Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-07-24
Arguments of the Opposition.


If Uilhl and malicious ui,representing
Is legitimate eleclioneering, thea is the fol.
lowing article, which we copy from an op-
position paper. all right:
GEMS rN THE RfFUBucAS DnpEM-Rrrubhcan
ea,inrs TIE following expressions of Republican
sen,i:seRt csunct be placed before the people tou
ostcn:
,.'The Union Is mt worth preserving in connec-
tion uilh the South IN. Y. Tribune.
TIE Constitution il reproach and league
with Tophei. ei."-lfiarrison.
.'Sharpes lifies are better than Bibles."- Henry
Ward B-echr.
LET the Union Slide m P Banks.
Il could spit upon that scound el, George Wash
jnpton WHO has en.laycd his fellow men. Ch1s.
L. Reymund, fBiack Repnt,iicanl
The only hope for the slave is over the luins oil
this government, aud the American church l he
dissolution o the Union il the abolition of slavery
is :. Foster. B. K, at Boston. May 80, 1856.
Il know his dt4tcts. Washington was sir-
nsr.~-[ Wendell Phillips
9Th, Sc Internal srcundrels (ihe Administration
know that ior their official act in egard Ia Kansas,
they ought 10 g."-lBostCn Chronicle, b. K
We desire 10 point out the errors that
appear in the above, and then ask oar read
ers to burn the s-amp Of mendacity into the
brazen brow Of that man who would, in the
face of an intelligent, truth-lovns cummu :
nifty, give publicity to such statements.
Error No. /. The New York Tribune
never ma e use of the language attributed
10 it above, and that paper has SO stated
more than "nce.
Err No. Q. GARRISON did make use
of the above language. but is no more Re-
publican than the Editor who would lie for
the promotion of his party. GARRISON has
not voted with any party for upwards of fif-
teen years, and recognizes no party. In a
recent speech be used tine following Ian
guage:
"What party ST the North dare meet this issue2
lfhe di<union resolutions OF Alabnma) " ill the
Republican party, even 10 save kansasi hat
pa'iy asows irs ieaiIy 10 the Union, come what
may. What DOES 1t Dr..p rse 10 do III regard to
slavery in the District OF Columiiai Nothing -
What as ioxthins the abolition OF the Interstate
slave trade2 Nothing " hat IN reference TO the
repeal OF the Fugitive Slave Lawl Nothing. Moth
ing, except submit 10 il all. endorse il all. and
shout, "Our glorious Union, il must and shall be
geographical aversion TO slavery. It's morality on
That subject is bounded by IS deg 70 min North
latitude. ii is conpiexional party, exclusively
tor white men. not for all Men, white or black"
Error No. 8. HENRY WARD BEEcHER
never made use of the language attributed
TO him above, except in connection with
otser language, which would change the
Whole force of the expr. ssion. He said, sub.
stantially, that 'un6er some circumstances
SHARPE's Iifes were better .han Bibles;
he then illustrated his remark ~ such
manner that no honest man could ti.7d iault
with bis language.
Esror No. 4. N. P. BANKS used othe'r
language in connection with the above,
which SO changed the sentiment that it was
entirely unobj. ctionable. He said:
Although rm not ore of that class of men who
cry i,r ihe pei, ,etuaton of Iha Union, thoieh am
willing certain state o. circums anc-s to let II
slide. have no fear es It's PefpeiuatiIn. But let
me say, ii The chief objectet ihe eopie OF this coun-
,ry is 20 MAINTAIN and plssagate chattel property
In man, in oti.er words, human slavery, this UEun
cannei and Gnghi Doi 10 stand"
Error No. 5. CHls. l.. REYMosD is as
black as the ace,of spades, but he is not
Republican. He is on the stump al present
f,r GERRIT Smith, the Abo4tion candidate
for President.
Error No. 6. S. S. F,eFEs is white
msn. but he also advocates the election Of
GERRIr SMITH, and pitches into the Repub
licsns as bitterly, (but. let us hope, more
honorablv., than the Editor we refer to.
Error No. 3. WENDELL PHILLIPS is as
bitter an opponent of the Republican party
as s. s. FusTER.
Uf the Boston 'Chssonicle we know moth
ing. but judging from the fact that every
other part Of the article is false, we think
We are justified in calling the charge of itsi
being from Republican source, Error No.
s.
Now. we submit TO the put lie: Is the
publication Of such extracts as We have
quoted above honorable under any circum-
stances! Is cause a good one which needs
such falsifying to bo'ster it upl We have
confidence to believe that the people will
rebuke ell such fsl.ehoods at the baIlot-box
and administer quiet bu, severe and point
ed rebuke 20 their promulgstors.
QUITE A GATBERIKe.-lt 1t is estimated,