The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-02-11
From The ohio State JJnrnal.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Us. Medary--
Thc Bill Of Indictmcnt--Thc Answer.


The Dill Of Indictment-The Answer.
We copy the following article from the
Cincinnati Enquirer, Of Sunday last. 1t is
II most extraordinary expose, md cannot fail
10 create intense excitement in tie l.ocofoco
party. We have heard vague rumors of
scenes, that are here described, with such
graphic power. The bold charges are now
made by influential and responsible men, high
in the confidence Of the Locoioco party. 1t
is no Whig affair, and cannot be snecrcd or
laughed Off, as mere party trick. All the
parties are l.ocofocos. The disgracc!ul scene
at Washington was witnessed alone by To-
cofocos. They now make The expose, and il
must be met ALLEN is, no doubt, at the bot
tom of it. The war between the white and
red roses, the ALLEN and the MEpARY fac
,ons, is now declared. "Cuttng throats" is
TO be the order Of the day! Our duty is, to
stand one side, to keep the public posted as
TO the movements, and very dcvouty and
humbly hope that the fate of the KILKENNY
cats may ie theirs in this very interesting con-
test.
Here 10 the article us we find it in the In
gVircr:
For he En2pirr.
Tho Cabinet.
Messrs Editors: While you hold the posi-
ton of editors Of Democratic paper you
will not consider it presumptuous in a SIN
cerc lover o! Democratic principles to ques-
ton the proprlcly of your course upon sub
jects Of vital interest to our party. In COM
mon with hundreds Of your democratic read
ers, have been panied and surprised ut your
silence on the subject Of Il Cabinet Oppoiut-
mcnt from this state. Common rumor as
signs the position of Post Master General to
Samuel Mcdary, o. tho STATE; yet you pre-
,crvo your silence.
Just one year ago the editorial columns OF
the Enquirer contained portraits Of citizen
Medary, which, il true, certainly mako him
an individual unsu.tcd, IN every respect, for
70 distinguished 4 post under the General
Government. You then represented him as
heing the incarnation of corruption and poll
,ical depravity, and, if you told the truth
then, (Which was conceded by those who
knew the man, you are now douby culpablc
for your silence. II is not TO be presumed
that General Pierce is fully acquainted with
the history OF Mr.. MCdary, as he knows him
only us the editor Of the SdiesnldR, and thro'
the medium OF the favorable representation
o! interested friends.
DO you desire the nomination Of Mr., Me.
6sD! Did you tell the truth of the man last
Febuaryl lfyou did, why are you silent
now! II is the duty Of democratic paper to
he bold and fearless in lhe assertion Of truth,
nj ell times; but il is more particularly your
duty. a, the present crisis, when there is dan.
ger that Franklin Pierce may be imposed up
on by designing and interested politicians, to
place in the Cabinet Medury, a man you
know 10 be corrupt, and, of ell others, the
most obnoxious TO the great body Of the De.
mocracy Of Ohio, and to honest men wherev.
or hs 10 known. OHIO.
SAMUEL MApARY, of omo--ls Hg HoS-
ysr!-Is HE CAPABLE,-it needed no appeal
from our Democratic friend to arouse us to
this duty, now, seemingly, at least, demand
ed of us us an organ Of our party. We have
not been blind or even indifferent to the ina.
nv movements that have been on foot to force
SAMUEL MEDARY, OF Ohio, upon con.
fdentlsl relation with Gen. Pierce. We
have only withheld an expression of our OPT
nion in the matter. from IN unwillingness TO