The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-04-18
False Statements of the RcPuDii-
can Press and Politicians


To The Editor Of The Portage Ssntinel /:
What Democrat or other honest person is
there, but must feel justly indignant when
they notice the fslsehoods and misrepresen.
tations of the Republican press and Polili.
clans, by which they have deceived many
honest people, and thus by deception, gain.
ed q political ascendency in most of the
Northern States of this great Republic!
1t is only by such means that that party
has gained that ascendency, and we trust it
will be but temporary one. To keep up
their present majorties in these States, they
find It necessary to continue their deceptions
by adding lie to lie, and continuing agitation
continually, for past experience has con-
vinced them that when that game is but for
a short time discontinued, their cause flags
and the people very naturally, and without
extra exertion on our part, fall into the De-
mocratic ranks at least enough OF them do
to turn the political scales, leaving the Of
fee e-seekers again in the minority until they
shall invent new humbug hobby on which
to again ride into power. Their falsehoods
should be promptly met and exposed as they
are put forth by their papers and politicians.
propose to notice some Of those false
hoods as they occur. The bogus Democrat
OF your town has become bold, and reckless
of truth and right, as It appears to fear no
detection in its attempts to deceive it's read.
ers.
1t is known to your readers that the Presi.
dent of the United States, on the 29th of
March, saw fit to communicate to the House
Of Representatives a message in which he
| protests against two short clauses OF reso.
luton adopted by that body on the 9th of
March. I hat protest you published on the
4th instant, and we moy we'll say it speaks
for itself, to those who rend it, but the edi-
tors of the bogus Democrat suppress it and
misrepresent it. In their paper Of April 4th
under the head of "The Presidents Contu.
macious Message" they falsely charge him
with "re'using an investigation" On thu
contrary, in his message he says ~ defy al
investigation" He only objects to the man
ner of the er parte investigation, and refers
the House TO the clause Of the Constitution
providing that the House has the power t
impeach the President for what it may deem
good cause. This, in our account, we viii
call Bogus lie No. l, though it may in fac
be the one hundred thousandth
The then copy from the Clevela paper
two Republican, and an ally of theirs call
ed the Plaindsaler. The Cleveland Heralt
is quoted as saying Of Mr.. Buchanan and hi
protest, that che had the assurance to assert
that the Executive is not to be inquired o
by the House as to his acts," which, as tht
Democrat adopts it, We will call No. 2.
What they copy from the Cleveland Lead
er, relates principally to the testimony ad
duced before the "Covode Committee,
which is gross Misrepresentation 10 So,
the least, and what is copied from the Plain
dealer is certainly a portion of it false. Tht
Plaindealer says, ga presidential protest is
new thing in the history of this Govern
ment," also, "Mr Buchanan has been driver
to the wall by resolution Of inquiry passet
by Black Republican House of Represen
tatives." Neither statement of the Plain
dealer is true. A long time ago Genera
Jackson protested against certain action o
the U. S. Senate but probably Gray of tn,
Plaindealer does not remember that, or, il
his enmity to the P1esident,-who wouI,
not continue him in Office after it was prover
: that he had abused that office,-is wilIino Il
this msrepresent the action of the Presi
dent.
But it is OF no use to try to number tht
fa'sehoods originated in the bogus Democrat
or copied into it with the editors approba
ton. They are legion. In its last issue
one editorial article is headed in bold fac,
letter, "President Bucha0an refuses to b.
examined" which is again another false
hood And in that article, giving perhaps
the Tribune as authority, it is stated or in
, sinuated, that President Buchanan has beer
guilty of completely in taking money oppro-
priated for post-office and printing to supper
what they call "pauper Democratic news
papers," and the same bogus sheet OF Apri
? 4th copies from the Cleveland Leader thu
. same charge in n more aggravated form, aBt
declares it proven that vast amount o
money "has been by Executive direction. il
uphoIding Democratic pro.slavery organs
> and 10 perpetrating frauds upon the brllo
box for the benefit o the Democratic party )
, all which is false.
=, have only mentioned few of the many
faisehood' OF that corrupt party press. Tha
3 party is built on falsehood, for it is bull
r on the charge that the Democratic party o
tn couatry is pro-s!avery party, when it il
know that we are neither pro slavery no.
anti slavery, but a party to let alone tht
business o. Others, in which our interference
is not asked nor wanted.
| forgot to mention in it's place another
falsehood conspicuous among others in the
Bogus of April 1lth. The article is headed
"Corruption at WashiDgton-the Presden
q implicated" In that article it is stated tina
s "immediately after the appointment of tn,
Committee, the President seut message t,
the House." sc. That resolution was pass
ed March 9th, and the message was sent il
March 29th, in which the President bepinl
by stating, "After delay which has afforee.
me ample time for reflection, and much anc
; careful deiberation," &c, and yet that bo-