Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-23
From the Akron (F. ST. Standard.
Gov. johnson,

/ Gov. Johnson, (,hat is to be when elect
ed, if all concurring reports are true, has
q good deal of Bogus about him. In
short he attempts to pass for value which
intrinsically, he does not possess. For
example: He dwells with disgusting ego.
tism upon his ngency in the Jerry Phin-
ney case, and has got large edition Of
his speech in that case printed for gratuit'
GUS circulation. But it is said the speech
exhibits in manner and style, an interest
ing specimen of NJ Mosaic. That parts Of it,
the introduction and the close, are meaty,
heavy, stupid and inane, like certain
gentlemen ''six feet high and well propor-
tioned," who shall be nameless-lhat lop-
ping off both ends of said speech the middle
portion presents a creditable legal argu.
fnent 1t is also sale, ,tllat the legal argument
,Oas prepared for ham by a member Of the
Cincinnati Bar, which may we'll be beiev-
ed by reading The whole speech, and in
Witnessing, the exhibition " hich he makes
Of himself on the stump.
That part Of his FRANKFORT speech
aDhich aoas his oacn, SO disguised large
portion of the respectable citizens Of Ham.
ilton County, at the time, that they charg-
ed him with having disgraced himself and
the State. m ... ....s .-.. ..-..-s..
E The Kentucky Yeoman, published at
frankie where this famous Jerry
Phinney case was tried, gives the follow.
ing, we have no doubt, from concurring
testimony, truthful account of the manner
and matter OF that speech.
Who will not loathe, rather than vote
for such deughface. .- ID. =+
We would gladly refrain from this no.
tice Of the selEconc cited Judge, but his
false pretensions and assumptions compel
exposure. The Yeonaa,s says:
civilian JoHNsoN.-Thls gentleman
is the Whig candidate for Governor in our
sister State Ohio: and we have been sur
prised to learn the extraordinary manner
in which he is conducting the canvass.
Among other things we understand he rep
resents himself TO the people Of the sWest-
ern Reserve" as pretty good Free Soil.
er, if NOT an Abolitionist, and claims The
support of ull men entertaining the views
of that party, upon the ground that he did
them great service in making speech
some years ago in this city, in certain
kidnapping case.' Now, if the truth of
the affair were known to the people of the
Reserve we doubt if he could receive five
hundred votes in that entire section of the
country. Inthe outset of his speech, Mr..
Johnson actually apologized for the aeces-
sity which compelled him to attend to that
suit-stated that he came not voluntary,
/ bat because he was commissioned by the
Governor of Ohio, and was but performing
a task which his state had imposed upon
him. He distinctly avowed that he was
no Abolitionisf, but as good friend to the
rights of the stakeholder to the extent of
his capacity in the exercise of those rights.
Although, at the time Of his coming a
strong prejudice existed against the visits
of such missionaries from Ohio, or any
other non slaveholding State, and although
the courthouse, in which be made his
| speech, was crowded 10 overAowing with
some of the most extensive Shareholders in
the county, yet, so very plausible did he
appear, such an admirable pro-savery
speech did he make, he was frequently