Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-11-24
F,om lhs 0aio statesmas.
- From ths Ua" statesmaH.
The Whig 0rgan-ihe Wing Party-the
Democrats Party and their 1'riuinphs.


s. The joarnaI, after tie frs. food OF do
nestle l,iuinphs reached.he Capital, seem.
~ 10 take .hersna,,er very coolly, ana We
were willing II, let good nature aud govo
,eraper take their course. The democrats
hnd succeeded-mos, ,riumphan. was their
success-unparalleled in The annals Of po-
llticai warfare. Every democrat felt, as
ihe naturally should, tha, great responsible.
lty rrs'eu upon his party, and like good
7ci.,zen determined rather To 60 abou, the
work to be dnnerather thaa spend time in
bohiifes over the resu4l. tsza 74-st1ap g
'Ehs elsytiou mas enc based upon reason
ent Intelligence, aud no one ot the suc-
cessful party desired 10 imitale the wings
of Omo,7 ahd convert their noble triumph
into folly and riot. Bu, the Journals
good temper does not last--it was evident-
y turced-and already is it showing the
real distemper Of its nature making li'at-
ters worse tor its party aud friends Instead
ofbeuer. This ls, however, its own bus-
ness, and That oi It's supporters; our busi.
ness Is to show the folly and error Of its
course and the injustice il tries % do the
democratic party.
The Journal need MT tell The democrats
Of the daties they have to reriorm-thal
they know lhernselxes-w we'll reflected on
and readily assumed. Any good advice
the Journal has TO give may I'll be well
enough, and thankfully received, but be.
yoiid lhut the Journal might as we'll at.
tend 10 something more important.
l'to Io,, ~, "A nd ni,opnn Sfor@ Inv
down ftceire heads under which the Demo-
Gratis are bound 10 act. Let US see.
I.,f.i cheaper, more Democratic, ana
efficient Stale Government, than under The
o!sone.'' -'I5~s-iS' 12a
No one, we presume, doubts that the
State Government under The New Consti-
tuition will be "More Democratic than the
old one. The whig objection was that it
is too democratic. That the taxes Of the
people will be reduced under ii, and the
deb, paid off we also believe, if the demo-
cra.s keep the control or the State for a
lew years TO give better disposition to
The publis funds than now most unfortu-
nateiv exists.
=. Equal laws and equal taxation"
Weregre, to say that the wings fought
against nothing with more determination
than .'equal laws and equal taxation" -
The. de,nucrats will carly ou, both 10 the
very best Of their abilities on this the
Journal and Star may rely, and we shall
be happy to find the few wings in the Leg.
islature aiding in the good work, in spite
of their trammels.
3. "a reform Of the tax laws, and re-
duction of taxes" @a =!
hope both Of these may take place
as speedily as possible. But we fear il
will take year or two to recover it from
the losses The State has recently sustained
by the b,d management Of the funds.
.rhe taxation Of Banks and all 9th
er corporations as other property"
And will the Journal tell Us why this
should not be dones Will the whig. for
ever fight against right, knowledge, Justice
and equali,yi If they do, their party
will dwiudle to much less show than it
has even now. And this the Jonrnal may
make up its mind TO see.
5. "a Scpreme Court which will re.
verse the decisions OF the United States
Supreme Court, by affirming ,ha, charter
q; not a contract. rl & ~
We hive heard Of The ~. Supreme
Court" reversing the decision of The State
Courts, Must the Journal even show its
folly and want OF common sense. Such
nonsense as this, is not worth serious no.
lice.
6. "The repeal or amendment Of all
chariers at pleasure"
Il is possible lhnt some charters may be
found that ought to be repealed, and some
amended, and We liave no doubt the Leg
islature will be pleased to do right in The
premises, and nothing else.
Z. "A systematic warfare on the Banks,
by the imposition Of burdens in violation
OF their charters, and for the express pur.
pose of breaking them down"
The democrats viii, no doubt, as the
New Constitution contempIates, compel
the banks to pay taxes like oIher people,
but why this should "brenk them down."
is more than we can tell, or anybody else
not in the Bank secrets. Ii the Banks are
Ioo poor TO pay taxes, we presume that
some farmer or mechanic could 90 found
sha, might, With equal propriety, put in the
same excuse But We have heard some
wings say, that the Banks pay more taxes
than ''otler pruperyp How do they
stand that! We presume the Journal will
no, try 10 explain ITSELF.
8. The collection of the public revenue
exclusively in gold and silver'' ~
Does the Journal wish the revenues COL
lecIed in anylhing else than gold and si.-
yer, or currency lh,t is convertible at
sight and which The wings says is just as
guod-or better.
We believe there are now some twenty
Or Thirty thousand dollars Of broken bank
paper lying in the otiice Of the Treasurer
OF Siate, and has been for years. Does
the journal want 10 see any more piled up
there dead less TO the people.
o, ''.And, in the language Of Mr.. Lar
villa member oi the Constitutional Con-
ven,ion-.he prohibition Of the circulation
ol' every species of paper currency-not
onfy .ihat achith should be emitted by the
B1nks OF Ohio, but that of euck and ere