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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

elected, myself among the number, upon the
compromise expressed in the resolution.
At the constitutional Convention brought
forward the same resolution as information
to the Convention of the compromise which
had been made in The first district, and sub
mitted the following resolatioA:
''ResoIued, That the Committee on Missel-
Ianeous Matters be instructed to report to
this Convention plan for submitting to the
people the question of excluding free blacks,
their decision to operate as instructions to
the first Legislature"
The first resolution was received and or
dered to be spread upon the journals and the
second was unanimously adopted. In obe-
dience thereto the said committee, by DR..
Cutler, their chairman, reported, in sub
stance, as follows: That the ch lirman of the
Executive Committee be instructed to issue
his proclamation inviting the people, upon
the day the constitution is submitted TO
them, to express their opinion for or against
the exclusion of free backs from the State,
as follows: those in favor casting a ballot
upon which is written or printed exclusion"
those against sno exclusion;" the said vote
to act as instruction to the first Legislature;
which report was adopted.
After The adjournment of the conventions
as chairman oflhe Executive Committee,
draughted, published, and circulated the pro-
clamation. My recollection now is that
there were two s. parate and distinct procla-
nations calling upon the people to vote. I
am entirely confiden that there were two
declaring the result. In the first there were
two quantities submitted: first, the constitu-
ton; second, the free banking law sections
SUBMITTED as an Independent proposition; if
adopted, to become a part of the constitution
itself. In the second the 'sblack laws ques-
ton was submitted IS seperGte proposition,
to act merely as instructions to the members
of the first Legislature, hauingin nooise con-
marion Nth or relation to the constitution;
As member of the "black law" portion
Of the free State party aided in making the
compromise referred to, the whole object of
which was to Keep the question Of excluding
free HacFS out Of the constitution, within reach
of the people, so that when majority should
be in favor of repeating OF, adopting it they
could do so without amending the constitu-
ton or conflicting Herewith,
The constitute on presented to the Senate
by Gen. CAss, to which the Senator from
Illinois refers in the above extract-if the
copy forwarded for that purpose, which L
have no doubt it isis a correct copy of that
instrument as framed by the convention and
ratified by the people. 1t is not true that
any portion of 1t has been suppressed.
j. III. LANE.
WASHINGTON, APRIL II, 1856.
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Cool impudence.

The unparalleled impudence and effron-
teryo some men is positively astonishing
elevating impudence almost to the dignity
of virtue, and reducing its practice to reg
ular rules. During the life time of Henry
Clay he was hunted from one end of the u
nion to the other by set Of rancorous blood
hounds, who hung upon him; and dragged
him eventually to his grave. Clay himself,
said:-"The vile ours of party are barking
at my heels, and the blood hounds of person.
al malignity are aiming at my throat" They
heaped upon him the vilest epithets that
their grovelling associations. and intellects
could conceive, and hurled at him the most
outrageous terms of villifcation. To credit
their assertions, there was no crime in the
whole black catalogue of evil doing of which
he was not guilty-no lower deep of vice to
which he had not descended. But the grass
is hardly grown upon the grave to which
these internal villifiers consigned him, ere
we fine them chanting paans to his great
ness, and lavishing upon his memory the
most hypocritical adulation.
At recent celebration of the birth day of
Clay, at the Slash cottage, in Virginia, there
were among The guests, Jones, of Iowa, and
Bigler OF Pennsylvania, and among the ora
tors was Stephen A. Douglass--and HE prai-
sed Henry Clay. He, who, with the remorse-
less spirit of trained sleuth- hound had fas-
tened upon the noble Clay, and relinquished
his hod only when Death placed the noble
quarry beyond his reach, this man @ Doug
lass made a speech lauding Henry Clay
Oh, shame where is thy blush! Why was
not some one there to cram his former foul
libels down his slanderous throat, and teach
him that so great man and so eminent a
statesman as Clay could not be slandered
with impunity. When will the world look
upon such dough-hearted men and dough-
faced actions in the proper light.
g A thousand cities claim Old Homer dead,
Through which the living Homer begged his bread :"
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Reasons for an Adjourned Session

The jpnt committee, to whom was refer
red the resolution in reference to the expe-
diency If holding an adjourned session, and
to report the reasons therefor, ask leave to
report as follows, to wit:
Notwithstanding the General Assembly
has resolved to adjourn on the 9th day of
April inst, to the first Monday of january,
1857, your committee deem it their duty
briefly to advert to some of the leading rea-
sons for an adjourned session.
First. There is maniiestly necessity for
a thorough and accurate investigation into
the condition of our Finances, and also of
the State House, Benevolent Institutions.
Penitentiary and Public Works, and that
such investigations, requiring much time
and care, cannot be completed during the
present session without detaning us here
until midsummer, retard the progress of 9TH
er legislation, besides preventing the men,
bers thus engaged in the investigation, from
participating in the consideration of bills in
which their constituents are interested.
Secondly. In view of the fact that the
people OF Ohiu demand an increase of Banks
to meet the exgenCies of our commerce.
and that even the best Bank plan that we
shall be able now to present may be disap-
proved at our next annual election, and
heace create the necessity for suggesting
another at an adjourned session, such as NAV
be acceptable.
Thirdly. 1t being generally conceded that
it is our paramount duty, at the proper time,
to present, in definite form, essential
amendments to the Cons itution-among
which are annual sessions, single Represen-
tative and Senatorial districts, Representa-
tlveS to be elected annually, and Senators
bienniaily; thorough revision of the Ju-
dietary and as to Corporations, Finance and
Taxation, so as TO meet the wants, rights,
and Just demands and expectations of the
people-and to mature which will REQUIRE
time and careful deliberation, and for a more
correct action on which it is surely desirable
that said amendments should undergo the
scrutiny of the people, that the General
Assembly may be better prepared to act
therein and the joint committee on Con-
stitutona' amendments having made a re-
port presenting an outline of said amend |
ments, upon which there will be a free dis |
cussion, and the desired result will be at |
taned.
Fourth. 1t is seen that considerable por-
ton Of the several hundred bills which have
been introduced into the Legislature, vet re-
main to be considered and disposed of.
And Enaliy considering the fact, which is
lndlsputable, that if this General Assembly
should continue in session until all should be
lone that is required for the public good and
the general interests of the State, it must
Of necessity be very long one, even with
he utmost diligence and perseverance, and
hat even then there might be left undone
'nactmcnts which are imperatvely demand
ID, since it is impossible to anticipate by leg
station, accurately or correctly in appropri-
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possession of these facts he will make the
amende honorable.
The charge which the Gazette publishes,
was recently made in a public meeting in
Kentucky, and the reply which CLAY there
made will suffice for the present. 1t was
substantially as follows
sHe regretted that gentlemen had felt
compelled to show so little magnanimity as
to allude to his personal misfortunes. He
considered it poor cause which descended
from reasons and fact to personal insinua-
ton. This people knew him. Such argu-
ment nigh. be used in Charleston or New
Orleans, but not here! Not by pecuniary
interest, certainly, was he Influenced. His
father, next to r. Wickiffe, had been the
largest STAKEHOLDER IN Kentucky; his inter.
ests were on that side. Not by political c.
lection, certainly. He had beaten all his
most powerful opponents, both in that and
the Fayette district. The road to lame and
office was open to him. When he returned
from the Mexican war, he was asked to give
up his opposition to slavery, and he was
told no post in the nation was TOO high for
him. Now, after he had sacrificed all in
this cause-time, and money, and family,
and friends and fame, and almost life itself
here in his own home these ungenerous
taunts were brought against him. He had
liberated all the slaves he held in his own
right. Had he carried those trust slaves to
Ohio and liberated them-he would have vi
olated the rights of his heirs--and been de-
nounced as yiolator of law and ''negro
thief" Now, since his misfortunes had
caused them to be sold by assignees, he was
illuminated for the efficacy of laws which
he had SO much struggled to overthrow. and
which his accusers had against his Will kept
upon the statute book!"
Will the editor of the Gazette d, an act
of justice by stating the facts in reference
to Col. Clay's entailed chattels.
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ations and in other things for two years in
advance And further, that the Legislature
will be enabled to accomplish much more in
useful legislation in two short sessions, as
in one long one.
In consideration of these, besides many
other reasons that might be adduced, and we
have no hesitation in saying that it is indis-
pensably required for the interest and wei
fare of the people of the State, that there
should be an adjourned session of this Gen
eral Assembly. All of which is respectfully
submitted.
FELIX MARSH,
Jos. c. BRAND,
ALFRED KELLEY,
JOSEPH TRUEsDALE
RALPH PLUMB,
ALFRED YAPLE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

To MAkE:A BALxv HORSE DRAw.--THe
London Times gives remedy which proved
successful. After all sort Of means had
been tried and failed, it was suggested that
simple remedy used in India should be tried
that is, to get small rope and attach it TO
one of the fore feet of the stubborn animal,
the person holding the end of the rope to ad-
vance few PAGES taking with him The horse's
foot, when, as matter of course, the horse
must follow. The suggestion was at first
ridiculed, but at last rope was brought and
applied as described, when the horse imme-
diately advanced, and in few minutes was
out of sight, much to the amazement of the
crowd. The experiment is simple and worth
n trial
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24
POLITICAL.

At the meeting of the Anti-Nebraska
Members of both Houses of Congress on the
l4th instant, at the Capitol, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resoiral, That the Anti-Nebraska Men,
bers of Congress tender to their fellow-citi-
zens of the United States their sincere and
hearty congratulations on the recent success
of the friends of order. justice, and freedom
in the elections which have been held in the
States of New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
and Connecticut, and take pleasure in ack-
these triumphs, not less on the
ground of the encouragement they afford in
our determined effort to secure the immedi--
ate admission of Kansas into the Union than
as cheering auspices of the speedy restora--
ton of the true principles ofthe Constitutions
in the administration of the Government of
the United States.
BEN. J. STANTON, President
WILL. CUMBAcK, Secretary.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24
GIVE hope no one will neglect to rea,

GWe hope no one will neglect to reat
carefully the Kansas memorial in another
column. The admission of Kansas as free
or slave State, is question before which all
other questions sink into nothingness, and
fade away. Certain one-horse politicians
may say that the Kansas question is ''hum-
bug, but they will find that, humbug or not
it will be the all-engrossing topic of the
next six months, if not sooner settled. Dis
guise it who dare, it will flash out It's in
herent Importance will defy the trammels
OF party, and consume, as fire consumeth
flax, all ephemeral issues and men who seek
to hide or msrepresent it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

"Crowts of people had been out from an
early hour, as it was known that something
important was 10 occur, and numerous groups
of spectators gathered on the quays opposite
1nd close to the Foreign Office to see the
Plenipoten,iaries pass. These were receiy-
ed both OH going and returning with marks
of great respect from the people Every
thing took place as mentioned. The mo-
ment the signatures we're completed the ex-
pected signal was given, and the cannon
from the esplanade Of the Invalides pro-
claimed the news before the Plenipotentia-
ries had quilted the hall. Some time after the
following notice was posted up on the walls
of Paris:
"'CoEGREss OF PARIS, March 30,lS56.
"'Peace has been signed this day at o.
clock at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Pienipotentiaries of France, Austria
Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and
Turkey have affixed their signatures to the
treaty, which puts an end to the present
war, aud which, by settling the question OF
the East, establishes the repose OF Europe
on solid and durable basis.
Pierre, Prefect of Police
''This notice was read by thousands with
intense curiosity and with great satisfaction.
Soon after appeared "a supplement 20 the
Moniteur containing the same announce
ment. The effect produced i. of course all
that could be imagined, and the feeling
would very probably have been much more
strongly expressed had it not been that for
two or three days past the conclusion was
confidently expected for tn day. 0F
"l'he Plenipotentiaries WI continus TO
meet during the presen. week, as before, for
the settlement of other matters, not of a
light or unimPortant character, which have
not yet been settled. They and the resident
members Of the diplomatic corps dine in
full uniform with the Minister of FOreign
AGairs tomorrow. The treaty will not be
made public until the exchange of the rati-
Gcations; and, as Constantinople and St.
Petersburgh are distant from Paris, the
Plenipotentiaries remain still bound by their
obligation OF silence for two or three weeks
to GOMEZ
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

0LrEli Thayer addressed full meeting at
Albany, N. Y. Tuesday night last. He said
that fifty colonies were already organized in
New England, to proceed to Kansas in few
weeks. He said there was plenty Of Virginia
land 20 be had in New York for shilling
an acre e,and..a silver gray broker who holds a
large amount, has invited the EmIgrant Aid
Company 10 turn its attention to coionizing
Virginia with free Northern men, offering to
give large tracts for the purpose. In the
future, such a thing may be done, and the
Old Dominion redeemed from its present de-
rradation Pa iresu. TEL.
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1haIssue.

II any one still doubts as to the issue upon
which the next Presidential contest is
to turn, let him read the following extract
from the Washington Union, and doubt nc
longer:
"The battle is to be fought on the great
issue involved in the Nebraska question
the Democratic party have made up that is
sue, and they will have no standard bearer
who cannot furnish the guarantee not only
of sound anteeedents, but of present hearty
AND undisguised and outspoken advocacy of
the principles Of the Nebraska BILL"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

0EThe election returns from Tif1iu, Ere
mont. Findlay, AMI indeed throughout the
State, in1cdte an almost universal triumph
of the Republicans. The .Slrtesman and
Plum Deaier are trying to hide their chagrin
by Growing Justify over few insulated VIC
tories, mainly confined to localities where
the Slg Nichts have always been in the as
tendency. But all to no purpose. Their clam
orous bravado does not alter the fact that
Ohio is Republican, all over-Slnd. Reg.
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The Peace In Europe.

The steamer Baltic brings the new that
Peace was signed at Paris on Sunday, the
3Oth of March. The event was announc ed
in Paris and LoRdon by salvos of artillery.
Paris was Illuminate d, and in England the
church bells were pealed. Three or four
weeks must elapse ere ratifcations of the
treaty can'be exchanged. Details of ad-
iustment are referred to commission. The
great G, ent of peace has swallowed up all
minor subjects Of news.
sIekIHG oF THE TREATY.
The London Times Paris correspondent
says:
"A Council;of Ministers was held at the
Tuileres at haf-past IL O'Clock, and re-
mained sitting till a quarter past IL. The
Emperor presided and gave his last instruc-
tions, and Count Walewski returned to his
official residence to receive The Plenipoten-
tiaries. They appeared in full uniform, and
wore all their orders al decorations. They
assembled in the Sale de Conferences be-
fore half-past l2, and after the treaty was
read over proceeded to sign it in the same
alphabetical order in which they have been
wont to take their places during the con-
ferences.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

0|-Judge SALMON REcKARD. Of Lawrence
county, who acted as chairman of a recen,
Fillmore and Donelson meeting, has written
letter in which he says he does not ap-
prove of said nominations. He thinks the
meeting was premature, and Robert Hall and
F. NJ. Reckard, the former Of whom was on
to draft resolutions. concur with
him in opinion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24
(sTThe Gazette of, last week retails

0ErThe Gazette of, last week retails a
charge made long ago, and disproved soere
Of times, against CAssIUs NJ. Clay, to the
effect that he is professedly an anti-slavery
man, but actually Shareholder. We do
not suppose that Capt. Heaton would will
fully injure any one, and we therefore pre-
sumo that he is unucquainted with the facts
in the case. or course, if he is placed in
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

OEThe California delegates to the Loco
focO Presidential Convention will come. with
instruction to vote for Buchanan. the Ad-
ministra,ion, through its officers in the Gold
en- State, worked hard to secure delega-
ton in favor OF Pierce but signally failed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

The Electric Telegraph Company in Eng
land sent across their wires 26,4SO messages
in the last six months of 1855, and paid 4
dividend of seven per cent
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24

Will. CvMgAcK, Secretary.
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