Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-23
A View Of the Field-Republicans
to the Rescue.

There is one virtue in the Buchanan par
ty which we admire, and that is, they never
give up, and are seldom cast down, they
hold on to all they claim and claim al they
can. If beaten in a State, they console
themselves with the reflection, that they
might have been beaten good deal worse,
and if they carry a State, they make the
most of it. The elections which came off
on Tuesday have resulted as follows:
Ohio, Republican majority 10000.
Pennsylvania, close run, probobly not
three thousand either way.
Indiana, Buchanier. by say three thou-
sand, which shows in the aggregate, large
Republican majority on popular vote. Now
we believe that these three States will vots
for Fremont and Dayton. The National is-
sue will be met in November solitary and
alone. 1t will then be FREE KANSAS Or
SLAVE KANSAS. There will be no State or
county questions involved whatever. No
matters of railroads or county expenses,
judicial controversies or liquor laws. twill
be plainly and simply FREEDOM Oh SLA-
VERY, and nothing else, and on this qIes-
ton we have the inside track and the popu-
lar sympathies. We have no drubt that By
a comparison Of the votes taken for mem
bers OF Congress in all three of the States,
the Republican vote will mske much bet
ter show than i. does on the county and
State issues. Take our own county, for
instance. Here Mr.. Galloway had cne ma
jority, while all of the Buchanier county
ticket ia elected by majorities of not less
than one hundred, and in one instance, one
hundred and ffty-sevsn majority. In Far-
field county, the Buchanan State ticket has
l40o majority. but It only gives Medill for
Congress 1000 majority, being a difference
of 400 votes in one county. In Madison;
county, the Republican State ticket is in l.
minority of 80, while Harlan, Republican,,
for Congress, has majority in the same
county of $50. In the same county, Crabb,-
Republican, has 800 majority for Auditor,
and Smith Democrat, has 40 m ajor:ty for
Sheriff, while Pnillis, Republican, has $50
majority for Commissioner.
These are only few facts, but they
show that in every instance where the ma
tIonal issre is presented to the people they
are with US, and from such facts we argue
favorably of the resul t in November. We
are aware that the Buchaniers will make
loud shout over their claimed VIC
tories, and will keep up their yell until
November. L. may disturb, but it cannot
daunt the spirits Of the Republicans. We
know that our cause is just, and must pre-
vail in November. There are thousands OF
men who will vote for Fremont and Dayton
in November, that either stayed at home,
o. voted for the opposition State ticket on
Tuesday last.
AS regards Pennsylvania we believe the
Republicans have carried it. We believe
so because the RETURNS SHOW IT. We
care little for the dispatches published in
the Buchanan papers from Forney and
"Harry Connely." They are playing a bold
brag game, they will keep it up until the
end cometh. Another advantage the Re-
publicans will have in November which
they had not on Tuesday, and that is, all the
States will vote on the same day, 80 that
the corrupt system Of colonizing, widely and
boldly practiGed in Pennsylvania and In
diana, cannot be played, as the voters in
each will be wanted at home. We had re-
ports last week that upwards of twenty
thousand Illegal votes were being registered
in Philadelphia city end county alone.
Another point, which we believe is now
seen by the Fillmore men is, that il they in
tend TO be felt in this great question, they
must throw what little strength they have
with the Republicans. They have nothing
to except from the Bechaniers, but snubbing
and insult. Should Buchanan be elected,
thas will have nothing to except from either
him or his party. In Pennsylvania, they
will to a man throw their votes for the Re-
publican Electoral ticket. We hope they
will do so in Ohio. Although the vote
shows that we, can carry Ohio without them,
still we want to see the anti.Extension Of
Slavery vote all cast one way, so to make
it tell with redoubled effect in the canvass.
There are but two parties in the South;
there should be but two in the North.
Republics rs be of good cheer, stand by
your guns, and be ready for November
Our cause is one of the mos. just that ever
was presented to the American people. In
the triumph of it rests the best hopes OF
our future prosperity and our na tional re-
nowu. It is to secure to freemen, forever
their Vast heritage in the far west, to pre-
vent the extension of negro slavery beyond
its present broad limits. Our purpose is to
strengthen Liberty and dwarf the powers of
slavery, and to bring our nation back to the
old days of Republican simplicity, and
when liberty was secured BY law. LET Us
THEN FIGHT ON AND FIGHT EvER.-O. g.
journal, l7th.