Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-06-29
The Real Issue.

In few months, the people of this county
will be called on to vote for candidates for Sena
tor and Representative. AS yet neither party
have candidate in the field. No settled, we'll
defined rule of action appears to have been deter
mined, by our opponents. That OF the Democrat
ic party will be the same it has always been,
straight forward and undertaking, with firm
reliance in the principle supported, and eternal
hostility to every species of chartered wrongs and
special privileges that place power in the hands
of the capitalists, and tramples the honest poor
in the dust From the earliest period in our po-
itcal history, has this principle been advocated
Jefferson the great apostle of our creed maintain
ed the affirmative Of the then debated proposition,
that man were capable of self-government.-
Alexander Hamilton, the Federal head and rep
Iresentative of what was recently known as the
|"Whig' party, strongly argued the negative and,
claimed that the prerogative of governing should
be placed in the hands of the 'srieh and we'll
born.'' Money, or its equivalent were esteemed
the necessary accompaniment of official station
Capital was thought requisite than brains,
and we'll filled purse like charity, was sufficient
to "cover multitude of sins"
All along down through every contest from the
first grand division of parties, until the end of the
recent campaign which resulted SO dsastrously TO
the Federal party, the same struggle between
capital and personal right between privilege aud
principle, is apparent. The Federal party sup
porting measures that were intended to benefit
the few, the Democratic party, laboring in behalf
of the people, the masses. High pertectve tar
iff, for the benefit of the wealthy manufacturer;
exclusive charters for exercising some special
privilege denied to the mass of the people; mon
opolies, with perpetual charters, and every other
species of power which could be placed in the
hands of the ri ch. have been the avowed princi-
| pies of the anti-Democratic party, and will con-
tinue to be, long there are any such distinc-
tions as rich and poor in the community.
The Ohio Star, is attempting to convince its
re aders, that the recent overthrow has not only
been total defeat, but an determination of the
entire whig party, principles and all, and that they
who once formed the whig party, need never
again rally under the old party name, but would
do well to go over and unite with the Free Soil
party and defeat the Democracy. Now it may
be, that there are some wings who would willing
ly accept the proposition of the Star, and would
even unite with the Free soilers, to fight the
Democrats, if they thought a. coalition would be
successful. But there are many wings who would
feel that their condition was but little bettered
by getting out of the frying pan into the fire. @
j When the Star supposes that the Whig party
is not only defeated, but completely annihilated
he displays an 'ignora nee of the condition o.
things that would not be expected from a man o.
his years. In many counties of the state, the
Wings have large maorities, and enjoy the spoils
of Office and live on the fat of the land at the ex
lpense of the public. 1t is not to be expected
that the wings of these counties would adopt the
suicidal policy indicated by the Star, when there
IS no possible chance for improving their condi'
4 tion but strong probability of an overwhelm'
ing defeat. No, the whig party still lives Its
nominations have been made, and its Standard
bearer is in the field, and whether it comes forti
by the name Of whig or assumes more propltous
title, the principle remains unchanged as before
Let then the name be what it may the principles
d of the Democratic party are unchanged land the
e opposition will be as powerful az before. Let
o not the Democrats be deceived by the cry of ne
: Whig party, and be diverted from their duty BY
: the small beer question and immaterial issues
n which will doubtless be rendered US at the ensu
). ing election.
!. But keep the main question in view, the rea
issue that sepsrates the Democratic party from