Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-27

toholiy sntigonis,ic to ours, or By .pursulns
such course as will weaken. divide and
distract the friends OF freedom, Of progress,
and Of true American principles, we shovld
aid in perpetuating the present weak and
corrupt administration, or in bringing into
existence another, inaugurated upon the
same principles and pledged to carry out the
same policy.
Mr.. Grswold, Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Spoouer
spoke in fsver Of the resolution, which was
unanimously adopted.
Hon. ID. HEAroS offered the following rsso.
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RESOLVED, That the withdrawal Of those
members, mainly from Hamilton county,
who could not acquiesce in the will of tho
| majority on this occasion, does not in the
least diminish our confidence in the cor.
rectness Of our position, and from now hence
forth, as true Americans, we will battle
the strongest for the principle and the
motto, can eternal separation from Slavery
ard Popery." fr....
Unanimously adopted.
Mr.. McBRATSEY, of Xenia, tLen proposed
The following resolution which was adopted
BY acclamation:
Resolved, That we hereby declare our
readiness to cooperate with any political
party, pledged to sustain those great prinI
ciples of freedom which underlie our poll.
tical institutions, and to restore to the North
those rights Of which she was unjustly des
prived by the repeal of the Missouri Com!
promise of 1890, and TO resist all other en-.
croachments Of Slavery upon Freedom.
! An incident occurred during the evening
which deserves passing notice When the
bolters got into the street the boys raised
a shout, which reaching the ears of the
Slave Democracy who had assembled at the
American waiting the result, The exciama-
ton escaped them-"There! Fillmore's no.
minated!"
The seeding members were nearly all
from Cincinnati or Hamilton county. They
were joined we understand Sy three from
Highland county, and BY the FIVE spurious
delegates from Champaign. Mr., Fillmore and
his Slaveholding companion on the ticket,
have but few friends in Champaign beyond
the FIVE, and we are unable to learn on en-
quiry Of the delegates that the prospects Of
the candidates are much better in any other
county, unless We except Hamilton. There.
Slavery party. The proximity to Kentucky,
the business and social intercourse, have
created relations that give the Institution
active sympathising supporters. This sup
port, in the present state OF things, naturally
runs into politics: and to the operation of
this cause mainly are we indebted for the
representation in the late Convention, whe
were sent up here in most cases, we arc
told, by very small votes from lodges that
seldom meet for the transaction Of business.
That will account for the strength and
seeming unanmity Of the delegation.
We hear it said that during the dicus-
sion of the reports, when the minority found
they were hopelessly gone they made very
pathetic appeal to the majority :or the sur
render Of. their charter to them as the true
representatives cf the principles of the Or
der! The request was modest one, but it
was not acceded to. Mark the issue:-
When they got down 10 the Ciy-Hall,
charter, emanating from Grand Master Bart.
lett, of ofKentucky, all sealed and duly exc.
cued was produced! Where did this come
from! or rather why was it prepared, Was
the secession fo-egone conclusion! and
was the appeal to The majority merely
cover to do away with the necessity Of pro-
ducing this precious new charter thus in.
formally granted! 1t must be so; they
would save appearances; but they failed in
that, and at the same time lost their princi.
ples-O & journal