The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-08-21
RAVENNA, THURSDAY, AUG. 21, 1856.

hho1 ~ tuis sCChOhoi Poit SeSSSSuSS II iSuuS
inevitably to the destruction of this beautiful
fabric reared by our forefathers, cemented
by their blood, and bequeated to US as price,
less inheritance.
al tell you, my friends, that Ispeak warm.
ly on this subject, for feel that we are in
danger. am determined to make clean
breast Of it, 1t will wash my hands Of the
consequences, whatever they may be; and
tell you that we are treading upon the brink
of volcano that is liable at any moment to
burst forth and oVerwhelm the natien.
might by soft words hold out delusive hopes,
and thereby win votes, but never can con-
sent to be one thing to the North and another
to the South. / should despise myself if |
could be guilty OF such invasion.
believe every word that Mr.. Fillmore
says. As surely as The sun shines The cOun-
try is in danger. have high respect for
Mr.. FIJI more, and il he stood precisely
where he stood in 1850 should prefer him
to any man for the Presidency. Even as it
is, personally prefer him to either of the
other candidates. But, fellow citizens, there
is no man living whom love SO we'll as
| do that great union of States-my country
for which my father gave his life Mr..
Fillmore has gwen us good advice advice
which accords with my judgement; he
tells us that the Union is in imminent dam
ger he leads us to believe that the proba-
bilities are that if Mr.. Fremont is elected
the Union will be diSolved; and not into
two parts, but shvered into Fragments! Old.
line Wings, what is our duty! 1t lies with
US to save the Union. The candidates OF
the Black Republican party must be defeat
ed, else, as Mr. Fillmore tells us-as we
have been told by the greatest statesmen
since 1920-the Union is in dire and mmi.
nent peril. For me, am for the preserva.
ton Of the Union. Destroy nil parties now
in existence, but for Gods sake-ior the
sake ofhuman liberty-savc the Union.
have no faith in the sincerity of that man
who, with his mouth full of prostestations Of
love for his country. and for the memory of
my dead father, cannot lay his personal
prejudices and predictions upon the altar u
willing sacrifice for the salvation of his
country.
How are we to defeat fremont! We can
not elect both his opponents. Neither Of
them--neilher Mr.. Fillmore nor Mr.. Bu-
chanan-is presented for the suffrage OF old
line Wings upon q pure Whig platform -
by both the parties of which they are repre-
sentatives, which we do not approve. 1t is
necessary for Us to choose between them,
which ever is mos, likely to defeat the Black
Republican candidate; and in making the
choice it is not necessary for US to endorse or
give in our adhesion to the principles which
either represent believe the Union would
be safe with either. and it is our duty to
save the Union il we can. The question for
us is resolved into a mere question of chances,
which is most likely to succeed according to
our best light, Mr.. Fillmore or Mr.. Bu-
chapan.
Fellow citizens, have made my choice.
Looking over the whole country not confn-
ing my view to my own State, or to my own
ocality-not suffering myself to be infu,
enced by partisan journals or partisan ora
rors-I am deliberately convinced that Mr..
Fillmore has not the least chance of success
and lift be at all possible to defeat Fremont,
the Democratic party, with their candidates,
Buchanan and Breckenridge, with the aid
of the Union loving old-ine Wings, is the
only party which has the least chance to do
so. Show me State certain or nearly Ger.
tain for Fillmore, and will show you two
for Buchanan hold in my hand authentic
results of the last elections, from which
alone we can form reliable conclusinns.-
From these it appears that, while twelve of
the Southern States are almost certain for
Buchanan, Mr. Fillmore has, at the best,
bat doubtful chances for the remaining three.
Thus Mr.. Buchanan presents himself with
almost the whole South in solid pbalanx.
At the North, his count OF States is fully as
good, and, in my opinion, much better than
Mr.. Filmure's; besides, we Wings know
we'll, and to our cost, the wonderful tenacity
of the Democratic party-how it has held
together and had success when we most con-
fdenty expected its defeat.
know, fellow Wings, how difficult it is
to get rid of old prejudices, either Of attrac-
tion or repulsion. have not forgotten,
however, that upon question Of mere avai
ability, the Wings of Kentucky were able,
through their delegates at Philadelphia in
lS4s, to give up their idol, the man whom
they loved, and who loved them, and who
had done so much for the honor Of Kentucky,
that whenever Kentucky's name was men
toned, at home or abroad, his name at once
arose before the minds eye, and. whenever
his name was mentioned Kentucky appear
ed. Fellow-whigs, do you love Mr.. Fillmore
se'muoh better than you did Henry Clay
that you cannot make the same sacrifice of
your predictions for the one that you did
ior the other upon much less occasions!
But, fellow. citizens, am often nsked
how it is possible that |. my fathers son,
can reconcile it to myself to vote for Mr.,
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