Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-23


The great Wing party is absolutely brok.
ell up-annihilated. OF the three candid.
otes for President before the people, which
one avows himself in favor Of whig meas
ures? None. All are Democrats by pro(es.
sion. And no one will venture to claim
the advocacy of any prominent whig meas
ure The United States Bank is confess.
edly obsolete-high tariff is no go-the pol
icy of the distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands to the States is abandoned
the Independent Treasury system is estab-
lished, and has no eminent opponent. Banks
are no more the repositories Of the public
monies of the nation. And after all, the
wings will not own their defeats. No Sec
tion Of that party has now Il candidate for
President, who does not deprecate the trail
torous advocacy Of the cause oil our enemy
in time Of war. The said and comfort
rarty are without candidate. The only
claims now set up by old wings in the north
is siree SOIL, and in that they arc only at
tempting TO steal our thunder River and
harbor improvements, TOO, They claim as
their exclusive measure, when ii is known
that Gen. Cass always advocated that
measure, and with no small ability. OF
the distinctive features Of Democracy and
whiggery at the south, we can have no
conception. The opposition to the admins
tra,ion in the south is. we must presume in
based only on 4 contention, scrambling
for the spoi!s Of office-city, county, State,
and national. And, indeed. whether north
or south, that is their distinguishing fea.
turc, and with a deadly hostility TO she dem.
ocratic party, which hns ever stood by the
country, is their only bond of union. A
mos: unworthy motive, when there are SC
many reforms needed, and that might be
advocated with good effect.
But lei no one suppose that becuuse the
old enemy of the democratic patty has
endeavored 10 cover up lis tracks, has pass
cd by the issues that have heretofore divid
cd tho two parties, that all our former diff
lerenccs are forgotten by them. In 164(
they went into the contest with conceal
mont Of their principles, but no sooner hae
they assumed their official robes than the,
began to show their hand in the passage o
the national bank bill which has so frequent
ly received the condemnation Of the people
The votaries Of mammon were making OF
them demands for special powers and priv
ileges, and they showed their readiness II
accede to their behests. Let them agair
obtain the power through a concealmcnl o
their principles and they will again play
the people lalse-they will again prostitute
their power by legislaling for capital at the
expense Of labor; 10 promote the imeres
of one section at the expcn<e e ofthe balance
of the Union. Will any true. firm demo
crat increase their chances of success by
withholding his support from the chosel
leaders of the Democrats; party? The.
who do should bc held responsible for tn
result. Should Gen. TaA FOR receive tn
election Of President, let there no longe
be heard that hypocritical cant about lh
South enjoying all the offices and patron
age Of the government, from these pretend
cd friends of freedom and nor,hefn right
and northern interests. And whatever ma
be the measures Of his administration, how
ever obnoxious, let no one say we did it..
MAN RIGHT no SolL.-.h more bilin
sarcasm on the practices Of civilized Ia
tions, to monopolizc the earth i'll the hand
Of the few, TO the entire exclusion Of th
poor, and the children Of the poor-col
trasted with the practices of the savag