Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-04-20
lone Of our best Citizens" going Off
Boot Hoo!

lone of our best Citizens" going Off
Boo! Hoo!
The Herald of last evening says that one 30
our best ctizens'' has some notion of selling his
property in this State, and moving elsewhere.
He don't like the new Bank Law. He considers
equai taxation as highly improper, and thecrow bar
system, impous and profane He is an ancient
gentleman He has retired, we are told, "from
active business" and is "verging towards old age"
He never heard of such doings in his youth. Then,
Banks were regarded as several thousand feet
above ordinary mortals. They lived in an atmos-
phere of their own-not TO be breathed by yalgsr-
ians. Now they are levied upon just like John
Smith, the butcher Jim Jones, the grocer, and if
they don't pay up their premises are invaded, and
the amount taken without SO much as BY your
| leave, sir" ss s,s5.ss ~ Is - Fsc
We don't wonder that tone of our best citizens"
can't stand it. Education is everything. For in
stance:-The kings of Dahomey have, from tine
immemorial, been allowed one hundred and fifty
thousand wives. Suppose some of the male in
habtants of that interesting region, should, col
clude that they derauded of their lawfulrghts,
and should object to this wholesale royal polygamy
as an exclusive privilege. The present king of
Dahomey would be indignant. He would look
back to long line of llustrious ancestors who
enjoyed the same monopoly. Hewould spurn the
interference of his subjects, not perhaps, because
he cared about the loss of thousand or more
wives, but because time-honored right had been
invaded He would decapitate his refractory peo-
pie. And yet the king Of Dahomey means to do
, right. Such is the force of education. No we
are far from blaming zone of our best citizens"
We don't like to lose valuable member Of
, society; we might shed tears over it. But if our
venerable gentleman insists going we will bear
the blow as cheerfully as possible. And, byway
of evihciDg best wishes for bis happiness. VIZ
venture to drop hint touching his future residence
To begin then-he mustn't stay in this country
Our principle of bank taxation is infectious. Be
. fore long it will be recognized in every State.
q He must go abroad--across- the ocean--far away
q from this uncivilized iand England is pretty
q good place. There are corporations in England
: hundreds of gray-bellied old chaps, that have
fattened on uninterrupted feeding, till they are
ready to burst. Our ancient friend would be de-
. lighted with em. But hold!-equalizing doctrines
are abroad even there. Grumblers are picking at
the substratum of English aristucracy zone Of
4 cur best citizens can find a safer land. Franco
won't do-beeause Ffdnc9 is unsettled True |.
4 corporate privileges are now recognized and rev.
), ered-thanks to the new Emperor-but you can't
bet on 'em. There may be row, one of these
4 fine mornings, and en-whew!-everything 10
at sea again. Keep shy of France Austria used
+ to offer first rate advantages for settler like zone
of our best citizens" He could look everywhere
about him, and see the pMmpest and joiliest old
vested rights that were ever heard of. But there
lis an upstart named Hungary, who has bone to
pick with the double-headed eagle. This unrea-
sonable progressive" keeps Austria in q perpet-
: ual futter, and by and bye, will lick her sLo
/" deserves and tumble her antquated institutions to
IS the ground. Depend on it. Don't stop in Aus
e tria. Go to Russia There's a paradise for you.
l. There's one of the Oldest and most confirmed OF
despotisms. Her people kept under better
than anywhere else in Gods universe. They
# never got up revolt worth talking about. They
w are met on the start with the 'sknout,"- inge-
NOUS contrvance invented and patented by tho
# Gar. In Russia, our venerable friend can glad
e den his declining days with regular surfet Of
corporations of the first magnitude, and the most
" undoubted substantially. They will last his time
q for he is in sold age''-beyoud that there is no
telling, for Russia herself is shortly bound for
J. destruction. Yes, by all means go to Russia.
}. But, before he goes, (and say it in good fath
!. will zone of our best citizens send rs lock Of
q his har!-Plaia Dealer.