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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-15
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Sod grant that ! may never witness anoth.
er such a soulharrowing spectacle +! i had
Just left the chamber Of afiiction-a bedside
bright with the irradiations of glory, when
was startled in the midst ofdeep musings BY
frantic screening. On fastening up an
obscure passage from whence the cries pro-
Oeedsds i observed a human being, huddled
up ina corner, Leaning against a shattered
wall, the remnant Of an old house in ruins.
She was clad in a ragged gown, besmeared
with filth and blood, exposed to the northern
blast and drizzling rain her knotted hair
hung wildly over her head, which was par
tally enveloped ia her laps r discovered.
however, a frightful bruise on the left cheek.
which had closed the eye above, and a wide
CASH was under the other, from which the
blood was trickling down.
As gazed upon this wreck of humanity.
my heart sunk within me. She was a moth
or; by her side stood a barefooted, thinly
sttired. halfstarved little girl, with an intel
ligent countenance, who, on perceiving my
fixed eye, threw her skeleton arm around
her parents neck, and endeavored to screen
her from observation, exeiaiming, in tones
most plaintivo "Oh! don't look al nay
mother
Why net, dear child ? I inquired.
Because . said the poor girl, while cry
ing. smother IS such a drunkard, that l am
ashamed for any one to look upon her.
as your father kind 2 l asked.
He IS dead, sir. He threw himself over
beard and was drowned, on his way to trans
pertatioR for a crime he committed when in
state. of drunkenness. We had such a hap
py home before mother and father took to
drinking"
The imbruted, parent, on hearing this cx-
posuIe, struck the innocent girl upon the
head, which staggered her to the ground,
and shouted yociferously.-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-15

0- Answer TO the Enigma in our last =
SUBSCRIBE no THE AeE."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

in this State. This fact accounts for the
most Of the opposition TO the ratification Of
the New Constitution. 1t explains why it
is that most Of the whig papers which, at
the time that instrument came from the
hands of its trainers, approved it, now turn
round and oppose it The Bank power is
now marshallng its forces to the conflict;
and those who remember the fierce struggle
with that mother of harlots, the old United
States Bank, know well the corrupting il-
fiuences which they can bring to bear in
such contest. At such time, in such
contest, it behooves the people, the iadepen-
dent farmers, mechanics, and laborers to
wake up to sense of their interests and
to be active and vigilent in guarding their
rights.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

The foregoing gives to the democracy ls
members and the wings II. 1t will, how
ever, be observed that the 7th and 10Th
districts are very close, and they as often
go whig as democratic. This certainly
proves that the apportionment is very
fair one. In point of justice it will favor
ably compare with the present odious whig
gerrymander which, last Fall, enabled the
wings to get control of the Legislature, al.
though the Stale went democratic by some
thirteen thousand majority. If the disiric'.
ing of the new constitution were so very
iniquitous, how comes il that only fourteen
out of forty.ive whig members of the con>
veniion voted against the new constitution
on its final passage. Will the bank organ
down street tell us2
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company

We have heretofore once or twice allud-
ed to this company, but b, fore it went into
operation. The Company has now been in
operation about three weeks, and in that lime
has issued policies covering property to the
value of $65, 5,OO0-a pretty fair beginning
This company is worthy the confidence OF
our entire Farming community, whose IN
terests alone it is intended to subserve, as
by its charter it is privileged to insure only
Farm property, and its charter is believed
to be the best of any in the State. All the
Directors of the company are Farmers, and
its leading officers are also the principal Of
ficers ofo County Agricultural Society,
among whom are RICHARD J. THOMPSON
President, who is one Of the Managers oi
the Board of Agriculture; Gen. DAVID
McINTosH, Vice President, who is Presi-
dent of the Agricultural Society, and ENos
P. BRAINERD, Treasurer, who's also Treas
urer of the Agricultural Society. Under
the Management of such officers the Com
pany can hardly fail to prosper. Let the
farmers of the surrounding country exam
inc the charter and regulations of the Com.
pany, and we cannot doubt they will extend
to it their patronage.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

GFWe copy The following complimen.
tary Notice of Judge SpALDING from The
May number of The ''W Wes,ern Law Journ-
al, published al Cincinnati, and edited by
Judge WALKER and N. E. CURwEN:
The SUPREME CouRT. THE late, and
probably the last session Of tiis court in
Hamilton county, continued for nboui six
weeks. A vas! amount of business was
disposed Of. We shall, in the next num-
Der, furnish brief report of all matters of
general interest. In the mean time, We
desire to do an act OF simple justice TO the
learned judges HlTcHcocK and SPALEINe,
who held the court during this session.
The labor they performed wos almost Her
culean. Al the ordinary rate of compen-
sation for distinguished lawyers, as they
unquestionably are, they earned their years
salary in this city at this term, Of Judge
HITCHCOCK, we need not speak, for every
lawyer in the state would anticipate all
that we could say, so long and so ably has
he discharged the judicial functions. But
of Judge SPALDING, recently elevated 10
this high Office, we feel constrained 10 say,
that his department upon the bench was ad.
rnirable-exceedingly urbane yet entirely
digni6ed-and his opinions were delivered
with a clearness, conciseness very rarely
exempliGed within our observation. On
the whole we may venture the opinion,
that no term, in our experience of twenty
years, has given more entire satisfaction 10
our bar. w.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

quorum only was required, and thus laws
might be passed oy minority Of the peo.
ple's representatives
The following provision is worth par.
licular attention:
ssNo Bill shall conain more than one
subject, which shalt be clearly expressed
in its tile; and no law shall be revived or
amertded, unless the new act contains the
entire act revived, or section or sections
amended; and the section, or sections, so
amended, SHALL be repealed''
The first part of this section cuts up the
practice Of s'log rolling" in the Legisla>
ture, brought about by uniting in one bill,
two or more incongruous and foreign sub,
jecls, in order to enlist in its support, the
friends Of each and thus secure the passage
Of some odious law, which Standing alone
on its naked merits, would fall The bal.
ance of the section explains itself and will
strike every one as very important pro.
vision.
The ballot system in the election of u.
S. Senators and such other elections rs
may be allowed to tie Legislature, is abol-
/ ished. However valuable the ballot svs.
TEN may be in voting for officers at a gen.
eral election, where one is accountable to
no one for his vote, yet when one is acting
for others in casting his vote, i: should be
known for whom he votes; hence the new
Constitution provides, tha, in all such cleo.
tons the vote shall be taken uira uoce.
have thus gone over only a portion of
the Legislative Department, by which |
think it must be apparent that very bene-
icial changes have been made respecting
the organization, and government of the
General Assembly. In my next article,
will point out in what particulars this de-
partment has been ccrlailed in its general
Legislative powers.
L CASE.
Newark, April 4, 1851.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26
Che i)ortaee Sentinel.
II A.V E N N A, o HIO:
vi zonday, May 26. 1851.
End Of Volume 6.
Newark, April 4, 1851.

With the present number ends the sixth
volume of the Sentinel. We have nothing
to say Of the past, but leave our readers to
judge of our course. We have endeavor-
ed to please and profit our readers, and
thus to merit thier continued patronage
Whether we have succeeded or not, is for
them, and not for us, to say. In tie future
we shall strive to render ourselves worth y
of still increased patronage.
The political complexion of the Sentinel
will undergo no change. We have here
tofore endeavored fearlessly and faithfully
SO advocate and defend the rights of the
people, and have labored earnestly to pro-
mote the success of the great principles of
the Democratic party, and we shall con-
tinue to support and maintain those princi-
pies with undlminished zeal.
The coming year will be one full of i'm
portant events. Within few weeks the
most important election that has taken
place in Ohio since her admission into the
Union as State, will be held-the people
will be be called upon to vote for or against
the adoption of a New Constitution. If
that instrument shall be adopted, of which
there can be little doubt, important cleo
tions for State, County and Judicial officers
will take place under it; and the session of
the Legislature which will succeed will
have the important duty to perform of con-
forming the laws to the new organic law.
Another Presidential campaign is also ap-
preaching, and within the coming year the
candidates for that high Office will be put
in nomination. These are all questions in
which the people are deeply interested,
and Of the progress of which, together with
keep our readers as fully advised as our
limits will admit.
The terms of our paper will remain the
same as heretofore, but as the new Postage
Law goes into operation on the 1st of July,
it will 60 free of postage to all subscribers
within the county after that time, thereby
saving to each county subscriber So cents
a year. m
May we not reasonably under these Cir
cum stances look for an increased patronage?
We say TO our Democratic friends through
out the county, try u.s..
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

Cholera in the South.-This dread dis.
ease has once more made its appearance in
the South. We learn from an exchange
paper, that the cholera broke out among
the deck passengers on the steamer Iro-
quois, from New Orleans, and that six of
them died and were buried ulorg the shore,
before the boat reached Cairo. We also
learn that the cholera has spread over a
number of plantations in the lower part OF
Terrebonne Parish, La. and that !he NOR.
tality has been very great 1t is confined,
however, mostly to the negro population.
The steamer Iova, which left New Or
leans for St Louis on the 9th, had several
cases on board, after il passed Vicksburgb,
and four deaths before it arrived at st.
Louis on the 18th. Several euses have
also occurred at Cincinnati. God forbid
tho: it should come further northward, -
Plain Dealer.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26
Read Them.

We publish two articles from the pen oi
L. CASE, Esq, member of the late Consti-
tutional Convention from Licking county,
which are copied from the Licking Herald
These articles are calm, clear ard candid.
and we commend them to the perusal Of
the rejecting honest men of all parties
We have another article from the same
source for which we have not room this
week.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26
Apportionment Of the New Constitution

The principal bugbear, says the Stark
Go. Democrat, that the whig papers, harp
on in opposing the new constitution, is the
districting Of the State into senatorial dis
tricts. They pronounce it a gerrymander
and characterize it with oil sorts of hard
names 1t is all doneto arouse party feel
ing on the subject and endeavor to make it
a party issue. Taking the Governors
vote of l64s as test, the following would
be the result:
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

Important Arrest.-Daniel R. Van Ar
nam, the chap who, about year ago: mace
a haul Of thousand dollars out of the Bank
at this place, and who was indicted at the
last November term oil the Court OF Com.
mon Pleas of this County for obtaining
money under false prelences, has been ar
rested, and brought back on Saturday last.
under charge of officer McKinstry, Of
Cleveland.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

Having in my FIRST communication on
this subject reviewed the Bill of Rights,
propose in this, 10 draw attention 10 the
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
Z This in every government is altogether
tho most important function. In point Of
power ii overlops every other department
Of The Constitution. The government Of
Ohio is one Of general powers The gov.
ernment OF the United States is one of del,
egatrd powers In the Constitution Of
Ohio, the law-m'kng power is given in
!Lese general words: "IHs Legislature
po'rer Of this Slate shall be vested in the
General Assembly," &c. In The Consti-
tuition Of the United States, the law-making
power is given in these guarded words:
"4H Legislative power, herein gfantsd,
shall be vested in Congress-" &c. The
General Assembly OF Ohio, has all The om
impotence of the British Parliament or any
| other Legislative body Oh earth, except so
far as ii nay be limited by the Constilu-
lions Of Ohio AID The United States. The
Congress of the United States. on The con-
trary, is limited and circumscribed, having
no powers except what are granted by the
! Federal Constitution. A member of the
General Assembly of Ohio, consu,s the
/ Constitutions of Ohio and the United States,
both OF which he is sworn 10 support mot
to oscertain what power is therein granted,
but what is therein prohibited to him as
such member; whereas, q member of Con-
gress, consulls the Constitution of the Unit
ed States which lie is likewise sworn 10
support, not so much for what is therein
prohibited, as for what is therein permitted
to be done by him, as such n,ember-in the
one case, prohititions,-in the other per.
missions arc sought for, in The instruments
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

PANoRAMA OF SCENES IN MEXICO
This elegant painting was-exhibited two
evenings last week in this place and was
universally admired by all who witnessed
it. But like most other exhibitions of the
kind received but slim patronage, hardly
paying expenses, while many others OF
less merit attract large crowds. But there
is no accounting fir tastes
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

A CHANCE TO SEE THE ELEPHANT.-Ihe
com bined Menageries of Raymond d Co..
and Van Amburgh & Co. will exhibit in
this town on Saturday next. These two
collections of wild beasts united and exhlb-
tied under one tent will furnish one of the
most rare treats ever offered to the people
Of this county.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

Railroad Accidem.-As the Express
train was coming up last night, near Ohm.
sted it ran into a large tree which the wind
had blown across the track. In the shock,
the foot of Mr.. Dempsey, the engineer,
caught between the tender and locomotive,
and so severely crushed that an amputation
will be necessary. The fireman was also
seriously injured in one hand. .-Plaip Dsa-
Ter
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

uF The Free Soilers of the Western
Reserve are making extensive preparations
for holding grand Mass Convention at
this place on the 25th of next month.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

FRulr.--Taylor has just received lot
of the largest, incest and most tempting Or
anges that we have seen in town the pres
ent season.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

CoURT.-The Summer term OF the Court
Of Common Pleas will commence IN this
county tomorrow.
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Eron she Licking Eerald.
The New Constitution,

The Convention assembled for fine form
atien oil a new Constitution for Ohio. hav-
aug flashed its labors. has submitted to the
peopla, fer adop'ioa or rejection an instra-
:lnent which has been well said, to be the
best ever preseated to any peaple. It is the
production Of many persons, having 1a:i-
,ous aud conflicting opinions; consequently,
Ut is to some exteat, the result oi coinprom-
Use and concession Like every thing lsu-
man, it has its impeffections, real
Others imaginary = but taken as wi,tie, it
will be.fauna to be summary of political
wisdom and experience, worthy Of the en-
lightened and progressive age in which we
dive, and when it Is considered that we have
now presented the alternative OF accepting
1t or abiding the old Constitution with its ma
ay admitted defects. one may well predict
that it will be adopted by an overwhelm-
iag vote, on the third Tuesday Of June
next.
1t was not to be expected, in a Cenren-
,sion, compused, as that was, that all could
or would harmonic; upon its final passage
IN that body, only fourteen voted against
vhe new Constitution, some of when will
be hereafe er found advocating and voting
sor it. It's best Recommendation TO The
people is, that extreme partizans, of the
democratic, Wing and Free Soii parties,
are not pleased with it. 1t has cost an
Aundred thousand dollars, and If adopted,
AZ say nothing Of other results, it will save
the people that sam every year.
Having been member OF that Conven-
siaa, and having there voted for this instru.
.nent. and being as heretofore, jealous
advocate Ter ae4 Constitution, and ar
IDENTITY devoted to the ono row presented, 1
purpose TO submit to th, people of this 'coun-
ty through the public press, from time to
sias, such considerations respecting its pro
visions, as in my humble judgment, recon.
mend it to general appreciation.
Pursuing the order observed in that in
irument, / shall first glance at some Of the
asw and useful provisions found in the
BILL OF RIGHTS.
It is substantially like the old o. differ
IN :, huMerer, in a few particulars " hich
will notice. The mos, Important alteration
is in respect OF the rule Of valuation and
compensation, when private property is
take, for pub.i; use. here present, by
way vi contrast, the provision upon this SUBJ
iect. in the old and new Constitution.
OLD CONSTITUTION. NEW CONSTITUTION.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

-.
VIVA rue we" OF encouraging and tacll-
s'aing lhe construction es of paollc Improve
mems me LEGISLATURE ana COURTS have CIV
en- nc aDose sse,ioa lrom 'he present Con,
s''u'ul' - So she ieas.' . very hoerai ane
'ati'.u1aa'1sn aria. construction, oy ~hich the
tights % lnuisioaais nave peen grossly out
fased. ihey nave determined that, al
Though tile Constitution requires "sonpens-
ai,sn lit :. na,ney, when private property is
saAeh 'or pnoilc USE set maj such compens-
a.ion can le ihaue, N Whoie or IN pat, by
ae'as.si's 'ns ieal ol 'ancleo De enet',s, winch
,he iuaisluual whose properly is taken, may
- 'pp .ssu % as'.se rom Inc proposed
ii'p'osslas.
Aeaia, 'uey nave heio, that notWlths stand
aug 'nis e'Ausc' Pfoefaea a compensation
ihoHey, 70 nsaae 20 t1e ' o1cNef,' yet that
\ heeu nos os n.aas or secured = 10 De made
:" ., 90 sunes' pus mat !, y u sumclent' mat
'"e "a" a''ls. Maiea 'i,e properly IS 'aken
..";a's = p,o.1s1on i0l estl'hal'ns ana
ps Pa =, = liz. - s'n' .ney hase
49, tI,as 456s r;aIi r. ts;al y. VA hu au
tse' .nas ms l1sn' g. e,sa1 oy Jffy shaA
.:i ~ sii
'.a. ;'1;a;a.,, a y .ay US ehsea WIN, ana an
.nuls'uual eo'hpelleo 10 sunmit TO 'he afbl-
rafy uselslon u Two or three commission
t.s' 80 snoseh, Is generally 10 be Is little
-. -. 'oo''
-a y loso P'opeity - .ahen, as Tue corporation
ltseTi on whose behalf they act.
In the new Bill OF Rights, ample reme-
dies, demanded by the people for these
,.r,,us are ,y,yidad.z NJ, dadn.t;5 r.,
-, ~
suppos6u .peue ents ls aiio"ed III estimating
III; compensation Tor property taken for
puhlic use. The rirht- of trial bv iurv in
these "a ses ia ,list;nctty asssrtsd-.,
- 80 - !, 3 ! y 6"a
sn tls rai.s tl,ereof mn h. l;rs, @ IA :,
T..
= - H. n',,l;c s's s', ~ .n.L, ~,
r3..t.s &c ;nj,a;d,,als staa,ad -. IL
ns,r;s;a,. Thss are w ,.f ~ 100 str;ngan.;s ~ -
1rd;naT. cos.s / =, ~ !. 80 tIan,Lt H. 9 A..
hlo =, ~ 81 - Lou :,
,hs sass - ~, - 80 uone, a. eAosp'lou - -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

NEW CONSTITUTION.
Private property shall
ever be held iayiolate,
but subscrvient to pub
tic welfare. When tax
en- in time of war, or oth-
er public exigency, i'm
peratively requiring its
Immediate seizure, or
or the purpose of ma K
ing or repairing roads,
which shall be open to
he p II bli c, without
charge. a compensation
be n,ade to the
owner, in money; md in
'tll other cases, where
private property shall
be taken for public use,
4 compensation there
for shall first be made
in money, or first sc,
cured by a deposit of
money; and such COM
|pensatisn shall be as
I,essed by a jury, with
lout deduction for bene-
fits TO any property of
h he owner.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26
OLD cexsTrTUTIoN.

OLD CONSTITUTION.
Private property
Ought anil shall ever be
hci | iasioIa.e, bat al
W ys subservient % tht
pu5!ic Welfare. preyi led
.. c IN ni,ensatioa in mon'
ey ae mile to the owa-
err.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26
The above is q true Copy.
Yours Res.
JOHN Fl. EBBERT, Cashier.
A nril 20th 1851

Aprlt ESLn 1901.
Notw outstanding the Ravenna bankers
have constantly contended that Meir Bank
pays more taxes than it would if taxed up
on their capital as other property is taxed;
yet here it is declared that they will not
pay the Traditional tas" which this law
imposes! The people can form their own
opinion of their former declarations about
their taxes being greater under the system
of taxing them upon their profits only than
under that of the present law; but either
their former declarations are untrue or it is
not true that this law imposes an "addi-
tional tax"
But this Bank power, this Privileged or
der of Rag Barons, assume to hold control
of the people, and claim the right to WELD
their destinies. They assert their superior
ity over the people, and demand that they
shall bow down and worship this Rag mon
ey Deity. They deny the right of the peo-
ple's representative to enact any law, how
ever much justice and equality may de-
mand it, which shall in any manner conflict
with their interests or wishes, or which may
tend to place them on level with the peo-
pie, till they have first gone to them crouch
ing, slave-like, and obtained their "con-
sent" The banks have thus placed them
selves in open hostility to the people, and
are at open war against them.
But this opposition to this law is not con-
fined alone to the Bank at this place. 1t
is combined and concerted opposi ton,
and one which the people have got to meet
and put down.
Nor is this monopoly power exerting it
self solely against this Tax Law. The New
Constitution provides that all property of
Banks, without exemptions or deductions,
shall be taxed the same as other property.
If that instrument be adopted the provision
for equal taxation Of all property will be-
come part of the fundamental law of the
State, and the power to tamper with the
most sacred rights and best interests Of the
people will be taken from the hands of ac-
cidental majorities in the Legislature who
may choose to employ it to advance the in
terests of combined incorporated wealth and
to build up privileged monied aris'ocracy
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26

Notwithstanding the above prov sion in
tie present Constitution, courts in many in
stances in Ohio, have turned inauisiters,
and excluded from the witness stand men
of good moral characters, solely upon the
ground that their opinions upon religion
we're not orthodox, and our Supreme Court
has been divided in opinion upon tbs SUI
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26
New Constitution.

Having in my first communication on
this subject reviewed the Bill of Rights, |
propose in this, TO draw attention 10 the