Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-04-07
From the Ohio Statesman.
Don't Mention the Subject.

The Republic, Mr.. Fillmore's Organ, is
out against the expression Of preferences
on the part Of it brethren, for any whig
candidate for the Presidency. 1t thinks
tie discussion OF individual claims by one
whig journal, is calculated 10 excite retort
and inveclive from another, desirous of the
election Of some better whig. This engen-
ders bad feeling, and the resul! is that all
the prominent candidates must be laid
aside, and the nomination be given TO some
man Of utterly unknown principles. and Of
un,ried qualifications. To this the Re-
public objects.
Now the plain English Of all this is, that
the Republic as matter of course, desires
the nomination Of Mr.. Fillmore and will
naturally labor for that consumation. The
defeat of Fillmore by his own party, is the
defeat and eternal entombment Of himself,
his entire cabinet, and thousands of the
g,izzled leaders of the s'old whig guard"
These eminent men have committed
their fortunes TO system Of national legis.
lation, utterly at war with the whole tenor
Of their former lives and Professions
They have been compelled TO wage sys.
tenn Of proscrip,iye propagandism against
the wilier '.locnl leaders," who aspire to
present provincial supremacy, which has
inspired the Stewards, Fishes, Vaughns, and
Greeleys, with mortal hate, the unap-
peasable fire of which can only be quencb-
ed with the life's blood of Fillmore and his
supporters, q, all hazards.
The Whig party then must support the
present administration, with all and singu-
lar its measures SO obnoxious to the pride,
the interests, or the prejudices Of portions
of that party, by Fillmore's nomination,or
their entire personnel and policy will 60
down together. Nothing will suffice the
reigning dynasty Of the party, bu. its con-
tinuation in power as now organized
The rejection Of them. by the nomination
for the Presidency, Of any other than Fill.
more, is but sure token Of the abandon
ment Of policy strange enough for a
northern Wing administration, it is true,
but still natural enough, when we remem.
Der the invincible instinct Of that party for
disregardlng promises, after succeeding to
power. None have been quicker than
the administration itself, to see that the
desertion OF the Compromise measures by
the Wings Of the North, for the purposes
Of campaign, would work the destruction
of all the Wing friends, authors, and min
is.ers Of those measures.
The Republic therefore, must needs at
tempt to foreslall all action of its party,
looking to any other man for the presiden-
cy. A formidable demonstration is being
made by Mr.. Fillmore's enemies, in favor
of General Scott. That must be headed
off. There is no surer method for effect.
ing such result, than by prognoslica,ing
fatal divisions of the party. as a conse.
quence, for that threatens the success Of
the party with uncertainty, and the danger
of losing patronage and spoils. The Re-
public displays IN accurate knowledge Of
whig proclivilies, in this essaying to divert
them from the advocacy Of movements, by
warning them Of party defeat. That jour-
nal has seen them abandon many long
cherished measure, for the sake Of secur.
ing place and power. Hence the opponents
of Mr.. Fillmore and the friends of General
Scott, may and will interpret the warning
Of MIR. Fillmore's organ, of danger from
pushing the claims of his competitors, as a
defeat which will be looked upon Us the re-
pudlaiion of his policy, and that he will
vindicate himself by throwing ugly OBJ
stacles in the way of any other mans cleo.
tien. The true meaning Of all this is, "Mr.
Fillmore, or defeat at the polls"
ltis rumored, with some signs Of proba.
bility, that the Wings Of the Ohio Legisla.
ture, and more especially the outsiders,
could not induce the free soilers to go with
them, until they agree to abandon oil sup
port Of the administration, both men and
measures. part Of the whig scheme is,
upon the adjournment Of the Legislature,
to publish an address TO the people, recon-.
mending General Scott without conven.
ton, and thereby to secure the support Of
such free soilers as the Cleveland True
Democrat, in consideration OF whig deser-
ton Of Fillmore and Webster. This
scheme hns found voice in still small whis-
pers at Washington. The Republic res
ponds TO il with its earnest protest against
pressing any mans claims premaiurely,
and deprecntes the distraction which must
follow such indiscre,ion, weakening and
crippling the whig party and rendering it
unfit for service in the campaign Of '52.-
These Ohio wings now know what they
must expect, and we should feel much sur
prised if they become frightened from their
attachment to General Scott, and postpone
all further action in the matter, until new
embarrassments beget new necessities for
further promises to rally round the stand
ard of some man, uncommilted TO present
policy of their party. We shall see.
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