Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-08
JUDGE WOOD on TIE STUMP.
A Whig Gun Spiked, and a Free SeM
Excuse Spoiled.

There has been considerable ranting a.
morg Wings and Free Soilers Of late, BE-
cause JupoE WooD did not see fl 10 repiss
the proceedings of the Convention which
put him in nomination, and adjss, i,s pro.
ceedings to suit the peculiar tastes Of cor.
tain individuals. They charged him with
being "lock. jaw" candidate, ''non.con.
initial" pro slavery" man. We took the
responsibility of in,mating to the discoa.
tents that in due time they would henr from
The JUDGE and hear The right kind Of senti.
menls too.
1t was the intention Of the "OLD CHiEF"
to repose in the quietude Of his wigwam in
the solitudes Of Rockport, until an oppose
lion candidate should appear that would 70.
quire his presence in the field. But there
was no peace for him. The election for
Delegates 10 the Convention came on, the
Taylor Wings and Vaa'Buren Free Soilers
had united in this county on two Bank
Monopoly candidates, the Democrats were
then in so helpless minority thnt they be.
gan 10 waver before 80 formidable an oppo.
sition, and the Judge felt called upon 70
take the stump.
Notice was given thu, on Friday night,
preceding the election, he would speak al
Bedford. The house was jammed to hear
him; Democrats, Wings, and Free Sellers
were there, and among the latter consid-
erabe sprinklng Of tha. bogus kind who
had joined in the scandal agains, the
JUDGE, that he dare not open his nsoslh
before the people. Ii was an Interesting
lime for sucn, when the tall form OF the
'sCHrEF' rose among them. He was there,
and there to speak, and 10 speak his own
honest sentiments; and what was quite un.
fortunate tor the,l, they were there tokear.
He dill speak, and he spoke like a man.
honestly, independently. and anequirocol.
ly. He wos questioned directly BY lead.
ing bogus Free Soiler, il he was in favor
of the extending of Slavery, and if he be.
lieved the Proviso ConstitunaI, &c. He
answered by saying. that she had nsrer
doubted the Constitutional po,oer Of Con.
gross to abolish or prohibit Slavery is
the Territories! As juris, he had deyo.
led much OF his life in examining consti.
tutional law and the construction Of sla,.
u,es, ard This had been his long settled
opinion in reference TO that matter. The
Uniform action Of the Government and the
concurrent Legislation OF Congress strength.
ened this opinion" But, saio he, i would
not stop at any paper proh!b lions Of slave
ry in The new 1 errllories Ii necessary,
would shoulder my ssnskst and 60 all
the acay there to defend with po,vdsr ard
ball The nvnsIon of lha' free land fron
The odiOus curse Of slarsry."
1t is said this declarai,on, iron, unctd
with SIX h indignant emphasis, sen, thrill
OF electric excitement through The audiencs
ind satisfied The most qu rulous ,hn.
JUDGE WOOD was not the man iha,
his political opponents had represented him
10 be In !act he il them in So many
words before he got through, that ''he asd
lot It single principle he wished to cnneea,
from The people, aud hoped no man would
vote for him VIM had ns de uhis about biz
political sentiments" ."-Cier. Plain Dealer,