Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-24

THE DEMOCRATIC Mass MEETING
After one of the grandest efforts, witt
plenty of time, and all that could be desired
the grand Democratic mass meeting cam
off, and nobody is hurt. As mass meeting
it was poor thing. As county conven
ton it would pass. so far as number wa
concern ed. The Court House was tolera5l
we filled, including all parties The usua
formalities were passed with no unusual oc
currence. Captain HEAToE seated higl
filling the office of Secretary and Chairman
both. They had chairman, but the Capt.
could do the work best of course.
Delegates we're appointed, who after being
duly instructed by the Captain, went above
to put in nomination their ticket, where
they remained till nearly dark. The time
below was occupied by not Payne as was
announced, bu, Mr.. MORRIS, candidate fol
Stale Treasurer. 1t is pity everybody was
speaker, knows more than he can tell, and
we are sorry to say, sometimes tells more
than he knows.
He took The grounds that the National
Democratic party, had never made mis-
take in their policy, and qualified it by say.
ing that individuals had, as he had done in
voting for CHASE for U. S. Senator. He
didn't add that the Democracy made a wild
mistake in nominating him. Wonder # they
did He went on in the old style 10 prove
the Democratic no more in favor of Slavery,
tnan the Republicans. We would have
thought him ignorant. but that We knew he
didn't bellegs ie. He next raised the old
cry of negroes voting, and said: profess
what they may, this is " hat the Republic
ans are after To prove this, he quoted
from the o. S. Journal language which he
afterwards used in his speech, to express
ais own feelings en- the same subject. The
lIn.uage was as follows: sit is something
upon which we are not now prep ared to act.
The people Of Ohio, are not ready for it
The language may not be verbatim, but the
sense and expression is The same. With the
Journal, he made it too mean, that the peo-
pie would soon be ready, but he meant neuer.
Now how do we know. Is Mr. MORRIS not
in fuvor of Negro Suffrage 1t is possible,
for he seemed gooG Aboltionist of the
strictesI sect in The forepsrt of his speech.
On the main questions at issue, he only
cried, Niger 'icoOlLey head and passed on.
He says Ji. LANE has got the peoples
money, and implied that CHASE had given it
Here he showed too much dishonesty, for a
man aspiring to the Treasury of Ohio. But
for ali this we must make allowances for as
Capt HEAToS would say, he is only from
Monroe county.
Gen. WEIR next got up TO tell them how
losai he was, and went on to prove that
Slavery WAS the proper condition of the
negro. He rather spoiled MoRRIs' soit
soap. We like the Generals honesty. 1t
sounded like one of his last fall Buchanan
speeches, but just did as well as any.
The Convention from above, came down
and reported the following nominations:
RepresentatiUe-ALEx. PATTON;
Probate Judge-RoBT. CLAUDY;l
TreaSwer-J0HK TwIEUM;
ProSecufor-E. E. KENNoN;
CommisSioner-H. MAssIE;
Coronor-J. w. HIGHLAYMEN;
Director of Infrmary-THos. NICHOLS;
of Union Township.
Take the ticket altogether it is by nc
means strong one. Alex. PATTON is good
man, but not the man TO be elected. He
occupies extreme ground on the Slavery
question, and in consequence swallows
Squat:er Sovereignty and the Dred Scott
Decision, without an effort. He may peg
away, but to be elected this time is out o.
the question. Robt. CLAUDY, like Mr.. PAT.
TON has been a candidate before, once ot
I Auditor, once for Sheriff, and report says he
is know nothing. We do not know
whether they will oWn him or not. JKo
TwIkUm is moderate farmer of whom one
raid he thought he could tel! dime
| from dollar bill.
The opposition could want no easier ticke
to beat. II will be done with the creates
case if the people only do their duty.