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


ence Of Patriotism it gould be received and
treated very differently by me--or we're you,
Sir, like Patrick Henry, fred with the grand
Idea Of true liberty, whose eoquence was
the offspring o. earnestness, "and round the
massive shafts Of whose logic the light OF
enthusiasm played, like sunbeoms round the
statute OF MENNONITE would be treated with
the utmost respect By me, however widely
would differ from it in principle. But lock
upon it as the offspring of vanity, intended
as the party lash of heartless clique, who
have themselves, and by their Satellites.
strven TO inhict wound on me with pois.
oned spear, more deadly than eTer was :ipped
by the Apache or Delaware. But by the
generosity and good feeling of honorable
men had, ami applied, the anfhQte, and
stand with defiance on my lips t. greet their
ears.
feel astonishcd that you wish to inform
all the IS ord, and "the rest Of makind" that
you and were, by the goodness of friends.
once entrusted with the power Of helping to
make Laws, because it looks like consum-
mate vanity and will Se so treated. You say
that YOU are proud Of the high and cnviable
position your party occupies to day than you
ever were. Well, Dr., your pride has moth.
! ing to do with the subject you wish to make
a display in. | have seen uen proud # things
which were disgrace to the human family,
ard to your pride and vanity there never vas
any limit. Your party has civ, n away sixty
millions of the peoples money, by corrupt
mismanugement OF Democratic leaders They
| host nj cd &c Do; i.
! Companies 60,0C0,0O0 acres of the peoples
lund, without one dollar in return. By the
sane principle they have defeated a bill
granting portion Of the wild lands to the
insane pauPers of our common country, for a
support in their affections. while the guar
dian angel of Col1mbia'S land fed from the
contemplation of such inhumanty, and Il e
puIsation of every heart thrObed in sorrow
throughout the whole union. OF all this
you are proud! No honorable man envies your
pride. If they do, their friendship would not
be sought by mo. Nc, never. This last act
OF bi'siering .hame was done under the Pre-
tence that the Constitution had given no such
political power. Blu. these came patriots
iourd power to swinde the people out of the
above enormous sum of money "Oh, shame,
,chere is thy bush!' What wrongs have
been done undee the pure namt, Democracy.
! The next abomration to be noticed, is the
omission to do what was promised by this
Administration. OF course you are also
proud OF that, for you seem to delight in op-
preston of all hinds. Tie Democratic party
from Maine to California, from the eastern
shores Of Mary and to the Northern lakes in
all their public meetings and resolves of le.
! gislatures, the voice OF the landless poor,
from the valleys and mountain tops, from
the work shops of cities and villages, from
every log cabin in the union, waited upon the
passing breeze, hymns for the landless citi-
zens. The party gained their unequale Z
victory upon promised lard hope and expec-
tuton of the whole people of the union. The
children and grand children OF the noble men
who gained our lnde pendence, believed the
day and pear had arrived that the poo heart.
broken wives and mothers Of helpless child
rem, by the ntemperance Of husband and
fathers would be placed on or given spot
of land of shelter them from pitiless storms.
The sacredness OF such home, and the en-
erosity Of such gift would raise up warriors
for their country superior to any of those so
famed in history, who were inspired to such
deeds of renown by Alexander and Napoleon.
This was expected by the election of the
present Administration. But, Alas, what q
mistake. As soon as power was given tc
this Administration, tEer honor and con.
, science Gf thCAha pad any swung round from
their moor ngs, Ind the last link of that ad
amantine chain winch bound millions Of pa.
trotic hearts to the Democratic party, melteC
like mist before the flame; and that grea
, principle of eternal justice was trampled un
: der foot with mpunity. You are proud of it
: Br., no Doubt Had the party have done the
= duty and performed .heir promises their sta
: would have been the brightest that eve
5 shune down on the Gifts OF fame. Thei
e monument would have been built by stron!
a hands and warm hearts, towering up 10 heave
y like the snnw-capped pinnacle of loft
l. mountain, vast, grand, and indescribable. -
e Their temple of fame would have been tn
e wonder Of coming generations ssandin
ID proudly, with scales in hand, weighing on
a equal and exact justc to the poor and oppres
of ed. A compliance with even this one pre-
$, mise, would have given some justice to tn
OF utterance OF your empty words OF admiratio
at of this Administration. Even then il shou
at be uttered out Of devotion to correct prime
If pies, and not in u mere party spirit. In
r. National point of view, look at the advan
IL, age o! donating land to the landless citizen
in Forty thousand people Of all ages, cCnd
ed tios and sexes, were in Texas in 1886. I'll
he men of that small number rose up, led by III
Il. gallant and immortalized Houston and game
ur their independence. and defeated MeXic
is which ten years afterwards cost the Amer
ur can government one Hundred milo of dc
ty lars, and the lives of ten thousand soldier
ey SO much, Dr., for placing su;h an sdm:nsr
en- ton in power, which in place Of carrying q
re- great beneficial principles, for the peop
is reeh their vengence on coun.ry-oving. u
in bought and unbuyuble patriots, like the not
ou Bronson OF New York, no preferred libeT
of aud honesty to office. Dr., your honoral
and generous nature would like to use on
ty, and others, that awful rod that was used
Re- Job for complaining when assailed by bra
de- less fops for these wrongs upon our count
can What beautiful quality of Democracy .
Sir sal