Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-08-27

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long and lsbored comment upon short par
agraph which it copies from.o Paper makes
use Of the following:
9The Bank Bill, which, men of all parties
acknowledge is fulfil ling its designs in meet
ing the wants Of the people of Ohio, by reg
ulating and affording safe and convenient
currency of their own, instead of depends
ence on the currency of other States of the
soundness or safety Of which we know moth
ing, and all other "measures" which passed
the siast Legislature" must be "put down,"
and to effect this they "demand the whole
strength Of the Democratic party'!'
The foregoing paragraph is fair specimen
of Wing truth. The editor ofthe. Comeaut
Reporter knows that it is not true. that ''men
of all parties acknowledge" that this Bank
Bill of the last Federal Coon Legislature is
emeeting the wants Of the people Of ohio,"
for. the democratic party, which forms no
inconsiderable portion Of the people Of Ohio,
we believe, are SniveraallN opposed to that
nefarious scheme Of public plunder. The
Democratic press throughout the length and
breadth of the State are vigilant in their ef-
forts to procure the repeal Of this. odious law.
If this minion Of an irresponsible paper no.
bility means that this nefarious scheme 10
"fulflliag it's desigps," by commencing a
system Of vllainous plundering, we shall not
question the position; but that it has furnish
ed ga safe and convenient currency" Of our
own, is matter, the truth Of which must be
left to future years to determine, if this law
ahallibe permitted to retain place upon the
Statute book of the State. :. ju
The editor asserts that these Banks edqe
a. fording a safe and convenient currency"
The people Of Ohio have but to look back a
few years to see what hos been the destiny Of
batch Of these engines created for the pur-
pose Of furnishing the people with "'a safe
and convenient currency" and when it is re-
collected that the democratic postipR of last
winters Legislature labored assiduously for
the purpose Of incorporating into this darling
of the whig leaders, a section making the
stock holders Individually liable for the re-
de mption Of the issues of the Banks, and also
sections requiring the banks TO keep con.
stantly in their vaults a certain per centum Of
specie, that the people might be secured a.
gainst the losses which might accrue to them
in case Of the failure of the Banks to. furnish
a "safs' currency, which were lost by every
whig voting against Incorporating these Sec
tons, we ask, is it difficult to determine that
it was not the Intention ofthe Federal Coons
to furnish the people with safe currency.
but TO furnish Bankers and spectators with
theme of procuring wealth out Of the hasd
earnings Of honest industrya And will the
people of Ohio, subRn to the frauds which
may and spiu be practiced upon them by q set
of swindling bapksi = a3.-- e.i 34Is@.
The legislation of last winter was directed
to the objeet Of conserring immuhities and
privileges upon wealth to the detriment Of
honest labor. This is evidenced as. well by
the exemptng Of the s'evidsnces Of debt in
the hands Of the wealthy bankers ofthe State,
which are drawing interests from taxation
while capital in trade and notes upon interest
are taxed heavily, as in The conferring upon
set Of wealty capitalists privileges. which if
right to he enjoyed at all, sre the rights Of
the whole people. rn
We have heard some wbig lsaders and ma.
ny Of the honest followers Of the party assert
their determination not to support those men
Of their own party who would favor an ire
sponsible system Of Banking, and, We believe
that, if it be true, as the editor Of the Coon
Reporter asserts, that 80 large majority Of
the voters Of Ohio are undoubtedly whig," it
will be useless to appeal even to them to
support system Of corrupt and irresponsi>
BILE banking by which to plunder the toilers
of the land out of their hard-earned substance.
Let the people Of Ohio attend 80, these
matters while it is yet to-day, and not delay
till this serpent has embraced them within
its coil. e2 F1.s Eat}bs+ $50
We have said that these measures must be
met by the democracy, and it will demand
their whole strength and energies to put
down these measures which the last Legis-
laiure have fastened upon US; and 54'.-'''
"We will not bate single word,
Nor take sentence back" jy. @stu
saH I'd. Attrocious Murder. ,..s.....1..,
We learnjby private individual, that
while the Military were performing Camp
duty in Burton, Geauga County, band of
fellows. calling themselves the He'll S1efiers