Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-22
F9r the Portage Sent,neI.
The late Democratic C0nyenti0n-NoR
inalien for Representative.


Never was a Democratic Nominating |
Convention so fully attended in old Por-
tage, os that of September 18Th, lS5l.-
And never, in any convention, were more
worthy set of candidates ballcted for, or bet
ter men selected, than the democratic nom
inees. The fact is, there is no lack Of good
timber among the democrats Of old Portage.
Fo- Representative, there were three or
four competitors for the nomination, all
good men and true, and so we'll balanced
were their qualifications, that it was diff
cut for good and discreet men, knowing the
parties, to discriminate and decide between
them. Of the unsuccessful competitors,
Otis Reed, Esq, Of Rootslown, and Benia.
min F. Anderson, Esq, Of Franklin, were
the most strongly supported-had the most
numerous and warm friends in convention.
And such talented, true and noble demo-
Gratis, will, and ought ever to have, warm
and true friends. But with noble mag
narimay they gave in TO the wishes Of the
more numerous friends Of the man of ripper
years, and more experience, and the nomi-
nation of DR.. Lorin Bigelow, was, upon the
\ 2nd ballot acquieseed in unanimously for no
one had aught against him or ought to
complain Of his legislative course during the
last session.
1t is known, that to bis un'iring exertions
mainly, we owe the defeat Of the bill of the
spectators to repeal the Homestead exemp'
ton law Of the previous session. Those
who would again give the creditor power
to wrest from the unfortunate debtor bis
happy home, and turn his family into the
streets, had their plans well laid, and used
powerful efforts to accomplish their objects,
and to repeal the law before it had scarcs
taken effect. But thanks to few such a.
our late member, the repeal failed by 6
small majority, and the Homestead of tn.
poor man is yet safe from forced sale or
!. debts contracted since the passage Of thu
law. DR.. Bigelow's efforts for the repea
Of the law allowing ten per cent interest
were not so successful, for the reason tina
the proposed bill to repeal it, was submitted
to committee of lawyers, friends of th
, law, who kept back their report till near th'
close of the session. They then reported
against the repeal, and as 40 time was Civ
en- for discussion, the report was concurret
in, and the money shavers still have
their own way. have digressed very nat
urally little, from the convention to tn
last legislature, and will return Their
was, ! believe, the name of one other un
successful candidate for representative, be
fore the convention. 1t was Col. VIM. r
:, Hallock Of Rootstewn; probably howeve
without his own consent; and as he is al
intimate friend of DR.. B., and their mutua
friends are the same persons, he did NJ
get large vote. 1t could not certainly b
: owing to any want of qualification Of th
man, for he would not suffer in compari
son with any other, as is well known to tn
writer of this. Indeed the candidates 70
nomination are all friends to DR.. B tn
: nominee ard will no doubt support hin
with zeal, for they are with him in Demo
cratic feeling and sentiment, and all friend
to the best interests of Old Portage and tn
NEW CONSTITUTION.