Der Vaterlandsfreund. (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1845-1846, 1845-04-11


partes)
Last nighi-in the darkness and gloom that surroun
Idcd the halls of IcgSIacn- foul deed was consum
mated and the solemn contract with the State for thu
Legislative printing violated, of pure POLITICAL
SPITE = No other gned than that we had
by the publication of paper, annoyed the cocn party
and the ACCIDENTAL ma j"rv now in the Legislature
majority obtained by the most nexcusabIe divisions Of
our friends in three Senatorial districts. This accden
tai power, in violation Of all right, Justice or precedent
welded expressly 10 cripple and break down the
only press the Capital that dare be independent and
warn the people of the chains forging in the Legislature
for their oppression and slavery We DARED assa and
expose the iniquous projects of the whig majority in
their schemes 10 debase and bow down the white labor
ling fthe Stale, while they attempting to gain
little additional popularity by pretending to elevate the
negro and encourage his settlement amongst u.s.
We DARED expose their midnight tn-panning, which
they pretended 10 denounce when before the people, and
when entrusted with power, foow-not in the nomina.
ton oofcers aone the democrats did-but by carry
ing their whole wicked acts of legislation into their night
y cabal, and there cgislated in secret We DARED ex-
pose their repeal OF laws passed for the protection of the
people, restricting Teratons, c.-laws some (which
bave been in force for twenty andtwentyfe years. al
thus turning loose upon society every possible crime
and nquity. But shall not parcularize their acts
and dongs in this hastily thrown together prospectus.
prepared at the moment ofleavng home in consequence
of the Oft the sickness of one 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
in Ohio shall teach this party that pERsE-
CUTIoN cannot either stop depress the spirit of an in
dependent press long the unbsught reemen of the
State demand its services. Their acts alone can compel
me 10 bow before the nelarous desposm of the dregs
of coonery, hard cder and the established imm >raes
Of Mr. Clay and the dctators of his party They cannot
accomplish their purposes, if the democrats of Ohio to
whom am indebted for so many favors stand bv me in
this crisis. have stopped at expence or labor TO
fulfil my par of the contract State Printer. accep-
ted the office in goo faith. relied the guarantees of
aw and the constitution, and the common honesty tho
has heretofore protected all my predecessors Of whatever
party. But braness crew of maddened whigs-feder-
alsts of the deepest dye conscious of their bad
standng-have outstrpped 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
ratlon of the General = Governement by Mr. Polk Ii
viii expose and lay bare to the public gaze the iniqu-
ties and outrages of federal whggery, and particularly
the infamous and unparalleled proceedings ofthe
Legislature.
HJ"The Daily and Tri Weekly Statesman will he
printed on 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 tr-weekly the
balance of the year, at Sc 90
lri-weekly the year round, at 90
lSem-weekly during the session of the Legisa-
ture, weekly during the balance of the ear at OO
Weekly the year round, invariably in advance at OC
Persons desiring the paper for six months can hav,
1t for ONE DOLLAR, always to be paid in advance
81 FIVE DOLLARS in one letter. in advance, will pay 70
Two copies of the Statesman published Semi week.
during the session and Weekly the balance of the year
ldlrected to the ordered.
Il All payments 10 be made in advance. - Those wh
have not an opportunity of paying otherwise, may rem
by mail, at our risk postage paid. The Postmaster
certificate Of such remittance shall be sufficient re
lceipt therefor
Those who subscribe by the year will please so de
|signate
ANY person who will procure six subscribers and il
form us of the direction of his paper, shall have cop
lsent him for his trouble
Persons receiving pros pectus who cannot make
! of it themselves, will please hand it to another
It S. MEDARY
' Columbus, March IL, 1916
" S6neiber G5elbdft.