Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03
For the Portage Sentinel.

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Sellers, alias Free Democrats? "Watchman,
what of the night?" How progresses the Star in |
wooing that extremely modest, honest, amiable I
and pretty Mrs. Whiggery? Are the bans pub
lished, and how soon are the nuptials to be cele-
brated? Do tell us, ssthe dear people," for we
are immensely interested in this matter, and very
anxious to know. We have just heard of the
intended betrothal, and hereby forbid the bans,
for the reason that it is union of lust-lust OF
gold.' Can it be that Mrs. Whiggery,
'sthe mother of harlots,'' has declined the dshon
orable connection? We really hope so, for the
old hag is not worth the marriage fee. Perhaps
we may look for an elopement about the time the
twoworthies meet to nominate county ticket.
If such union is formed, we fear the offspring
will be "a beast with seven heads and ten horns,"
considering its maternity. We say .smatern:ty,"
for we have hope of the Free Soil party SO long
as it steadily refuses to leave sound ship for
such rotton old hulk as modern whiggery.-
We fear the consequences should the Stars ad-
dresses be rejected, for has exhibited plain symp
tons of insanity for two or three months past.
Should the Stars magnanimous offer be declined,
the old jade might quote, as "wind-up" to the
whole matter, the following slightly altered lines
of one of the sBaker Vocalists," songs, entitled
"Ten Years Ago. which would exactly suit the
case of each, and be very consoling withal to the
love-lorn swain:
ssFive years ago you knew we'll,
But would not condscend,
To recognize with bow,
..- Or friend, .---.
I had grown old, and you were then
fashionable beau, '- .''-
And beauty's smiles something new,
To yon five years ago.
"But we are changed, and you now
In sorrows deep distress, .-
And those who your cronies once,
Now turn you into jest,
And wonder that heart proud,
Should be SO brought low; ~.
And all agree you not what, -.-.
You were five years ago.
''We both changed, yet fortunes smile
Now fails to cheer way;
And you would teach me to love,
- To honor and obey, 81
1t is Late-MY TIME PAST,
And self-loYe answers No!
But truly could haze said
The foe gears agO!"
But if union is formed it will not be two
weeks after the election before one or both will
charge the other with acting in bad faith, where
upon we shall have regular "set to- between
the Star and Wing, which, like bull fight, will
be vastly more edifying to the spectators then to
to the participants. Whether successful or not
after the election these Quixotic knights of the
pen will be firing paper wads over the newly
made grave of this political union. Bottles of ink
will be shed profusely in decrying the moral tur-
pitude of each, other for some real or imaginary
breach Of trust. Should union, be formed, the
parties forming it will be worse than fools, fol
they fail to learn by experience, as they cannot
but remember the disastrous Termination of q SINH
lar one in '4S.
But seriously, Mr.. Harris, this overture of the
Star is perfectly antagonistical with its former
Principles-in fact it is total abandonment of ali
principle, and its motto should be changed to
'Dozlars and Cents" One would suppose, from
the Stars remarks, that as soon as President
Pierce took the executive chair, the Wings oil
Portage county were eoverted to Free Soilism
instanter. The Whig party is ready to do in '57
what it did go, ready to do what the Star seems
to consider so disastrous to the cause of Freedom
| all it waits for is the opportunity. And this is
the party with which the Star wishes county
alliance. If the Star wishes this union on the
score of support, we would say, better perish in
good cause than thrive in bad one. If acces.
sons are to be made to the Free Democratic par.
ty, let them be made by political repentance anc
forgiveness of political sins. r e
These union fellows are trying to manage the
matter very adrotly. But the veil is too thin
quite too easily seen through. Several weeks age
the union organ, the "iStar," blew union blast
in the ears of the people of the county, and al
intervals continued this interesting pastime-yet
for some unknown reason, the thing wouldn'
stake" The responses were "few and far be-
tween Something must be done, and accord
ingly call for a County Peoples Mass Con
vention" is industriously circulated, and all the
names published, for the purpose, as alledged, O
putting in 'nomination Ticket pledged to the
principles of the Maine Law Now gentlemen
signers, this pill which you are swallowing is
"sugar-coated' one-one of "Smiths,' perhaps
To the eye it appears well enough, but tear of
the covering and you behold heaven-abhorred
hell-doomed, God-forsaken Whiggery! If yor
like the dose, swallow it; but if you do, know
some of you will make wry faces. The siSgar'
says "the call emanated from a neighborine
Township! "Perhaps it did. The first signers
may have been in ga neighboring Township
Verify, "the work goes bravely on" No one
can be more ultra than myself in regard to tenn
perance, for go for annihilatng both the traffic
and manufacture of intoxicating liquors, but a
the same time prefer to keep forever separated
two such opposite extremes as Temperance anc
Whiggery. A FREE DEMOCRAT.
July 26, 1853.
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