Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
The Whfg faadIdats's Falsincaiiens Of
ne Public Records Exposed
On Saturda NE re1er,ed "a lba INV, Of

which NJ Johnston, the Wing candidate
for Governor, claimed 50 much credit. T. = :
The Sandusky%Mirfor proves, by giving
the soies, aa. rscofdedSSh ahefy yeernal s, in
relhliop oshls paIter,F and she school aas
that ths hassmisfepresepi and falafea he
public records.=sa Such an. ,actis disgrace
faltoits aaihor,s and an insult 10 every aar,
hsnest man in the State, Wing or Of democrat.
Tke.fonewing som the Mirror is conclu::
ssa n.fsgasas stoa die points 10 which il re.
fers. l. refers 6rststo the law Of impris-
oameas for debs,111 Toledo Rep,l6Hcan. ss-
~M. Ro0ld prove the. wings 10 ethe
progressive partys Judging them Of their
ofths rights the people had been made
bytsesW tags.sxsE Ehe law for the abolition
asimpsisonnsnt .for, debt, swus otiginated
byhfmselt dhds passed by a Wing Legisla-
taresass sWhigs measure This was one
qs1he beneficient prog ressiye acts of
Wtiggery sriumphing against Democratic
ptWondsffdlls tSuihyfal,i and accurate ,,a Mr..
Lzg5Na'haVe examined the record. The.
lawwSs first stipassed by the Legislature of
l837s'asyhiclshed asswhig majority, but
was ssnots. advocated or passed as a party
measure In the House, the bill was or
dseed tosbe engIessed with only five votes
ifr scPPosition,S and three Of them were
WtHgss :ytnwas afterwards amended and
aaansmo1sfy az ,passeedl; wi.hoHt. yeas and
sfsSssbeing called ..ss In the Sefa,e.@on tine
fiaaE passa ge there only two votes
iaohaposition 10 the me sure zone Demo-
caar and one Wfig..n MrsJ.swas in the,
lsgislatures AT ilho stiale:s be { must have
lN6w1 these facts; yet he SO far .i!st him.
stlfdown.-departed from the truth=-as 10
dsiai.s kiss As a. w Big measure, and des.
cslltsd oni at great length, in.glorifcation
ei lhe2 Whig party sfor passing il, and con-
damnafioh Of The Democracy for opposing
it. We should state that the law was fur.
,her aniehaedssy tAe succeeding Legisla.
11fe, which had Democratic majority. ;,
---sMrrI said the school law for the educa-
tionsof ihec children of. the State BY public
hmdssyas another Whig measure. He
himself drafted it, (lhough he. did not pre-
tend 70 have originated III and the Wings
Rassed iii the violent and active OPP
posirion of The Democracy He. believed
there wsseswe ors ,IaeeG Reasoersts.in in the
oasesxoIed Tor. il, But it was a party
aseasuce- ~ w his n1easnre-and loud and
long eyasaIiis comrnenaa.ion oflhs Wings
Rrse Iacasing the poor boys orthe State"
sSssNaW-lorii iihasfaeis.ls The law passed in
E37 s, ITO which IIdge ]. alluded was
n" important amerdnentioshe school law,
remed yiagspeag ,efiis ydefests,ssbat still
aisesabls 8 inadequate 70 the purpose. II
,tastssd stehentsdi y amended since and is
sntspesh hingsh hat any body need feel very
preud .oass il issa .di<g race 10 Ohio bet,
ser propisions is moi made for the. seducas
Hans ef lie rschildren. {, But lei us see who
fnildfe l.ie taw, thatit,e Judge giorilies the
Whig party ifor.& Samuel Lewis, lhezdis-
,ingaishsd Feel Hsasocra al waists origina-
t6rqud chief efradyecales-grea,ly aided in
lie elIsfts BY Sam. Medary, of The Ohio
tstalesman. Mr.. L. travelled over. the
sssfgalscspfing aeonat atlle4 subject, and i'm;
assessing Apon. the people. The necessity Of
Mifar school laws. When he had saffi-
cienffya nj atured public opinion, he pro-
SrTs,s n OF his plan into The
I.episIat1r.aA IN IN The winter ofis37-8. The
LilI was introduced by M M. Yah Hook, Il
Aemecrat .rss tsssiAIIrs J.a,mag have acted as
s:lerk n drawing il -iiTl np, FOR ausi,t we know,
It woaad he nose rea..affair il. -he did d<TThe
hlls wns advocated by severa: distinguished
Denaocrnts Il passed The House by. the
iafgesyote of ,46 yeas, 10 20 nays. No
iIafsys if,es werc drawn il, this OF
eboss ,s -, sbo voted against ain the bill, were
,iias. iss among mon, ,he & the. Wing Speaker,
and.l.l. De- noc rats. sin the Senate thesbAi
nassed bvsayote of 2 isyens TO l3 nays
ofathbse assas aslso sso,sI against gt9 q swefe
wiiisss,, AMONG them the distinguished Wing
fEadef,, Jofaf II /, Jailies: and the other o
snysswere Democrats ERA . VS. So sss 80 .2s ~, so, ss
s ma paslisan Il d capital can be made Of such
,sseiions 4 . 81 Sfil;s, Whatever credit is due in
s6asmaifsr belongs first to Samuel Lewis;
and secondly, 10 aMr.aV an Hook and Sam.
Ms,s.vs Dsn,ac,ots. ,hirdlvs7 To. both the