Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-02

PIrcHIse fs.-1'he New Lisbon ASrOra, the
oldest Free Soil paper in columbinns county, l.
opposed to the fusion movement Thinks the
Platform adopted at the Columbus Convention
an exceedingly small affair. 1t says:
"lf the cropd is coming up to us on the righ
track see no use in running baek TO get with
them: ler them come ahead-they can overtakt
us.
It may be that this position, will put me ain
gang BY myself;" II so, so be Il. The least anti
slavery thing about the whole concern is th'
platform"
ThesLogan County Garetts, the old Wing or
gan ofsLogan County, don't seem to like th'
dose prepared for it. 1t thus refers to the plat
form udoPted at Columbus on the 18th: 80
HAs to the resolutions. They don't amount
to much. Whig and Democratic Conventions
have heretofore, in various places, adopted Feso'
lutions quite as strong. The less said the better
and in this respect we approve these resolutions
We don't 80 very well how less could have been
said One resolution. however, pledges the
Convention by ipdirec,ion against the acquisition
Of Cuba. This is folly, to say the least. Cuba
mast come, slavery or no slavery. 1t must new
er p,ss from the hands oi Spain to any power but
the United States. This is manifest destiny
But it is also manifest policy. .Weeommend the
prudence Of the gentlemen vhoAeft off the record
on this question. - .sr.
The telegraphc correspondent of the Gazette,
supposed to be Senator LAWRENCE, thus notices
the damaged condition uf the Wing party on the
18th: ,tr. s.-. .sts. i.i.fea..t--
"CoLvMBrs, July ls-P. M.--The Wing par.
iy is not tied up in any thing. 1t is suppose to
be hino about loose." 3' ell -N' -''
Here is what the Herald of Freedom, s,nunch
and ably conducted Free Soil paper published in
Wilmington, says of the resolutions: p o. 'y
They bear evident marks ST II desire to please,
and that ut the expense of genuine snti.slavery
men. An officer elected on that platform might
say, as Pierce and Fillmore said "the fugitive
slave law shall be exec uted to the letter. He
might be az very supporter OF slavery in the
District OF Columbia and of the inter- State slave
trade US any "souEdriver" in the South.
In our opinion the Convention should have Ia
ken as high grourd as that of Michigan; should
have demanded that slavery be entirely deDatiun.
allied. We believe that any one who will vote
in good faith against slavery, would vote against
the fugitive slave law and against the degradat top
of our National Capital by continuing slavery
therein. And if not, it such resolutions would
have insured defeat, still the Convention should
have passed them, for every man there knew that
right demanded their passage: their neglect to DO
their duty, proves them to be cowardly, aud I'M
dc these circumstances, il they obtain vittory.
they will fare better than they deserve. 'san
A consistent Wing" of Muskingum writes
as follows: -a s#H"
81 can speak for myself / have resided in
Muskingum county for more than 25 years, and
before and since became voter, | always
worked for the success Of the Whig party. But,
gentleman, can do so no longer, at least SO
long as my old party leaders desert their princi-
pies and professions 10 amalgamate with the Alb
olitionists. This they have done. They have
sold themselves to the Abolitionists; bat can
not 60 with them. was honest in my profes-
81 and therefore. if consistent, cannot 90
with them, will not do SO, and know OF many
more good Wings who will not. /; the Courier
expects honest Wings to fuse with Free Soiiers
and Aboltionists, it will find out it's mistake in
October next ."#s'a -.". -