The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-07-23

can find one to turn out of office.
Ey Majority for the New Constitution so
far as heard, is ID, 500. So says the Ohio
Statesman of Tuesday, July /. The "ffty
thousand majority" which the New Consti-
tuition was to have passed by, is growing
small and beautifully less!"-Steu6enviiIe
Herald,
| To show how very candid this man of the
Herald is, we will state that the majority
thus reported purported only to be based up
on incomplete and partially unofficial, mere
ly reported returns. We expressly said as
follows over the table from which the Herald
took the above statemement;
Below we commence onr table of the vote
on the New Constitution and License. 1t is
necessarily imperfect and incomplete; but
we shall correct and add to it daily, as the
returns come in more fully and officially, un-
til the table is thoroughly correct.
Now will the Herald not feel that it has
made an unfair statement, perpetuated the
sppressio veri, for a very petty and at best
but temporary object?
| We get from the Herald the following
which evinces the feeling very clearly out Of
which such pitym misrepresentation as
the above could come. We would like to
hear, by the way, what the Journal has to
say in defence of the Herald's charge of
"Demogoguery,"
| STUBBORN FAcTs.--During the recent can
vass upon the adoption of the New Constitu-
ton we had dquite a sprinkling of demagogue-
ism. The Ohio Slate Journal and very
considerable number of the Wing papers III
the State evaded the issue by remaining neu-
tral, or by making to the measure sort o
halfway opposition. In the meantime the
locofoco press, backed by the Ohio States
man, made desperate onslaught upon the
old, and sang anthems in paiSe of the New
Constitution. Its good qualities were trum-
peted abroad, while its Objectionable, absurd
and Infamous provisions, except ina few sec
tons of the State, were not spoken of, COM
mented upon, or exposed. Yet notwithstan-
ding this Indifference on the part of a por-
ton of the whig press, and great number
of the whig lawyers, and the united exertions
of the locofoco press, politicians, lawyers,
&c, but 100000 of the voters of this State
could be induced to give the measure their
support. 10000 citizens voted against it
while some / so, 600 refused to vote all! Such
is the manner in which the new Constitution
has been carried, and if its friends are dis
posed to chuekle over the result, they are
welcome to all the credit that may result
from such an ill-gotten victory!
Now we feel generously inclined to put in
oar here, for the Journal To say that our
Ineighbor rendered neutral or halfway op-
position to the New Constitution, is to utter
Ia grave charge of hypocrisy and an imputa-
h ton of feebeness, which we feel bound to
Irepel. The Journal opposed the New Con-
stitution steadily-it admitted its columns
full of articles from foreign pens of every
degree of rompancy in opposition-its editor
was an active member Of the Whlg Central
Committee, whose direct opposition was SO
lgreat that even such tried wings as Ceilings,
Peck, Van Horn, DC, came out and openly
assailed their arguments, in order to prevent
wings from being misled by such delusivC
and dangerous doctrines--and to crown all
the Journal Editor voted as hard against tht
! New Constitution, as did the Herald Editor
Now, if Mr.. Bascom can make any compile
ter defence against the Herald's charge o
demagoguery and half-heartcdness, let hin
do it, and we shall accord the plumes to him
] No, Mr.. Herald, youcan't come this gam'
over any who know your habits-your part,
leaders hereabouts, did do their best--anC
one of them is honest enough oboastof it
against the New Constitution. You have NJ
right to undertake to acquit them of thei
guilt, for you too, are culprit, and are in
terested in the issue of the trial. Their
shall be no such mutual swearing of you
party out Of the responsibility of your actiol
in opposition to reform.
i viii the Herald please to say th It the ma
jority for the New Constitution is 1926
that this is from the official returns as pub
lished by the proper oficers?-- Statesman.
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