Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-08-20
For the Portas , Sentinel.

AnAt HuBuSAiAh1
Mr.. Editors:-lt is not from desire to
attract attention 10 myself that this is sent to
you for publication; but it is for the purpose
OF arouslng the people to a proper sense Of
their danger from the rachinal ons and deep
plotted vlllainy of the political mountebanks
and wire workers Of party of Portage county.
The time was when patriotism actuated the
American people and confding~and abiding
love OF our admirable institutions was the
Predominatirg passion. This was'uttered III
Washington's Farewell Address and it found
ready response in the heart of every Amer.
ran clti zen. But what do we witness now?
We not only hear Disunionists and blasphe>
rers of our Constitution daily in denunciary
and inaammary remarks harranguing the
people but also these individuals and their
nyrmidoms meet in convention and combine
Efforts and pass resolutions in favor of their
reasonable schemes. The manner in which
tie convention Of the 9th inst. was got up, is
Gamilor to all. The object Of itnot to benefit
the Slave, for the leaders Of the movement
easa lenolaah sense sp know that their moral
/ II slSii, u they IT. Is not calculated to
benefit his condition; but the real object is
10 make the Society which they organized
political engine for the benefit Of the Whig
party and Mr.. Tilden in particular. This is
The reason that, he actedas general whipper-
in on the occasion. ...--
This conclusion is established from the
facttihe fifth article of constitution which they
adopted is SO worded that they can at its very
next meeting resolve it into political engine
and make Iwar upon the Democratic party
Mr.. TiIden declared himselfin favor of the
most ultra measures and all that pre- vented
him from going for resolution in favor of
Disunion was expediency. He is too much
of a political hypocrite to come before the
people in his true co!ors. .5 --.
He intends by this movement to- prevent
the formation of ticket by the liberty party
and thereby get the abolitionists to vote the
Wing ticket; for his next movement will be,
after he gets this accomplished, to sophisti>
cate them into the belief that the Wing party
are opposed to the annexation of Texas and
therefore they must vote the Wing ticket 10
oppose the Democrats who are in favor of it.
am astonished that any Democrat is so ca.
silly caught in the snare laid for him by Mr..
Tilden and others ofthe Whg party. These
pretended lovers of negro liberty are go aristo.
cratic and tyranical that unless every thing
originated with themselves they would not
consider it. They pretend to have holy hor>
ror Of what they term the gag law of Cons
gress which doomed to be laid on the table
without discussion their petitions but they in
face Of their hypocrilical pretensions pursue
10 similar course. !, from the best of motives,
offered resolutions in favor of the Uni on, the
Constitution the rights of suffrage and the
patriots both living and dead of our country,
bnt they were notin keeping with their trea>
sonable designs. They were too much inns
bued with love of the British form of gov
eminent to vote for resolutions IN favor of
ours. They want to excite the north against
the south and the south against the north 80
that the union may be dissolved and our con
stituton trampled in the dust. To crafty
their lust Of power they would cause civil
war and see our country drenched in blood
These are the resolutions that they voted te
lay on the table, and refused to consider.
RESOLVED, That we consider the union o.
these United States, the source and founda
tion of our political prosperity, and happiness
as people-the means of peace at home ant
respect abroad--and that we view with the
utmost disapprobation the measures of any
individuals who would seek to create dissat,
and the south.
Reselved, That we believe the Constitution
of the United States to be- the best funda'
mental law in existence, and that we fail fo
sufficient strong language when we endeavol
to express our opposition to the policy Of in
dividuals who are denouncing it,--and thai
they receive our unqualified contempt and
condemnation for such course.
Resolued That we believe the act of choos
ing our public servants to be the creates
blessings ever possessed by mankind;- ar'
decidedly in favor of exercising this unalen
able right of the freelnen ofthe United States
ResotUed, That we condemn and oppose
Abby Kelley and her associates for lhei
rancorous and unfounded assault on the Union
the Constitution and many of the most dis
.inguished patriots both living and dead o
our country.
Resolved, That we as citizens of the Uni
ted States feel it our duty, and will make al
the efforts we can constituliona!ly to Obtain
the abolition of Slavery.
ISAAC COLES.