Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-11-17
s.. From the Holms County Farmer. :.
Thank God and Take Courage

We do not remember when we have
seen, or heard, more impious, hypocriiical,
and almost biasphemous expression, SfiIan
the above, under the circumstances in which
it was recently used by the. Editor of the
Ohio State Journal. These words Of
devout, heartfelt gratitude and exhortation
are appended, as the closing sentence, to Q
long editorial in that paper, congratuIating
the Wings Of Ohio that their party ,willhave1
control Of the next Legislature. 4 After
heralding forth this Wing victory as con-
demnation Of the Mexican war, and an mp
proval of the damning toryism sofss Tom
Corwin-as rebuke to the present able
faithful aud patriotic National Administrae
tion-and as guaranty that the charters
Of the corrupt, demoralizing, cheating and
deluding Banks of Ohio viii not be repeal
ed--this unprincipled tory; thishateful. rpo-
litical hypocrite, exhorts the wings ofs0hio
to ssThank GOD and take courage "sF We
have witnessed many acts Of impiety swe
have seen many blasphemous expressions,
and heard many hypocritical illusions to
the Giver ofall Good-but never any thing
that equalled this in enormity. Its imPu-
dence, hypocricies, eforntery and inpious.
ness, are without q parallel; and it would
not have been surprising il the editor had
been struck dumb by lightning from
Heaven! ..5 - = -. - s,s. z.ssA
After the many evidences, seen and felt
by the American people, that God has set
his face against the wings, as party, one
would suppose that no man could be found
weak.brained enough to ascribe to Him any
agency in their success! After so many
and so palpable proofs that an especial
Providence protects our army in Mexico,
and ensures victory in every battle, it is
astonishing that any man Of sense could
believe that God designed a federal victory
in Ohio as ,rebuke to those who prosecuts
this war! For near fifty years God has
but once permitted victory to perch upon
the national federal flng; and then the
manner in which it was obtained, and the
result of that victory, show that il was
more probably the in:erposition OF tho
Devil, than any good spirit, that gave it
success. We mean the coalition between
Clay and Adams. In 1910, they again
succeeded! But the pipe-laying frauds upon
the sacred ballot box; the scenes Of riot and
debauchery, the acts of demoniac carrica-
| ture; the base appeals to the worst passions OF
the human heart; all, all indicate that Satan
himself devised, and bad-men achieved that
victory! Does any doubt it (? Why was
Harrison so soon called away? Why fell
the scroll from the Eagles beak.a and tho
hand from the GODDESS of Liberty, in The
| capitol Let those thus rebuked, answer,
| if they can! But what has been their
course of Legislation Could o, just God
smile upon the Bankrupt law? Did he
smile upon the oppressive TarifLaw?-
Could they thank Him for any of these
acts? And would He interfere to save that
infamous plunder act, the present banking
system in Ohio? Would he Interfere 70
save the unequal and oppressive Tax Lawl
No, no-never! 1t was by no Intervention
Of Him, that victory perched upon the
Wing banner! 1t wns done BY Fraud
fraud upon the Constitution, which pre-
scribes the manner Of nPportioning tho
State, by those who mutilated the Morgan
district-and by ISLANDERS, base and foul,
upon our candidates and their principles.
Thank God for such a victory o, shame!
where is thy blush? -
If, perchance, Providence has interfercd
in this matter, it is, that federalism might
sooner .corEs out its o,0B desfrucfion!97h
may be to confirm them in believing o Lis
that they are beyond the reach Of the
people; and therefore will progress in their
unholy schemes, perfect their odious and
oppressive laws to such an extent that the
eyes Of the people will be opened, and that
in 1s4s, the whole federal crew will be
swept from power and place, rs chaff is
swept before the whirl-wind. Enoughis
already seen, in the late canvass, to fore
warn the Wings of an approaching storms
and the Democrats can see enoughto
warrant them in entertaining a we'll
grounded hope that a glorious revolution,a
certain victory is approaching. a.lif. @ssa'
Let Democrats rally upon the business OF
4ho;r o,,.o ,nd PIP ESS F0RWARnf5