Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-09-30
Col. Mum VS.. Capt. Do Nothing & Co.

Col. Mum VS.. Capt. DO-NOthing & Co.
The Star is out on Mr.. Tod under the
pretty title of aCol. Num-" because his
lence on the subject of the "Black laws is
not so agreeable to the gentlemanly editor
as might be. The source Of his ennity
is easily discovesable. He sees Mr.. Bebb
vainly endeavoring 10 make little capital
out of his professed zeal for the repeal Of
these Laws and is mortified at his failure.
He sees no remedy for this failars but in
provoking Mr.. Tod to take the same course.
Mr.. Tod is entirely willing Mr.. Bebb should
have the full benefit Of his patriotic labors
and therefore leaves him to pursue his own
way without molestation or contradiction.
Now if the Star and other whig papers
were quite sure their candidate was pursu-
ing the wisest and most popular course on
this question they would be perfectly de-
lighted with Mr.. Tod's silence. They
would say that with such an advantage in
his favcr Mr.. Bebb must be elected. d.sasssas
Bat instead of being pleased they are
evidently nettled very much and are re-
sorting to all the little demagogue arts in
their power to induce or provoke Tod to
place himself by the side of Bebb on this
question. Keep cool, gentlemen, you are
having the thing your own way. Do not
be alarmed for Mr.. Tod's prospects of sue
cess. As 10 what Mr. Bebb has said on
the subject it can do him but little harm.
1t will only lessen his majority few thous-
and at the south, and secure to him the
honor of being the sole champion of the
African race. ..'
Again, after all these loud professions Of
Mr.. Bebb, what reason have we to believe
that he (if elected) will do any more than
has been done by Gov. BARLEY and the
whig Legislature whom we shall style Capt
Do-JNolhing & Co. For two years the
wings have had the majority in the House
for one, the last year, they have had both
House and Senate. But since. the learned,
scientific and classical report of R. F.
Paine, Esq. the wings have been mum on
the subject. Last winter with the whole
power in their own hands, and under SOL
emn pledge to repeal these laws. Yet the
Capt. and his company by their "masterly
inactivity" performed the astonishing feat
of leaving these "odious Black Laws just
as they were before the session commenced
without even giving us SO much as a Scien-
;jfc Report. -
Judging from the past action Of the wings
we see no good reason to suppose that with
new Capt. they will out do themselves
on this question. There is, however, one
reason of somewhat local character which
may lead to different result; and that is
the election of new Senator from this
district. 2ta
When the right arm of whig power shall
rest on the shoulders Of A. H. Lewis, Esq
in the Senate chamber Of Ohio. When he
shall rise with more than patriarchal dig
nifty. When the Senate, melted by his
touching eloquence, and by the flash of his
eye and the sweep of his arm shall crouch
around him, it may be they will erase these
odious Black laws from our Statute Book.
When his great soul shall portray the vast
advantages of our position as an independ-
ent State. released from oil her obligations
to the union by the annexation of Texas,
and left free from Southern influence to
pursue her own course, it may bethe wings
will repeal these odious Laws.
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