Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-12-18
Mosels, Ills. Nov. %, 1856.


To he Edi:Or Of he Belmont Chronicle:
SIR-It seems that Buchansn is to be
or President 'or the rexl four years. Al
Though the Republicans have been defeated
in his recent hard Tough: political contest,
get we Of the Prairie State are by no means
d scuuragct--we feel that We are victorious
even in defeat. Noiwi,hstu nding the cleo
torai vvte of this State has teen declared
for Buchsnan-a result accomplished By
lie most manifest frsud--sone OF the conn
ties in lover Eg pt having given maiorities
for the Democratic ticket twice ps large As
any vote they ever before poiied; thing
impOssible to be accounted or by increase 0:
populstion--yet we have elec,sd for our
Governor the gallant Col. Bissell. and our
whole State ticket by handsome maiori'ies;
thus administering a direct dnd pointed re-
buke 10 The traitor DJnIlss. Some of the
Eastern papers have it that the FIilmure
men voted With us on the State ticket -
This is not true. They had th-ir o@n
ticket, and voted it. IL is an undeniable
Republican victory The whole Northern
part ot the State, where the p?oPle ARE eG-
lighted, Intelligent and enieryrising. went
for Fremont by sweeping mai"rity. The
reverse was the case in Egypt, whore they
are truly wrapped IN Egyptian darkness
From this District we have elected TO Con-
greSs Owen Loysjoy, a hrohfr OF the Alton
martyr. by over Ave thousand majority. He
is radically ant-S cry; fine speaker, and
a man Of great talent and tirmEess. and will
certsialy make his mark in the legislative
halls OF the nation.
What is the matter with Old Belmont!
trust she is rot m, rsing into Egyptian
durkucss. thought she had freed herself
from tie shackIes o. Slavery, but Inc result
Of the recen. elections seem TO inJica e
otherwise | trust that Old Belmont. the
cherished home of my nativity. viii yet iree
hers-lf from this lhrsldcrn, and stand nobly
forth the cham pinn oi freedom. Il has been
very different with the county of rng adop-
ton When came here year aud half
ago the 50 called Democratic party bore
sway. At this election she declared for
the Republicans by an overwhelming ma
jority. Fillmore got about d zen votes
in the county. The contest was exciting,
monster mass meetings were held BY both
dominant parties,
Our country is importing rapidly. Tnc
tide of emigration which has heretofore
rolled onward farther West, overlooking
lands here which are net surpassed any
where, has begun TO turn strongly in this
direction. Our market advantages here are
mach superior TO the counties farther West.
We are quite near enough 20 Chicago, the
great emporium of the West. The cost OF
transporiion Of grain to that port, by canal,
is very little. From Chicago to the East
ern markets and 10 Europe there is con.
tinuous water communication, lessaninI in
a very great degree the cost of transporta-
tun. A number of vessels have, in fact,
during the last Summer, cleared directly
from Chicago 10 Europe and back. The
merchants and dealers of that city are ma
king extensive arrangements for shipments
in their own vessels across the Atlantic
Those coming to the West to purchase
farms will DO well to bear these things in
mind. But if you want cheap farms you
will have to come soon, as land is rapidly
advancing in price here.
This section Of the country was visited
day OF two ago by terrible storm. Much
damage was done by the wind. In this
place two new three-story brick store-rOoms.
the walls of which were just being COM
peted, were blown down and in falling
crushed in a store-room adjoining. A fine
new Dwelling Of pressed brick, in the same
state OF completion, was also made hean
Of ruins; and other damage was done OF a
less sci rus nature. A fine new dwelling
house, neariy " finished, was alSO burned down
a few days before, making altogether quite
a loss 10 ndiyidua and 10 our town; but
We will soon make nll right again. About
one hundred buidingshave gone up here this
season Great damage was also done in
Chicago by the blowing down OF brick
walls, &c.
But r,y gossiping letter is growing too
long. J. w. NEWPORT.