Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-12-23

tel, but there are three offices thatpsipt dstiss
and wesklies, two whig and one demoessiir
the Advertiser, the Tribune and the Free
Press. There is also Baptist paper. The
Christian Herald, printed at the Free Pr..s
Office. and a ssnonthly Agricalturai paper
the Michiga1 Farmer, priated at he Adysr,
.tiser office. There is also weetly Aboli.
tion or Fres Soil paper, two monthly lite.
rary papers5 and b semi-monthly Sws.
denburgh, or. New Jerusalem paper. the
Medium. | have been purpesely brief in
my description Of the city lest you and your
readers, not feeling the interest that l. do
in it, would lose patience with me.
The Presidents message was published
here, think, on the 5th. We call il n
pretty good Democratic documeat ia
the main. Nothing said against, The Iude.
pendent Treasury United States Bank oh.
solete still. He seems opposed TO q, high
tariff, and to internal improvemen,sby Con.
gress except on leading object. All right.
| think We will accept Mr. Fillmore into
our ranks-on trial only, however,. hare
seen Gov. Ford's Message, and think il in
the main good also. Indeed, if the whigs
continue to progress, as they have ,doss
lately, we may, perhaps be willing to receive
many Of them in tbs next two years. This
is indeed a great country, now that we in
clude all OF California, as well as Texas
and New Mexico. The Wilmot Proyiso
folks don't appear to have made much cap.
ital for the country for the last two years,
with all their swrangling and accommodation.
1t turns out just as we have ever told them
since the acquisition Of California. Slavery
can never extend any further. But it was
never stay ed one inch by their efforts.
To be successful, reformers must be Judi.
cious and temperate, and must begin at
the right time and place. And, Inorsover,
they should conciIiate the good will Of
friends and oppon ents, if possible. Hard
words and harsh denunciaiions rarely ef-
feet mach good. One good step at time
is all reformers can expect to effect and that
at the option Of the people where il is in
tended TO operate. -. 'l.a 20.
! In my next propose to notice some Of
the leading provisions Of the new constitu-
tion of Michigan, as lately adopted by the
people, and 10 take effect on the frst day Of
January, 1851. And 'perhapsI may no.
| uce some OF the present general laws OF
the State. Michigan is, think. ahead Of
Ohio in the adoption Of beneficial re.orms.
This State was settled principally from New
York ard the New England States, where
the common school system had long been
in successful operation, and where the peo-
pie were and are, willing to be taxed for
the education of all the rising generation
and tey do not hesitate now to be taxed
to tax themselves for that purpose. Ivherc-
as, large portion Of the centrafand soush-
ern parts Of Ohio was s,tled ON the
more Southern States, where educaiiunswas az
by no means generally dIffused,S aud even
recently, We have seen the citizens of one
Of the most prosperous villages ofAlNorth-
ern Ohio. and whose population IL Tssiy
intelligent, and generally liberal and veal
thy, abrogate, procure the repealed a law
that authorized them to tax themselves to
educate all Of the children &c The vilfare.
And for the reason, as wa, said, that i.
gave the poor power to vote to tax tho
rich-to tax all property alike, to educate
all the children alike. ar s@giT24yss
Your friend, II,