The Lancaster Gazette

Corwin and His Effigy.

Enough has been said about the conduct of a portion of the Ohio Volunteers and it is time that it should be stopped. The few who disgraced themselves by burning Tom Corwin, in effigy, have been lauded to the skies for their spirited conduct and have been bedaubed with praise by Locofoco Editors, until one would suppose, they were of some account. It is but justice to the remainder, that those, who disgraced themselves, should be singled out and the Editor of the Canton Repository has done it. Hear what he says about the leader of the gang. Others who desire to be placed on the list with him and boast of their participation of the act, are welcome to the reputation they will gain by the association.

Well, this is indeed a severe rebuke upon Mr. Corwin, to be burnt in effigy by individuals who make no pretensions to common decency, and whose only aim at all times is to get themselves into notice by attempting to injure the reputation of those whose fearless and upright conduct has endeared them to all whose esteem is worth having.'—Kenton paper.

'Make no pretensions to common decency.'—Pretty language that to be used by a Whig editor towards the very first young men in the state—young men who periled their lives for their country, but Tom Corwin advised the Mexicans to welcome with 'bloody hands' to 'hospitable graves,' and of course his Mexican hearted followers can say nothing respectful of the brave men.—Wayne co. Democrat.

Yes, we say, 'make no pretensions to common decency.' Not one of the persons engaged in that affair.—so far as we have learned from the returned volunteers—make any such pretensions. This matter has been carried far enough by loco editors, and having the facts, truth requires that we should publish them:

They are these: the whole affair was gotten up and carried into effect, by a young man bearing the name of Theodore Gibbons, as arrant a knave as ever existed. He belonged to the 'Stark Rangers,' under Capt. Allen and was twice dismissed from that company for stealing. All of the members of that company returned home, speak of him in the most unqualified terms, as a mean, bad man; a thief: a vagabond and a scoundrel. He it was who forwarded to this place in a letter some of the ashes of the effigy.—He was in prison for stealing before he left Canton for Mexico. We say again, he 'makes no pretensions to common decency,'—and if Loco editors can make a 'very first young man of the state out of him, let them do it. Our regret is that such a man ever belonged to so respectable a company.