Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-07-28
How Mr.. vint0a y8teG Oh the Bounty
Land Riii

We clip the following communicate
from tie Circlev;lle Watchnan showing The
hostility OF MIR. Vinton to the Bill for give
ing bounty in land to the old soldiers and
to their widows and orpahns. MIR Vim
tons position as whig candidate for Gov
ernor of Obi is one oil great prominence,
and his views, principles and public acts
should be strictly srrutinized Mr.. Vtnten
was a, opposer oil the war Wit Mexico
war involving as pr,fu'nd eauses OF
grievance toward Mexico as our last war
with Great Britain-and it is natural that
he should be opposed to such substantial
expressions cf gratitude as the giving Of
homes tc the sold ers, or teirs soldiers
who fought in either of them. 1t is nat
ural -qnte natural, that man who acted
out the hostility to the Bounty Land Bill
which Mr. Vintou old, should receive
| whig nomination for high Office.
But read the following from the Circle
Vile Watchman:- Ohio Statesman.
SAMUEL F. ViNToN ON THE BOUNTY
| LAND BlLL"-Mr. Editor: The Sanhe-
| DIR m of whiggery having nominated Mr..
/ Vinton as the candidate OF that party For
the Office Of Governor, it behooves the vo-
tiers of Ohio before casting their votes to
enquire into the opinions, and official con-
duct Of Mr. Vlnton, as exhibited by the
records Of Congress.
The whig csnventi n that nominated
Mr.. V,nton, having forgotten their war
famine aud pestilence' horror OF military
| chieftains, and having nominated Gen.
Scott as their candidate for the Presidency,
for the purpose Of bringing the old soldiers
| and their friends to the support Of the whlg
party, propose testing by the recorhs, MIR.
Vinton's feeling and sentiments, towards
| those old soldiers, their widows and Or
phans as indicated by his remarks and votes
upon the Bounty Land Bill"
| Mr. Vinton first manifested his hostility
to the old soldiers by opposing the motion
to make the bounty land hill a special
order. See Hou Journal, lst session,
last Congress, page S53. Mr. Vinton next
opposed the bill by sreaking against it in
committee Of the whole House. See Con-
ressional Globe, vol. 81 part second, page
l247-sane vol. page 1867. Mr.. Cor
man remarked that the gentleman from
Ohio, Mr.. Vinton) is too candid man
to rise in his place and say, that by voting
for these amendments, he did not deliber-
ately intend to oppose and defeat the
bill !" Mr.. Vinton said, "if the gsntlema n
will permit me will state my motives.
! The bill entirely destroys our land system
Il THEREFORE oPpose rip
| Any one that will t-ke the trouble to
examine the Journal of ,he House, as well
as the Congressional Cube, will find that
Mr.. Vinton opposed this bill, giving bounty
lands to the old soldiers. their widows and
orphanns, in every stage of its progress
through the House, although upon $ final
passage he was not in the House to vote
against it
Let not, therefore, The old soldiers and
their friends, be bpgulled into voting fol
the whig party, in consequence Of their
nomination of Gen. Scott; for in Mr.. Vim
ton, the standard bearer of that party II
Ohio, and his un,iring hostility to the
bounty land bill. they will discover the
true feelings and sentiments of the leaders
Of the whig party towards the brave defend
ers of our country and our country's honor
/ TRUTH-TELLER.