The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-27

your columns for my impressions, as spec |
taior relative to the conplexiOn Of political
affairs at this juncturei ! say, as spectator,
the ranks m which 4 was once proud to
stand, are broken and the principles of the
party deserted. always have been whig;
and wblg principles as avOwed by former
champions of the party, are still dear TO me
as ever; but the whig party aoV; achers Is isi
sold for mess Of pottage; mortgaged to
help fight for visionary objects, with the pre-
carious prospect Of a share Of the sPoils.
Wings who once stood by the side Of
Webster and Clay, why do you abandon your
principlesl for abandon them you must, il
you join this miserable fusion movement!
This "hsion" is a mixing Of men of all
shades Of political opinion with company Of
fanatics, for vanguard without any political
opinions at all; they are agreed on no ques-
ton save that Of slavery. Now as wings,
do you not believe that there are other ques-
tions besides that of slavery, for which you
should have some regard when you give your
suffrages as free men Of a great Republici
Look at the resolutions, Of all the Conven-
tions gotten up by the fusioAsts; where,
among them all yon find single expression
of opinion relative to the principles on
which they would have the general govern
ment administered, or what policy they
would have carried out in state and local
matters! Nebraska begins the list, and
Kansas ends it, with the fugitive slave law
between, while resolves concerning what in
timately affects the immediate interests of
the people are nowhere.
The fact is, the managefs of these Con-
ventions dare not discuss any matter except
slavery; for they will know that the antag-
onistic views that could not fail to be elicit
ed by such discussion, would cause an ex-
plosion, Now, in supporting the nomina-
tions Of the Fusion conventions, YOU must
vote for men, who, when in office do not carry
out single article ofyoar political faith,
save one--that of opposition to the extern
5siun of slavery. A sacrifice must be made
of your whole creed, except one article; and
pray, what are You to gain by the sacrifice!
nothing, absolutely nothing:
But there are one or two issues made by
the coalition, which no whig convention
could possibiy,be fool-hardy enough to make;
perhaps it is for the sake of these issues,
that you SO shamefully desert the standard
under which you battled in the glorious days
of Clay and Webster. Let us examine all
them; all the coalition conventions OF which
l have read, make the restoration Of the
compromise line,the plank of their platforms.
I suppose it is fact, that thousands have
left their former party connections and 60 it
blind, for the fusion nominations, mainly
and solely for the sake of the restoration oi
the compromise. However wrong the abro'
cation Of that compromise was, and how.
ever desirable its restoration muy be, who
that soberly and candidly considers the
question in a practical point of view; be-
lieves for a moment, that it can BE- resturedi
The ma jority in favor of the Nebraska bill
was large one. Suppose the fusion tc
succeed in every district in the north, it will
even then take two years to get a doubtful
majority for the repeal, in the House Of Rep.
resentatives, while it will require six years
before Senators from the free States, car
be made unanimous for the restoration, ant
. should the north and south stand arrayet
with it's full force in the Senate; the moe
advantage the north could possibly have
would be,two votes-a slender prospect, in
, deed! But the bill for REPEAL even should i
pass, six years hence, with all these chances
against it,must 60 to the President for his sig
; natureI and who supposes it possible that
President could be elected and pledged tt
any such issue! And, then add to those chan
ces against success, the probability, nay
certainty Of veto, and how OF when ask
is the Nebraska bill to be repealed!
, Those who are making this issue are la
boring without shadow of hope for success
The Nebraska bill will never be repealed
, its repeal Is impossible! The leaders Of til
"fusioh party know 1t canhot be repealed
BY much ranting against wrong commit
ted by Congress contrary to the wishes of tn
people, they may induce many to leave tn
whig party, and some the democratic party
to come and place their opposing creeds il
: the crucible heated by fanaticism, where
heterogeneous mass of incompatibles, is t
be "fused" and moulded into hobby, o.
which, they, the leaders may ride into Office
and soon as they find themselves safely at tn
public crib, their hobby will be turned ou
to grass.
i The present indications are, that Nebras
: ka and Kansas will soon be settled by free
men, and in all probability will ask for al
Z mittance into the Union with constitution
y long before the course of events could rem
! der repeal, at all possible. ! do not hon
estly believe that single stump orator VIII
: vociferates with stentorian lungs for repea
g or single Editor of the Fusion press, VIII,
r would annihilate the whole south with
drive of his quill, nor one of the nominee
y of the Fusion party for Office this fall, SUI
= poses that the issue that he processes I
i make, is at all practicable. All is done fe
a the sake of a share Of the spoils of offic,
For nv part vote for no man who pandej