Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-19
COMMUNICATIONS,
Monroe County.

say, Mr.. Editor You did not print M,
article on Monroe County State receipts ant
disbursements quite right, and are right wei
punished for your careessness. Punished
oecarse "PINEHILL" Of the esprit of Demo
cracy," treats the article os yours. And says
you exhibit yourself in your columns, in sale
arllcle, OF course. meaning, as man o
manv sorrows and Affections, of great private
srleis; and being very miserable, and con
sequenty loving and seeking very miserable
company, and trying to bring yourself into
companionship with Monroe County!
Now, cannot see, for my part, what there
was in my article exhibiting you miserable
or me miserable, or Monroe county miserable
No exhibition was made of you, no more o.
me than enters into any mans own com
position, and the fact stated of Monroe coun
ty was, that she is!obsolu,ely exempt from
state taxation, and that she is actually paid ,
bonus u; near $4,000 to be expended in the
Education Of her children.
Thunder and Blixun, Mr.. Editor. Is tha,
a circumstance to make n county misera BILE
is that contemplating "the disadvantages and
mlsortunes over here in Monroe" Well, |
| think. if the state would make Belmont coun.
ty miserable in that way, and overwhe I'm us
with such disadvantage and misfortune, w
! could bear it, whatever miserable man mig h.
be seeaing our miserable companionship.
But, | say, Mr.. Pinehil! Is Monroe conn.
" miserable! has Monroe county any extra
ordinary disadvantages and msfortunes!''
Any uncommon difficulties of situation 10
struggle with! Is the "primeval curse, in the
sweat OF thy face shalt thou eat bread" ap-
prec!ated az AN uncommon ana unmerited
misfortune in Monroe county! Is there a
public sentiment in Monroe county that
lusthes you in the whining complaint, that
her people haye to ,cork for their bread!
But as to this last grievance, Mr.. Pinehill,
have little patience. The stute already
schools your children to the extent of about
$4,000, worth per annum. Who knows but
she may come it n lttlo further, and furnish
you with money TO buy bread also!!! And
then, being relieved from the 'primeval CURSE
perhaps Monroe county will ccndescend to
come out of her state of misery.
o, miserable, pusllaninous, abject Monroe
that is, il Pinehill is right; but know some
thing of Monroe, and know he aini right
Tho balance of Pinehiils article is go
utterly false, that have no patience to deal
with il. Take the following as a specimen
Ills" your) last article amounts to abou,
this: Belmont is great; Belmont is rich
Belmont is wealthy; Belmont is opulent; Bel.
mont is prosperous. But you, men of Monroe
you are poor, yor are INDECENT, ycu are des-
titute, you have few bank notes, very little
silver, less gold, and as for platina, il is not
amongst you at all." What article, MIR. Edi.
tor! yours or mine; when or where! A writ.
er. who, for demagogcal purpose of his
own, for none other is perceivable, can so de-
liberately and so grossly falsify anothers
language, may well be passed by with con.
tempt.
And then, Mr.. Editor, "you are scion off
The aristoctary; and your daddy is rich!"
y Lord. But you and Pinehill for that. But
suppose there, are no diversities of condi. |
lion in Monroe. No man IN broad cloths; no |
men who live in fine houses and loan money
1t ten per cent-Fudge, lot Pinehill 20.
In the printing of my last article the ma.
erial error was this. The article read-Bel.
mont county indeed!--it should have read
Banner county indeed The exclamation a.
,r nted is not sensible.