Der Vaterlandsfreund. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1845-1846, 1845-03-28
NEW PROSPECTUS
OF TIE
Ohio Statesman.

An appeal TO the one hundred and fifty thousand Demo-
Gratis OF Ohio, and to the just feelings of men of all
parcs)
Last nght-in the darkness and gloom that surroun-
ded the halls OF eglsIatlontl foul deed consum
mater, and the solemn contract with the Slate for the
Legislative printing violated of pure POLITICAL
SPITE NO other reason assigned than that had
by the publication OF our paper, annoyed the party
and the ACCIDENTAL majority now in the Legislature
la mal ry obtained by the nexcusable divisions of
our friends in three Senatorial districts This acciden-
tai power in violation Of all right JUSTICE or precedent
was welded expressly TO cripple and break down the
lonIy press at the Capital that dare be independent and
warn the people ofthe chains forging in the Legislature
or Their oppression and slavery. We DARED assail and
expose the lnquItous projects Of the whig majority in
their schemes 10 debase and bow down the white labor
ing man OF the State while they attempting to gain
Ia little additional popularity by pretending to elevate the
negro and encourage his settlement amongst US
we DARED expose their midnight tinpanning which
ey pretended to denounce when before the people, and
when entrusted with power, foow-ot in the nomina-
ton OF officers alone, the democrats dd-bu by carry
ing their whole wicked acts of legislation into thernight-
y cabal, and there kgisated in secret We DARED ex-
pose their zeal of laws passed for the yr1ection Of the
people, restricting corporations, &c-laws some of which
DaVe been IN force for twenty andtwentyfe years. and
thus turning loose upon society every possible crime
ana 'nquty But we shall not partcularze their acts
and doIngs In this hastily thrown together 'prospectus
prepared al the moment oleaving home in consequence
OF me news OF the sickness of of our family now east
OF the mountains We shall 60 into detail hereafter and
bring to the light day the conduct of this thing called
"HIGGERY IN Ohio shall teach this party that pERsE-
c01oN cannot either stop depress the spirit of an in
dependent press long the unbeught freemen of the
state demand Its services Their acts alone can compel
me 10 DOW before the nefarous despotsm of the regs
OF coonery, hard cider, and the established immoyaes
ol Mr. Clay and the dctaors of his party Tkay cannot
accomplish their purposes, if the democrats of Ohio to
whom am indebted for many favors stand bv me in
ms CRISIS. have stopped at expence or labor to
u nj my par of the contract State Printer accep-
ted the office IN goo1 faith re lied the guarantees of
aw and the constitution, and the common honesty that
has heretofore protected all my predecessors of whatever
party But bralness crew of maddened whigs-feder
asts OF the deepest dye conscious of their own bad
standIng-have out-strpped every thing that revolution
has heretofore conceived.
The STATESMAN will be continued as heretofore -
giving steady support to the great principles of Demo
cratic Liberty and Equal Rights and TO the admins
tration OF the General : Governement by Mr. PORK II
will expose and lay bare the public gaze the inioui
ties and outrages Of federal whggery and particularly
the infamous and unparalleled proceedings othe present
Legislature.
H. The Daily end Til Weekly Statesman will be
printed en- double mediam sheet, and the Semi Week
ly on large double imperial sheet.
TERMS
The STATESMAN is published daily during the
session OF the Legislature. and tri-weeky the
balance of the year, at S6 90
frl-weekly the year round, at 90
Seml-weekly during the session of the LegisIa-
ure, and weekly during the balance of the year at 90
Weekly the year round, invariably in advance, at 90
Persons desiring the paper for six months, have
y it for ONE DOLLAR always to be paid in advance