Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-09-10
From the Cleveland American.
Mr.. GiddingS and DiSupiOn.

Mr.. Giddings and DiSunion.
awe the undersigned, dohereby GER
tify that Abby Kelly, in the course Of
an address delivered in this village on
the 18th inst, stated that the Hon. J.
R. Giddings had said to her in pri>
vate conversation ,"the Union is c urse
and ought to be disiolved, and he (Gid.
dings) should be glad to see 1t dissofued."
Again he said, "the Union IS a curse to
all concerned, and he should be glad to
see it disso lued." We further certify
that these were the very words, word
for word, attributed by Miss Kelly to
Mr.. Giddings without explanation"
@. T. BLAKEsLEE, A. G. GARDNER,
r. VINCENT, H. BEEBE,
And sirteen others.
The foregoing was published imme-
diateIy after the visit of Miss Kelly
and her associates to Chagrin Falls,
where the assertions purport to have
been made, and where the twenty res.
pectable sgners principally reside.
We have forborne to notice thunder the
presumption that Mr.. Giddings would
deny or explain the allegation, ii false,
or by his silence admit the correctness
oft. 1t seems to us case'in whichit
is impossible for him to pursue a some>
what usual course with him, when he
gets into a snarl, Of throwing himself
upon his dignity. The certificate of
twenty veritable and unimpeachable
ci tizens, is not to be condemned. except
by very great man indeed. The We
ry tender and respectful manner in
which Abby and Foster spoke ofMr.
G., while berating every one else, here,
was observable, and the subject of fire.
quent remark. In their letters to the
east, also, they speak of him as but one
thing lacking-and that is, the resign
, ing of his seat in Congress, or refusal
, to sit down to legslate with men. steal.
ers, &c. Another thing. Mr.. G. has
made himself exceedingly useful and
acceptable to Abby & Co. in her cru
SADIE against the Liberty Party and the
Union, whatever his motive may be.
, Our friend B. B. HUNTER, Esq, in an
: account of their visit to Austnburgh,
published in the Liberty Herald, says:
: "We think that we can now with a
= good grace, charge the Wing party,
in this section at least, with effectually
and not very secretly aiding in the
, movements ofthese disorganizers and
dissoluionsts. Mr.. Giddings attcAd>
ed the meeting here, and was frequent
|ly mos! tcnderIy caressed by the spea-
kers, while he in his turn, would fire.
quently furnish them with an argument
or a sentence, and seemed 10 take
pleasure in so doing. And at several
times during the meeting, | noticed
some of our most prominent Wings
cheek by jowl, "breatting soft whis.
pers" into the ears Of the speakers,
and at the close of the meeting, in close
and friendly contact with them. A
very intimate and pleasant familiarity
which certainly means something more
than meets the eye" ..... .r.. .lr-,s
Mr.. Glddipgs is not the only whig Con-
gresham who has favored the protests Of
this Company of Disunionists. While Abby
& Co., were holding forth in this place, she
found herself aided very materially by the
Representative from this District, as those
who attended their lectures very well know.
;, Those who were present at the last lecture
J delivered in this pl ace, by the rear guard Of
) this company well know that, not only the
Member Of Congress from this district, bu
some of his followers, who are such grea
: lovers Of free discussion Joined in, in helping
to hiss down person who, differing in opln
ion from these Disunionists, dared to ex
press, that difference. Let these facts be
remembered by the people, for we may some
time hereafter be called upon to substantiate
r the charge, that the leaders of the whig party
: are opposed to the Government.