The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-09-15
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lwitnes Of the proceedings OF thls great char.
! nonious' convention held at GAINESVILLE or
the lst inst will; try and give you a faint
description Of the doings of the same. II
had the power to give full and accurate de.
lineaton for your paper, you would have the
richest local article that your paper ever con.
tained. at was great bust up," assure
you.
AT an early hour in the morning, the wise,
the learned, the accomplished leader Of the
! Party in Belmont was on the ground, with q
| kind word and smile for every body, friend OF
4 foe. Soon Monroe and Noble come up in
/ bold urruy---afd the dsantless Wire was on
! hand, with head erect and noble bearing and
if it were not for memory to ihe contrary
you would scarcely suppose that he had ever
been anythng but a Democrat, but alas, lS40
still fingers and clusters around the memory
of many of the old voters. Mr. Wire was
then whg "above suspicion" and made a
beautiful flag for the Monroe Wings.
Delegates and candidates still continued
to arrive and soon came the heroic and daunt-
less Lawrence, very mild and very frm-with
decision written on his brow. Delegates be-
gan to utter in his hearing-''Illv vote for no
man who goes against Nebraska" He moves
quietly and firmly among them, catching
and ascertainug which way the wind of the
Convention blows. -ot .t.H. ...
AT length the delegates are all on hand
Reeds splendid new Hall was opened for
their reception. Gen. Hoover, (asss,ed by
four Vice Presidents, one from each eounty0
was elected Presideht,-four Secretaries,
Billy Gree SoiD Groves one of them--pla-
ces taken, order called The Belmont leader
Is. NJ Howey) offered a Resolution that
committee of -Four, (wonder if he would not
have liked Disney, Olds, Green and Shan
non for that committeeO one from each
county.to report resolutions and platform for
the action ofthe Convention. The luminous
DR.. Chapman proposed first to ascertain how
many and who were delegates, (political ther-
,.lometer now at about 90 no one present
having the returns of the last Governors e.
lection-Belmont claimed having given 1850
for Medll, and claimed 80 votes. Monroe
stated her fair amount 1899. To Guernsey
and Noble, was acceded what they claimed,
But Belmont was doubted, a: last the Chron-
ICLe CuIUC LU llHuJ WIFI iCtuiho, oAN -
was found that Belmont was l963-below
Monroe in its vote for Medill. Belmont
stock fell one third, IIowey's resolution fail
ed, another was then offered requesting the
candidates to explain and define their posi-
ton, lost in general confusion. Chapman
still at proper and improper times urging his
proposition to ascertain the trne delegation
without success. Motion after motion was
now made, at Iength the resolution of the
Leader of the Belmont force was passed and
he made Chairman. The convention now
took recess of half an hour. At length the
Leader was seen emerging pompously from
the committee room full of hope and full of
promise, with an important document in his
hands-then followed a general rush to the
Hall, order soon had, the resolutions were
called for; the Leader selecting and occupy
ing prominent position, in clear voice.
read them, THERMOMETER rose 30.) A
member proposed their adoption in mass
Another from Guernsey demanded them sep
eratey. Monroe moved to lay them on the
table. Various motions, conversations, and
wire pulling now occurred. (Thermometer
up 20 } At length Mr.. Lawrence got the
floor, and insisted on having the vote taken
for the members to show their hands,-he
claimed it as due to the candidates,-he de-
manded it for himself-asserting that the
platform was made to throttle him, his name
having been used in connexion with the NOM
ination and thrusting at the Democracy of
Belmont and Monroe. Mr. Morris replied
defending Monroe quite gallanty, and char
ring Lawrence With making an electioneer-
ing speech. Lawrer ce denied this indig-
nantly and impolitely afterwards recalled Of
fensive words y Mr. Wire now came into
the Hail. got the poor and apologised for in
terfering with the proceedings of the Dele
gates, said he head noise aud came over to
see what it was--called for the reading OF the
resolutions-aiter they were read, said that
he endorsed them, that they were about the
same that he bad published to the people in
the SIR tof Dsmocracy--and that he was
real true blue bemo: IRA. This SO pleased and
elated Mr.. Delegate Logee that in throwing
up his hands and in cheering he knocked his
bottle out of his breast pocket, (great merri-
ment in that part of the. Hall0 order being re-
stored, Mr. Laurence again took the floor.
I UP " Ava uhu Using
per minute.) Made an exposition of his for
mer democracy, spoke Of hard fought fields
and scars, none in the rear, all front ones
denounced the platform again as intended to
throttle him, told that a leading Democrat
from Belmont had said to him lately that the
only difference between the Wings and Dem.
ocrats was the Nebraska question. Well,
said, Mr.. Laurence, if that is the only differ
ence, am, a Whig-(Thermometer popped
up 10 on he went, said he / see you are
determined to pass your resolutions, well pass
them boldly, mapfully--put out your platform
and let your candidates mount it--mount it,.
mount it, but said he,you have not yet my
name before you, and what is more you are
not going tohaUe IL. (Thermometer up ano-
ther 7o.) Said he to one of the Belmont
delegates of Wayne township--were there
not petitions sent to Congress with demo-
cratic names on them in opposition to the
Nebraska Bill, and did not you sign it your
self! (Which was answered in the affirma-
tlve.) And where would have been your
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