Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-21


How IT LOOKS to see the consistency loving
wings of Ohio, who voted for the owner of 500
Truman CATTLE and who laud the late message of
this chief of slave holders to the Skies as in all
respects the very beauty Of perfection, deneunc-
ing the action of the Democratic State ConEen-
as being in favor of 'non-nterference' upon the
slavery question. What pretty show Of con.
sistency' they make in exclaiming :'subserviency
to slavery dctation,p slough face" and the nu-
m ,rous other slang epithets which are so common
in the vocabulary of whig editors, while they so
highly commend the declaration of Gen. Taylor
in his message that Eve should abstain from the
introduction of these exciting topics of section
al character which have hitherto produced pain
full apprehension in the public mind" And tho
they highly approve of this sentiment of their
great chief, denouncing the effort to prohibit the
extension of slavery into the territories by an
act of Congress as an exciting topic of section
al character calculated to disturb the public
peace, they are constant in their efforts to make
the people believe that whggery is the embodi-
ment of all the anti slavery sentiment and feel
inc in the Union If their professions be true,
what contemplate opinion must even they have
of themselves, when they are forced into the hui
mi liating position of being compelled to endorse
the sentiments of Gen. Taylor in direct CONTRA
dcton of all their former professions, and at the
same time to shout dough face at the top OF
their voices at all who do not work in their own
party harness. -..
The opponents of the Democracy assert that
the Democratic party have re-afhrmed the doc
, trine of non-interference and seek to olnd tne
party in Ohio to that position The fact IS di-
rectly the reverse of that, as the resolution a.
dopted by the Convention upon the subject fully
shows ard we ask that every one shall carefully
read that resolution for himself and then tell us
= if it REQUIRES that the democracy of Ohio sit
=. silently with folded arms while the South with
: the laid and comfort which slavehofding Pres
. ident can give them, is endeavorirg to force the
fell curse of human slavery upon tAe free terri
tories of the nation? No such construction can
by any possibility be placed upon it, and no such
u deductions made from it. The resolution afirms
that the people of Ohio regard Slavery in any
part of the Union as an roll, and that they will
at all times feel it their duty to use ALL POWER
clearly given by the terms of the National COM
pact to prevent its INCREASE, to mitigate and
finally ERADICATE The Eua" Is that the
doctrine of non-interference? Is there any par
9 ty or any set of men, save the Garrison disun
ionists, who propose to use any other power thar
+ that granted in the Constitution to effect theil
purpose? To the use of all those powers does the
$ resolution bind the Democracy of Ohio. And
not barely to prevent the incr of the evil but
. to mitigate and finally eradicate it. And il
: there freeman in Ohio who cannot subscribe tt
the resolution, and declare his hostility to sla
yery. and that he will use all constitutional pow
er .sto prevent its increase, to mitigate and final
y " eradicate the evil?n And is there that
DO more? @ #'> 'z--
u The wings who justify the treachery ane
perfdy of Speaker Blake, undertake to defend
his course in recognizing Broadwell, and thus
disorganizing the Senate by allowing more mer
S to vote and participate in its proceedings thar
the Constitution allowed, by claiming that be.
: cause Broadwell had taken the oath of office be
fore magistrate he was therefore entitled to Q
I seat, and the Speaker was bound to recognize
4 him. The whig doctrine is truly q strange and
new one and if it is to prevail there is no certain
ty of 0hio's ever having another Legislature
: The constitutional number OF Senators were, IL
! their seats, acting as Senators, and Recognized
as such by the Speaker at this time he committed
:, the base outrage upon the Constitution and yio
. lated his pledge of honor. If a formal certiti,
cate does not furnish the evidence which enti
ties man to- exercise the rights of office but thu
q man having an abstract and having been sworr
before magistrate may be allowed to sep IL
and take a seat and thus disorganizc, the Legls
r lature, when can the people of Ohio expect tt
S have constitutionally organized Legislature
What defeated candidate cannot obtain an alb
stract that will shew all that Broadwells does fo
him-that he was defeated by the people-and b.
l. sworn upon it. And thus, according to the doc
trine of the wings might the Legislature every
it year be distracted and broke up. The truth is
e this procedure is without precedent, dangerou
to the rights and liberties of the people, dis sce
full to the State, and one for which there can b
/ no justification or palliation.
Not far Enough.
On the 9th instant, Mr.. Seward, of New York
d submitted two resolutions in the United States
,e Senate; one of (which requires that the Commit
bt tee on Publid Lands should inquire into and re
le port on the proprety of setting apart portion
10 of the public domain, to be granted free of al
charges, to the exiles of Hungary arrived ant
e hereafter to arrive in the United States well
s. as to the exiles fleeing from oppression in othel
D. European countries.
G. We like this liberal and generous proposition
very much only ii docs not go far enough
= Why confle this grant 10 the exiles who ar
IN fleeing frem oppression in European countries
- Have we not American 'exiles' among us-mel
and women without land, fresidcs or homes, en-
J. gagged in an unequal struggle against the op
p,eesons OF government favored capital which
/ is constantly weighing them down and stripping
them of the products of their toll. while mill
&c of lam tI,o n