Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-01-21


49, Number "a. &
face; feelings that do not mingle in par
ty warfare, but are submerged and ex-
tingushed by il. ffatter myseif.tbe
man meet and talk with, means more
what he says than formerly; and asks
for information. not so much. to cavil
with or misrepresent. 4 feet safer If
Aey are ,oar times. Ihad rather see the
abayonets of the BRUSH bristhng around.
my BODY. and entering my shearf than,
feel the arrows of enmity and malice,
in recent political periods so plenty,
aimed at my integrity.
1t really seems clever that the Amer
can people can have one subject in A.
merican affairs, upon which they can
be united. They must necessarily on
that subject be powerful. Listen if you
will-keep still a moment-a century,
mean-so that you may catch all the
reverberations; and hear them all say
AYE, once together-and then Mo-
don't feel able 10 say much about it;
but Great Britain could not stand it, if
this swinging earth could. consider it
miserable work 10 be talking about the
expense Of war. We never lost any
thing by war but tories, and traitors,
and Websters. We get our pay back
again thousand fold, by race of SIN
(gle hearted, sincere patriots; and by
ANNEXATION, not of territory, only, but
OF feeling; by vast,measureless, bound
less, continental annexation of Ameri-
can sympathy and patriotism, Annex.
alton of Texas! or China even! That's
nothing.
The meridian line of American feel.
ing being once placed right. it would
be useless to talk about bounding it or
US by degrees and minutes, this way or
that. In no shape, however, is war de.
sirable, and would avoid it by every
: exertion, except yielding to others that
, which is the main element Of my being.
I These times are symptomatic.-
a Shrewd observers may amuse them.
n selves by closely scrutinizing charac.
ters as they now show themselves, ane
: may tolerably accurately Judge wha
part they would take if the times shoul,
become more serious still. That ther,
~ will be much changing ofplaces among
those who sue Tor the affections OF tht
people, there can be no doubt. lgno
y rance will loose its confidence, decep
ton its face, and demagoguism its slig gh
\ of hand. There will be few great mer
, out Of the ranks; and fewer yet tha
. are hoping to be great. Frankness
truth, and tearlcssness in danger, will be
c better appreciated. There is little o.
d this already perceptible. My neighbor
0 who, six months ago, bullied me, be.
= cause | insisted that our title to Oregon
was clear and unquestiona5le,' anc
j should be maintained at every hazard
It the other day heard me repeat it, ano
!. much more 10 confirm what then said
J. and did not retcrt that was following
y blindly party leader There is moth
! ing now scarcely to divide him and my.
self but our porlition fence. He does
not want to be called by his country
= twice.
, Finally, let me use the words of De,
. mosthenes to the Athenians when they
o had too many peace-men for their safe,
ty and honor. "Are we in peace? tn,
Il public is charged with your subsis
e tence. Are we in war, or under th
if necessity, as at this time, to enter int
,f a war? let your gratitude oblige you t.
% accept, as pay, in defence of your ben
', efactors, what you receive in peace, a
q mere bounty. Thus without any in
: novation, without altering or abolish
2. ing any thing, but pernicious novelties
e introduced for the encouragement o
sloth, and idleness; by converting only
for the future, the same funds for the
d use of the the servlcable, which are
IS spent at present, upon the Improbable
1t you may be well served in your armies
d your troops regularly paid-justice
:. duly administered-the public revenue
10 reformed and increased, and every
s. member of the commonwealth render
vt ed useful to his country. according t.
n his age and ability, without any further
1t burden to the State" N.
. For the Portage Sentinel.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-As much, fire.
P quently, is said, by politicians, abou