Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-05-31

Price at jefferson City "that he danger was |
imminent" aud asked protection for our
lives and property. None was given us
We then trlegruphed to the President, but
had received no answer when we left. HaG
ono company of troops been ordered from
Fort Leavenworth, ,nine.tenths OF our citizens
would have rallied to sustain the laws of the
country. 1t is libel on the fair fame of our
citizens to class them ell as mobocrats and
ruiiians. The great masses are right They
are parayzed by the crisis so suddenly pre-
ciptated upon them. They are not prepa-
red to hang their neghbors and destroy their
property, or for bloodshed, dsunion or civil
strife But when the constituted authorities
of our country call they will quickly step
forth to sustain its laws and its honoi.
The whole force Of this secret association
was brought to bear against The Luminary.
They acknowledge that they could get o
hold OF it., and nothing was left but brute
force, which they were not unwilling to use,
especially when they numbered more than
one hundred to dne. DR.. Liebe Of Leoven-
worth infol med me some time ago that VIM.
w. Miller was placed down at Parkville to
drive me Off. Strngfellow and he were so
counselling in his presence.
From certain indications we are led to be-
icve that the destruction Of The Lumtndry
press was determined on months before it
was put in execution. Letters were received
ASKING the price Of our press. We offered
to soil at reasonable price, but no trade
was consummated. J. T. V. Thompson
was heard to declare that the press should be
thrown into the Missouri River and its edi.
tors hung. By the way we had opposed the
appointment of that corrupt man to the Of
fee Of Governor of Kansas, and thereby en-
kndled his wra'h. About the first Of March
last, after Atchison had left his seat in Con-
gress and returned to Missouri, letters were
said to have been received in Parkvile sign
ed by d. r. Atchson, stating that the State
no longer desired his services, but he had
other duties to perform-certain individuals in
Parkvile needed his attention. Indeed from
| that time rgmors thickened that the press
would be destroyed; but We did not alter lis
tone nor believe it til, the deed was done
We have reasons to believe that the money
| was made up to establish The Southern
Democrat on the ruins of The LumiRdry and
its editors spoken 10 before it was destroyed.
r. s. Kelley of The Squatter Sovereign re-
ceived $500 at one time and expected $1,000
more. Besides, Atchison gets for them the
publication Of the laws of the United States.
Government patronage appears to be at his
command. Hi servle tools, The Examiner,
Piattess Argus, S9uatter SoCereign, and Herald
ire the recipients. But they are ready the
moment they have obtained all the patronage
at the disposal of the President to turn against
him. Even now mutterings are heard. He
is in danger the moWent he disobeys them
How so small party exercise SO mucl
t control | cannot conceive. A half dozer
members OF the secret association acting il
D concert all over the country get up meetings
Y pass Just such resoIu ions as the Leaders
f want, and the impression goes abroad thu,
c all the world and the rest of mankind ar'
+ moving, when not one in twenty are favola
) bic to the movement. The meeting got NJ
= in Parkvile that sanctioned the proceedings
s of the mob was of this character. All good
n citizens in Parkvic are opposed to the mol
e and their action; they did not 60 out to the
y meeting. Col. Summers, who was rung in
!. as explaining the object Of the meeting,vote'
: resolution dec airing that the citizens of Park
vile considered their slave property safe il
G my hands. +. H. Mcdonald w. Fl. Miller
, J. B. Ewel are mere drones-blood-sucke
= on the community; they own little or no pro
c perty, and have done nothing to build up th
n country, but they and few others are tht
: willing tools Of the masters. Are any Of tn
e presses in st. Louis apologizing Tor uphold
: ing this association! Do they want to Sc
( the same state Of things exist in st. Louis u
s the "work goes bra,ely on" Do they wan
d to see Southern men refusing to trade will
e Northern men and Northern men refusing t
t trade with Southern men till confidence
Y destroyed and that noble class OF busines
f men, both from the North and the South,w
j give credit and character to St. Louis s,drive
, by the force of circumstances to New Orleans
E Memphis Cairo, Alton, Quincy and BurRng
l ton! Then farewell TO ST. Louis and Ill he
greatness. Instead Of becoming the grea
mart of commerce--the seat ofAmerican en-,
a plre--she vii dwinde down to thu little Dor
e der town she once was. More anon.
GEO. S. PARK.