Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-10-08
, A few Facts from a Wing source.

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"A few Facts from a Wing source.
The following communication was sent to
us for publication BY wbig. Let honest
men of all parties read it, and then answer US,
whether they can support a man who has
once, according TO his own acknowledgement,
contained, in this communication, endeavored
10 deceive thems 1.dsi sv fia'3'e "a.
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MEssRs. EDIToRs: OF ea -e3sg Z, *
U IT is presumed that ono obj ect..of
holding nominating convention several
weeks, before the day on which public
officers are elected. is that the voter may
have an opportunity Of enquiring into.
the fitness or u1itness of the candidates,
proposed, and act understandingly when
thay perform the important trust Of free
men at the ballot box. This would
imply that each individual should give
and receive candidly any facts. relating
to candidates which might have a bearing
on the public mind. Otherwise we migRa
as we'll yield up our right Of suffrage ak
once and choose our officers by lok ol2''
Impressed with the correctness Of this
view, | wish to make few remarks, of
the man who is the whig candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney 10 this county that
the party may act accordingly on the
day Of election. -' '-2i ',e ''f'' '4
II will be recollected@ that Robert F.
Paine was very active stump speaker
in 1914 and advocatedtwith greas3zeal
the election of Henry Clay to the Pres-
idency-lauding him flor his superior
qualifications in every respec. and en-
treating and urging the people to come
to the help Of the country and, elect
Henry Clay, President Of these United
States. Now let us see what he said
recently in a public meeting held in
Garretlsville where he resides--why
says he II had to make myself perfectly
ridiculous in l644 electioneering for Hem
ry Clay, and the only suay 1 could make
him out euen decent mar scas by pleading
C'ay's ignorance and am no,u ashamed
10 think erer said a ,Uord,sn hisibehay7
Sc. &c. Now will not attempt to say
whichlwas Robert F. Paiue's true face,
| he has one, but for one will not vote
for man who has so many OF them. lf
Heury Clay has a friend an admirer
in this County (and what Wing does
not admire and love Henry Clay9)
| ask such friend can you vote for his
traducer2 True every whig has a right
to vote as he pleases, but if wings can
thus follow DOUBLE LEAD, let as hear
no more Of Loco Foco rank and file in
consistency in supporting the contrad,c-
tory doctrine Of their leaders for the last
l6 years. Wigs who were present and
heard him as above, say that they were
disguised with him and wilt never vote
for him again for any Office whatever.
But this was not all. So deeply had
Mr.. Paine become imbued, with the doc
trine Of Abbey Kelly, Foster d. Co. that,
following their lead, he had to shew his
i'll feeling against Christians in general
and by one of his great efforts 10 rem
der them odious he stuck BY them and
inflicted his insult on the very AUTHOR
Of their religion. He said "Chrislians
call themselves the lights oft ,oorld, Lat
Think 1t ,uoutd be only right for the World
10 snuff the candle to make them burn
brighter" (sneerIngly.) Now this is not
true. Christians do not call themselves
the lights of the world, but CHRIST called
them the light of the world and the man
who would sneer at HIS sayings, would
strike an impious blow at HIM. Reader,
ifyou are Christian can you vote lot
RoBERT f. PAINE? aa s.I .u5 ~
In reference to the third party in ls44
Mr. P aine said that when be came across
them, he liked to sling it into the third
party, and now he has left that very par
| ty all behind in his condemnation Of the
man that he then lauded to the skies as
the only savior Of the country. 3-''-'
A TRUE WHIG.2