The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-01
MEssRs. HOWARD g. CowEN:

lEssRS. HOWARD d CoWEE:
! see published in your paper number of
resolutions purporting to have been passed
a: meeting of the citizens Of Kirkwocd Town.
ship and vicinity. There was meeting got
ten up in said Townshipin the following man
ner: Messrs. JOHN SHEPHERD and JOHN
MILLER, of Egypt, posted up notices and Cir
cuated report that Judge KENNoN and Pc
TER TALLMAN, Esq, would address said meet
ing, thereby inducing number of persons to
attend said meeting. This meeting was an
Indignation meeting for the Grogsellers to
express their malignity against JESSE C.
CowGILL and myself. Now the democratic
party of our Township is divided, portion
being in favor of law and order, the residue
are in favor of anarchy and misrule. This
last portion fraternizes with the Grogsellers
and organized said meeting by appointing of.
ficers from among their number. 1t is stated
in the preamble to said resolutions that Gen.
C. HOOVER stated the object of the meeting.
| happened to be present and heard the elo
quent remarks. of the Brigadier, andyou know
that military men are all eloquent, or that
their eloquence is popular. The General
made three prominent points in. his remarks.
The first was that he was free born and hap
pened to be half white, which first proposition
| admitted, the second proposition was that
he, the General, was in favor of free trade
and sailors rights, confess could not un-
derstand how he would apply the free trade
principle to The Liquor traffic unless it was
hands off and free trade. This third propo-
stion was indignant attack upon the Sons
of Temperance. He states that he is cogni-
zant of the fact that some of them slyly drink.
This is body of men know nothing Of, not
being connected with any temperance organ
ization, but | see very respectable citizens
organization. When heard the Generals
remarks on this point could bat fancy tina,
the Gen'l had presented the tempting bow
to some poor inebriate whom friends had, by
precepts and example, taken from the gutter
and were laboring to reinstate in SO ciety, but
who had not yet got the victory over his de-
praved appetite so that he could say as one o
old, "Get thee behind me Satan" Messrs
CHAPMAN and HEASEY then addressed the
meeting. The doctor entered into the sub.
ject with all his force but fiSzled out.
Mr.. HEANEY appeared to be very tenaciou,
of his reserved rights and attacked the statute
and ordinance, the Legislature and Trustees
of the Township indscriminately, and it ap
peared that he would storm the fort and mur
der the garrison, for he said "fellow citizens
stand firm, prepare for defence, and as for m,
L have my Gun wiped out and creased" Now
this same said HEANEV received the nomina
: ton from the democratic party for a seat il
the Legislature, but fortunately for the inter
ests of the State the people suffered him tt
stay at home, but that worthy has made the
discovery that military glory will take mar
into power, therefore he has prepared his ole
| greasy gun to resist the civil officers of hi
Township in the discharge of their legal du
f ties, and no doubt the people are now salts
ged and will give him, the Gen'l, or Docto
! a seat in the next Legislature to protect the
l liberties. -.r.r. ..t.
To the resolution expressing the condem
nation of the course OF the Trustees woul
, make this reply. II the Ordinance is in ac
} cordance with the Statute the Trustees hay
) simply done their duty, If no. it will not b.
5 necessary to meet it with force and arms,
will fall itself.
IL the Statute is not in accordance with tn
I Constitution, 1t is only the "Constitution il
: the hands of its friends and only Locofoc
0 family quarrel into which don't foel free /
d enter, ]; appears TO US trustees tlIa, as th
!. citizens Of krkwood Tow wnship were all sc