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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21
For tie Chrsn isls.

Mr. EplroR:--ln my last | spoke of tn,
fatal effect Of the feeling OF personal pre-
ference which has So far cxerted such
mulign influence upon the acts of tho Re
publican Party. In 1854, tina whole North
was reused. and Slavery trembling. to,,er,
! Ing, and hesitsting seemed TO rec,il ut the
first vigorous mauiiestation Of Northern
sentiment.
But in 1896, what sudden, chunge'-
States which two years ago, were firm and
decided have either wavered or gone over
to the opposition aud we now have the
jubi,ant tones OF the slave Democracy, ere
while as mute as death, proclaming the
sober second thought Of the people, and
ehultng III the prospect ol Frightening
skies. The whole tone of Northern feel.
ing snd sentiment seems changed, and we
see the saamp'on of the Nebraska Bill in
the lower hause OF Congress, IL nun OF
moderate ability. aud known only for an
obscure aud restless demagogue, we see
him standing in the from ranks Of the on.
past,pa ssd dari,ing sddi,i,a.l impa,,,no,
from thc very isst oi his connection with
that in amous measure.
In proportion too as tSe North hs. wsy.
cred, slavery has grown frmsr and more
unfortunate in i" demands. As hts been
well said by Coy Chase. "rhe progress Of
slaveholdng aggression has been very re.
msTkable,
"in 1870 the slave power iasisted'oa the
! admission OF Missouri al Slave q ate 4
effected It's purpose by engraliing on the
olll Tor lts admission a perpetual prohibi.
ton o. slavery IN all the remsinder of ibr
territory acquired from France, north of Nh,
south IIne of Missouri, exieAding west, ar,
s our irant'rr.
"in 1884 the slave power demanded III,
repeal OF tho prohibition of 1870, and Of
tsctec it's object by engrsfing ON the Ne
braska Kansas bill which provided for IN,
repeal, an express declaration thot IN,
psopie OF the territory should be left .per
lset'y free TO form and regulate their OWL
domestic institutions, subjc,t only TO the
provisions Of the Constitution OF the United
States,
"In 1856, the slave power insists ,h.,
under this declaration tho people Of ,b,
territory have no power at all TO exclude
slavery until under an enabling act +.
Congress, they proceed to form STINT,
consultation preparatory to admission in,,
the Union.'
Nov In view Of this esnstsnt srgres.io,
oi slavery snd the consequent, deteriors.
ton OF the moral ssstimsnt. Of ,As Nou)
upon the subject have we no, sufie II NJ
cause Tor asprshenssn' Bu, ceuld such ,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

One BRICK OF THE EDIFIcE.-ln a lats
number OF the Washington Slar the fol-
lov ing advertisement has prominent place
$50 REWARD,-RUN AWAY from the
subscriber on D1iRcult Rln, near Ge rye
w. Hunters Mill, Fair Co.. Va on Sun.
day the 9th last. a NEGRO WOMAN
having with her a CHILD NEARLY six
MONTHS OF AGE, NEARLY WHITE
The sail woman is delica,ey made, of a
copper color, is 5 feet 9 inches in height,
and is supposed 10 be in the neighborhood
pf GeorgeIown' ID. C. The above reward
viii! be given if taken in Georgetown OF
Washington, or the adjoining counties, and
secured so tina. can get her again"
ChiId nearly ~.its aud a woman, Of copper
color del,cateiy madsl 1t would no, have
looked well IN print for the owner to have
sald that the chlid WAS HE OWE, a, most
probably is the case How hong shalI such
advertisements d'ssrsce humsnily and rob
decency OF the thin garb which pity has
sprsd around is Southern "Instl,a,ions.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21
N. Y. ASSEMBLY.

ALBANY, Feb. 9.--in the Assembly; to.
day, a message was received from Gov
Clark. communicating a dispatch rece ived
from Kansas, Announcing that an over.
whcIming force was organizing on the MIS-.
scur frontier, with ample supplies and ar
lillery, to invade Kansas, demoish the
towns and butcher the citizens, and implor.
ing aid from the free States. 1t was sign.
cd by j II. Lane. chairman of the Execu.
live Committee. A motion was made to
refer the matter to special committee, on
which an exciting debate arose.
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Legislative Caucus

A CAUCUS of the Republican members up
on the matter of United States Senator
was held al Columbus last evening. w,
get the result by a special telegraph from
an authentic source.
CobufEes. feb. f,A5o.
To DAILY HERALD:
Full caucus. Alter free discuss ion, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Resolved, That NC agree to adjourn tc
Wednesday evening, tho aTth day Of Feb
next, and then meet and go into anumina
ton for United States Senator, without de
bate. and that we will abide by and will
support the nomination. then made.
The edge was made without dissent
ing vote. The friends Of Wade were in
decided majority and could have made ,
nomination, but after discussion did no
deem it advisable to do so at this caucus
"Reserve" members unanimous for Wsie
with single exception.
Discussion anma,ed--good feeling pre-
vailed at adjournmenl--C Ciepelond herald
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state Of thing. have been brought about

state Of things have been brought about
by any possible means, had the North pre-
scented the spectacle of Hhels bSty al
earnest honcA men. folly eonvlnesd oi the
propiety oil csurse oi action, and deter.
m'ned to carry ii out IN accordance with
their conviction, of duty uad reason. But
instead of doing this, We have 90 acted,
that the iayoring supplicant has become the
bold crusader, aad imperious tyrsut.
know that many have hid all this Cv.
upon what they please to term Agitation
Sectiona'ism &c, and that we are coutinu-
ally hearing from the ,obtuse apoogist ior
slivery, and his no less stultiisd cOmpan.
ion, who b,lisves slavery wrong but fears
we my dsolv, the Uoon if We cay so;
toy ether with The genuine political rogue,
and pro-sIiyery funkey, WHO suppDae trey
confer favrr upon shareholders when they
yitLpcrste an.i-slavcry men; say We are
always hearing from these worthless, a
long aud lachrymoso catalogue OF the evils
wing from Agitation,
SJme of these | SHALL probably notice
hereafter, mercy promising for the presents
that Agitation 10 the oily just aud phil.
oSophic,I mode OF arriving lat he truth o.
any subject, and that the arguments which
have been urged against the slavery ques
tlon are precisely the same thai have beer
used to defend Tyranny, oppose tho fee
dom OF the Press, cut off discussion, ant
silence .reedon Of expression.
No gentlemen. it is not the fault Of az
taton that the slave power has been 8,
steadily advancing; it is the fault, Of ou
own irresolutiuu and inact,on, strife an
coutension. 1t is because we have beel
remss insouf duty'that we see .he ser
pentive 70 % Ct this death coya ,entwining
themselves amongst our institutions ali,
threatening our very existence with thu
poison OF its bite and the .rancor OF its
stngi Yours, l.. T.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

6TGov. Shannon left here last week
for Washington in compliance with IAN or
der from the President. telegrap phic dis
patch says he left Washington for Kansas
on the 10th. He will remove his head.
quarters to Lecompte, the centre of the
difficulties.
Orders are said, to have Ibeen issued by
the War Department, for Shannon to carry
to Col. Sumner Of Kansas; these orders, 10
doubt are in accordance with the views
expressed in the Presidents late Message.
There are 500 troops at Fl. Levenworth,
and 400 At Ft. Reilly, to be called out if
necessary.
The Gov. is said to have received his
instructions before setting out. Every law.
ful expedient must be exhausted before
calling on the U. S troops.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

KAxsAs CosTRlBUTIoSs.-Major Buford
of AIabama. sckno Wedges in the Spirit o.
the South, the receipt o! Kansas contribu.
tions ps follows:
B. +. w. Alsion, South Carolina. 500;
Lowndes. 100; ]. e, PheIan, Perry, 100; f.
Shorter, Barbour, so; James Tucker, 100; c.
Clay, Jr., Madison, so, f. c. Bullock, Bar
bour, so.
The South, it will be seen, is on the alert
and contributing their funds to suJugaie Kan
zas. Shall the North be oustripped in thisl
We sincerely hope not. Now 10 the time
or never! In feS months Kansas will no,
need our help, bst she does noD.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

LETTING TIE UHIoH SLIDE.-A resolution
asserting tina, the Missouri Compromise
ought no! 10 have beea submitted 10. even
to save the Union. has pissed the popu.
lar branch Of he Legislature Of Alabsm.
~ vote Of 81 to 20. The author of tho
r-solusIsn is the son Of q United States
Senator who represented al-bam. when
the ComProms ss was passed In ls2e, sad
Who voted for II.
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COLLISION,

HnLsDALE, Feb. GA collision occurred
hall mile ives, Of t-S>plAse last night,
between the express trains west and east.
ward bound. The Track master, baggage
master, fireman, and one other man were
killed. fhe engineer, brakesman, and train.
boy each had leg broken. Several other.
injured. The Baggage car Of the eastern
express train was consumed BY FIRE. with
al the baggage and mails.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

DLATA - An lsvlArok Mr.. ] II
Manay inventor Of the. world know MAN.
nys" RssPing sad Moving Machise.. com.
biasd," died at his rssidsacs IN Rochport
H., on Thursdsy nigh, isss
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lyesr Of 1887 ard recs nmsnded

year Of 1887 ard recs nmsnded Il
ngc. rN& Co %
Alter considerable discussion the resola.
tons were adopted yeas II, ns,sG. n,
HousB.-Psntion--praying that the Pro- =
bate Court have concurrent jurisdiction with
the Sommon Pleas Court in partition eases,
ether petitions on the same subject.
new bill was introduced amending tue
Probate Code.
Several committees reported on unimpor-
tant matters, and the House adjourned
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The Ohia Columbian, Chase's private organ, does
| not publish his war message,Or IU!ds resolutions.
1t says that Chase sent i'll message, but Is very
careful not TO pulishlit; What's wrongl Have you
become ashamed o your own offspring airesdy'-
Csdz Sentinel.
The above is simply false. The Ohio
Columbian does contain Mr.. Chase's Message,
and Mr 10dd's resolution. Why did The
Ssntinei make such mistake(y!
Again, in speaking CT the message, the
Sentinel says:--
80 soon as the message MAS read to the Legsla.
ture, up jumps ono OF Chasss right hand bowers, ~
aud offers preamble and resolutions, that there be
bys regiments vi men raised to 20 to kanZas; and
that thpy be acI.ed all equipped snl paid tor their
services"
Now this is also a mistakei The resolu-
tion was offered before the Message uas read.
Oh, shame, where is the blush!
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Il

SEKATE-The annual Report of the Su!
pe'ntendent Of the Coast Survy was laid be-
fore the Senate.
Mr. Weller introduced bill providing
for an overland mail from some point on the
Mississippi to San Francisco.
HousE-Mr. John Letcher was appointed
a member of the Com. on Ways and Means,
in place Of DIR. Jones of Tenn excused
from service thereon.
On MOTIF Mr.. Cobb of Ga, the Presii
dents annual message and accompanying
documents, were referred to com. of the
whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr.. Florence presented the memorial OF
a. II. Reeder, contestng the election Of
Gen. Whitfield, delegate from Kanzas.
The memorial states that the pretended
election of Whi,etield in IOctobsr last was
void. being without law or qualified voters to
support it, and that he was clected by non.
residents and other illegal voters.
The memorial, together with other con-
tested seats, (Allen of ILL.,, Galegos of New
Mexico, and Eustis of La.,) were referred to
Com. on Elections.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

0rGov Shannon was ia town on Tues
day, en- route for Kansas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

0Trhs Court House at Syracuse, N Y
WAS destroyed by fire on the 5th inst.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21
Thursday Morning, Feb. 81, 1856.
Gov. Chase's Special Message.

The insane ordinations of the Demo.
cratic press over the Cows. Message, would
be intensely funny were they not so dis
gustingly out Of place. Their charges,too,
nigh, be borne with, il there was the
least shadow OF foundation for them--which
there is not. For instance il is styled
War Messaos," and in terms ot once
law. flung, and false, the Governor is charg.
ed with an attempt to bring on civil
war. Now we have re-read the Message,
and we find nothing that the most bigo,ed
Locofoco, or the most miserable Iopoiogist
for slavery can dislort intl the aint est de-
sire on the part OF the author OF that Mes.
sage, TO bring upon US civil war. The
following is Gov Chase g exact language,
and all of it, in which he makes any sug-
gestoa os manner of proceeding:
"The General Assembly can express the
sense OF the people of Ohio, in Resolutions
addressed to their Senators and Representa-
| lives in Congress. They can recommend
the admission of Kansas as Ia Free State;
! the enactment Of suitable law securing
the freedom of elections in case the terri
torial government be not lsuperseded; and
what perhaps is Of more Importance still
the prompt admission of the Delegate oil
the people to a seat in Congress that he
may have The most favorable opportunity
of gaining the attention Of the .Nationa
Legislature to their wants and their wrongs
The General Assembly may also by suit.
able resolutions, commend the cause o.
Kansas TO the warm sympathies and iber'
al contributions Of their constituents. They
will not, am sure, invoke The prompt
action Of the people in vain"
If that be treason, then are a majority
of the people in tho Northern States trait
ors for in their hearts there is burnt ng
sympathy for the Kansas emigrant, who
crushed beneath the tworold weight o
Border rufianism, and Executive injustice
looks only to the North for sympathy.-
Where is the honest, true hearted lover oi
his country, who does not bid tho Free
State men of Kansas God speed in thei
noble, self.sacrficing labor of erecting the
standard of Ere, dom on the lovely plain
of Kansas! This 10 all Mr. Chase desires
that they have cur sympathy. They have
it in reality, why may it not be expressed
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THE BELMONT CHRONICLE

D. r. COwEN, EplroR
"Eternai hostility to every form OF tyr.
amy over the mind Of Man."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-13

1t will be seen, from the above, that
Mr.. Buchanan has carried nineteen
States, casting Ole hundred and seven.
ty-four electoral votes, to Fremont's
eleven States, with one hundred and
fourteen electoral votes.
Maryland, with her eight electoral
votes, has gone for Fillmore.
On the popular vote Buchanan's ma,
iority over Fremont will be more than
three, and will, probably, reach tour
hundred thousand. Fremont has been
worse beaten By the people than Gen
Scott, who was only behind General
Pierce some two hundred thousand
votes in the United States. Although
Mr.. Buchanan has not more popular
votes than both his opponents put to,
gether, yet, upon the great question o.
slavery, as brought into the political
arena by the Abolitionists, he may be
considered as a majority President
Mr.. Fillmore's friends at the South
and many of them at the North, arc
opposed to the dogmas of Black Re
publicanism on that question, and con
cur in the policy OF Mr.. Buchanan
Upon that great issue he goes into the
Presidential chair backed up by {
large majority of the votes Of the peo
pie.
When all things are considered
this is the most important Presiden
tial election ever won by the Demo
cratic party, not even excepting thos,
of1S00 and 1928, which resulted il
the election of Thomas Jefferson ant
General jackson. We predict tina
Mr.. Buchanan will giveu us an able anC
brilliant administration. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-13
The ResnItin this State.

The Democrats OF no free State,
save N. Jersey, Pennsylvania and In
diana, which were triumphantly car
ried, have done better than those Of
Ohio. They have reduced the eighty
thousand majority of1S54 to fifteen
thousand in 1856 in a great national
contest, when every eXertion upon the
part Of the Black Republicans was put
forth to swell their vote, and when
they confidently expected one hundred
thousand majority. There was every
disadvantage against the Democracy
The majority in the State was so
large that to attempt to carry it Tor
Buchanan was deemed a hopeless un-
dertaking by all but the most sanguine
from the first. Confidence, that in
dispensable requisite to success, was
wanting upon part Of the Democracy
generally. Their hopes were all has.
ed upon achieving a few local successes
in districts and counties, and our can,
vassing was mainly to that end. Un.
der these circumstances, keeping the
Blacks within the limits of fifteen OF
twenty thousand against us, when
other free States that wero relied upon
confidently for our cause, and who
had but little previous majorities too vel
come, succumbed to the current, and
rolled up their thousands and tens OF
thousands for Abolitionism, may wei
be regarded as a great triumph Of the
Democracy Of Ohio. They have
fought the battle most gallantly, anC
were eminently deserving ofsuccess.-
The signs and indications in Ohio arr
good, and augur her early return tt
the Democratic faith. Our old strong
holds, such as fairfield, Monroe, But
Ter, Auglaize, Brown, Holmes and 9th
er counties, are rapidly coming up t,
their ancient mark in the way of ma
jorities Cincinnati Enquirer.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-13
All Hail, the Old DOmiMiOn!----
Eighteen 10 Twenty Thousand
Majority for Buchanan.

So far as returns Of the Virginia
election have been received they show
a Democratic gain Of about 5000
over Wise's vote of 1866, when he
obtained 10000 majority, majority
over Fillmore can hardly fail to be
from eighteen to twenty thousand in
the State. This is the largest majority
the Democracy of Virginia ever gave
at a contested election. The "Old
Dominion" is ever true, having never
failed to vote for a Democratic Presi-
dental candidate since the time OF
Washington.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-13
The Next Congress.

The Democrats will have majority
Of IA in the .. S. Senate, and it is
supposed about % in the House of
Representatives. 1t will not require
two months to organize the latter, as it
did last winter. No more Dunn bills
will pass, nor will bogus Constitutions
take up the time Of Congress. The
wheels Of government will be secure
from stoppage on account of revolu.
tionary provisos, ard the ten thou.
sand-dollar electioneering Committees
will, during the next Congress, be
STEW and far between.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-13
The Bank Bill.

The Banking Law passed-by the
last fusion Lsgislature-a monster in
size and as mystical in language as
the hyeroglyphics on an Egyptian sar,
cophagus,. has been defeated by the
people. For one, shall not mourn
over its fate. There is a little matter
in regard to Bank taxation which we
should beglad to have fairly and clearly
understood before any more =" rag
mills " are chartered. When Banks
become more powerful than tho Leg
islature that created them, it is time,
also, that the people should stop and
reflect awhile. No uso in hurrying
matters. Enough loss and misery
will flow from Banks already in ope-
ration to make things interesting.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-13
Items OF News.

A terrible fire occurred at Syracuse,
N. Y, on the morning of the Sth,
which destroyed 100 buildings, inclu-
ding the Post Office. A high wind
prevailed and no water could be OBJ
tanned. Loss, 81, 100000.
FATAL ACCIDENTAL Philadcl-
phia, on the Sth, two boys by the
names of Charles Lutz and Charles
Irwin being together, Lutz
found a revolver near his fathers
house, when they went into barn to
fire at a mark. The pistol, while IT.
win was in the act Of cooking it, ex-
ploded, the ball entering the heart of
Lutz, killing him instantly. The boys
were cousins.
Ten PERSONS BURNT TO DEATH
At Binghampton, N. T., on the oth,
the dwelling Of Mr.. Perkins was de.
stroyed by fire and Mr.. p, his wife, IA
ther and seven children perished in
the flames. ..
U Anson Burlingame whose elec-
tion to Congress the Republicans
claim by 20 of a majority, will proba-
bly, ho oustod from hia coat on the
ground that he was frauduleutly elect
ed. lie and Lew. Campbell are in
the same "row Of stumps."
Coon FOR OBERLIN.-At Oberlin,
the hot-bed Of Ncgro-worshipors, the
the Cleveland Plain Dealer says, the
faithful prayed and tasted all day be-
fore the election on the behalf of Ere.
mont. They got up next morning
savage and hungry. They worked
hard, sweat the niggcrs, and as they
supposed, swept the country. Night
came, the polls were closed and thanks
were returned to God. But the count
ing of the ballots showed that the
Democrats had gained 21 vOtea since
tie October election !
BALTIMORE ELECTION RIOTS. s.--The
Baltimore papers give a list Of the
killed and wounded in the election ri
OTIS of Monday. There were 4 killed
IA fatally wounded, and 60 wounded,
some dangerously. Among the
wounded are three women and foul
boys.
The above is about equal to a pitch
ed battle.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-13
The Death of sectiOnaIism.

Never before have the Democracy
fought and overcome such nunscrupu-
lous and reckless opposition as that
with which they have had to contend
during the canvass that has just end
ed. Led on by coterie of political
stockholders and gamblers; men who
were both willing and competent to
bargain with and buy up all the pur-
chasable material Of cliques, factions,
hucksters, office.seekers and broken
down politicians; the opposition i'm
agined that they could, by uni
ting all the odds and ends with the
honest anti-slavery men of the North,
carry the election on sectional grounds
The result has shown that the section
alists Lave shot wide of the mark
The people have thundered their con
demnation of the party that attempted
to array the Northern States in dead
ly hostility against their sisters Of the
South, and doomed it to ignominy and
disgrace. 1t will be spoken of here
after as we now speak Of the old Hart
ford Conventionists. Thousands O
those who have been deceived into itl
support by the continual shrieks fol
bleeding Kansas" will ere long re
pudiate it, and before many years thu
formidable sectional party of 1885,
will have dwindled into total insig
nifcance. Its component elements
will shortly be dissolved and its lead
ers-Sampsons shorn if their strength
will serve only to mark the danger!
Of wreck and warn the political mari
ner from rock and shoal. "Rcgui
fsttzt tn pace"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-13
A HHOnx.

1t seems that Secretary Marcy de-
MES having written that important
State paper" which we published last
week, and which was addressed to
Gov. Grimes, of Iowa. Well, if Mar
cy didn't write it who did? The i'm.
itation ofhis style is perfect. Even
Col. Medary was deceived by it. Pa.
pers in Iowa, we perceive, have been
circulating it as a genuine production
in fact, it has gone the rounds Of
the press, and deserves to be classed
among the best hoaxes ofthe age.