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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
The ran upon Ellis and Norton Dan.
ger Of a suspension Of specie pay
mentS hy the Banks. Ee13

Ellis and Morton are private business
firm in the city of Cincinnati, engaged in
the business of banking. In the face Of
the extraordinary powers possessed by The
banks, they are able 10 do profitable bus.
mess. This fact excies the jealousy and
hostility Of these institutions. Laiely .
concerted and most determieed and perse-
vsring effort was made by them to break
down this firm. 1t fortul a:ely happened
that these gentlemen possessed the men hs 10
pay their debts; md it was therefore gu, of
the power of the banks % break thefn.1--
But the history Of this effort Of the ;rnonoi,.4 Z,
olists 10 the best answer TINT can be made
10 those who contend that tho banks alone :.
sustain those who are comps.led, from the
want Of capital, do the mes: of their busi.
ness. upon credit. Had Ella and Morton
not possessed the means in coin for meet
| ing their liabilities the run wsuld have bro.
ken them. They paid out during its con-
tinuance upwards Of $3.50, 900 in specie.
| The total amount Of specie in oil The
banks of tho State, in August last, was o..
75l,lss. Their liabilities in gold and.
! silver, at the Same lime wefe' over &i5,s =
100000. 1t is plain, therefore, 10 see
what would be the effect Of run upon siye
banks similar to that upon Ellis and safor.,
ton. They would be compelIedto suspend:
specie payments before they pay one-sisth
! Of their liabilities. Who will say that the;
people are sofe under such coIdiion Or
thingss 1t would not require such u crisis
as that Of '37 to force our banks into a
susPension-the merest accident ina com
mercial business local or tefJb6vary
cause, would produce it. The iBaSdiaie
effect would be heavy depreciati5h OF ,be
bank notes, and, for all practical purposes
an annihilation of ths currency. This
would be great misfortune 10 the people,
but not to the banks, as they would be abie
TO buy up their notes alta large discount.
Thus their interest would, in any, .smes.
gency that might arise, combine with other
causes to hasten suspension. People Of
Ohio, look at this picture, and decide for
yourselves, whether there is any thing 10
fear from the facts to which we have call.
ed your atlention!-Toledo Republican.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
For the Portage Sentinel.
Candidates for Senator.

The Galphiu Whig organ charges on R.
A. Gillett, the Democratic candidate for
Senator for Portage and Summit, that he i.
a Radical Democrat. And Mr.. Wing,
that is what we glory in. Can you say
as much for your own candidate? Is he a
radical reformer any how? Will he go
for the completion of the new Constitution?
Will he go for a reduction of Interest, as
the Free Soil Resolutions do? Will he
vote for Tom Ewing for United States
Senate? @
The Wing charges also that Mr.. Gillett
is young man. To that also we plead
guilty. He is young and active, intelli.
gent and full Of energy, as q man should
be TO represent such constituency. Can
you soy as much of Mr.. Lyman? He is q
very good man we admit. Sc is Mr.. Gil.
lett. But that is not the extent of his quail
ifcations. If he is young, he is old Q.
nough to be eligible, even for Senator in
Congress. And il elected he will advo.
cate with energy the reforms called for by
the Democratic and by the Free Soil par.
ties. . ~% OLD DEMOCRAT,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30

curing arms and soldiers to quell the mob.
The Gold Hunter was hailed on her pas
sage up, in Suisoon Bay, and came back
to Benicia, for the purpose OF conveying
soldiers and munitions Of war to Sacramen.
to. The most Of the soldiers are at Nap.
pa Valley, and could not be ready for
i ring this morning. a letter was re-
ceiyed here, which we have seen, request.
ling Mr.. Howardj Of the Guards, to send
Iup FIRE arms by yhe return boat. and at 2
O'Clock this morning, Messrs. Elleard and
Beard started on an express 70 the Gover'
nor at San Jose. -
Thus for we have narrative OF events
in the San Francisco popers. In sup
plemen, Of the Panama Star, however,
we find the following ominous para
garphs:
Just as the steamer Carolina was get
ting underway, (about 4, P.M.,) des'
patch was received on board from the
Pacific Ne,vs Office, stating that an express
had just arrived, bringing The intelligence
tina, Sacramento had been reduced TO ashes
! and the squa,ters were receiving rem
forcements Of men from the mines.
The despatch referred TO was received
by Mr.. Norcross, assistant editor Of the
| Pacific Ne,vs, who reached here last nigh
in the Philadelphia. He co nsidered it, w
understand, entirely reliable.
A, the time the Carolina left, so U. s
soldiers had left Benicia for the scene o
battle and two volunteer companies in Sal
Francisco had also offered their services
10 maintain order. -.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
The Great Ohio State Fair

The ed, Sd, and 4th Of October, will be
a great time in and about Cincinnati -
Preparations are making on the grounds
10 accommodate $4,000 people. The
Cincinnati Gazette says, that the Burnei
House has subscribed $500, and the Messrs.
Beunet, Of the Gibson. $50, towards de
fraying the heavy preparatory expenses in
the fitting of the grounds for the. Fair
This is liberal, and we hope those thus sub
scribing may be Us literally rewarded.
The Burnet House, we learn, can ac-
comodate any number under 1900 persons,
in that extensive and magnificent building
Who will not be present at this great State
Fair, that can get there2 Nothing like it
for the extent Of ihe arrangements and the
amount of articles for exhibition, has ever
been got up in the West. May it be bu'
the beginning Of still greater ones. Ohio
Statesman.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
JOHN HARMON.
Mr.. SENTINEL

l see by the last 'Whig that the
wings of Portage County are called upon
to arouse and organize. And ask what
are they to organize for! having been sold
BY the would be leaders to the Free Soil.
ers and that to for the county printing Tor
patronage think it becomes the wings:
to organize and by their votes to teach the
Subnltern and his Clique that they are not
to be bought md sold. They (ths clique}
acknowledge that it is hard bargain, but
nevertheless our paper must be sustained
and the Democratic Ticket defeated.
much mistake the feeling Of independ.
ent Wings if they submit 10 any such a.
greemen,. The interest efthe State, they say
demands ofus that we vote the Free Soil
ticket. Now think it is as safe in the
hands Of The Democrats as Free Soilers. .
cannot forget the conduct Of Free Soilarl
for the last two years in our State Lesis-
lature, and rather then have the State dis-
gruced again by such men, shall by my
vote and influence endeavor to defeat the
Ticket. .tr
ANINDEPENDENT WHIa,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
Serving Two MaSterS.-The Game Of
- Deception.

That the getters up Of the coalition tick
ct are attempting to practice most gross
and infamous deception upon the people Of
the county must be apparent to any one
who is not entirely blinded by party and
ready to sacrifice principle, honesty and ev-
cry thing else for the spois Of Office. With
principles as antagonistie as are those Of the
Wing and Free Soil parties, as they have
avowed them in their resolutions and pub
lie speeches, it is utterly impossible for
them to form union for anything else than
the sIoayes and fishes The candidates Of
the coalition cannot serve two masters; they
cannot carry out the principles of both Sec
tions Of this coalition. 1t is therefore evi-
dent that either the Wings or the Free Soil
ers are to be basely deceived if this coali-
tion shall succeed. Will not every honest
man Of beth parties spurn with contempt
the base attempt that has been made to
make them parties to this fraud.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
Wholesome Advice.

We find the following excellent advice
in Milwaukee paper. Farmers every
where would do we'll to profit by it.
The welfare Of our producing classes
does not depend upon banks. but the pros
perity Of hunks depends upon the success
Of our farming community. Like LEIGH
ES, THESE INSTITUTIONS SUCK
THE BLOOD OF OUR PRODUCING
CLASSES. The report of good har-
vest has already brought on number OF
SPECULATORS, and as ALL BANK
RAGS Of the Union enjoy in our State the
privilege Of a cosnopolitic citizenship, we
are already benigh,ed with paper blessings
TO an excess. NEW, INSECURE, EN-.
TIRELY IRRESPONSIBLE, BANKS,
spring into existence, others, like those of
Michigan, have kept up their frail exist
ences as long as possible, in order no. 10
lose their booty on the gain of the farmer,
before they fall into their dead.sleep ST
swindling.
There is another sort Of fortune hunters,
who considered in moral point of view,
are on an equal footing with The first
named, although s.igmatized by public opin.
ion Our attention is called to them by
the many COUNTERFElTS, of which
the press in the interior is complaining,
and which ore, in many cases, not to be
distinguished from tho genuine rags.
1t requires the utmost precaution and al.
tentioD Of our farmers, TO overcome all
these difficulties in selling their produce. -
By swindling warehouses, and WORTH
LESS PAPER, n great many have had
already the misfortune to lose their prop
erty.
We cannot recomn end enough precau
tion to our renders when taking such
BANK BILLS. DON'T TAKE ANY
NEW ONE WHICH YOU DO NOT
know, or when offered to you by s,ran-
ger. Even the bills oIsthe Wisconsin Ala.
rine and Fire Insurance Co.. are init ated,
so as to delude very easily. ssa.s
: The best plan to adopt, which we could
advise, would be, flour producing classes
agree,to TAKE NO PAPER MONEY
at oil, but only TO take GOLD AND SILL
YER. SPECIE is, ABUNDANT IN
THE EAST, and it requires but the firm
resolution OF our farmers to secure them.
selves good wares. The influence Of the
paper swindling institutions of this place,
exercised upon the removal Of foreign com.
petition, and upon the prices Of grain, has
been evident OF several times, to the visible
damage Of the country, and to the LOSS
of the lnboring classes.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30

But it is not our purpose to discuss
the justice or injustice Of this law, for it is
regarded by common consent as both wrong
in principle and impolitic. But we intend
to show that the Portage County Wing in
its efforts to fix the odium of the passage of
that law upon the Democrats, has but man
ifested its porcliyity for falsehood, and has
falsifed the record in its effort.
By reference to the Senate Journal, page
639, it will be found that this Bill passed
the Senate on the 9TH of March (after Mr..
Breadwell was admitted and when the
wings had majority in that bod W by a
vote of-ayes II, nayse 9. Of the ayes IL
were wings and only 6 Democrats. Dop't
that lock as though the Democrats were
responsible for the passage of that law!
Aint that convincing evidence that th'
Portage County Wing is an honest, truth
ful sheet?
Again: This bill passed the House on tn
18th of March, by vote of-ayes 80, t
nays "a. The vote will be found in Hous
Journal, page 1853. Of those who vote
for the bill in the House, l8 were wings
le Democrats, and Free Sellers. Of thos
who voted against the bill, IL were Demo
Gratis, 10 Wings and 2 Free soilers. No,
who will say that the Portage Count
Wing, in its efforts to charge this law upo
the Democrats, has not shown itself a pc
feet paragon of truth and honesty? An
yet, while resting under the charge of fals'
hood, and the lie proved upon him by th
record, the editor Of that sheet has the III
blusbing impudence to charge us with ha'
ing left principle 'and gone to lying 1t
an easy matter for our neighbor to mak
such a charge, but he will find himself ,
fault when he comes to the proof.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
Will they 70 1t blind?

ne Feople ought 10 know Wnetner inc
coalition candidate for Congress, Judge New
ton, did, previous to his nomination by the
Wing Convention, pledge himself to sup
port the present administration, to vote for
Johnston for Governor, and lend his inhu-
ence in behalf Of the Wing State policy, if
the Wings would nominate him in their con-
vention. Certain Wing delegates to that
Convention have asserted that he did SO
pledge himself. Besides, the Portage Co.
Wing says, eve have yet to learn that
Judge NEWTON has lost a single Wing
principle, or is weakened in bis attachment
to our cardinal measures. The Free Soil
ers assert that he is true to their party and
their principles. Is it not therefore evident
that somebody is TO be deceived if they Ego
it blind!"
The People ought to know whether the
coalition candidates for Senator and Repre-.
sentative are secretly pledged to use their
influence to uphold and sustain the Wing
State policy, and to vote for Galphin Ewing
for U. S. Senator, as is asserted by some Of
the Wing delegates to the Wing County
Convention. The Free Soilers who are par
ties to this coalition, assert that the ycandi-
dates are true to the principles and meas
ures of the Free Soil party. Yet tits evi-
dent that one or the other is to be grossly
deceived and defrauded if they ego it blind. "
@ The People ought to know whether the
candidates on the coalition ticket are pledg-
ed to use their influence and patronage to
build up and perpetuate the whig party and
policy. The Portage County Wing says:
@Our ticket throughout is unexceptiona BILE.
and each man is thoroughly committed in
reference to Whig State policy" The
Free Soil wire-workers in this coalition are
going privately to all disaffected members
Of their party and denying that their can
d;dates are so committed or that they have
any sympathy with the wings. Is not this
a double dealing game in which one party
or the other is bound to be rillainously de-
ceived if they ego it blind!''
Tie Renpb bave right to know how
these candidates stand in reference TO these
matters. They have a right to demand at
their hands public avowal of their posi-
ton. Will they do it? or will they from all
sections of the county mount their horses
to ride to every candidate to question him
in prirats in order that they may answer
to suit each questioner? 1t was by this
same system Of pirate interviews, that 81.
Judas Crowell' was enabled to satisfy all
Free Soilers and Wings. 1t was at pri-
vate interview that he raised his hand to
heaven and called God to witness that he
would take the stump for Van Buren, after
the Stale election was over. 1t was by pri-
cate understandings that the Free Sellers
were deceived into the support of Ford. And
it is by prira,e interviews and understand
ings that another gross fraud is sought to
be practiced upon one or the other of these
parties. l-'-> s.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30

New CouNrERFEIrs.- Marshall Ruff
ner showed US new counterfeit Three
Dollar bill on the State, Bank of Ohio, pay.
able at the Commercial Branch at Toledo
the first counterfeits issued on this branch.
The engraving is very poorly executed,
and the counterfeit can be very easily de-.
tected. We understand that persons are
travelling through the country for the pur.
pose Of passing off these spurious notes -
Look out for ihem..-Cincinnati Dis
match.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
The Ten Percent Interest Law.-Ef0rts
Of the Portage County Wing to De.
ceiYe the Pe0nle. .--.-

The sWhig'. has upon more occasions
than one attacked us upon the subject of
the Ten per cent. interest law of last win
ter's Legislature, and endeavored to con-
vince the people :bat it was an act for
which the Democratssa salpne were RESPONSE
BILE. If such were the case, it would come
with mighty i'll grace from a monopoly
whig print that defends the unjust and edi-
ous whig laws by which few capitals are
invested with the privilege of circulating
their debts as money and receiving interest
on the same, while the people are compelled
to pay interest upon their debts. by which
this privileged order of, whig creation, in
stead of being enabled to obtain but 10 per
cent. interest, are enabled to divide from
IA to 80 per cent, after paying all their
expenses, including some pretty round sala-
ries of officers. The Democrats who voted
for that law undoubtedly did so because
they believed the private citizen had as much
right to receive ten per cent: upon their cap
ital as the whig monopolists have to receive
from fourteen to thirty per cent. by virtue
of the exclusive privileges which whig leg
islation has conferred upon them. The er-
ror they committed was that they did not
go for reducing the powers and privileges
of these corporate monopolies to an equality
with those enjoyed by the people, instead Of
investing capital, whether corporate or net,
with an additional power to rob industry.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
Nail them to the Counter.

The Portage County Wing still con-
tinues to manifest its lying predictions.
No sooner iscone batch disposed of than
another and blacker is put afoat. We
have upon more occasions than one caught
and proved that sheet in falsehood, and to
be entirely unworthy Of confidence, and yet
it continues in its vile course. Last week
it seemed to do its prettiest in that line.
Lie No. l. It asserts that Mr.. Day, at
the Palmyra Convention, swhen speaking
of the Free Soil party, said that he had
no sympathy aoith that FAcrIoN!"
We have talked with number of the
delegates and others who were present at
that Convention, every one of whom said
that MI. Day said no such thing, and pro-
nounee the above assertion of the Wing
an unmitigated falsehoo. But it is per-
fectly characteristic Of that vile organ of the
boss slave catcher. 5:-r .-..-..-
Lie No. Q. The contributor *" Of the
Wing, who is evidently conscious of the
fact that he will receive more credit for
truth over an assumed signature than he
would over his own name, asserts that Mr..
Gillett @has wagered six dollar hat on
his success" This, as also the declaration
imputed to Mr.. Gillett in the same article
is untrue. Mr.. Gilett has, not wagered a
cent upon the result. :s.. .... .-
Lie No. 8. The same lying correspond
ent, sX., who is too cowardly to make
his charges in his proper name and there
fore fires from masked battery, insinuates
that Mr.. Mcbride has locked up his office
to ride the county in his own behalf. This
charge is false and slanderous. Mr.. Nc.
Bride, after laboring diligently for six or
eight weeks both night and day to COM
plete the tax duplicates, after having finish
ed his work, spent part of two or three
days away from his Office, but during that
time the Office was not kept closed during
business hours.
We might enumerate half score more
petty fbs of that lying sheet, but it would
not cure it of its confirmed habit. As the
fox in the fable said Of the flies that had
beset him, drive them away and larger
and more hungry swarm will come in to
take their place, even SC. it is with that sheet,
refute one Of its slanderous falsehoods and it
will make its place good by dozen more
of a darker dye. e.-......... .r.......- -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30

c. The editor of the Wing has made a
discovery. We last week stated from in
formation (not froH, actual knowledge, for
we said at the time that we were not pres
ent9 that Mr.. Newton received but one ma
jority in the Whig Convention. The Wing
ssizes upon this little error into which we
had been led by our informant, with the
greediness of vulture, and makes terri
bic ado about it. That's just about the
right kind of fodder for the craving nav Of
that ,:seracious editor who has just donned
the dirty habits of bis illustrious pork eat
ing and porter drinking predecessor.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
Another EIectioneering SANDER Nailed.

The pack-horses Of the allied powers have
become perfectly desperate in their efforts to
win in the great game they are playing in
this county for the spoizs. Their secret
motto is, ave stoop to.conquer. They do
stOop to every thing low and false, and no
slander against our candidates is to vile for
them to circulate secretly and underhand-
edly through the county, SO that they may
thereby effect their purpose. They have
made Mr.. Gillett, our candidate for Senator,
the special mark for their slander and abuse.
Unable to succeed by attacking his political
character and principles, they have travers-
ed the county secretly. circulating ISLANDERS
calculated to injure his reputation as bu'
siness man. The sory with which they
have sought to injure him is too vile a lie
for them to dare to utter through their pub
lie prints, and hence they circulate it Sc
cretly wherever it may be of any avail fo
them but the following correspondents
shows that this story is slander gotten VI
for political effect alone, and is utterly false
Ravenna, Sept. l4th, 1850.
! Mr.. J. Fl. FOLEY,
Sir: A report has been put in circula
ton for the purpose of injuring me at tn
coming election, thatI treated you ungen
tlemanly and dishonerably at the time g
your settlement with us.
Will you please state in reply what m
treatment has been towards you in ths
matter, and upon all occasions? @t
! Yours, respectfully,
-5s RANSOM. A. GILLETT.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
Dignity Of the Indiana Bank.

We find. floating about. series Of res.
olutions passed by the Indiana State Bank,
Of which the. following is one:
'Rssolved, That any arrangement, per.
manent or temporary, by which any Of the
branches OF this Bank redeem or agree to
redeem their notes at The Ohio agency with
exchange, is inconsistent with the dignity
of the Bank and tends to make her tributa-
ry to Cincinnati and her Banking ins.its.
tions.' 5j g. 't'g s#5a.G SG6w~E
In consequence of having so much sdir.
nity," the Indiana Bank has, within a short
time, been obliged to redeem half a million
of its notes, in specie. Whether sdieni,y's
in Bank is worth such cost, the Suite
Bank of Indiana will, in time, find ous.-
Certain it is we never before saw such q
ridiculous example of dignity as this !---
Cincinnati atlas, (yhig. 4gd elsss
Every body is crying out what makes
money SO scarceq No one need ask the
question the second time, when apprised
that by law the Banks rule the money mar.
ket, aud oil the money, specie and rags, is
monopolized by them and the Brokers, run
ming each other and specializing on each
others necessities and deprecated paper
Never were an industrious, wealthy and
thriving people, so purely made slaves, a.
the people Of Ohio, Indiana, 60. are to the
privileged corpora,ors Of whig creation.-
If the Banks, finally, in their 6sht Of 'sdig-
nity," break each other, and pass forever
cut of existence, it will be blessing to in.
dustry and the great mass Of the people
Ohio Statesman. ,.i..s a-; -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
Democratic N ominations.
FOR GOVERNOR.
R EU BEN W 00D,

OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY.
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
ALEXANDER P. MILLER, Of Butler Ia
Fer Congress,
LUTHER DAY, of Portage County.
For State Senator,
RANSOM A. GILLETT. Of Ravsnna'
For Representative,
LORIN BIGELOW, Of Palmyra.
For Commissioner,
JOEL H. CURTISS, Of Desrfsld.
For Auditor,
JOHN G. MCBRIDE, of Ravenna.
For Sheriff,
JAMES WOODARD, of Franklin.
For Coroner,
JOHN M. TILDEN, of Nelson.
For Surveyor,
SAMUEL D. HARRIS, of Ravenna.
For Director Of County 1nfrmary,
LYMAN HINE, of Shalersville.