The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-07-21
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Mr.. EDIToR:--

COMM MUNlCATlONS.
Mr.. EDIToR:--
A powerful ally has come to the aid Of the
Gazette in the person of "An.icus,' and he
attempts at single dash to demolish you and
your "scribb,ng CORE spondent" Observer -
"Tit for tat" is sometimes practise d, and as
you voluntarily refused 10 help observer y
he now feels like leaving you to work your
! own way out Of the feeble clutches Of "Ami.
GUS" Were it not that am fond of "scrib.
bling" since my "hand is in,'' and noting
down some Of my observations, would no,
! reply to "Amicus," for although he tries TO
bolster up his "incorruptble" representative
! he nevertheless does not remove a single
charge made against them, but like the Ga
zette, instead Of meeting them, tries to lure
away from the direct point. The question
! is, ,caS Bribe held out TO Representatives, and
,raS that bribe taken? am continually re-
/ ceiving fresh information, facts upon facts
which go to prove. "beyond a reasonable
doubt, that members were bribed, aye bought,
over to the support Of the Nebraska and Kan
nas bribery bill!
| have lately been informed that the Ohio
delegation in Congress, headed by Edison B.
Olds, held a caucus previous to the discussion
81 the Bribery Bill, at which they resolved
to present an unbroken front in opposition to
| it. Will "Amcus" be SO good as to inform,
what caused the change in the "incorrupt-
BILE FOURr' Had the "handsome provision
nothing to do with it, Is there no shadow
Of proof here! | am also informed that Mr.
, Ellis, brother-in-law of Gov. Shannon, has
received foreign mission. "No shadow OF
proof in this, "Amicus!" All, how you
talk! and how regardless you are of facts
The spotless Edson got fine fat Office fol
his son in Nebraska-stll ''no shadow o.
proof.'' II there be "no shadow of proof'' il
any of these | would like to see the substance
that "Amicus" would recognize. Why, sir
you would make much better case, if you
would pursue another course, come ont ant
say that "to the victors belong the spoils,'
that ''the President is the head of the party
and that the representatives are elected tc
do his bidding, and that it is democratic tC
get as 'shandsome provision" as possible
that the former action of the party has beer
to take care OF its friends. Were not the
Swartwout's, Boyd's, Harris's, Yontz's, anC
hosts of others "handsomely provided forr
Bless you, "Amicus," it is not new doctrine
of the party to buy up votes; what complain
of is, the unbushing audacity to publish pro
posals for doing it. Now, "Amicus," between
you and |, the secret suspect is, that grea
many former pledges by the President for a
''handsome provision" have boen violated
4 =. Ill l.,
confidence in the world to be placed in Frankly
a written published pledge was required and
given; for they do say that the Brigader sci
his heart on carrying the bill,-now this is
between ourselves, don't let the Democrats
know it for the world, It might hurt the Par
! ty!
"Amicus' has great faith in the inco-rupt.
ibility of our four representatives and selects
sour own Shannon as too high a mark for
their malignant envenomed shafts;"-is he!
Pooh. let us see;-was he too high for the
, Gallipolis Bankl and didn't the Tyler grippe
fotch him! And how lies he before the ''hand.
some provision"-if he be the highest mark
of The FOUR! A shaft neither ''malfgnant
nor "envenomsd" might easily reach them
These "incorruptible representatives" ant
this "patriotic President'-how High il
sounds-and yet how lou the facts arc. Mis-:
Bridget Allworthy was above suspicion-Mss
Caroline Wilhelmna Amelia Skeggs, was
very vir.uous, very-Iago was exceedingly
honest; apply the facts in their cases! Gam
! icus," no doubt, remembers what the cid mule
did, while resting on the hill, being attached
! to the carriage in which the abbess Of Ando-
niletts and the nogiciate Margarita were
travelling, when they were SO alarmed ant
made such great ontcry.
Come down a peg or two "Amicus," you
have your four "incorruptible" and your spa
trotic President" perched entirely too high,
the fall will only be the harder from such
dizzy heghts--let them be in suitable po-
sition to quietly take the "handsome provi-
sion"-they can scarcely thank you for pla-
cling them up so high. When their history
il "known and read of all men" you will
cause them to think that they have done
wrong and wickedy; this Bribery Bill will
haunt them, and they may be led to exclaim
as did Lady Macbeth, "Out damned spot"--
| but all the perfumes of Arabia are insufiici-
ent to remove it; there it stands on the record
10 900 people sold for "handsome prov-
sion''--"I did il and must now bear this odous
spot"
"Amicus" attempts tcenlfghten me by quo
ting tina, members of Congress are ineligible
20 Offices created during their terms; thank
YOU, sir--Tll pay as go--how profound you
are! No chance fof the nslo ofsces-bu'
some of the old ones are better! A trip tc
Mexico--and Disney wouldn't refuse the
Speakers chair if he could get back to Con
gress.
A little piece of information for you' "Am
'icus," and am DONE If am not greatly