The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-04-09
The New COnstituiiOa aud the Whig
Party-Why they oppose a..

PRrty-Why they oppose it.
Every Ohe acquainted with the Wing poll
esns and leaders, know that ia every cam.
'aign in which they have been engaged,
hey have exhibited degree Of malighiiy
md desperation. sufficient TO forever polili'
cslly damn any set ofmen acting with them
And who can doubt but that the approaching
contest, for the new Constitution, will be
conducted on the part Of our opponents With
more Tecklessness, and disregard for truth;
than hns ever characterized any party in the
annals of political warfare. The fact that
ever since the organization Of our govern
ment-ever since party lines have been
federal for which is the same,
modern Whig) party have not been able to
get into Powef except By fraud and the like
Infamous means-hus 81 s,ung aud madsned
them, that 10 cany out their objects in this
cOnlesrj they will not hesitate one moment
to lay aside all patriotic principles, and all
decent regard for the intelligence of the
people, and take u? their favoIile weapons,
fraud, falsehood and ON abuse of Democrat
ic men and measures.
Fellow citizens, the party leaders that are
now atraying themselves and marshalliDg
their followers against you, have ever sup
ported men and measures directly opposed
20 the best Interests Of the people. Ii is n
party too, overwhelmed with towering load
of unpopular principles, branded and stig>
IN alzed by tho sentence Of popular con-
demnation, for conduct as Partizans-it is
party too whose very appellation and cause
has became odiCus TO the paIriotc portion of
the American people--it is such a party that
now dares to come into The political field and
oppose the adoption Of the new Constitution.
But we have no feNls of the result--the peo>
pie have in times past met and defeated the
hosts IF federal whiggery, and on the l7th of
June next, they will compel them to abun-
don The field again, covered by defeat more
CALLING and shameful, than has ever fallen
TO the lot Of any party.
Already are the whig politicians and edi'
tors beginning 10 show the manner in which
the contest will be conducted by them--al-
ready have they commenced Il most shame
ful abuse of every measure pertaining 10 De-
moclacy, which has for its object the peroe
tuily of our free instituIions--forgetting in
their blindness and parIzan zeal to let
't-----a=-Al Il their AIMS,
Be for their God, their country, ,and for truth
One reason, say they why the Constitution
should not be adopted is, thai it is opposed to
Wing policy. Wing policy, indeed And
pray, sirs, what is this so called 'whig poll
cyN The establishment of a hosI of swnd-
ling RAG SHOPS, (or as they please to call
them, Banks) WITHOUT THE CONSENT
OF THE PEOPLE!-d mison Of Church
and State, and DENIAL TO TIE POOR
MAN of that inestimable Of all blessings, the
right 10 voice in The election of men, and
the enactment Of laws by which they are to
be governed.
That these things arc true, who will dare
deny. But lei us examine the proof.
We have said that the whig party are en-
deayoring 10 establish Banks without the con.
sent Of The people.
In the Constitution which is now before
tho people Of Ohio for adoption is lhe follow
ing words-see Article l3, section Z,
"No act of the General Assembly unthor
lzing associations with Banking powers shaI
take effect UNTIL IT SHALL BE SUB
MITTED TO THE PEOPLE, at the gen,
raj election next succeeding the passage
and be APPROVED BY A MAJORITY o
all the voters voting al such election"
Here, then, fellow citizens, the new Con
stilulion says, in so many words, NO BANK
ISHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHOUT
THE CONSEN I OF THE PEOPLE .-an.
yet, remember il woll, these self same nd
vocates for the fights oflhe ''dear" people
these whig politicians are OPPOSING il, an,
( using every effort 10 defeat it.
Il Again, under the Constitution, Banks wi
n be taxed as individual property, Read tn
4th section of The article abuve quoted:
"The property of corporations now exis
ing, or hereafter created, shall FOREVEl
. BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION, TIL
; SAME AS THE PROPERTY OF Ind
9 VlDUALS."
And at this too, they "grin horrid. ghaa
- y grim" and cry out with holy horror "don
vote for the new Constitu tion, the state wi
g be ruined il it is adopedr' Had law bee
IS in force last year, taxing Bank stock equ
h with individual property, what would ha,
,r been the result. The banks would hay
e paid into the State Treasury, ibe neat lit
sum of $12e.GeS % more than VII
, they did. No wonder then that whig edito
and politicians, backed by these swindir
:, RAG SHOPS, should oppose the new col
stiiution.
: But the great bug bear in this documer
is the npporlionmeni. To hear them groa
:, ing over it
"---'lis pitiful, Ills wond'rous pitiful,
Blu. yet It's true"