Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-04-19
For the PSs..es Sentinel.

ss For the Forage Sentinel.
In my last spoke Of J.. Dewey's sdninistra-
ton Of the editorial department OF the Ohio Star.
Bot must make one admission at the editor Dew
ey was guilty of less bitter personalities than is
its late editor-was more courteous to opponents;
but some of his correspondents showed much Of
the gall of bitterness; one especially, who signed
GGllOlcrake, boiled over abundance ofgall Dew
ey was however shrewd political manager, and
managed,-while opposing the main measures
and men of Jackson's and Van Buren's administra.
tons, measures that have since succeeded admira-
bly,, have been adopted, and became popular-tO
ingratiate himself into the good grsces of the
wings that he deceived, into the support of the
great measures advocated then by wings but now
mostly become obsolete,a and managed to get eect'
ed Sheriff twice, and once or twice to the Legis-
ture by those that he and his assistants had made
to believe that those democratic measures of with
holding the keys of the national Golfers from the
great Biddle Bank and the many little banks,
would win the country. And many of them to
this day, do not recognize the cheat-do not know
that the establishment of United States Treas
ury, independen of banks, has not as the whig
editors predicted, ruined, or nearly ruined the
country. They know that the Treasury is now
rich and prosperous, independent of all bank him
derance, aid or control
After Dewey, came Wudsworth, Lewis and
Hail. scarce can give the exact relation; but
the paper was still the Ohio Star, predicated On
mere opposition to democracy and democratic
measures. In 1910 Van Buren, was opposed on
the ground that he was about to raise standing
army Of $50 thousandand Harrison was supported
that he kept the latch string out, and guzzled
hard cider, was clever social fellow, all without
much regard to the measures he would advance;
though in this region, United States Bank was
advocated some, while they supported Tyler, for
Vice President, who had always been known
and open opponent Of that U. s. Bank. "Oh con-
sistency!' And the first business of Harrison's
administration was to summon Congress togeth-
er to pass q new bank bil-pas'ed by Congress,
but bravely vetoed by Tyler-and the people
said amen, while the Wing politicians exclaimed
"Traitor Tyler"
And it is found that the government succeeds
as we'll, and better, with United States Treasu-
ry in fact, and no u s. Bank, than formerly it did
q United States Bank and no United States with
Treasury. And there are now abundance of
wings, or late wings, (for the party is now no
more) who admit that fact, all which shows the
folly ofyears Of bitter opposition OF the Ohio Star,
and all it's editors, to the measures Of the demo-
cratic administrations.
But more recently the Star under editor Hall,
mounted the hobby Of abolition, which Carpenter,
Wadsworth and Lewis, had prepared the way for,
and adopted some democratic views. on bank and
tariff questions, some OF its supporters even ntw
advocating entire free trade, and showing up the
follies Of old whiggcry, freely as democrats do.--
Thus proceeded editor Hall for years, hand and
hand with the democrats, conditioned that we
would permit him to bestow all the harmless abuse
he chose, the peculiar institution Of slavery,
and further that our Auditor would patronize the
Ohio Star, with the printing Of the Laws
When, in an evil hour, the printing of the Laws
was taken from the Star, and bestowed on the
Portage County Wing, his dish was upset The
democratic officers, who did the deed, were Sc
verely illuminated, the party denounced, vilified
and abused, until the crisis came, and the Ohio
Star, and the Portage County Wig, have merg-
ed in one, and that has assumed the name that
does not belong to it. The Portage County Dem
ocrat, thus endeavorins to rob the Democrats Of
their name, after, for many years imposing on us
the name of Loco Foco, without prejudcing our
cause. now move that the word Anti, be insert
ed before Democrat, in the head or title of their
paper, as one truth on their front.
MORE ANON.