Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-30

As WE ExPEcTED. s. Previous to the re-
cent election, when it was announced that
Senator Wade advocated tie adoption OF
the New Constitution, the Portage County
Wing, paper that scrupled at no means
Tazdefest the gdoPtieu OF that instrument,
canse oet with fiat deial Of the nnounce
-iasnt, and the EDITOR Of that sheet asserted
tllat-he was authorized by Senator Wade
to say" that the statement was 'Jdise and
without foundation ''e We hsugAt at the
limeithst the denial was a little smixed,"
and that he had no such authority. The
Star Of last week publishes a Teaer frcm
Senator Wade upon the subject, oddrcssed
to the editor Of that paper, from which
we make the following extract. and leave
the reader TO form his own oponion Of the,
character for veracity of the editor who
SO unscrupulously charges falseheod upon
others: 5sstlAtg
"First thena as to the new Cehstis
tuition. had read it over several times
and endeavored TO consider il well, ard
though found many things in ii I could
not approve, yet, as whole thought il an
improvement on the old one and bad con-
cluded 10 vote for it. Still there were so
many things 10. my opinion againstit, that
u felt comparatively indifferent as to the re-
suit Of its adoption. Under these circum
stances said but little about it butif called
on to say what 1 should dc, Ebe!tevs always
stated that to maintain the good principles L
should vote for it, generally stating at the
same time my objection. Ibelieve bid
said about the same thing to Mr. !, ,Hsrrick
before saw the article in your paper.
After thatarticle came out i thought it
was rather too:strong, and might perhaps
put me in a. false position before the public,
as il served 10 carry the idea that was
actively endeasoring to persuade The people
to vete for ii. Ssch VAS the state Of things
avhen Mr.. Heryiek asked me il had au-
tthorized theartiele In the sStar.' told
him had NOT. He then wished me 10
wfite.ana,ticle TO refvte II. TbisI decline
ed, not thinking enough of the matter 10
neticetit. He thearrequestea permission TO
do.it himself ard assentea, beiieving that
he wasfaliy~aoqaainted with Ry views on
sbe subject-only requesting him not 70
place me-in a position to be- nsisintewreied
Theseare the fa6tsas near as ] 4can srecol.
leet them, .but'I 'Ismust sayI do aot approve
the spirit Of the WAig." ] had no idea
of branding goa with IA a'seheod, or attrtbu-
ting TO you anything in'entionally wrong
I'm the article yea published / had no
doubt you. toekythe idea'frem someone whn
had sonversed with.me on tire subject.
only regret that you did not call on me
for statement Le ore publication, and 1
wouldshave. given you my views nitbou,
reserve. l,ssyHagain aesuit you Of an
Intentional wrong, nor did | gor,a moment
suppose that anything false MAS intended.
or that had authorized NJ. Herrick 10
charge you with falsthood-ler would
4 have sanctioned it had Isuspected the OPP
probrious language in which il was pcoueb-
ed. All wished or claimed Mas that il
my sentiments were 10 20, to the public
(which did not'dssire they should nya
be'niisistterpreted. ts
4 8.a lz lResgectfully you,s
I 5el sfss b. r. WADE. L
/ LYMAN ". KhtL. Esq,