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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08
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JOHN MITCHELL AND THE KNow-NoTHINes.
The New York Citizen, Of the Goth inst,
the paper established in New York by Mr..
Mitchc !, says in reference to his reception
in Cincinnati:
TWAS to be expected that in the focus OF
Know Nothingism where its great National
Council was lately held, John Mitchell sho'd
meet with opposition; and the Know Moth
ings are right in opposing him, for in him
they have found a man who has got something
n,him--a man who has done more to expose
the hollow humbug of the An:i-American Sc
cret "Ordcr" than any other writer in the
United States.
This, doubtless. will be gratifying to those
members of the City Council who voted him
public reception. Mr.. Mitchell ought to
be I e last man to oppose any class of cti-
zens who seek to nluse American principles
iuto American. politics. When in Ireland,
the labor Of his life was 10 lntuse Irish prin-
cples into Irish politics. SO intense was
his dislike TO fore ign influence that he advo-
Gated civil war, to rid his country o! what he
called English policy and English rule. One
of the great complaints Of himself and friends
against the English Government, was the
appointment of Mr.. Campbell, a SEQ, Gilman.
TO an Irish judgeship. They considered it
direct insult to the whole Irish nation, that
u Sca,chmon should br made Judge in Ire
land. MIR. Campbeli sSas n man OF aolilty,
and Liberal, aud is now, we believe. Brit
ish Peer, and the author of that great work,
"Thc Lives of the Lord ChancslIurs." II il
was right for Mr.. Mitchell to advocate Iris h.
men for Irish offices, when in his own coun-
! try, why is it wrong for Americans to advo-
cate Americans for American Offices in this
country! The Young Ireland party also hao
secret societies and clubs, and Mr.. Mitchell
was u member of one of them, the 81 club
| Whether he wGs a Ribbon man (another
secret political society we kno@ not, but
the Ribbon societies were the allies of the
Irish party. AS to the exclusivehess OF the
American party, it is notorious that nearly
every office in Ireland, from the highest to
the lowest, is filled by native OF that coun
try Gin, Gas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08
Promised Exposure of Mormonism.

The Boston Times publishes letter da-
ted at Chicago, and purporting to be written
by one of Brigham Young's spiritual xives,"
who has become disgusted with Mormonism,
and abandoned her lord with the design of
showing up the mysteries of the system to
which she has been victim. The Times
states that the letter comes to il from re-
sponsible source. The writer of the letter
says her parents became followers Of the
celebrated Joe Smith at an early day, and
emgrated to Nauvoo. After the death OF
Smith and the driving o. his followers from
their settlement, there was contention for
the leadership in the Church, and a part
joined Colonel White and moved with him to
Texas. Young obtained the leadership OF
those who settled in the valley Of Salt Lake
His disguised "wife" now writes:
Colonel White is worthy man compared
with our great, or rather notorious Brigham
Young, Notwithstanding he has been for the
last three years my lawful husband, that is
according to :heir laws and rules. But for
the last twelve months have seen enough
! to satisfy me; for what doni know about
Mormo nism is not worth knowing. They
have secret plots and objects which they
near to accomplish, They censure the gov
ernment for not protecting them in all theil
he llish works. For all this they mean to
have satisfaction.
My object in writing this is TO warn my
female friends to beware Of the false proph-
cts who are daily sent out from the Grea,
Salt City to deceive the people. 1t is my
intention to travel through the United States
und visit all the principa cities, and lecture
on this great and important subject, TO eau
ton all young people who should be 50 un'
fortunate as TO be led unto the ungodly trap
Beware!
In Boston shall deliver my first lecture
as that is my native city. have ono youn!
lady in company, who also left the hormons
with me. She has renounced the doctrines
and will help me in my lectures. We shall
both be present, and show Mormonsm in it
true coors, which you never have had in you
enlightened State. Had it been represented
in its true light, and its object nld, there
would not have been a follower left in swee
New England to ior such a set OF imposters
for can call them nothing else, knowing
them to be such.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

The FIRST BABY IN A New CRY In
letter from Kasas, dated Lawrence, Nov 25th,
it is stated, sat meeting of the Association,
few evenings siuce,it was voted to present
to the child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carter a first
class city ot, the Association 10 have the
privilege Of naming the fist child bora in
L!wrence, and his numc now stands Law
rence Carter"
0ITEven John Mitchell, in his paper, the
Chisen makes the following admission which
is pretty W ell for ali IFishman, who is going
to Russia shun the Know N, things"
al will avow at once my opinion, that the
natur ization laws Of the United States requ
re changing that however needtul they may
have been for promoting population and in
Producing labor in time past, they are too lib
eral now, ard that snoLody in the world be
entitl d C m lain IN the least il Congress
should at any SESSION limit within any bounds
i m ght see fit the creation OF ciiiz,ns by
adoption. The new law woul sson be known
and NJ foreigners coming here for th>
future would run The risk OF being cheated"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08
The Double BABY at Lancaster.

We stated n 'cw days since, that strange
case OF mallormatioE had occurred at Laucas-
ter in this State, and promised a more full
description Of the curious production, which
we hoped to gain at the hands of some Of our
medical friends. As they, however, from
some cause or other, do not incline 10 do it,
we have put several of them under cross-ex-
aminution and intend to embody in our own
language what we have learned, Our friend
Prof. N. II. Marshall, of the Medical Col
lege OF Ohio, aud perhaps others of the city,
have seen the prodigy, which is, without
doubt, one of the most remarkable freaks of
nature known to science, or recorded in his
tory. The February number Of tho Western
Lancet, published in this city, will contain,
us we are informed, full scientific descrip.
li.n of the wonder.
From the lower extremity Of the breast
bone-where the junction Of the two bodies
takes pluce-upwar1s, there are the upper
purts of two perfect aud wel-developed in
lants-two heads, two pair of arms, two
chests, two stomachs, two hearts, two pair of
lungs, aud two livers. From the sumo point
dSwnwards, the blending of the two systems
into one becomes mure and more irtimate,
ur til it seems almost perfect and complete. -
The n,estnes. and all the lower organs, are
in COMMON with common termni, and the
legs made up Of the right leg of one and the
left leg OF the other arc Il pair, standing in
the proper position relative to each otl er aud
to the organs in their vicinity.
In the rear, however, the union is less per-
feet there being two wel-eeYeloped spines,
each terminating in separate os cOccygis;
| aud, what is peculiarly strange, the two in
ner legs, dslocated ut the hip joints, are
thrown backwards and Upwards, and join,ed
| together, are found passing under the true
skin of the back Of The body VI on the right,
the feet being extricat'd and standing up
heel 10 heel, nearly its face.
The child is female, with apparently a
perfect sexual organic ,ton. The bodies Go
not exactly face each other. but arc more
aearly face to face than sioe to side. One
is apparently somewhat more robust than the
other, and il is evident that in many of the
eharacteris,ics of their constitutions they are
different. AS one is capable of suffering
while the other is unconscious of pain, it fol
lows that their nervous systems are several
| from which il 10, We sup?Sso, to be inferred
that, in case they should survive, each vii
| possess u character and individuality Of il.
own.
! This strange phenomenon is the offspring
of respectable parents Al Lancaster. Al
though delie lie, il is thought the chances. are
in favor OF its surviving. Ths case is in tn,
hands of DR., Bosstler, one of the Oldest ply
sicuns of the State, whose skill In its treat
ment is spoken of in terms Of high ccmmsp
dation, Gin. CON,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

SOUTHERN D&PEN IENCE UPON THE NORTH -
We make the following extra I from speech
made by Mr.. ALBERT PIKE, at the Southern
Convention recently held in Charleston, s.
c. Said Mr.. PIKE:
"N is time that ire should look about US. and
see in what relation we stand to the NORTH
From The rattle ,oih rhich he nurse tickies the
ear Of The child born in the South, 10 the shroud
that covers The COLI form Of The dead. eoerything
comes TO us from The North. We rise from
bei,ceen SHEETS made in Northern looms, aud pii-
lo'os Of Northern Je1tiers, to wash in basins
made in the North, dry oui boards on North
ern towels, aud dress ourselves in garments
wovel in Northern looms; we eat from North
ern plates and dishes; our rooms are swept
with Northern brooms, our gardens dug with
Northern spades, and our Tread kneaded ia
trays r dishes of Northern wood or tin; and
the very wood which feeds our fires is cut
with Northern axes, helved with hickory
brought from Connecticut and Neo York."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08
Temperan.e m Indinr@

F, The Btoukvillo American Gays that fow
Gays ago, comm ttes of six Of the lsdNes %
Brookville waited on every liquor seller iiB
the place, with p,tition TO quit The busf1
ness. They Say In their petition, that "the
business is in direct opposition to the laws ot
God, and all good municipal laws, and in
opposition to the will of this community that
il is the ruiner OF our husbands, sous, tsth'
era and brothers," aud they therefore hum
bly, pray that il be stopped. For fear en-
treaties might not be of any avail, they ap-
pend tho following: f..
/ Sir:-Wc come 10 you ns weak aud defen"
sclcss women, but our wrongs and our injur-
i make our weakness strength, and useless
this our prayer be heard, "there is not q
thing under High Heaven the world around
OUR WILL MASTERETh NOT"
This petition is signed by tuo hundre'
and forty-eight l,dies of Drookville, whose
names are published in full by the American
With such force backing up such a deter
minaton, the liquor seller nay fnd it TO
their advantage TO quit. ....
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

NATURALlZATIoN.-Gov Price, of N.
Jers y (Denocrat,) in his late annual mes
sage, thus expresses himself in regard to the
naturalization laws: "a law prohibiting
our courts from naturalzng fJr period Of
time previous TO State elections would be az
tended with beneficial results and add grea-
ter purity to our ballot-box, which must be
viglanty guarded. 1t is just upon the eve
of an election, when party spirit runs high,
that foreigners are sought alter BY partisans,
and brought before the courts f,r nituraliza-
tion and it is asserted that the court fees ere
often paid by them; indeed, it has been un-
derstood for long time that il costs foreign
crs nothing fof their naturalization, il they
are not frequently paid for becoming citizens
Evil practices should be checked, and any
measures adopted by Congress will be en- for
ced by this State" .
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08
Wool and Woolens.

Poor as we are---hard as the times are ac-
Ikrowledged to be, we cannot afford to do our
own work, raise our own wool, or make our
own clothes. We have too much corn and
cotton to raise, too much whiskcy TO distill
too many politicians to serve, and Our lands
are too cheap and too rich to be fully and
thoroughly improved. We permit strangers
not only to pull the wool over our eyes but
our shoulders. TO come TO figures we con-
sumo annually in this country nearly 20o,-
900 900 ID of wool, and of this, according TO
the census of 1850 only 52,7s9,l74 ID were
produced within our own limits. The re-
mander, bought and paid for. Estimating
last years product at $4,000 900 lb. we hive
the following statement of the consumption
Of 1850
Wool grown in tho United States, ID. 6o,00o 900
Wool imported in the raw state, ID. 2l,5950l9
Imported in " Noolen fabrics, lb ll2ll2ooo
The imports of Wool in made fabrics Cor
the year onding June 90, 1854, show that an
increase upon The year above mentioned of
20 900 900 Id, while the receipts of Wool in
the raw state have declined. Now cannot
our farmers turn their attention to the i'm
proved breeds of sheep with profit! The
manufacturers are already talking ofpetitions
to obtain a removal Of duties but # this were
done, the finer varieties wonld be but slight
" effected. There are thousand hills In
Kentucky and Indiana, and other portions o.
the West, which. as well as the lighter leve
lands, wsuld afford abundant pasturage. II
must bc remembered that the short mild win
ters render the expense of sheep growing in
these latitudes far less than among The
Green and White mountains Of Vermont and
New Hampshire.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08
How to MAKE KAow No,hings.

John Mitchellis fast making himself noto-
rious. Ii he was never any wiser than he
dppsars 10 best the present time, il is ccr-
tanly no wonder that no totally failed TO ac-
cumplsh any good for his native lunI
In late number Of the "Citizen," the
Irish paper established by him in kew-Yurk,
he essays to give advice to the Irish cumpa-
nies H. Massachusetts, that have been dis
banded by order vi the Governor of that
State. We copy the following extracts
rom it that cur people may see 'he folly and
recklessness Of this man.
! For every musket given in to the State
Armory, LET THERE BE 2 PURCHASED FORTH
WITH; lei independent companies be formed
thrice n $ numerous as the disbauded corps
there are no Aims Acts yet--and LET EVERY
"FoREIGNEE" BE DRILLED AND TRAINED, AMI
HAVE HIS ARMS ALWAYS READY. For yol
may be very sure (having some experience
in that matter that those who begin by dis
arming you, mean to do you mischief.
Be careful not TO truckle in the smnlles
particular TO American pref udices. fiel
NOT SINGLE JoT OF YOUR OWN; FOR Yol
; HAVE AS GOOD RIGHT To YOUR PREJUDICE
AS bO hOlI ANY mEAhSi SOtF 8
GARDENERS BIBLE (he Protestant Bble) T
BE THRUST DOWN YOUR THRoATs. Do no
d abandon your post, or renounce your func
a tions, as citizens or soldiers, but after resor
to the last aud highest tribunal o! law ope
to you; keep the Peace; attempt no "demon
" strations;" discourage drunkenness, AN
Il STAND TO YOUR ARMS.
9 1t is hardly to be conceived that the MAJ
e ness of faction and the insolcnce of ract
;, will proceed to such lang'h as 10 disarl
!. independent companies, or private men.
i THEY Do, THEN THE CONSTITUTION is AT A
l. EED--THE ALLEGIANCE YOU HAVE SWORN ]
= THIS REPUBLIC is sANNuLLED.
l. Would to God that thoughtful and ju
* Americans would bethink themselves in tin
'e They are strong. they far outnumber Il
I'd foreign born: they are prou ant flush,
/ with na,ilna glory and prosperity. doub
t. less they CAN, if they will, do gre at and gr
n vious wrong to race that has never wroni
lie ed them:-but seriously, earnestly WE a
n SURE THEM. THE NATuRALIZED cIUIZEHs WI
he NOT SUBMIT. This eenseless feud must
I'd reconciled: there must be peace: peace,
u else WAR OF ExTER MINATIoN. We a
OF here, on American ground, either as citizel
Il OR AS ENEMIES.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

0rWe are told that the dead-heads oh
the New York Central Railroad have be n
commercially slaughtered since the new
year. The press, we are glad to say, is en-
lirely cut off. We did hope to chronicle a
clean sweep; but every company seems to
have its weak point, and the Central has en-
exception. They have given few tickets to
very particular friends of the Road, and lib.
eral allowance 10 members of the Legislature
Having thus failed to reform the very worst
feature of the free-ticket system, we cannot
just now think of ANY better improvement,
for next year than to do their bribery with
hard cash.
At present, one member may travel three,
FIVE or ten times as much as another, thus
leaving us all in the dark as to the actua.
price of"influence.' The cash system will
be cleal and explicit, and show the public al
glance just how much the Company esti-
mate each members influence or vote, OF
whatever they buy, to be worth. Let it bc
cash, gentlemen, and add new and interes-
ting feature to our market reports, as thus:
"LEGIsLArIvE op-WILL.-Demand ac-
tive; supply large. Some leading members
were taken up to-day by the Central Railroad
Company at improved rates. Snooks, a
country member. brought 800. Bggs
Chairman of the Committee ON Railroads
went Tor 81 900, cash u hand-a great bar,
gain."-N. Y. Tribune, Jan, 26.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

01~Wc are indebted to the Editors for the
January No. of the Genius Of the West, pub
lished II. Cincinnati, and edited by Coates,
Kinney, and VIM T. Coggeshall. 1t is Z
spicy monthly containing 80 pages OF read
ing matter from the pens Of Western au tn
ors. We see no reason why Il magazine can
net be supported in the Great West as wei
as in the Eastern cities, and here we have
an opportunity Of patronizing home litera
ture, and judging from the present number
a solid and useful literature.
Terms 81 per annum.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

WHATS COMIEGi--A writer 10 the States.
man, who calls hlusel"A Progressive Dem
.cral," has been laying down hat hs calls
a"pldtlorm for the Ohio Democracy" llis
s.xth article reads as follows:
"a. to slavery, in the language OF the Dem.
oerAtic resolution Of '4S, We viii use all legal
and honorable means to limit aud finally e.
radicats the evil, therefore, no more slave
States"
Judge Paudng said the resolutions of '4s
on the subject Of slavery were drawn with
the view ol seeing how much could be said
,eithout meaning anything, But here, in
this new platform Tor the slye Democracy,
we have the Ianlest kind oi Freesoilism, aud
the Statesman says Of this "Progressive
Democrat"-"he Is an able, thinking, honest
msu,'and now for the fret time in, his life
oseRies prominent position which will give
prseticsl effect to his disintt rested eGUrls in
bshsitof politicol progress"
True, The Statesman puts in u disclaimer
TO "some important particulars" OF this new
creed, bst specifics nothing --reserving the
right to eake eselectio0s according 10 creum-
stances. It Is willing to receive the benef,
of tbs FIeesoil article, and claims II. under
the general Endorsement. We shull NJ xt
expect to see the Statesman indorsing the
creed Of the Know No,hings."
[Siats Jou,nsl,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08
by our people will amOant to four times thu,
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


The January number of B'ac,,cOod's Mag
azine is before us. lis contents are:-The
conduct Of the war, Civilization; The Cen
sus, Education; Zaidee; a romance, Part II;
Rural economy OF Great Britain and Ireland;
Mr.. Thakrray and his novels; Peace u Pa
triotism; The story Of the campaign-writ-
ten in a tent in the Crmea. Now is very
good time to subscribe for the reprints o
Leonard Scott s. Co. The fou. reviews ant
Backwood are only $40. Either one So I
year. Any two of them S.. 4 copies 70
$50. The postage on the four reviews t.
any part OF the Union is 81 cents year,viz
II cents for each Review; and ~ cents 70
Dldckwood
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

"THE BEST CITIZENS ia, foil wing
account of the iteria Of which our "best
citizens" is made is from the pen OF Wen
dell Philips. Mr. Philips was in Europe
lately and describes things as he saw them.
We have no doubt that he describes them
properly and accurately, and if the edto of
the Washington Union thinks such people
are the sodey to occupy "the foreground
in every battlefield illumin ,ted by the A
mercan f,g," he is perfectly welcome 70 en-.
joy his creed. We shall not envy his pos
session.
Mr.. Philips says:
In Italy you will see man breaking up
his land with two cows and the root Of tree
for plow, while he is dressed in skins with
the hair on. In Rome, Vienna aud Dresden,
if you hire man to saw your wood, he does
no. bring horse. He never hid one, or
his father before him. But puts onr end of
the saw on the ground and the other on his
breast, and taking the wood in his hand, rubs
against the saw It's as,l.mn fact that in
Florence, city I'll ed with trum7hs of art
| there is no, single augur, and if carpen-
| ter would bore a role, h. does it>wth u red
hot poker! This results MT from Il want OF
industry but Of sngacity OF tao ught. The
/ people are by no means lille. Tney toll
early and late, men, woman and children,
with an industry that shames u la Dor saw ng
! Yankee. Thus he makes labor that the
poor may live. In Rome charcoal is princi-
paly used for iusl, and you will see string
os twenty mules bringing lit lie sacks of il
upon thei. backs, when one IN u'e would draw
! it all in cart. But the charcoal vender
never had cart, and SO he keeps his mule,
and feeds them. This is from no want o
industry, but there is no competition. A
Yam always looks haggard ard nervous
as though be were chasing dollar. With
us money is everything; and when we &C
abroad we are surprised to find that the dol
lar has ceased to be almighty. II u Yankee
refuses to do a job for fifty cents, he will pro
badly do It for a dollar, and will certainly dc
it for Ave. But one of the lazzaroni Of Ma
pies, who has earned two cents and eater
them, wilwork no more that DAY if you offel
him ever 20 large sun. He has earned
enough for the day and wants no mure. So
there s no eagerDess Tor max ny money, no
motive for it, and everybody moves slowly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

Sold. "A clergyman having on certain
occasion, delivered himself Of what is called
fine address, was met by one of his hearers
the next day, when in the course Of conversa-
ton, allusion was made to it, the parishOner
rema k ed tn hehad book containing every
word of it and had card il before. To this
the clergyman boldly asserted that the address
was written by himself the week previous to
its delivery, and therefore the assertion could
not be correct. Th next day he received a
splendid copy Of Webster's Dictionary.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

How FALLEN!-HESRY A. WISE used to
declare, in thunder tones, that "Gen, JACK
SON pas Usuryer, Dictator, and Tyraat.
In Congress and out of it, he was the open
constan,, and bitter denouncer Of the men q
the measures OF the Jackson era. No man
did more to rouse .he country to the shame
full corrup,ions of the Jackson, Van Buren,
dynasty.
Aud yet the Democracy of Virginia have
nominated this same WISE as their candidate
for Governor, They have so fa- lost lheir
respect and venera,ion for JACKSON, as to be-
stow their best gifts upon his fercest rev'ier
To this has the reverence for the Hero OF
New Orleans fallen! Has the world ever
seel 8 parallel case!-O. s. Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08

WORTH KEowiSG, IF TRuE.-lt is said
that small pie cetof resin dipped in the wa
ter which is placed in a vessel on tn, stove
will add peculiar property to the atmosphere
of the room, which will. give relief to persons
troubled with a cough. The heat of the wa
ter is sufficient to throw of the aroma of the
resin, and gives the same relief as afforded
by a combustion Of the resin. It 10 prefera-
bic to the combustion because the evspors-
ton u more durable. The same resin may
be used for weeks.