. i'm
pugning his motives in supporting Breck-
enridge and Lane. He would be false to
himself and the cause he cspous d. did he
not repel this base personal assault. He
learned that the burden of Tod's speech at
Wooster was taken up by low personal
slang abusive of President Buchanan, Gov
ernor Wood, Judge Orchard and himself.
The venerable President of the United
States was far above the reach of calumny
and detraction from such a source. He is
not a candidate before the people, and the
verdict of posterity will vindicate his mo-
tives and conduct, when such men as Da-
vid Tod are wholly lost sight Of among the
rubbish and corruption of times gone by.
Governor Wood and Judge Birchard lave
been well known to the people of Ohio for
many years as honorable and upright men,
and it would be out of place for him to at
tempt their defense against the vile attacks
OF such a man as David Tod is known to
be in this State. Governor Shannon, a few
years since. through the columns of the
Ohio Statesman, sketched David Tod's
character as a calumniator and defamer
of the private character of political rivals,
and rebuked him for his peridy to private
friendship and to truth and honor; and Tod
had not the manliness or courage to resent
it or even attempt to explain or repel it
In defence Of myself. said Judge B., against
the u~npro7oked, wanton and malicious at
tasks of this vile ~dcmagogue, l may inquie
who is David Tod? and what character and
consideration has ever been given to him
by the people of Ohio, that entities him to
defame with impunity Governor Wood,
Judge Birchard, myself, and others his bet
tiers, much less President Buchanan? Upon
political questions, David Tod is well known
to the people of this State as a gump head
md au i~gnoramuS. Devoid of the refine
ment and heightened feeling essential to
constitute a gentleman, and incapable of
discussing political questions upon prin-
ciple, he mistakes low waggerY. profanity
and vulgarity for wit; mistakes personal
slang and abuse for argument; thinks sour
rility is eloquence; and deems adroitness
in perverting facts, for purposes of false
hood and ~decpetion, evidence of genius, or
what he calls talent. Suddenly and acct
lentally elevated from low poverty to afhu-
ence. his arrogance, s~elf-conceit and pom
posity have swelled him to dimensions
which endanger the purity OF the atmos-
phere which surrounds him. His egotism
and vanity have made him a bore in private
conversation; and his Munchausen stories
connected with his mission to Brazil, in
which he never fails to depict himself as a
nero, have made him a fit subject of ridi-
,ule. This man assumes to prate about
consistency and political honesty, and to
abuse men because they differ with him in
Where was he on the Nebraska
and Popular Sovereignty in 1854
md '55? What did be say of Judge
Douglas for the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise line? Was not Tod selected as the
Democratic candidate for Governor of this
State in 1874 on the faith of his loud pro-
essions of being a hard money man? and
lid he not defeat himself and his party by
he silly bluuder of writing a public letter,
.fter his nomination, in favor a system of
'aper money banking? And again, when
candidate for Governor in 1916, did he
lot write a public letter against banks of
very kind, not excepting ban,s of deposit
r exchange. and also declare, in speeches,
u favor of a '~'pot-metal" currency in pre-
erence to paper money? He is ono of the
lst men to talk about consistency.
l would, said he, have overlooked the
busive attack of this laundering, vulgar
emagogue, made in Wooster, on the sup
that it vas the result of his being
! the condition in which he was occasional
7 found when stupmiDg the State in 1874
nd in '46. But L understand that he re-
eats his abusive attacks at all times and
herever he goes before the people, Among
5hcr things, he charges that | am an Office
Ecker, aud am governed by a desire for
flee. All who tnow me well, know this
to be wholly false. l have never
ED an office which has not been an injury
me in a pecuniary point of view. My
osition on political questions has ever been
pen and manly. l have never boxed the
compass, as Tod has, to keep on
&c popular side. l have supported and
Mr.. Buchanan's Administr- tion,
I'D also that of Gen. Pierce, under a con- ,
ant shower of abuse from Republicans, !
nd such anti Nebraska Democrats as Ted,
It | can appeal to Mr.. Buchanan and to :
Pierce and to every man connected
it'll the Administration of either of these ;
,ntlemcn, to bear me witness, that l never :
'ught or asked for Office from either of ,
Iem. l have no desire or expectation of ;
y appointment from Mr.. Buchanan
ODE charge therefore is wanton and base
false. And for his unwarranted and un-
'%ntlemanly attack upon my motives, l l
and this staggering, bloated ~demagogue i
it'll wanton. willfull ~falschood, ami / au- T