Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-10-04
For the Chronicle

MR EDIron.--Sr, in your las, number,
we lind on ariire over the signature OF "a
Republican" datel at Flushing, in which the
writer exhibits decided Ill feeling toward
Mr. S,oaney, on account Of bis supposed up.
position TO Mr.. CHASE; and especially on ac.
count Of his untccedcnts. Asto the former,
although the charge is not direct, the object
seems to be to convince the voters OF Bel
mont County, that Mr.. SWaney is exerting all
his power. to defeat Mr. CnAsE's election,
when jus, no such ;hing exists. The under.
signed, has had ample opportunity 70 know,
that Mr.. Srdney has taken no active part, IL
any part whatever, between Mr.. CHASE and
Mr.. TRIMBLE; true, he has been present at
come meetings, which supported the claims
OF MIR. TRIMBLE, and some which supported
Mr. CHASE, Just as friehan has right to
act. And when the election comes on, ho
will no doubt attend The polls and vote Tor
one of those gentlemen, in the conscientious
discharge of the duty Of an American citizen
But hat if he votes Tor TRlMBLE! Well,
what OF it! Would this convict him of pro-
slavery, Kansas, Nebraska inquity! Is the
Cleveland PLATFORM on which Mr.. TRiMBLE
stands, less sound on the slavery question,
then the Columbus one, on which Mr.. CHASE
stands! No one will presume to say So
But then, our Flushing iriAnd says Mr..
SuIaey "many veors ago, was a Calhoun
slavery man." Was not our Flushing friend
"many years ago." a Clay ''slavery man" or
q jackson ''slavery man" or a Polk or Taylor
"slavery man." in precisely the same sense,
that Mr.. Stcaney. is sOid TO have been ga
Calhoun slavery mani"
The ref. object of "a Republican" is quite
apparent: a special local interest is to be pro.
mo,ed:--ond in order to cover this object, the
name of Col. NEFF must be dragged in, aud
he too, supposed to have been in favor of the
Nebraska bill, and of course, condemned up
on suspicion. How unfan, aud ungeneruus,
in RE publicnn"--io use no harshrr terms
for it is wei! known, by all who know Mr.
Nef' Intimately, that he WIS among the
foremost in the County, las. fall, to do battle
against the Nebraska Kansas men, and con
tribuicd his entire strength, 10 roll up the
eighty thousand majority in favor OF freedom
in the state. But "a Republican" twill en-
denvnr to show the sc double faced gentlemen
that honesty is the Test o. policy" How
will he do il! Why, by voting for slavery in
Kan as: Or in other words, Tor Mr.. johnson
for Treasurer, who is understood to be re-
gular old bunker, Pierce. Douglas. .Atch nson
Shannon-Demncrat. How over
honest; how excessively consistent! A few
more such "Republicans," of the Old Hunk
cr school, with like disposition to throw
fire brands into the united ranks, of tn
friends OF freedom. from such field piece n
the Chronicle, nigh: we'll cats Sc Mr.. Chase
to be speedily delivered from the hands O
his friends. As, friend to Mr. Chase, th
undersigned wouf' suggest ,o"A Republican
the prcpriety Of helm. more cautious in ru'ur
of making random charges against portion
of the American ticket, as the tendency il
not only to do injustice to indivduas' bu
much injury 10 she cause he processes to ad
vocate. AN AMERICAN.