Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-06-28
COL. WELLER IN PORTAGE-THl



COL. WELLER IN PORTAGE-THE
DEMOCRACY AROUSED.
Wednesday last was proud and glori
GUS day for the Democracy Of old Portage
The people, the hard listed y yeomanry, had
left their fields and come up by thousands
10 listen to a discussion Of those questions
which concern US as a people, and upon
the determination Of which depend the hon.
or, the welfare and prosperity Of this ma
tion, and to rejoice together over the pros
pect before US The very best of feel
ing prevailed among oil present, and there
seemed to be willingness and determina-
ton ON the part of every one present to
rally under the democratic standard and
fight in the good cause until their efforts
shall be crowned with victory in October
and November next. The feeling mani
tested that day was an assurance that the
nominees of the. Democratic National
and State Conventions are the choice of
whole democracy ofthis county, and that
they will receive tbeir undivided support.
At one O'Clock, P. NJ, the thousands in
attendance proceeded to the grove selected
for the occasion. The Hon. REUBEN
WooD was introduced to the meeting, and
he entertain ed the. e.people with speechsof
about half an hour, in which he ably and
eloquently discussed those questions which
have SO long divided the two great political
parties. He adverled to the opinions and
views Of Gen. Cass upon the subject Of the
extension of slavery, and he showed that
it was the true republican ground, the one
opposed 10 that of the ultra slavery extern
sionists Of the South, and the only one
which should receive the support Of the
people ofthe north; that Gen. Cass by ed.
ucation, by association, by sympathy, and
in interest, was opposed to the institution OF
slavery. Upon the subject of River and
Harbor improvements he showed that it
was preposterous to suppose that Gen. Cass
was hostile to them, even if there was no,
public act of his to indicate his opinion
But Judge Wood went further, and showed
that every bill that had been brought before
the Senate while Gen. Cass was a mem
ber of that body, had received his support,
and that he had used his influence both in
Congress and with the Executive in order
to secure these appropriations.
When Judge WooD had closed his re-
marks, Col. JOHN B. WELLER, the patri
otic and talanted candidate for Governor,
was introduced to the assembled thousands,
who, when he took the stand, greeted him
with three loud and hearty cheers. He
then proceeded to address the meeting, ano
for about an hour and half, he chainee
the attention OF the people there assembled
in the delivery Of the most powerful anc
thorough vindication of the justice of the
Mexican war that we have ever heard Oh
, read. He resorted to no .artful sophistry.
no cunningly devised argument to prove
t his positions. He read no articles from par
tizan newspapers to substantiate his posi-
tions, bu. bringing with him ''the docu
ments," he spoke from 'sthe books,'' and ht
invited any one who might accuse him O
misrepresentation call for the documents
but NO one disputed him, and he said they
would not do it while he was there, bu
when he was gone, when the document.
wer out of reach, the opposers of the wal
would deny what he had said and declare
: that it was oil lie. Taking the last res
olution adopted by the meeting held in thi'