Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-20
Arcarsos's Adpss or nEAvks.

"Now what will sdvise you to del
am on old man: not an oface-seeksr. You
are entitled 10 my advice. and you shall
have il, aud not only that, but my arm
(holdiny it up iercely very high.) for yaluo
yonr interests and good feeling next 10 my
hope Of Heaven say, prepare yourselves;
get ready. Go orsr there; send your young
men; and u They attempt TO drive you ou,, then,
damn them, drive them osu Fifty Of yov
with your shot guns are equal to two hund-
! red and FIFTY Of them with their Shsrpe's
rifles Get resdy-arm yoursslves--for IL
| they A0oliiionizs Kansas, Missouri 10 no
longer a Slave State. and you lose $780,
100000 Of your properly. | would not ad-
wise you to burn houses; would not adj
wise you to shoot a map. II you burn .
house you turn family out Of doors
II you shoot man you shoot q father
a husband. Do nothing dishonorable. No
man is worry the name of Border Rgtsan
who would do dishonerable act, intend
to be q citizen Of Kansas, and / am sstis-
fed that | can justify every act Of yours
before God and jury"
Alter ATcHIsoa had finished his harsn.
que, STRtsGEFLLow was called out sad
defined Democracy as follows; ...
ALL MUST BE DExocRATs.
"Tbrow to the winds all party ties, name,
&c, and unite under one name, which name
will, perhaps, surprise you when snnounee
it. il il the name Of Democrat. do not
know by what name many OF you have been
called, but want yov to sall yourself Dem
ocrats, for this reasoDi they are the only
party that are true 10 you. All the other
parties have betrayed YOU. There is no
ether National party. we'll know that
the Know Nothing party nerer could be
National party. The Know Nothings Of the
North are Abolitionists, and those of the
South are SO divided BY side issues, and %
on, that their strength is lost. But the
great Democratic party is a National party.
They are true to y,u, both North and South.
have always stood by you, have your inter-
ests at heart, and it is only by uniting with
them that our interests are secure"
What those interests are which STRING
FELLOW has SO much at heart, and which
the Democratic party viii! protect can be
gathered by an extract from pamphlet is'
sued by committee Of the Platte county
Self.defensive Association, (which SrEIHs-
FELLOW is Chairman. Ia that Report, page
SO, occurs the following argument IN favor
Of slavery, TO wit:
"Negro slavery has further effect on the
character Of the white woman, ,chich should
commend the institution to all who love hs
phite race more than they do the negro. 1t
is shield to the virtue Of the white wo-
man.
so long as man is lssd, goman ,siH Be biz
rictim. Those who are forced to occupy
mental position, have ever been, will ever
be mos, tempted, least Proiec,ed; this 10
one # the evils of slavery; it attends all
who are IN tha; abject condition, from the
beautiful Circassiaa 10 the sable daughter OF
Africa While we admit the selfshness OF
the sentiment, nee are free 10 declare zoe lors
the phite ,comda so much, re you'd saus her
euen at the sacrifice Of The negro would throw
around her every shield. keep her ou; OF the
way of temptation. --.-.
.!Such are the efsrts Of Ngrso Slavery 'npon.
the individual character OF the white facs."