The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-10
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the abolition of slavery. Ii the Wings were in
favor Of If, why a third pHry organized!
And yet The Star woaIG have you believe that the
Wings lnve- oltrGys been consistent anti stavery
pGyfgt-P5rfage Seatinet.
The Star has never said any such thing. 1t did
say, that prior TO The nomination of Gen. Taylor.
the antecedents of the Wings Of Portage County,
on the anti-slarery question, were right; and we
quoted numerous resolutions to prove It, We
said they have repudated those resolutions.
They have not. They have always chained an
adherence TO the sentiments expressed. We said
they were sincere 10 passing thase resolutions
We believe it. We believe the masses are houest,
that they desire that which shall best promote the
good ofal for they are all interested in the public
veal. Had we not confidence III the general sim
cerity and ultimate hones,y of the people of all par
ties we would at once cease all reformatory efforts
True, men are too much under the influence of
party feeling, are too much swayed and led By
selfish partisans AMI demagogues, upon whose sin
cery, integrity of purpose, or ultimate honesty
we pronounce eulcgy.
We said that the resolutions which we quoted
Of f1S44-5-6-7-were NOZZLE in sentiment, and
in the expression of anti-slavery feeling as
any resolutions passed by Tree soilefs. But we
did not say as the Sentinel asserts that the Wig
have always been a consistent ant-slayery party"
This is deliberate mstatement.
The nomination of Gen. Taylor, stakeholder,
without platform, was Inconsistent with the po-
siton of anti-slavery Wings. 1t was that which
produced the rupture of '48 and the formation of
the free soil party. The anti-slavery Wings who
supported Gen. Taylor lid it under protest to
his slavehoding, aud pro slavery proclivities-Ihey
supported Fillmore's administration under prot est
to his pro slavery acts, and supported Gen. Scott
protesting against, and repudiatiHg the Baltimore
platform. Thus were they placed in false posi-
tion-a position, always, of weakness and of loss.
We have said on former occasion, that slavery
has wrought out the ruin of the Wing party. We
believe it.
We have asserted the opinion that we were up
on the eve of new party ycombinations-that the old
issues being obsolete, the new and living issues
would bring men of like sympathies together We
believe this to be inevitable.
Now what shall we do? Pepefuate useless
tends for the BENEFIT Of corrupt lOcofocoiSm ? We
say not. We have said, the causes which produc
ed the separation of anti slavery men have passed
away. What were those causes? The nomina-
tion and support of Gen. Taylor. But General
Taylor is gone. Flnore's administration has
ceased, the Wings have been Overwhelmingly de-
feated on the UNANIMOUSLY pro-slavery Baltimore
platform. The tendency now is to a--fiasiss-o of
progressive elements into some system of united
action. Shall we insanely resist that tendency,
or wisely endeavor 10 guide and direct it! direct
it to the advancement of oil thevta essential ina
Ienable rights of MN? t1
No candid man who has watched our course,
can fairly accuse US of inconsistency, of disposi
ton to disband the free soil party and merge into
the Wing PARTY. Nor almingat the absurd
impossibility of merging the Wing party into the
free su party. We have said and still say, we
believe the mission of tho Wing party is substantl-
ally ended, its days numbered-that we beileVe
progressive will go TO progressive, and bunker 10
hunker-that out of the liberal elements Of all par
ties new, powerful. and ultimately triumphant
movement will be evolved. To this fusion of, lib
eral elements we will contribute what influence we
can. But we will not merge into locnlocosm. or
Whggery, nor will we stand as blind. impractical
BILE. partisan free soiler. We invite the co-opera-
ton of liberal men of all parties. We have had
sharp contests, but the causes that produced them
having pa ssed, let contention cease. Here is the
Olive Branch-let there be peace between us.
These are our views, sentiments, inteDis. Let
the Sentinel make the most of them. No man
can hereafter honestly accuse Of the corrupt de-
signs to disband the free soil party, and merge into
the old Wing party. Our views have been too
fully, too often expressed and reiterated for any
one who reals us, to misunderstood, or misrepre-
sent US, unless he does it wilfulIy.
The union movement in Portage County, based
upon Temperance and humanity, we hail with sat
isaction as the harbnger of brighter better day.
He who opposes this union movoment plays d.
reclly, whether Willingly or unwittingly, into the
hands of ocofocosm locofocosm which oppo-
ses temperance and tho colored democracy "
The liberal democrat who opposes the union move
ment, opposes his own liberal views
There are our views, purposes, and intentions
We shall labor in accordance with them, who
ever may resist. oppose, gaiHsay or VituPerate. If
we fall, we shall fall with the conviction, sincerely
entertained, of having honestly, faithfully, fearless
iy, without regard to personal consequences, en-
deavored to discharge our duty to our common hu-
manity.
But We ghalln fall The reAuentwave ofa cor
fecle0 pubic sentiment Will pear US all on
ward to triumphant resul,s.
We here kindly extend the hand of welcome,
of peace, of cooperation to Whg and Democrat,
who will together strike a blow for Temperane ee
and humanity. Let bygones be bygones. Let
slumbering jeaousies sumber on, let past animos-
fies be forgotten. Let US work Ike true men,
Let US not fear and distrust each other. Let us
grant to others, as We know we ourselves desrve,
entire confidence
With regard to the Sentinel we have only this
to say. For the five years during which we have
been connected with the Star. we have borne our
self in wordand deed with uniform, unvarying cur
tesy and kindness towards that paper. In return
for this, the Sentinel has for some months past
opened the sluices of vulgar personalities upon the
editor OF the Star; its columns teeming week after
week with vitaperative and abusive language We
have no coin drawn from ike exchequer to pay
back. If Ills indulgence of conrse personalities,
affords the editor of the Sentinel pleasant past-
fine we hone he will not fail to continua the or,