Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-23
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Salmon p. Chase.

Salmon p. Chase.
Mr.. EDIToR:-You have very kindly offered
your columns to those opposed TO the election
of Salmon p. Chase for Governor, and in
vte them to state their reasons for their op-
position SO that you may reply and elf pos
siblc" remove them. For one feel much
obliged for the offer AID if my article is suf-
fciently free from personalities will feel OBJ
liged TO see it appear-Hevertheless my OBJ
jections to Chase are somewhat personal.
In the first place, would like to vote for
Governor with some well defined political
character-a gentleman whose past lie would
be some guaranty for his future course. How
stands Mr.. Chase; Previous to 1910, he was
full booded swhig-failing to obtain from
that party nomination for the Senate he
was suddenly iounG united with the out and
out abolitlonists-then an ultra democrat of
the hardest pot metal order,-next part abo-
tionist and part democrat, just enough, Of
each, with close, hard bargaining and divi-
sion of spirits to get elected 30 the Senate
of the United States. His position now,
(af;er hearing speech from him) | do not
fully understand. In his speech he claimed
to have been, previous to his election to the
u. S. Senate, a democrat and did not say
that he departed f: ON that party except on
the slavery question and yet he was quite
severe on the President for his veto of the
River and harbor Bill. How he could be a
democrat and oppose that veto do not know
for it was the very doctrine of Andrea jack
son aud his democratic successors and con-
La, g | i,l-
Sir that ii you study him closely and care
fully examine his antecedents, that you will
find him to be one OF those politicians, who
like deserters in an army, on the call of the
Roll are found fighting on the other side.
Mr.. Chase in his speech, seemed disposed
to charge those opposed to him, with being
disappointed Office hunters with sore heads
perhaps Mr.. Chase's own experience enables
him thus to describe the reasons for opposi-
ton to HIM, N d accounts for his political
summersets, and very likely when he turns
his coat, thinks every body else should do SO.
Would not Mr.. Chase's head have been sore
had he not received the nomination for Gov
ernor on the 18th July! Was it not his in
tention aud that of his friends to run him if
he had fuied! Was not that the reason urged
by many at that Convention! did he from the
first agree to abide the decision or did he
wait until he understood how the delegation
sto 'd before he consented to abide such nomi-
nation as might be made! Was not the
game "heuds | win tails you lose!" Away
with such Il Canddate,-you may elect him,
but you do not always gain, by electing your
candidate. If he is not the right sort of man
he may "turn and send YOU" Remember
Tyler! Did he not give his friends the
"Grippe"!-If Mr., Editor, Allen Trimble can
present no better creed of fidelity than s. p.
! Chase, or if you can fix oslavery upon MIN
| will also scout him; but while he stands a
monument Of integrity uprghtncss and
homo, feel disposed to vote COR him, and so
! will thousands, who will feel in voting for
him, that they know what they are dong,and
have in him candidate of whom they are
not ashamed, and do not ask to let by.gones
be by-gones, but challenge an investigation
of private and political character.
AYTI-CHAsE.
REMARKS BY THE EDIroR.-We have ever
regarded the Republican movement, or the
Anti-Nebraska movement, or by whatever
name it may be called-as an uprising of the
people, regardless of former party ties or
obligations. Thousands-yea tens of thou
sands of Democrats and Free Sellers voted
with us last fall, and will do so again this fall,
asking no questions in reference to "antece-
dents"-but only wanting some guaranty
thutt tha, f,. l. ,hn thAir
are right upon the two questions at issue:-
! Opposition to the CrleRSicn of slavery, aud to
expenditure of our public moneys. 1t is not
as the candidate of the old Whig party that
Mr. Chase is running for Governor; if such
was the case, we could acknowledge that
there was force in "Anti. Chase's" remarks,
but being the nominee of the Republican
party his "anteced9nts" have nothing to do
with the question, except to show that he
was an honest man Democratic Republ-
cans may say that Capt. Ford, was a wing
anl they will therefore have nothing TO do
with him; and Free Soil Republicans may
say that they will not support any of the
ticket except MIR. Chase, for they have all
been Wings or Democrats. Ii they should
take this position, what becomes of our or.
ganization' On tho same principle what
becomes of the American organization! They
are 10Th dead. dead! A spirit of Cancellation
must actuate members of the Republican or
ganization, or in the confusion, and family
dssension, which will otherwise surely arise