The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-05-15
RAVENNA. THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1856.

TlSnt, Dut OeCuute you ChuHOt succeed IN tn0
right; that you propose to throw overheard
all the bold msn who distinguished them.
selves in your service in fighting the anti.
Nebraska fight, and to take new man who,
In consequence Of not being committed to
either side, will be enabled to cheat some.
body by getting votes from both sides =
Rumor says that all your veteran generals Is
who have received scars and wounds in the
anti-Nebraska campaign are now considered
unfit to command, and are to be laid aside in
order to take up some new man who has not
sntagonized with the great principles of self
government and State equality.
Rumor suys that 10 pursuance Of this line
of policy, you -darf not How your commit.
tees in the House of Representatives to
bring in bills to redeem your pledges and
carry out your principles; that there is to be
no bill passed in your fusion House to repeal
the Kansas Nebraska act-none to repeal
the fugitive slave law-none to abolish the
slave trade between the States-none to
abolish slavery in the District of Columba
none to redeem any one of your pledges
or carry out any one your principles, upon
which you secured majority in the House
BY a fusion with northern know. noihngism
Rumor says that your committees were ar.
ranged with the view Of keeping all these
questions in the back ground until after the
presidential election, in order that the agita
ton may be re.opened with better prospects
of success when power shall have been OBJ
tanned under the auspices Of new man who
has not been crippled in the great battle.
Would it not be curious spectacle to
see this great anti N ebruska or black repub.
lican party which, less than eighteen
months ago, proclaimed a war of extermina.
tion, in which no quarter was to be granted
or received, and no prisoners to be taken
skirmishing to avoid pitched battle, ant
get an opportunity TO retreat from the face
Of those whom they determinedsto hang ant
burn and torture with all the refnements oi
cruelty which their vengeance could devise
Are the Offices and patronage Of govern
ment so much more important to you thar
your principles, that you feel it your duty to
sacrifice your creed, and the men identified
with it, in order to get power! Are yot
prepared to ignore the material points in is
sue, for fear that they will compromise you
in the Presidential election!
Mr.. WADE. We will whip you then.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. That remains to be
seen. We are prepared to give you fui'
fight on the issues you-huve rendered ant
we accept Let the Presidential contest be
one of principle alone; let the principles in.
volved be distinctly stated and boldly met,
without any attempts at concealment OF
equvocation; let the result be verdict OF
approval or disapprovaI SO emphatic that i,
cannot be misunderstood. One year age
you promised u, a fair fight in open field up
on the principles Of the Kansas. N ebraskt
act! You then unfurled your banner unt
bore it aloft in the hands of your own fa
vorite and tried leaders, with your princi
Piles emblazoned upon it! Are you now pre-
pairing to lower your fag-to throw over
board all your tried men who have rendered
service inyour cause-and to issue searcl
warrant in hopes OF finding new man, who
has not antagonized with any body, ant
whose principles are unknown, for the pur
pose of cheating somebody by getting votes
from eli sorts OF men! Let US have an open
and fair fight. [Applause in the galleries ]
The CHAIR. The galleries will be
cleared if these demonstration are renewed
Mr.. DOUGLAS. | will not pursue the
subject further.