Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-07-05
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was regular system of lying practiced in
order to make it appear that there was
great disaffection in the democratic party.
Great meetings of disaffected democrats
were reported as having been held and the
were sent abroad throughout
the length and breadth of the country for
the purpose of disheartening the democrats
and cheering up and encouraging the wings.
One OF these tall affairs was reported 10
have come off at the public house of
certain widow Brignheart, somewhere in
Pennsylvania. The whole affair turned
out 10 be perfect hoax, bait thrown out
to catch gudgeons. a certain Major Ed
wards, and his numerous and influential
family, residing in Connecticut, were re-
ported as among the 'come.outers' who did
not support the nomination. 1t turned out,
however, that the Major and his family
belonged to the 'colered population and
had no votes to cast. Old Roorback was
ever busy concocting and circulating his
falsehoods, and tho appearances clearly in.
dicate that the wings have made another
engagement with the old chap for the pres.
ent campaign, and that he has entered ear
ly and earnestly upon the duties assigned
him.
A letter signed by several persons from
Pittsburgh was read in the recen. Barnburn-
er Convention at Utica, approving Of the
course of the Barnburners and urging the
nomination of Martin Van Buren for the
Presidency. This letter was regarded as
evidence Of great ~disaffsction among the
democrats of Pittsburgh, and is published
abroad as great demonstration Of democrat
ic sentiment there. The Post asserts that
the names attached TO that letter are wings
and abolitionists, and that so far as he can
learn, emo one Of them was ever accused
Of favoring, in any manner, the doctrines
Of the Democratic party" Such is the
case almost every where. Go so or 100
miles from home, and you will hear Of
great disaffsction existing among the demo-
Gratis in the place where you belong, and
perhaps you will hear of the names Of a
score ofindividuals who they say have bolt.
ed the nominations, not one Of whom, per.
haps, eter had any connection with the
party, or having had, are still firm in the
faith. The truth is, with the exception of
in New York and one or two of the South
ern States, the democracy were never more
firmly united and ready for the battle.
A few years ago, when Martin Van Blu.
rem was before the country as the Demo.
cratic candidate for President, the whole
federal kennel were in full chase after
him, yelping their denunciations against
him in the most bitter and unmeasured
terms. Nothing was then too bad for them
to say against him, and had any one plac.
ed confidence in what they said, he would
have believed that he was in league with
the 'evil one.' 1t is really amusing to OBJ
serve what a transformation has taken
place in their feelings and opinions in re-
gard TO him since their discomfeiture. Now
he is extremely pure, but little lower than
the angels and they are very anxious to
do him reverence Well, if they have
the disposition to repent Of their villainous
course towards him in 1910, and endeavor
TO make amends for it, the democrats will
make no objections. But we are inclined
to the belief that in all this attachment to
Mr.. Van Buren, they have sinister OBJ
ject in view; and this is the means to which
they resort for the purpose Of producing
state Of disaffection in the democratic
party equal 10 that in their own. This, we
oPine, they will never be able to accom-
plsh.
Perhapse some Of these whigs may have
in their possession still ia little book to
look upon" which was freely circulated
in the ever to be remembered campaign
of 1910, entitled "naore than one hundred
reasons aohy VIM. Henry Harrison should
and aciH haze the support Of the demo-
cracy for President Of the United States
in preference to Martin Van Buren,"
The following is one Of the reasons given:
"77. Because in the operation Of the
Florida war, war waged by one of the
most powerful of civilized nations, against
a tribe of ignorant and defenceless savages,
from its first act to its last, that ofempfoy
ing bloodhounds, we have witnessed scene
Of brutality and iDeficiency, which stamps
the character of its conductors with every
feature which an intelligent people may
Justly look upon its rulers with contempt"
Now we see one wing Of this great and
universal Wing party which looked upon
that bloodhound act with perfect horror
regarding it as one which could not be for
given either in this world or the next
supporting the man who advised & approx
ed that act, and large portion of the other
wing, urging the nomination Of a Mr.. Van
Buren, who they charged, authorized it!
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