Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-10-05

lem and the ether Whfg nominees On
the 2nd of March last. :,
Speaking of the candidates put in nomination
by the Whig State Convention, the Ohio Star
goes on to say:
"The men nominated are "unknown to fanes
having attained to no general prominence in the
State. They may be prominent in their School
Districts, very ORACLES IN THEIR VII
LACE BAR-ROOM, but it may be doubted
lled as Tar from home ias Columbus before the
zSq INST, 1hey may be none the worse for this
FIRM KATE MEN may do tCeH enough for
the slate Whtg party" as the Forest Citv desiQ.,
ma mates IT. thai the WHIG NOMINEES ARB:
,:I UNMl lIuAIED HUNKERS, zoe may icel be-,
taeue a0he1 zoe look at the resolutions passed bv TIE
Conuention .ohich put them in nominatiOn. :,
The Soul of Freedom has not onlv dennrt.S
from the Wing party, but even the pretence. the
semblance of liberality has gone also. Read the
resolutions. They claim to "represent the state
ments of the National Conservative partv.p
THEY, in effect, then, ENDORSE the infamous
Baltimore Platform, put forth last June by the
N ational Conservative party. They pledge them
selves to no principle of progress, freedom or hu-
manity--but THEY do PLEDGE THEM.
SELVES to OVERTHROW the LOCO FO-
60" party and take possession of the State, ~
they can! Patriotic, very. THEIR PATRIOT.
ISM IS GAUGED BY THE "LOAVEs AND
FISHES" while inhumanity, oppression, piracy
go unheeded, uncared for And this ia the great
WHIG party once boastiag to be more anti-sfaya-s
ry than the anti-slavere party itself! @'f'
How are the mighty fallen, and how utterly un
worthy OF further public respect and conidenes
will those gentlemen be, who left the Freedom
party to vote for Gen. Scott as the best means
to adUance the ARti-Slauery cause and now ad.
here to the WHIG PARTY IN iTS UNMITI-
GATED PRO-SLAVERY POSITION. I'M
MENSELY BELOW THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY, is THE WHIG PARTY, for the for.
mer refuse to endorse its National platform. but
when invited to do so, promptly laid it upon the
table by a decisive vote. No man therefore CAN
VOTE the WHIG ticket with any view of ad-
vancing anti-slavery interests, but the highest
most patriotic motive is to "WHIP THE Loco
FOCO." |
In the face of all this, the Editor Of the Nser
with unblushing, g,unparalleled,ef d,efrontery swsllows
at gulph the entire article-takes Il all back
indirectly says to his readers, "my article on the
I'd of March last, in relation to Dr.. ALLEN and
other Wing nominees, and the Whig party Sener-:'
ally, isan entire willfal corrupt aud malicious
falsehood, and call upon all "good citizens To
believe that when peDned that article, know.
ingly, and unhesitatingly lied, and now protes.,
that had known that any inducement was to BE-
rendered me to support any of those "UNMfTI-
been guilty of penn ing the article.
First-I lied when asserted that D1 ALLEN
was BAR-ROOM ORACLE. -
Second-I lied when asserted that On. Az
LEN was an UNMITIGATED RUNKER. asr
| Third lied when charged that DE- ALLxs
and the other nominees endorsed the Baltimore
platform. 7ata
| FOURTH lied when asserted that tbe whie
party was only pledged to overthrow the "Loeo
Focos."
Fifth lied when I said that DA. ALLEs aHd
the other nominees patriotism was guaged By tkN
'tloaves an fishes"
SIXTH liedwhsn asserted that the sHRIs
partyis immeasely 6elos0 the Democratic psrsy.''
Seventh lied when / charged that "NO
MAN CAN VOTE the WHIG TICKET with
any view of advancing anti-slavery iDterests.t' =
for DIR. ALLEN is one of the Whig nominnee1,
and have recently urged you to support him %
Free Sellers. -a.r.r
In proof of what I now state, see my artieles
since the first of July last such the entitli
ed " WHO Amtecedents." In which directly as
sert that that the WHIGS HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN RIGHT ON THE SLAVERY CUES
TION UP TO l84s. Also nay Editorial notice Of
ALLEN s letter, my articles in favor of the Whig
doctrine of Banks, in opposition to my psrtys
platform-for be it known, believe our Free
Soil platform is wrong in its position on bank tax
ation-I am led to these confessions from trne.
christian spirit, which my church professions and
religious proclivities prompt me to mako. =