The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-10-04
THE BELMONT CHRONICLE.

THE BELMONT CHRONICLE.
That our readers may see the man.
ner in which the federal organ in Bel
mont county, speaks Of the people of
this county and their candidates, we
publish the following from the Belmont
Chronicle Of Sept. 26:
.WM. F. HUNTER OF MONROE Coin the
Woodsfeld paper we find William F. Hunter,
ESQ., announced, in an advertisement, as q candi-
date for Representative to the State Legislature.
The editor must consider Mr.. Hunter a man of
good standing both as to honesty and capability,
for he the reader against voting for him be-
cause he is a " hig! Itmust be an awful crime
with the "Modern Progressives" to be Wing. If
the whole charge amounts to no more. we see
good reason for alarm to the editor. We hope the
Whigs and the friends off good Banks, of stability
in Government, ofjust taxation, ard of economy
in Public Expenditures, will rally to the sup port OF
Mr. Hunter; and if he cannot be elected, he may
get vote that will give an assurance that his Ell
forts have done some good; and that he has not in
vain thrown himself in a. position to disseminate
sound Republican doctrines, in the face OF an over
powering tory faction that continue with high
hand to Gull the people of this country. Let the
friends ofMr Hunter, then, be up and doing for
although Monroe be the banner county of locoto-
coIsm, the day is fast approaching when she will
stand FORTH redeemed and educated. Common
Schools are much wanted, where locofocoism has
spread the black banner of destruction, and where
the Press supports party holding up such men as
McNulty, Yontz, and the Board of Public Works,
late ofthe State of Ohio, deceased
"Rally, then, Wings of Monroe; the battle is
not always to the strong"
1t is true, as the Chronicle alleges,
that we have announced VIM. F. Hun
ter, ESQ.,, Sin an advertisement, as can
didate for Representative to the State
Legislature;" and if there is any thing
wrong in making this announcement
we confess we cannot see it. The
Chronicle man is perhaps astonished
that we did not do as he, under similar
circumstances, would probably have
done; that is, not to have made the an
nouncement at all. 1t is further true.
that we have not nor do we intend to
say any thing disrespectiul of Mr..
Hunter as an honest man; very differ
ent, we opine, would be the case, were
the editor of the Chronicle, the federal
candidate in this county instead of MIR.
Hunter. 1t is also true, that we have
and sill intend to warn the people of
this county against voting for Mr.. Hun
ter because lie is q ,ohig! We then
gave our reasons for so doing, and now
do the same. Mr.. Hunter has uniform
ly given his support 10 the candidates
of the whig party. and is therefore
friendly to whig men and measures
We believe, and so do the members OF
the democratic party, that the princi-
pies of the whig party. when carried
out, are calculated 10 SNAKE the rich
richer, and the poor poorer;" that they
(the whigs) would fasten upon the peo-
pie of this country an irresponsible sys-
tenn of banking, by which millions
would be lost to the hard working la
borers; a system that would build up
princely fortunes for few rascally
rag-barons, while the people would have
TO suffer all the inconveniencies of a
Gallipolis, Granville and Urbana circu-
latlon. These are some of our reas-
ons for warning the people against vo-
ting for Mr.. Hunter. We might add
others, and among them that he has al
ways supported men favorable to a
National Bank, and tariff which in
creases the wealth Of the manulactu tur-
er of the north, by contributions from
the operative and the consumer of the
west. We consider the scharge that
he is whig amply sufficient, when the
principles of that party are understood.
When the editor of the Chronicle.
speaks of "good banks" he undoubted-
ly has reference to the law of last win
ter, which he advocates with might and
main; and which, in our opinion, is no
safer or better than were the charters
of the banks of Gallipolis, Granville
and Ufbana before spoken Off the