The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-09-15
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I'D. d. COM NJ UNlCA llONIO.
MR.. EDIToR;-The Washington Union We.
ry significantly asks "what opposition journa
North or South has given the President cred
it for the Nebraska triumph carried through
from first to last as much by his own n.energet.
ic CO. operation with its friends in the Nation
al legislature as by any other cause. an
swer, sir, unhestatingly the Belmont Chroni
Gle is the journal that has fully, ,unhesitatingly
manfuly and boldly given the President full
credit for his part in the transaction, both ed.
itorially and through correspondents. You
sir, and have stood up and breasted the storm
of the Presidents pretended friends, who
would have robbed him of all the glory and
honor of bribing the Nebraska Bill through
We are the boys that gave all the "cREpIT
that the "Union" claims. Why, sir, when we
were showing conclusively that the Presi-
dent "put the measure through" the Gazette
and Gam m'cus" denied the "co-operation" of
the President, and abused and villifed us for
rendering this simple tribute Of justice to the
renowned Erigadier, and when had gone so
far as to prove the "energetic cooperation" of
the Pre- sident by citing the cases Of "materi-
al add afforded to Ohis and Shannon, "Ami-
Gus" called me a liar, so unwilling was he to
"give credit" to the President for his part in
the great triumph Fie, tie, Anxious and Mr..
Gazette, how do you feel now! While you
have pretended to be the friends of the Presi-
dent you have stabbed him under the fifth rib.
You were ready and did your best to withhold
from him the "credt" that was his due. Ami
Gus denied that the Office given to Olds' son,
was the result ofthe "energetic co cooperation"
of the President-and that Ellis appointment
had no connection whatever, with Shannon's
support Of the measure. Thanks to the Union
for the rebuke that Anxious and the Gazette
have received for their cowardly selfshness
in Withholding from the President the credit
for his agency in pushing tho measure through.
And thanks to the Union newspaper that you
and |, Mr.. Editor, occupy 30 proud position
as we do-after having been assa.led BY the
Gazette and Amicus, and SO many epthets be.
slowed upon us for giving credit to the Presi-
dent for his "owk energetic corporation" IN
carrying through the Nebraska Bill. Let the
Gazette and Amicus hide their heads in shame,
the Nehraska Bill would not have passed. had
hot tbO S'fSh biS WtUteTt-
al aid and cooperation to the measure:-
Ohio would have voted in solid phalanx against
it but for the promise of Handsome proyis-
ion" held out, by the "energetic cooperation
of the President"
Does Anxious remem Der denying that Mr..
Ellis accepted the appo intment Of the Presi-
dent, and saying that the place was vacant,
and limiting that might get it by apply ing
fori it! A few days after this picked up the
Union newspaper and read paragraph, the
substance ofwhich was, that the Editor had
Just had pleasant interview with Mr.. Ellis,
that his business was such that he could not
enter on the duties of his office until some
time in the fall! Is this 60 Anxious! How
far are you to be relied upon! ] fear thatyou
are truly an "irrational know nothing"
But to the question Of the Union, "what
opposition journal North .or South has given
the President credit for the Nebraska trump !!
Has the Union read the Chronicle, | ex.
pect not, or it would certainly have excepted
it,-it would certainly have given it "credit"
for its manly acknowledgment of the Presi.
dents energetic cooperation" Aye sir, did
not the Chronicle let the people know, that
the President through the Union newspaper
promised that the patronage of the Govern.
ment should not be used against those mem
bers OF Congress whose constituents "should
raise a clamor against themi" And did not
the Chronicle inform its readers that the Pres.
ident was very "energetic in cooperating
where he had no business to NEEDLE! Was
he elected for Legislator OF an Executor
How far beyond mere recommending and ve.
toing does his legislative capacity extsnd!-
Why does he piteously plead for the opposi-
tion journals to give him "credit" for "ener-
getically cooperating" with the friends OF
measures in the National Legislature to carry
bills through! Is Il not because he inter.
feres where the constitution does not warrant
him! Give him "credit" Mr.. Editor, give him
'credit" continue TO give it, he needs all tha,
he can get, and will need great deal mere,
"on trust" You have not, so far, and | hone
that you will not refuse him all that he ia en-.
titled to. ! will join you,--yes sir. back you
uP,--stsndby by you--and give him his "credir'
let him have il, il is his due. Yes sir, and |
am with you in holding up to scorn and indig.
nation those pretended friends of his who are
trying TO rob him OF the credit so dearly earned.
As il Is evident that the Chronicle has no,
been read at Washington, (or certainly hon
orabe mention would have been made of il !
would advise you Mr.. Editor to hunt up ali
the numbers, in which you and have "given
the credit" and send copies to the Preside n,