Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-19
Cheering News from Illinois.

To the Editor of the Belmont Chronicle:
Your paper, like an old familiar friend,
makes its regular weekly visits, and is al
rays received with a hearty welcome. L
congratulate you on the fine appearance it
now presents, and gladly hail it as an evil
dence of your editorial prosperity. i am no
less pleased with the elevated tone OF its
moral and political sentiments. May you
be literally sustained.
The unparalleled outrages now being
waged in the name of the government upon
Freedom in Kansas, and the Inauguration Of
the Reign of Ruffianism at the Capitol, have
stirred up the masses of the people here to
the highest pitch Of indignation. Enthusi-
astic public meetings, at which this indlg-
ration is expressed in the strongest terms,
and at which material aid is pledged to the
Free State men in Kansas, are held in al
most every town in this part Of our State
A monster mass meeting was held in Chicago
the other night, at which fifteen thousand
dollars in money, and one thousand in arms
was pledged to the Free State cause. You
have doubtless read more particular ac-
count of it ere this. We have had similar
meeting IN this place.
TIE Repu5 lican Convention, 20 nominate
State offit ers, met at Bloomington on the
9th of May 1t was the largest, most har.
monious and enthusiastic delegate conven-
ton ever held in the State. The whole
ticket was nominated by reclamation. COLI
BIssELL, formerly an Cd Line Democras
Was nominated for Governor, as yeu have
doubtless heard. lie riH be esIsred. Mark
that. Illinois will next Nessshber wipe out
the foul disgrace o: sing furnished the
Senator whose uphailowed hand aa' stirred
up all these outrages against Freedom
brought about the rapine, violence and blood
shed abroad in the land. Our people feel
the full weight of this disgrace, and are de-
termined to wipe it cut.
The telegraph has just announced the
nomination of BUCHANAN, by the Slave
Democracy a: Cincinnati, and the members
of that party here are now convened upon the
Court House square, and are ratifying the
nomination by the firing Of cannon. Let
them burn their powder over this event now,
but am greatly mistr ken in the signs of the
pol tical heavens if they ever have an opPor-
tunity 10 rejoice over his success, in this
State, at least.
FILLMORE stock is decidedly heavy in this
market have met with but one solitary
FILLMORE man in az this part of the coun-
try, and although have made diligent in
quiry, have as yet been unable to learn
that he has single companion.
The greatest harmony, as far as | can
learn, appears to prevail throughout our
State among the opponents of slavery ex-
tension. The Know Nothing party here,
besides being insignificant in numbers, has
placed itself decidedly with the Black-Dem-
ocracy, on the slavery question. lresretto
learn that like harmony does not prevail
among The anti-slavery extensionists of Ohio.
| hope they will yet learn wisdom. and unite
in time to save tn e honor of the State, IN
the approaching elections.
The tide of emigration to the West this
season is strong beyond precedent. Our
own section of the West is receiving lib
eral share of it. Our sprightly little city OF
Morris is advanc ing steadily in improvement
and population. Between thirty and forty
new buildings have gene up already this
season. Several Improvements of sub
stantial character are being made. a fine
bridge across the Illinois is just completed.
A new stone Court House, to cost S25,0C0,
is in course OF erection, and a new ard en-
tensive Touring mill is about being COM
menced, to be run BY water power. furnish
ed from the canal.
Very truly, J. W. N