Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
The Fusion not SO Perfect, after all

The Fusion not SO Perfect, after all.
Hardly fusion paper is issued in these days,
but contains some labored effort to show that the
union of parties is complete, that the bargain of
the 18th ult, between the wings and abolition
lists is ratified all over the State, that the Wings
have sold themselves out, body and principles,
and have no longer a separate existence. But
facts show them to be slightly in error. The
following from the Somerset Post, one of the
leading Wing papers ofthe State, talks plain Eng
lish upon the subject:
"The masses Of the Wing party stand upon the
Baltimore platform of 1859. We stand upon it
proudly erect" and if the Herad-man would
know our opinions he is referred to it. The great
conservative Wing party is sound to the core, and
fully as Jealous for the constitution and the Union
as their opponents. We fraternIze cordially with
the unfiinching wings Of the south, who, amid as
saults from without and detection within, hold
fast their integrity. And we hail gladly eyery
whig in the North who goes for his country, and
his WHOLE COUNTRY. We read none out of the
party but those who apostatise from us to Free
Democracy, Southern Rights, or some such
spawn of locofocoism. As our creed and our
comrades are wholly NATIONAL all sectonalism is
of course condemned"
The Wings of Franklin county are getting un-
easy. The present State of affairs don't suit them,
as is manifested by the following call for Con.
vention:
"WHIG COUNTY CONVENTION Wings of
Franklin county are requested to assemble at the
usual place of holding elections in their respec-
tive tow nships, on Friday, the lh day of August
1854, at O'Clock, p. M, for the purpose Of ap-
pointing delegates to meet in a Wing County
Convention, &C.,
The Editor of the Stubenville Herald, is also
displeased with the arrangement He is firm
whig and expresses his unwilingnesss to be
bought and sold in strong language:
"The whig party of Jefferson, so far as we are
capable of forming an opinion, are not willing to
haul down their colors, surrender all of the long
tried and cherished principles of the party, and |
adopt those OF any other organization which may
conflict, merely for the sake of preferment, pow
er, or emOlument."
We might make other extracts from leading
Whig journals in the State, but the above are
sufficient for the present. They are unwilling
to sacrifice their long cherished principles for the
sake of spols, and we admire their integrity.
We now give an extract from the Herald of
Freedom, published at Washington, and one of
he ablest Free soil papers in the State Speak
ng Of the Fusion Convention at Columbus, it
ays: ,
"They bear evident marks of desire to please,
nd that at the expense of genuine anti-sIayery {
nen. An officer elected on that platform might
ay, as Pierce and Fillmore said, sthe Fugitive ?
Slave law shall be executed to the letter. He C
night be as very supporter of slavery in the 7
District of Columbia and Of the Interstate slave
rade as any "Soul-drivcr in the South i
q
In our opinion the Convention should have TAX I
n as high ground as that of Michigan; should is
ave demanded that slavery be entirely donation. >,
lized. We believe that any one who will vote
} good faith against slavery extension would Z
ote against the Fugitive Slave Law and against 81
le degradation of our national capital by contin-
ng slavery therein. And if not, if such resolu- rr
ons whould have insured defeat, still the con- >,
.ntion should have passed them, for every man -
ere knew that right demanded their psssuge;
elr neglect to do their duty proves them to be tc
'wardly, and under these circumstances If they
otain victory, they will fare better than they de- te
,rve." d.
A beautiful fusion indeed, when leading whig ~
I'd free soil presses unite in denouncing the m
ovement, and refuse to become parties to cor B
lpt bargain! There are some men belonging to o
ese parties, yet to whom principle is dearer than a
under. This disaffecton in their own ranks, =;
Shiy what was expected, when the convention W
est at>C9lumNs; and we should not be sur c
sed if there syet issued call for whig State CT
onyeRtion in Ohi6s. No perfect union can be 81 81
rsned between men holding contradictory prin- X
pies, Without sacrifice q one side or the 9TH n,
;;,a9d nqgonss man wouI be willing to make q
esasrfsS sSfAsbe sake power or promotion. a. a.
5u1GB GoRWa2 % NoRRs-Judge Norris n,
ing inake midgf thjs summer courts, the at st
rneys of bisssiistrict Ave applied to Gov. Me- A
IL to withhold bis acceptance Of the resigna- oI
IN Of Judge CoRw1N, 50 that Judge NoRRls p
lght continue bis duties as CommonPleas Judge pt
It'll the close of his courts. We understand hs
at Judge CoRwIN, on representation by the &C
overnor, has withdrawn his resignation for the pc
esent, SO that Judge NoRR1s will not be ap- tn
lnted tor the short vacancy occasohed by Judge tn
'RWIEs reslgnation.--Statesman and Dprno. an