The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-04
auosher E-dene ndemt Journal.

The - Medina Whig" has changed its name to
Medina Gazeifs, and on the occasion makes the
liberal and sensible remarks. This spir-
it should be cordi lily reciprocateL:
Our Paper and Position.
After the suspension of our paper Che Demo-
cratic Whig) for several weeks, we again resume
our position under a new title which we hope will
be as satisfactory to our readers as the former
one.
The paper as heretofore, will advocate Anti sla-
very principles. The 6 Whig." through the ten
wears which we have conducted it, has been ad-
vocate of every measure which the Free Soil par
ty has urged. Upon consistency in sustain
ing the Whig organization it is not necessary to
enlarge. The professions which the Whig party
of Ohio and Medina county made of opposition to
slavery extension, propagandism and perpetuation,
in 1647, were acknowledged to be correct even by
the most ardent men of the Free Soil party. The
main difference was in the mode of carrying out
these princpes-we and Our fellow Wings con.
tending that the Wing party was the most efficient
instrument for that purpose, and the Free Soilers
laboring to convince that separate organiza-
ton was the only available weapon of warefare
against slavery. Whether the latter was true then
Or not zee believe 1t is true NOW, and in sentiment
and action, WE. ARE WITH THEM. What
ever effect it may have upon cur business orsoth-
erwise, we have hesitation in declaring our hon.
est impression that the Whig party, a National
organization is pledged to the sustenance of the
Fugitive Law, and impotent for good in any Anti
Slavery sense; and that many of the leading Wings
of even our own State are bound up in cold con
/
the honest impulses Of the mass of Ohio Wings.
rendering The party organ cation. inefficient
for the accomplishment of that slavery inf1u
once which it might and ought to exert ut home
and abroad. Hence our efforts. however humble,
| shall hereafter be exerted TO UNITE AND COMBINE
THE ENTIRE ANTI-SLAVERY ELEMENTS OF
MEDINA COUNTY, whether its component parts
may have heretofore been known as Wings,
Democrats, or Fee Soilers under whatever par
~ name they may assume. We believe that a
large portion of the Democrats are with in SEN
timent and will soon be with US IN action; and we
have vainly studied the character of our Wing
friends of Medina county for the last ten years if
| nineteen tyyenieths of them not ready TO ra-
ly to the standard OF a truly Ant-Slareiy party.
organzed upon fair and honorable principles-pro-
scrbing no man for his furmer position, and asking
only his pledge for the future.
| Such are our views. Ifth-y meet the approba-
ton of the People, shall be grated; if they do
NOT, we shall have the conscious satisfaction that
they meetihe appreciation of our own judgemen.
HARD TIMEs-THE CAUsE.-A letter from
New 4o k. oludlng to The class Of persons
| most severely affected blythe money pressure.
9 Us:
'sOhe OF the most distinguished person whose
paper went to protest, presented TO hfs, wife.
last winter. mantle costing three thousand dol
lars. Another gave his better half lace dress
costing twice that amoun', whilst another gave
q church the enormous sum Of seventy thousand
dollars. Now the tables turned, and the fail
ure Of these five or six moy cause the ruin ol
unjreds OF oihers.'