The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-07-25

no idCt lsB tDe OOuStaS IebueTo 10 OUT
county are men who have been either Office
holders or Office seekers for the lsst ten OF
twenty years, and who owe what little they
are TO the Democracy, and now otter having
squeezed the party dry, so there is no more
chance Of their getting an Office, they are
ready 10 sell it to the Blsck Republicans
for twenty-five cents il they can't get any
more."'
II we could print the above sentence in
letters of gold, we should cheerfully do it
It is so beautiful, so truthful, and co worthy
Of preservation !
"The fact is," the writer has been an Office
holder and an office seeker for the last ten
or twenty years, and has actually "squc0Eed
the party dry" From the lies in our office
extending from 1850 to 1860, We find that
the writer was candidate for Probate Judge
of Portage county in 1851, ia 1854 and 10
1857. He was elected in 1851; the party
was unable to give him the position Ogain-
for ii las dry! He was candidate for Reel
Estate Appraiser Of Chtrlestown in 1858.
Whether he has been Deputy U. s. Marshal
more than once in the last twenty years,
whether he hos been Postmaster more than
twice, and whether he has been candidate
for Justice OF the Pence, end other township
offices, more than six times, the people Of
CharIestown are better prepared TO say than
we are.
81 en- no prophet, or the son OF o prophet,
but predict that the Douglas leaders will
be in the arms of the Republicans at the
earliest paying moment; but we plain Dem
ocrsts who follow principle and not office
don't intend 10 see those good old principles
crucified and buried iD order that NJ en- who
all their lives have lived on the Democratic
party may still suck at the flesh pots Of our
enemy"
A very amiable gentleman who claimed
to be "neither a prophet, nor the son Of O
prophet" unfortunately for himself, made
the same prediction quite number of time:
in the last two years. Where is he to day
"Unfor,unately our county paper has led
away good many here, und suppose in
other towns, but we are in hopes they will
see the error of their ways and return to the
true fold before election.
The Breckenridge party, so far as am
acquainted, is composed Of tried and strunct
Democrats, who are actuated by principle
and not office and with such Democrats us
Stuart, Richardson, Baldwin, Brown, Avery
and scores of others, to carry on the goot
cause we shall roll up such o vote in thi
town and county as will astonish not only
the Black Republicane, but their faithful
allies and associates, the Douglssites.
was told the other day, in Ravenno, tha
there would be several hundred Breckinridgt
, votes in this county, and my informant, who
is first rate stumper, said he was going tc
visit every school district in the copnty; &C
you see matters will not 60 by default ii we
are in minority.
1be gentleman who is first.rote stumper
Ga little out of practice, hoWever,) has de
ceived the Democrats pondent, in pla
cling the number of Boilers at several hun.
dred. He informes US that "Ue would poll
about four hundred votes in the county,
1t is not good policy to say in the same
breath that "we will poll about as many
votes as the Douglnsites," and $50 you see
matters will not 60 by default if we are in
minority." A good memory and a strict
regard for truth, are fine things to have in q
family.
II shall try TO send you club Of subscri
bers, for think every copy OF your paper,
if canddly rend, will be sure to make US q
vote. The Black Republicans here were
very greet chsgrined at the defeat of Chase,
but Mr.. Blow of Ravenna, was over and
talked them to sleep awhile ago and promis-
ed the Post Office to several of the longest
hceled ones, 50 suppose they will all play
second fiddle, as usual, to Blow and CON pa
ny. You can rest assured that the Breckin
ridge men of this town intend to fight every
inch Of ground with both wings of Black
Repubi bicunism.
Yours for the right, ~"