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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-20


less while yelLg, yet when they arrive a,
the yoass Of maturity tlcy will bsson,o
aAhamsd ~. thflr oonduot, and through he
stren zof their oSn ioLerent /. pride, and
Their eslnsptlop of virtues pa,hs,will break
oiFthssthainsNof vice that have hitherto
bound them, and choose anG follow thai
which is exemplary aud correct. Little we
fear, do such persons understand the fear.
ful power tha confirmed habit exercises
over the wost enlightened judgment. A.
well might We undertake to stop the torren,
In its eourse, ss to attemp, to shake off
the slsvish chains. In which long con.
u'ved Course of Indulgence in vice, has
bound US. Tae fountain must 10 dried up
before the stres IN ceases to ..aow; 30 the
source OF crime must lbe destroyed, before
iis evils are entirely etfaced, II is a law
OF nature, too, that the stream caa never.
unassisted, rise higher than its source; so
the human mind morally considered, il lelt
entirely 10 itself will never rise. higher than
iis beginning; but in all probability will
continue to retrograde sink deeper and
deeper into the mre OF sensuslisn,. .debsuchery
and crime, until ii becomes utterly callous
10 every impression for good.
Others again. in their foolish desire ths,
their children shall take a nigh Nand in
the circles Of fashion, outshipe all their
contemporaries io theit devotion to The idol
that rules in the society Of the ,houghtless
aud the gay, aro unwilling that they shall
be eneumbered with any thought that would
be likely TO mar the wcrldllaess Of their
hearts. or trouble their minds with the re.
collections o! a wasted life. The height of
their ambition seems to be to deck them
cut in the gaudy tinselry and superfaoos
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-20

01-Tho following .atticle should have
appeared in conncetie1 with marriages. last
week, but it was unagesxabIy crowded out.
Wife.
This little monosylabie conveys on idea
to man, of more earthly importance than
any other word in the language OF mortals.
Prmitively, she. among all the beings
which God created. was the only one who
conveyed the idea Of "help.meet for man."
And although thousands of years have rolled
on since her charms attr.ced and arrested
the attention of the first man. yet where.
ever found at the present time, she posses
ses surpassing excellence, which shows
her still to be mans best earthly hiend.--
Suppose she was first in the transgresson,
yet hor firm attachment, lher warm affec.
lion, her tender and unceasing care to and
for her husband. richly atone for her tew
and little faults. "Whosc 6ndeth a wife
fndeth good "
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-20

|1S BARRELS n. O. MoLISsES
a IL er :, ':Sa g end ~ sas~ , THOMPSON.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-20

Last ot creatoo, she,
The fairest of our race,
Mans present help will be,
In every sine and place.
In sorrows gloomy vale,
She swe"lly lends her aid;
All other friends may isil,-
Her friendships nepsr fade.
How cheerful 10 that home,
Where sweeily smiles her face;
When man is left alone,
None else can ill her place.
Ia this dim world below,
She is the brightest gem;
They who her virtues know,
Dare not the least contemn.
w C. p. II.
st. Clalrsville, March 7th.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-20

MERlNOEs, Thibets, ATWOOD. heiain, Plaid Cash
~ meres. and fl variety OF every style of Ladies'
feshianabe Wool Dress Goods togetner with more An.
tiqne aud riush Trimmings TO mstoh-s muc IN larger
stock than We ever before have opened and a. cheap
aver oeofe onhred Aso few pcs Of Merino Satin de
Chne, superb ari lie for Ladies' Dresses very desr.
aoe,N STONE Il TIlOMAS's
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28

The Mineral Region Herald, says the
territories Of Utah, New Mexico, and Kan
sas will be slaves States If 1t Is in the
power of Democracy and Slavery to make
them SUCH"
The editor of The Herald is either very ig-
norant, or else he knowingly publishes an
nnblushing falsehood. Nebraska, Iowa,
Minnesota, Kansas and Washington were ac-
quired as slave territories. Will Democra-
cy make them slave States The Democ-
racy" had the power" to make Iowa Slave
State. In the Convention which adopted
her State Constitution the Democracy had
the majority. The Democrats also had
majority in the popular vote, and yet Iowa
was made free State. In California the
Democrats had a majority but they did not
make it Slave State. In all the western
States the Democracy had the power to
make free or slave states. The Democra-
cy have had the power" with the excep-
ton Of few years. since the formation of
the government. When our Consultation
was adopted the Union consisted of twelve
slave States and one free State. Now we
have fifteen slave States and sixteen free
States. The advance of freedom has been
as fifteen to three, or five to one, as compar.
ed 10 slavery. We have a less amount OF
slave territory-States and all of course
than we had when the old confederative
government was organized, notwithstanding
the vast increase Of our territorial dimen-
sions and, in the face OF all this, the Her
aid talks about the aggressions of Slavery,
when it very well knows, Or ought to know,
THAT BY NO ACT, LEGISLATIVE
OR OTHERWISE, ON THE PART OF
THIS GOVERNMENT, HAS SLAVE
RY BEEN EXTENDED TO FREE TER.
RlTORY, but on the contrary, territory ac-
quired as slave has been made free by act
ol the people.
In Utah, and New Mexico there are not
fifty slaves and there is not the remotest
probability of either becoming slave states.
The Democracy of the Union do not claim
"the power" to legisIate slavery into any
territory or exclude it therefrom, but desire
that the people thereof shall decide the mat
ter for themselves. The same principle is
applied to Kansas and Nebraska. When
the Herald, therefore, says that the Democ-
Facy aim to make slave States out Of any
Of the territories, it asserts an unmitigated
falsehood.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28

$50 the Vigilance Committee Of The Coun-
~ Clique sent post haste to head quarters" !"
&t.-Minerdl Region Herald.
A pretty fellow, you are, to talk about
cliques! Why, you were nominated by a
Know Nothing clique and through it elected
to Office. You belong to a clique now, the
only one we know Of in Vinton County, and
are endeavoring TO whip the unruly members
of your party into the support Of clique can
didates. When you and the balance of he
clique get mattersallfxed up to suit,y will
no doubt come out in flaming capitals with
a peoples ticket. In the meantime you will
have the candidates pledged to your support
and be after taking care Of No. l. A most
unfortunate allusion for yourself, Mr.. Her
aid, is that about "clques.''
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28
OId-Line Whigs---"Sour Grapes.

The Abolition press has been, heretofore,
particularly careful not offend old line wings.
Recently, however, different course has
been adopted. Finding that thousands oil
our old opponents will not be gulled into the
ranks of the Republican party, but that they
are determined to support the Union candi-
dates, the Fremont press is now abusing them
Toundly and declaring that they have always
been in favor Of slavery. The last Mineral
Region Herald says:--
1--WE suppose that some Of them (old line
whigs) are going to vote for Buchanan, but
all such as do, if their past lives and politi.
cal histoYare traced up, it will be found tina t
they have always been pro-slayery in senti-
mept; and what is more natural than that
.pro-slavery man should vote pro.slavery
platform"
We often see the declaration in Black Re
publican prints that the democratic platform
favors the extension of slavery, but very few
Of them have ever had the manliness to pub.
lish it. ''Probably its all honest!"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28
The Equality Of the BLACKS.

The Mineral Region Herald says:
The Democrat says that we are in favor
Of negroes holding office, voting. &c. Now,
we do like man, who, when he tells lie,
can do il up so as to have the semblance OF
truth, better than we do man who can not
tell one without exposing its nakedness.
We quoted the Herdlds own wonls and
concluded that they meant just what we sta
ed or that they meant just nothing at ALL
For the edi6catiOn OF our neighbor We will
quote them again.
Compare that glorious pnnciple Of the
Declaration Of Inde pendence, which declares
that all menare free and equal and endow.
ed with inalienabIe rights, among which are
life, liberty and the pursuit Of happiness,
with the spirit OF Southern institutions and
Southern laws, which deprive men of liber-
ty and happiness, aud sometimes life, mere
ly for opinions sake"
twill be seen that the Herald misquotes
the Declaration Of independence in order to
give equality to the Blacks. II it did
not mean that all men are free and equal,
where was the sense or appropriateness Of
this garolsd quotations.
When paper announces any principle as
a glorious one, it is always understood as
approving Iha! principle; but the Herald does
that same and then charges us with lying be-
cause, forsooth. we applied its GLORIOUS
principle!" Now, probably this is "alI
honest"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28
Look at this picture.

Er-President Van Buren, and sons support
Buchanan. sr t,..
Ex-President Harison's support Fillmore
or Buchanan. @s :sufe.,
Ex-President Tyler and sons supper. Buch-
anan. -.
Ex--President Fillmore opposes Fee
mont.
President'Pierce supports Buchanan.
John c. Calhoun's sons support Buchan-
an. 5Jnsl.e
Daniel Webster's son supports. Rqchan-
an. i.asll q q.fs
Henry Clay's son supports Buchanan.
Commodore Stewart (0ld Ironsides) sup.
ports Buchanan ~ 3 -
Commodore Perry supports Bachans
Commodore Stockton opposes Fremont.
GenRal Cadwalader supports Buck-han,
Z GehtScott opposes Fremont
3 COLE Benton supports Buchanan.
Rufus Ghoate supports Buchanan.
NOW LOOK on THIS.
VIM. H. Seward supports Fremont.
Horace Greeley supports Fremont.
Henry w. Beecher supports Flemont.
Fredrick Douglas supports Fra mont.
{ Thurlow Weed supports FJenollt,
Thaddeus Stevens supports Fremont.
Stump Preacher Tyng supports Frem9nt
And all the hbolitiel crew.,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28
It's the TYutI,.

The Black Republicans around town are
denying that 0berlin niggers marched arm in
arm with white men in their professions at
Fremont. We refer them to the following
from the Sandusky Mirror, SENECA Adver.
tiser. 80
%AMALoAMATIoN. I'VE dislike to interfere
with other peoples business, and therefore
have several times declined to notice promi.
nent feature in the late Fremont Gathering.
At the urgent request Of several old line
wings we will now mention that the most
interesting Characteristic ard mellifluous in.
ciIient OF The day, was procession Of Ober.
linites paired off regularly, a niger and a
white man alternately locked arm in arm in
loving embrace. ftf
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28
Ell Post Office.

| The Herald contained an article in its lasI
issue, relative to the removal of Elk p. o..
in which removal, it says, " the meanest Of
all mean, narrow-souled party spirit ex'
hibited.". The facts of the case are simple
and soon told. Mr.. Gibson, the former p.
NJ. moved out of the county, and after
lapse of some time resigned his Office. He
was appointed under Mr. Fillmore's admin
istration and nobody thought of removing
the office until his resignation, when Mfr.
John Price was appointed In his place. A
better appointment could not have been
made, either as to the person or the locaH-
y. Where the office was located before,
the mail carrier was obliged to go of the
Logan road some distance to get to it and
then retrace his steps to get back. Mr. Price
lives Immediately on the route, and in the
center Of Swan township. The objection
Of the Herald to the present arrangement,
however, is not because fewer people will
be accommodated by il, but because Mr.
Price is neither a Black Republican nor
/ renegade Democrat. We are informed
hat the P. o., as now situated is about 81
niles from this place. The Herald says i I
s "A miles. No doubt our neighbor knows,
laving probably measured ii himself. Stick
o u miles, eractly! "Go it, Quimby -
ont fall a cat !"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28

Our neighbOr denies that Brother Bundy
said that every slaye-hOlder had four votes
for every five slaves. Inasmuch as he
thinks our statements ought not to be cred
tied because we are "mere strangers in the
community" and because Brother Bundy is
|" knotcn TO be honest" we refer to E. F.
Bingham, Esq, and DR.. L. Holland for their
Icorroboration., Perhaps the Herald will
Question their veracity, also, il order to
bolster up Brother Bundy. Tht Herald de-
Iclares he did not say a STAKEHOLDER had four
votes for every five slaves but that he was
lopposed to the three-fllhs representation
for the reason that stakeholder, who own
ed FIVE negroes, had power equal To the votes
of four freemen in the North" which the
Herald says, is true, but which we say is
not true. What is the poDer spoken of ! is
it not the votes of the sayeholderl II so.
then he has four rotcs, for that is the exact
power equal to the vOtes offour tre,msn Of
the NORTH! This amounts to nearly what
we represented Brother Bundy as having
said, and the Herald has not bettered his
position a particle with its hsir-spli,ting
distinction.
AFTER all is said, what is this three
fiths " clause, against which the Black Re-
publicans are SO rampant It is part OF
the Constitution Of the United States-an
instrument framed by such men as George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Mad
ison and other fathers of the Republic and
patriots of the Revolution an instrument
left as an heirloom to posterity-a funda-
mental rule for all future generations a
great land mark, beyond which we cannot
go with safety to the Union and the peace Of
its people a rock upon which rest our /" slo-
rious memories of the past and our precious
hopes OF the FUTURE" and against which ev-
cry true American should pray that the
waves Of ianaticism may never prevail
This is the instrument that the Herald and {
Brother Bundy so greatly dislike and so
loully misrepresent. This is the Palladium /.
Of our liberties, which the abolitionists de.
sign tearing from our Republican Temple
introducing themselves stealthily, as the
Greeks entered Troy, by--(not exactly a
iooOden buD Woolly Horse +"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28
D. r. ATCHISON.
w. H. RUSSELL,
A. G. BOONE,
B. +. STHlNC FELLOW.
WEsrPoRr August l6, 1895.
LEcoMPFoN TAKEN.

LECoMPTos TAKEN.
William H. Russell, Of the firm of Majors
Rus seli * Co., writes to hi5 friends at LeI-
| ing as follows:
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Saturday, Aug. l6.
GENERAL WILLIAM SHIELDS AND w. b.
WADDELL.-GcntLemen Mr.. Rodriguez
Express has just arrived, bringing intelligence
Of the attack today on Col. Titus near lie.
compton, and the probable murder OF tho
entire party. Thele were thirty men in the
house, and Os it was surrounded By at lie asst
-four hundred AbolltiUnists there is no poS.
Sibiiity of the escape Of single man.
Another portion OF The Abolition forces
attacked the house OF General G. w. Clarke.
Ind. Agent, about two hours after the destruc-
ton ol Col. Titus house; and while tho
express was leaving the roar Of the cannoM
was distinctly hear d.. Lane is in the field
Jones they tdecare they hang. Lecomp.
ton has fallen ere this, and Robinson and
all the other prisoners indicted for treason
have no doubt been rescued. Col, Titus
house is only one mile from Lscompton.
w. H. RUSSELL.
The events iii Kansas have excited feeling
W O'NN' 'lNluAlOh III lliC uOluCI CUUulle6
and no othing but some Provideniial inerpo-
sitio n can save that TOrrtory from being
deluged with blood 1t is not 10 be CONCEAL
ed that the people of the adjoining counties
have determined to make common sause with
the Pro-slavery men ofKan.and from the pre-.
parations already made this week will haTdly
close without seeing thousand men in pur-
suit Of Laue's marauders. When The people
Of the United States understand, as they vii.
do, that these outruges have all been com.
mrnced by the men sent from the free States
in hostile array, to kill and drive out ths
peaceable citizens of Kansas; that they have
been encouraged in this course by the party
now supporting Mr.. Fremont. and BY preach
ers of the Gospel all over the free States; that
they have been hired to do these deeds, and
to keep up an excitement intended to oper-
ate TN the Presidential electien-ther sober
Judgment and love of the Union will cause
them to denounce the men, and to abjure the
party guilty of such monstrous outrqges.--
Until these men went into Kansas peace
reigned there, but the probabilitycnow
is that one or The other party will be- exter.
minated. Theguilt Of all these acts is, clear.
y traceabIe 10 Seward, Sumner, Greeley,
Giddings, Beecher & Co., and they will be
held responsible for Ghem.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28

"The Democrat, in keeping with its usual
feelings towards church members, attempt:
to black guard Mr.. Buniy by calling him
Brother. Herald.
From a man who attempts to array one
portion Of the people Of this glorious Repub-
lie in deadly array against the other--who has
declared that he could look on with compa.
cency and see U. S, Senator hung up by
The neck who joins in with the fanatics Of
the North in their crusade against the South
we might expect just such a mean and
contemplate insinuation as that contained
in the above quotation. No doubt he would
be glad TO see the church here, like Henry
Ward Beecher's, an organization for the pro-
muIgalion OF Black Republican principles
and the distribution OF Sharp's rifles.
We wish 10 say TO ou: readers who belong
to churches, that we have never felt for, nor
manifested towards them in any way the least
unkind feeling. We believe in the right Of ev.
cry man 10 worship his Creator in the man.
ner dictated by his own conscience, His
religious tenets, however, do not give him
the right to misTeperesent the Constitution
ofour country nor exempt him from a re-
sPOnsibility which would rest upon any 9th
er citizen. A canting hypocrite who has
himself joined in crusade against members
Ol another church might claim special privi.
leges for those Of his own, but no man i'm.
bued with trne Christianity and the gener-
Gus, tolerating principles Of American insti.
tutions, would ever set up such claim.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28

TIE MlLITARI CoEouERoR.- a cam.
psign Of a few short months in California.
Colonel Fremont "took" sixty three thousand
acres of land and three 6nbdfed head OF
beef cattle! Uncle Sam paid the bills, but
the hero got the "critten" and The pesture
Hurrah for Mary Pom
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28

The Fremont party of Muskingum CO..
have nominated county ticke. independent
OF the Fillmore inen, aud swear the latter
shall knock under to abolitionism or be bea.
ten.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28


Immediately oE their arrival 10 cauy On,
their avowed purpose OF expellina or eaieF-
minatiDg every Pro-sIsvery settler
We have sgeu them daily beconins roor.
daring as Lane s party adfsneel. We nave
endeayored to prepare our friends for ,be end
which was foreseen, and which We now baya
to announce.
LANES PARTY HAVE ARRIVED-cIVIL wIE IL
BEGUN.
On the 18th inst, Brown, the notorious
assassin aud robber, with party of about
three hundred AboHlionists, attacked and
drove into MissouSi. Cook, and colony Of
GeoBians which hsa settled near Ossaws-
tonne. This colony was unarrneG. and nun.
beTtd in al, men, woman and children, and
slaves. about two bundled! Their houses
were burnt, all their property (even to the
clothes OF the cbildren) taken or destroy
ed.
On the 18th inst, party OF some iiftY
attacked the house Of Mr.. White in LykinS,
County and drove him into Missouri, robhing
hlm oi everything. He is a Ere. State man,
but sustains the laws. and was attacked for
attempting to procure the arrest oil the muir
derers Of Wilkinson. ., ri.
On the 18th inst three hundred Abolition
lists under Brown, many Of them Lanes
men, attacked house occupied by the Pro-
slavery men in franklin Our friends mum.
bering but fourteen, made a gallant fight
until their house was set on fire. The Ab-
oll:ioRists took the cannon which had been
left at that place, all the Territorial arms
that were deposited there, and broke open
and robbed :he Postoffice.
On the 18th inst. they proceeded to attack.
Treadwelps settlement, il Douglas County.
numbering about thirty men. The Aboli-
tionisls numbered about four hundred men.
under the command Of Brown aud Walker,
well mounted and armed.
They planted the cannon, which had been
taken at Franklin and attempted TO surround
Treadwell's party. The latter, overpowere1
and scarce of ammunition, attempted 10
escape but as they were on foot, we fear
that most of them have fallen. Our friends
are constantly coming in robbed and plunder.
ed.a
Hourly expresses arrive announcing ths
progress Of the traitors. We have not time
to'give further details. We give these that
you may see that it is no outbreak, but an
organized campaign.
We believe that ere this Lscompton is
taken. In len days not one Pro slavery set
tier will be left on the south side of Kansas
River, unless instant aid be given them.
Our friends on the north side, scattered
and unpTepared, will then be exterminated
and expele
We give You no more rumors, but simple
statemem OF undoubed facts. We say to
you. that war, organized, matured, is now
being waged by the Abolitionists, and we call
Oh all who are not prepared to see their friends
butcherel 20 Oe themselves driven from their
homes, to rally instantly to the rescue.
The Abolitlonists proclaim that '!n2 quar-
Ter will be given !" Every Pro-slavery man
must be exterminated i" What will be your
reply
~
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28
FOR CONGRESS,
WILLIAM MEDILL.
COUNTY TICKET.

FoA AuDIroR-JOEL A. WALDEN;
FoR TREAsURER-DR. L. HOLLAND;
For SHERRF-WILLIAM GOLD;
FoR RFcoRDER-J0NATHAN BRIAN;
For CoxMIssIoSER-JOHNK KINNEY;
FoR CoRoNER-WM PAUL ANDERSON.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28

NOZZLE SEErlMEETs. I'VE join Ourselves 10
no party that does not carry the flag and keep
step with the music Of the Union. Rufss
Ckodts.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-28
DEMOCRATIC STATE TlCEET.

soA JUDGE OF TIE SUPREME COURT, TO III
VACANCY.
CORRINGTON W. SEARLE.
FOR JcDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
RUFUS p. RANNEY.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
WAYNE GRISWOLD.
6VHNIssIoSER or COMMON SCHOOLS,
III. III. BARNEY.