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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03
ewing Antecedants.,, >, Confined.

We suggested last week, that the Star was
either concealing the truth now, or had been gull
ty of falsehood heretofore. If be true that the
Wing party has always been a consistent anti
slavery party, why did the Star denounce it as the
very essence and embodiment ofslavery advocacy?
Why was it, that week after week, that sheet con-
tanned one column after another of vituperative
billingsgate, charging the Wings not only with
pro-slavery principles, but adding hypocrisy. If
Whiggery has always been consistent anti-slave-
ry establishment, what circumstance called forth
and quickened into political existence such men
as John p. Hale, Joshua R. Giddings, Chase,
Sumner, &C., &c.? Why oppose the election of
Henry Clay, General Taylor, and General Scott!
The foundation of the Free Democratic party is
the abolition of slavery. IF the Wings were in
favor of it, why was third party ever oganized!
And yet the Star would have you believe that the
Wings have Glaooys been consistent anti-slavery
party!
The Star would convince its readers that there
is really no material difference between the Whig
and Free Soil parties-that the actual distinction
| is merely in the name. We do not know to which
class of Free Sellers the Star belongs 1.-THE State
Free Democratic platform is considered good au-
thority, there is marked distinction in principle
It's doctrine of Free Trade knocks Wing "protec.
ton" into cooked hat, while direct and equal
taxation strikes death blow at the whig monop-
olies, and special privileges; and its doctrine oil
equal taxation is suicidal to the Wing policy of
bank taxation.
When it was proposed to call Convention to
frame new Constitution, the Democrats and
Free Sellers united in its favor, the Wings opposed
it. When the question arose on its adoption, the
Democrats and Free Soilers were in favor of it,
and the Wings opposed. And yet the Star can
perceive no difference between the parties except
in name. After the passage of the present tax
| law, the Star rejoiced that there was now law
that would reach the banks, Che had the public
printing then,) the Wings, of course, opposed it;
their opposition this score was so well settled
that open hostility was manifested on this subject
and in view of this the New Lisbon Palladium
opposed oalition on the ground that the Free
Soil party was anti-bank. If the s.Whig Antece-
dents' are all right we would be glad to see an
instance where they corresponded with the views
of the Free Sellers.
AS long as the Star had the public printing il
continued to shower abuse upon the Wing. Reg
ularly, every week the Wing took its usual amount
OF rubbing down, and no complaint was made
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

MAssAcHUsErTs.-TheC Constitutional Conven-
ton, now in session in Boston, have decided upon
basis of representation in the Legislature, by a
vote of 235 to 131. The resolves give to every
town of less than 1000 than inhabitants, 5 repre-
sentatives in ten years; and any two of such
towns may unite in sending representative every
year; towns over 1000 and less than 1900, one
representatives every year; above 1000 and less
than 5000, two representatives, and so on until
towns with over $4,000 inabtants will elect in
addition to four representatives for that number,
one for every 1000 additional inhabitants The
Legislature is authorized to divide each city into
representative districts.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03
A Nest Of counterfeiters broken up

Six counterfeiters, named s. d. Tower, Milton
Parker, Lewis Dolman, Joseph Bean, VIM. Nc
Greary, Quincy Hurschey, were arrested on the
26th ult, at the house of Tower three miles below
Cincinnati, by the police of the city. In the house
was fonnd five gold watches and from twenty to
thirty gold rings, and forty thousand dollars in
counterfeit notes on the State Stock Bank, the
Miami Valley Bank, and the Fairfield county
Bank. The plates upon which the bills were
printed was not found. Dolman was an escaped
convict from the Indiana Penitentiary; Hurschey
was contractor on the Ohio & Mississippi r. R.,
and Parker, notorious counterfeiter, was recent
ly pardoned out of the Ohio Pententiary.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

ssThe only safe course is to believe that story
aoroag aphich ought not to be true Ohio Star.
The Editor of the Star has stronger faith than
Pope had, who said, s'whatever is, is right" And
when he vilifies and abuses the Democratic party,
and charges it with dishonesty and corruption, his
readers ought to disbelieve him, not only for the
reason that it ought not to be true,'' but because
1t is not true. When he formerly denounced the
Whig party as pro-slavery party, and that, while
they professed sympathy for the slaves, they were
guilty of gross hypocrisy, his patrons ought not to
believe him, for it sought not to be true
When we see him take it all back and insist that
the Wings have always been consistent anti
slavery party, we ought not to believe him guilty
of downright wiful falsehood, '.for it ought not to
be so.' When he claims to be Free Democrat
and in favor of the principles laid down in his par
tys platform, of equal rights equal taxation, OPP
position to monopoles and special privileges, &C.,
and then makes his paper the organ of the banks,
abuses the law that taxes them as other property
is taxed, and denounces the scrowbar' law that
collects the taxes as the peoples taxes are col
lected, we ought not to believe him dishonest and
hypocritical for it sought not to be true" When
for the last few years he has urged the liberal men
of the Wing party to come out from among the
filth and corruption of which their party was com
posed, and then 60 over body and breeehes, and
try to carry with him the entire Free Soil party,
to the Wings, no one can believe him to be hyp-
ocrite, for it sought not to be So" When we see
such extreme anxiety on his part to defeat the
tax law and defend the banks, we cannot for q
moment suppose than any money influence has
produced the change for it sought not to be true
This is undoubtedly "safe course for those
who do not wish to submit their conduct to pub.
lie scrutiny, and there is no doubt that it viii
find universal favor among all classes of scoun'
drels. It is the only means by which the Editor
of the Star can hope to escape the universal &C.
acknowledgement of his hypocrisy and demagogue-
ism. His motto now is, "go it blind"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

OL The Cincinnati Gazette is one Of the old
Wing journals alluded to as favoring coalition
with the Free Sellers. It does not relish the
company in which it has been placed, and thus re-
pels the instruction:
eve were much astonished to see ourselves
quoted as favorable to such movement, as we
have never taken the trouble to notice it in any
way. The proposition received with such
coldness by the Whig press generally, that we
thought there was little danger of its making any
disturbance in our ranks, and we have therefore
permitted 1t to pass without notice. Had we
thought there was the least likelihood that any
considerable portion OF the Wings of the party
would favor the proposed coalition, we should
have been very prompt and earnest in denounc-
ing it. In this portion of the State there is hap
PLY, no inclination whatever among the WINGS
to surrender to q faction which has shown Itself
more expert in bargaining and intriguing for of.
hce at Columbus, than in anything else, and
whose violent exertions, just now, are made SOLE
II with reference to the election Of a man to the
Senate, who, upon ell national questions, is as
much a41cco Foco as any man in the Senate"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

ARREST OF CoUNTERFErTERs.-Twom men were
arrestedin this place on Saturday, one for pass
ing counterfeit money, and the other for having it
in his possession with the intention to pass the
same. Their names are Geo. w. Bouditch and
Henry Keller. Upon the person of the former
were found, we understand, some $34o in coun-
terfeit bills of the denomination of $40 each on
the State Stock Bank, Pickaway County, at Cir
clevile, and upon the latter two counterfeit bills
ofthe same denomination and on the same Bank.
The examination in the case of Boudicht took
place before Justice Jackson yesterday afternoon,
and he was held to bail inlthe sum of 81, 900, and
in default thereof was committed. KeHer's ex-
animation is to come off this afternoon
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

MEXICAN OFFICERS EsrERTAINED BIZ AMERI-
cANs.-Gen. Trias, the Mexican commander at
Ell Paso, accompanied by Colonel Lausbers, Capt.
Bustamente, his aid-de-camp, and other Mexican
officers, visited Fort Fillmore about the 18th Of
May, by invitation, where they were handsamely
received by COL Miles, (of Baltimore) cou hand
ing the post, and the other American of kcers Of
the station. Areyiew of the troops of ths gur1-
son, (sd infantry and company OF rzscOns'> ,
was rendered the General. and took place on the
morning after his arrival The Americass sub
sequently paid similar visit to the Mexican gar
rison. s-
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

No ANswER.-The Star is so much occupied
in perfecting the arrangements for coalition with
the Wings, that he has had no time or room to
present its readers with the Columbus platform
of its party and the Editors views thereon. But
he is quite confident that the "Whig antecedents"
are all right on the slavery question, and that by
scanning the thing and comparing notes, it will
be found that the Free Soilers and Wings are
'substantially alike in sentiment" upon all other
questions. A short memory is very convenient
sometimes, but we doubt whether the readers of
the Star far blessed with that commodity
as to entirely have forgotten the position of
that sheet for the past few years, and the princi
pies of the party of which it processes to be the
organ. A comparison of the resolutions of the
conventions of those parties will fail to discover
any correspondence of sentiment, and it is hardly
disernable in the tone of their organs during the
past five years. In the resolutions adopted by
the Free Soil convention last winter at Column
bus decided ground was taken in favor of equal
taxation for corporations and individuals, and for
Free Trade and Direct Taxation. It will be ex-
tremely difficult to find anything in the Wing
platforms past or, present corresponding with
these declarations. On the contrary, they have
uniformly elaine that the system of taxing banks
upon their profits only, was "contract which
could not be changed by any power without the
consent of the banks, and have steadfastly held
on to the doctrine of sprotection," declaring thai
this doctrine of free trade would "ruln' the coun.
try. Now, will the Star please to point out to its
readers the points of correspondence between the
platform of its own party and the principles ane
practices of the Wings!
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

A LOCOMOTIVE WITHOUT RA1Ls.-We abridge
the following from the Courier des Etats Unis,-
ga Paris Journal gives an account of the in
vention of locomotive destined to run on ordi-
nary roads, by M. Alexandra Levoi. Yesterday
we saw this locomotive, attached to a couple ot
cars, rolling up the streets, turning the most
abrupt corners, and advancing and retiring with
the greatest ease. The locomotive has a ten
horse power, and is mounted on four wheels with
broad felloes. The inventor seems confident oi
success"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03
State Fairs.

The State Fairs of the following States come
off as follows:
Illinois, Springfield, Oct IL, 10, ls, ID.
Indiana, Lafayette, Oct. IL, IL, 13.
Kentucky, Lexington, Sept. 13, ii, Is, Is, II.
Maryland, Oct. 25, 26, 27, %.
Michigan, Detroit, Sept. %, 90, 80. .
New Hampshire, Oct. 5, g.,
New York, Saratoga, Sept. 20, 81, %, %.
Ohio, Dayton, Sept. 20, 2l, %, %.
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Sept. 81, 28, 20, 80.
Vermont, Montpelier, Sept. 13, ID, Is.
Virginia, Richmond, Nov. l, 2, 3, 4.
Wisconsin, Watertown, Oct. 4, 5,6,7.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

GF The members of the Bar of Cuyahoga CO.,
held meeting at the Court House in Cleveland
on Friday last to nominate ateno party' candidate
for Judge. The intention of the getters up of the
affair, was to secure the nomination of an old fogy
whig, but when the hour of the meeting came the
Democratic members were on hand, and the re-
suit was the nomination of WIN. ABBEY, Esq, a
Democrat This will be hard dose for these
emo partyites,' - who only go that doctrine when
they can thereby secure their own party advan-
tage.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

THE LATTER Day SAINrs.-The grandest new
church, built in London is erected by the Latter
Day Saints, Lord Sidmouth, and Mr.. Drummond
M. P, &c. They SO completely expect the world
to end in 1864, that they only take lease of the
ground till then, after which the fortunate land
owner will: take possession! 1t is built however,
as if they expected it to last for centuries, and is
very magnificent.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

ALL RIGHT Several rumselers in Garfield
have been tried for selling Liquor on the 4th of
July, in violation of the Maine Law Ordinance.
Four of the offenders have been fined, and we
hope the others will be. Liquor sellers, every
where will find that the people are in earnest and
that it will not pay to break their laws or disre-
gard their feelngs.-Ohio STIR.
That sseght by ten abortion that "Tom Thumb
Law amt so slow after all, is it?
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

SUIcrDE.-Capt. EDWARD III. COFFIN, respect
able citizen of this town, having been in ill health
for some time past, and for the previous ten days
having had but little sleep or rest, in moment of
mental alteration committed suicide ON Sunday
morning last by severing the large artery of the
left arm, with razor
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

yCouNTY TEMPERANCE ALLIANcE.-This body
meets tomorrow at Atwater. We are requested
to state that arrangements have been made by
which all persons wishing to attend the meeting
can 90 on the Railroad at half fare. The train
will leave few minutes before 10 A. M, and re-
turn about 6 p M.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

e. The State Temperance Committee have is
sueda circular assessing upon the friends of tenn
perance throughout the State, tax of ten thou
sand dollars, to defray the expenses of the Maine
Law agitation. The agents are already after the
funds. f-s- >.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

FAcrs.-The Pike county Democrat says there
ase three things a certain class of Whig Editors
cannot do-to speak of prominent Democrats
without blackguarding them-to support. aFfno
party man. for Office unless he is, full blooded
Whig-or comment upon the expenditures the
last Ohio Legislature, without grossly falsifying
facts .-r..' te--s. 49,. -
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

GF A prospectus has been issued for a new pa.
per to be published at Columbus during the cam
paign, entitled Common Sense against the Maine
Law" tits to be printed one half in English
and one half in German. Dr. p. johnson and
DIR. Zirckle, of Columbus, are to be its editors.
They eschew party politics, one being Demo
cfat and the other Wing.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

SCHOOL ExH1B1r1oN.-The scholars of the Ra-
VIENNA Institute give exhibition at the Disciples
Church this evening. Much pains has been TAX
en- in preparing for the occasion. A public ex-
animation of the pupils of the school is to be had
at the same place to-day.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

HARPER FoR AUausr, may be obtained at Halls
Book Store. A "quarter" cannot be more profit
ably expended than in the purchase of number
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

A M1srAKE.-About half of our edition this
week was worked off with and error in the date
on the outside. The date on the inside above is
correct.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

OJ Some of the Wing papers are discussing
the subject of holding convention of Wing Ed
itors of Ohio, at Mansfield on the first of next
month, to consult on the present and future atti-
tude of the Whig party.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03
Transient vis. Reed. at doc,
Total, 9,4O6 ]

This gives the gross number of visitors during
the week as 26,o14, and the daily average as A.
a62. The cash receipts, from transient visitors,
are over and above the amount received from the
sale of season tickets.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03
The Crystal Palace.

The following table shows the number of visi-
tors and the cash receipts of the N. Y. Crystal
Palace Exhibition for the past week.
Seasons Iickeks. Ta.na, sie1,t ais Rocd ri 1noo.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

SAM. M. BARBER, Nelson;
WIN. SHAKESPEARE, Paris;
ISAAC COLES, Palmyra;
E. SPALDING, Ravenna;
DAN'L B0GUE, Rootstown;
D.K.WHEELER, Randolph;
A. G. AVERY, Streetsboro';
JOHN TURNER, Suffield;
SAMUEL G. ELDRIDGE,
Shalarsyille.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

OF Indianapolis is the terminus of twenty-five
rail roads, finished and in progress.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE Portage Couny requested to meet at the Grand
Jury Room in the Court House, Ravenna, SATURDAY.
AUGU 6th 1853, at O'Clock, P M for the TRANSACTION
Ofimportant business.
Let there be general attendance.
zfs T. SPALDING, Chairman.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-03

e- The Fox Girls are at the Americaa' in
Cleveland.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-04-27
The Present system Of Farming.

sd In the editorial columns sot the New
York Tribune. we fad the following prac-
,ticsl paragraph which we could wish was
read by every farmer. II says:
! sss.One with two hundred acres will say.
when pressed TO do better. %, cAN'raAr-
FORD to drain and ,subsoil, and buy man
ure or pllosphates, aud 10 put my land in-
10 the hes, condition.; | haven't the means.
but my good Sir! don't you understand
that you could turn off more produce from
Fifty acres. thoroughly cultivated, than
yon do from your whole two hundred!'
well perhaps might Then why not
sell enough Of your arabic land to pay ior
pntling.the residue in the highest copdi-
iiessl Can't you realize that it is sheer
rui,lbux evasTE TO Fences plow. plant, till
aud harvest FIVE acres for hundred bush
els Of Indian corn. when that quantity
might surely be grown on two acres!
20 yes. but - But what2 O,sl don,
believe in whitewashing forest trees. and
putting stone walls in mortar. I'm none
OF your GENTLEMAN farmersTI have II
make my farm support me, instead OF my
business supporting it, And so the hard
pressed culiivator slides into a tog of hi,
own raising. and perseveres in averaging
twenty bushels. or less Than ton oil grass
sos the acre, mainly because he is mentall,
too sluggish aud unen.erprising TO move
out oil the iog.trot OF his grandfather. q
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Sheen BREEDING.

In the January number OF the "Wool
Grower" there is an excellent article by
Mr. Peters on the subject Of sl,eep.breed-
ing. Mr.. Peters has given much attention
10 the subject OF sheep breeding. and gives
Il as his opinion that the hierino sheep is
a distinct species that it has. existed as
such for more than two thousand years
and that its peculiarities are not transmit
ted 10 any other by any length of breeding
All attempts 10 improve native .flocks ,'y
crossing with tile Merno have been fol
lowed by disappointment.
VA III this observation be correct. sheer
breedersshould be careful Il, keeping if-il
fiocks s6Ulraie, Tor the mischief will only
increase asy tune. The pure Merino bloop
will be lost without any Compensation
Wesre gra,ifissl. however. 10 watness tn,
effort making on The part Of The wool grow
eTs 10 preserve pure blnods. for il fipcks
are permitted to run together from q sup
posed benefit of the mingling. hybrid
race will spring up. destitute OF all III,
qualities of the pure blood. Wool grow
ing has>become. an important inleres, ii
this country. Too much attention, there
fore. cannot be given TO the preservation
of the bloods-O Farmer
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$500 st,haileI,ye..,

wNIHATEVER concerns the hea,,h and han.
w piness OF a peflle is ut all times Of the
most valuable Importance. ] take il for granted
that every person will do all III i!ieir powe, "a
save the lives otiher Chi,tise,i, and that eSert
person wti endeavor 10 promote their ow0 heulab
Al all sacrifces Il deem il 1, be my duty 10 scl-
eInnIy assure you that WORMS. according 10 ths
opinion OF the most celebrated pfysciahs are the
primary Of large maturity Df the diseases
TO which, children aud sd,lits are Jfsbe. il you
have an appetite continually chss.gealle from Que
kind of food to another, bad breath, pain IN the
stomach. picking at the nose, haidnesS and fdll
ness oi the belly, dry cough. sldw fever, spuls6
irregular. reu,enbe, thai al. these denotes Worms
and You should at once apply the remedy, ust q
HOBENSACK'S WORM SYRUP.
An article founded upon scientific principles,
compounded with purely vegetable substances,
tpeing perfectly safe when TAX en-, aud determined
~ all its effects, aud leaving iil~ system in
diseased c0nditian as inast advertised nostr,,ms
composed Of Caipmrl for the rernov al Of Worms,
such as Lozenges, Vermiuges. &c,. but has per-
formed most astonishing cures. and saved the lives
of thousands. both old aud young. wh6 have been
pronounced hopeiess. incurabie. by Physicians.
Read the following aud become satisfied OF its
efficacy over all Others. gssss IA. ssssf
MoRnls RsvER, N. j.,
Mr. J ". Hobe,lsack:-- Thi-is to certify that my
child, Is years oi age, having been sick fof
years was attended by Drs.s Ioper. Willis and
Rhise,. for a long time without receiving any
went to Philadelphia aud consulted one of the
hes, Phy.irians; her disease still growing worse.
It was vi this time was ins4lced To- Try Hoben.
sacks Worm Syrup; aud after taking twa bottles
she entirely regAinsd her II .alh. Hoping thai
this viii prove benefit To parents whose children
! are similarly affected. ftsfs1
-., am yours. &c.
4 4 ms. aaEn =
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Preventive Of Potatoe Rot.

Mr.. II. Penoyer publishes letter in the
ST. Louis Republican. making known a
cure and preventive Of the ptaatoe ROT,
which. he says himself and others have
stflad with complete success. and found
tliat il not only prevents the rot but in.
creases the size and quantity Of the pro.
duct. His remedy is as follows;
Take one peek Of salt and mix il thor
oughly with a bushei OF Neva Scotia plas-
ter or gysuns. {ihe plaster is The brst); and
Immediately alter hoeing The potafoes The
SECOND time or just as The young polaioe
begins 10 set. sprinkle on the main vines
Rex, 10 the ground. table spoonful oil the
above mixture 10 each hili-and be sure
yei, get il on the main vines, as.iiisfopnd
t,aI the rot proceeds from o sting Of All
insf ct in the vine. and the mixture com
ing in contact with.iile vine kills The effect
81 IL before il reaches the potsioe,