The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-08-11

was CdIieu "a ShODatn uay'B journey" w
are told that Immediately after the ascension
"the disciples returned into jerusalem fror
the Mount called Olive:, which is from
Jerusalem Sabbath dDy's Journey" Act
|: IL. The Jews, with all their disposition
to find fault with the Saviour and his dis
ciples, made no charge against them 70
travelling on Sunday, for they knew that b,
their own law and usage that was allowed
within certain limits. Hence their charger
against the man who was carrying his bed
and against those who went through the corn
were not that they were travelling, but thai
one was "bearing burden" and the other,
gathering corn on the Sabbath.
1t seems that although the Editor Of tn,
Gazette has not been in the habit of noticing
anonymous WRITER'S" he has condescended
to devote an editorial Of considerable length
to myself
What admirable tact the Editor Of that
paper exhibits in backing out of his false po-
s!tlon:. The first declaration to which |
took exception was that the Belmont con.
vention was a "lusion" between the "old
regular built Aboitionists and the few Wings
of the Buffalo Van Buren, school and who
voted for Van Buren, in '4S for the Presiden.
cy." | challenge him to substantiate this
assertion, and his reply is, that he did not
mean to say there were no Wing, "in name
at that convention" but that those who were
there were not Wings in principle. There
is no attempt here to substantiate his asser.
ton. 1t is is entirely anothe. question, ss
! to whether or not those Wings who were in
attendance at that convention, have changed
, their principles. A question doubtless which
Wings themselves are as competent to de-
eide as the editor OF the Gazette have not
yet learned at least, that they have consti-
tuted him their Censor. They no doubt pre-
fer to square their principles by their own
judgments, and to act in accordance with
their own sense Of duty. The editor of the
Gazette will find that it requires something
mure than mere assertion to convince them
that they have experienced change OF prin-
ciple--that they have been traE sferred with
out their own knowledge TO a faction OF "Con-
stitution burning traitors" ard that they are
to be made the instruments to subvert and
overthrow the government. There is no at.
tempt made to answer me upon the subject
of the "transfer," but the assertion that the
! Wings have been transferred to Garrison,
Phillips g. Co., is reiterated by the editor
with more emphasis he seems to imagine
than ever. A great flourish of trumpets is
given it. 1t is held in terrorun over the heads
Of the Whig party as if it would frighten
them-as if it would cause them to quake
viii fear, and fly for refuge into the arms Of
the Slave Democracy.
The editor Of the G. .=stts proud of his po.
sition as the conductor Of the self-assumed
"orgi n" of the sold line Democracy" Of Bel
mont; seemingly imagined himself seated or
the summit of another Olympus, swelling in
importance and dignity, feeling his patriot
! ism % grow big within him, assumes to i'm
itate Jupiter, the great Thunderer, and belch
es forth that wi ch he doubtless thinks to be
patriotic thunder, but which evidently pro
ceeds from disordered political digestion
This he seems fondly to imagine. will no
only strike terror upon the ears of the refr &C
tory Democracy and frghten them in to rank:
again, but will scatter in flight all those who
do not believe with him, that Slavery prepa
gundsm is the great ultimatum o. the Amer.
lean government.
Speaking of the Belmont platform, he asks
"Was it not sectional in its character and
subversive of the Union in its resuts" II
the Constitution of the United States, the
De claration OF Independence and the Ordi-
nance of 'S7 is sectional platform. then was
the Belmont platform sectional II these
principles are subj ersve of the Union, then
| were the principles put forth at the Belmont
conve nton subversive of the Union. This
was the platform and those were the princi-
| pies nut forth at Belmont. Take notice iovers
Of yOlr country Of all parties, the Editor Of
The Gazette takes issue ,0iil these principles!
Who now, would ask is the traitor? Who
is the enemy Of the Constitution? The editor
of the Gasstte deliberately takes this position.
The Richmond Examiner has doubtless con-
viuced him that the Constitution is to be
tramped under foot, unless all its provisions
be made to strengthen and build up the South
and her pet institution, Slavery Senator
Petit has convinced him that the Declara-
ton of Intepenence is lie. How else are
we to understand him!
challenge him TO deny his affinity with
the Richmond Examiner. He has not done
| it, but has given US clearly to understand
that they are co-laborers on the same plat
form. He apparently agrees with the ET'
aniner, that the Union was made for the
benefit of the South alone-that the poor
laboring man of the North should have a
master as well as the Southern slave--tha'
the only in stitution worth preserving in the
Government is Slavery. VERITAS.
Bang! Ban! B.n-g! Big! Four shots by
"Amicus" and nobody hurt; too much at
tempted and nothing accomplished, except
redundancy Of large words, large conceits
and vanity unexampled, and "cowardce.' ,
Anxious, "nluch learning hath not made thee
mad" but "shallow draughts have intoxicated
thy BRAIN" or thou woudst not show off thy
little (Latin) suspect, in attempting TO kill
so weak, and "mentally incapaciated" cor
respondent, as not to be capable of dislin'
gushing truth from error, fact from fiction
patriotism from fanaticism, and therefore ir.