Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-01-22

hcTWe have frequently heard tne COM
plainings OF the disappointed Office seeker
very like the cries OF the spoiled child who
could not reach The sugar bowl, or as the
bowling Of the dog that lost his bone. but
all these complslnings, and cries. and how
lipgs combined. are as nothing where COM
rared 10 the miserable emit lament Of For
new the Democratic pet, over his defeat.
and the election Of Cameron. SHch bitter
slang is unworthy man who would aspire
70 the Senate Of the United States, and can
not but be the offspring ofenvy and malice
II however has one morit that of making US
glad of the choice of Mr.. Cameron instead
of Mr.. Forney. The following will speak
for itself.
From the Per nsyIysnis. edited by p rorney
What Forney Thinks of the Elec-
ton Of his Rival, Simon Cameron.
Forney, the defeated politician, is boiling
with Indignation and chagrin over his de-
fest. as the following will attest. The
last paragraph strikes Us as exceedingly
modest.
Yesterday viii long be remembered as
the mos, disagrecable day in the political
snnals of Pennsylvania. Corruption has
triumphed, villsny has been successful, and
Cameren, whosensme in but synonyme
for all that is vile srd infamous in politics
has been chosen not to represent, hut to
disgrace our noble old commonwea lth in the
United States Senate, for the next six years.
Despised by every honost man. of all poll
teal organizations; proven over and over
again TO be morally and politically dis
honest; false in turn to every political
sentiment. to almost every obligation that
honorable men raspect-a Pennsylvania
legislature has been found weak enough
and base enough to exalt him to seat in
the Eighest political assemblase of the
country. All are familiar with the many
base anGsre appliances by which thisibold,
bad, and cunning man has for years minis
tered TO his ambition.
Destitute of integrity of purpose and
charsctsr, neither honest nor capable, utter
" unprincipled and corrupt, powerless for
the Accomplishment of any good purpose
for any party, he has long parsistently en-.
rolled himself in the list of candidates for
United States Senatorship, without posses
sing single qualification for that post or
8 single CLAIM Of n proper character, and
has throughout relied entirely upon intrigue
and corruption 10 fo:st himself upon body
with which he il tutally unified to ss-
sosiate.
The ckeeks of every true Pennsylvania
will ,ingle with shame when he reads the
proceedings of yesterday. and bis hear
throb with Indignation at the thought that
any party could have, been found base
enough to pamper 10 the ambition of such
man. We look to the United States Sen
ate to rebuke as pointedly and forcibly as it
can, the intrusion of such q creature into
their midst.
We know that Cameron will be scorned
snd dispised by every honest and honorable
snan in that body, and we hope that, dead
TO shame as he il, ne may be made 10 feel
that the 5ssely purchased and ill-deserved
Isurels with which he would decx his brow,
are iled W th thorns to goad one who so
iiiy deserves them.
Let bin be Stunned as moral snd polit-
icsl leper ghose organization is but
complication of foul diseases and corrup-
tions. Let him sit there, as though he
cyere in pillory, amid the kissing scorn
and contempt OF the other occupants of
that chamber 1.-THE United States Sena-
to,s shall at sll permit him TO sit among
them, let it be with the understanding that
he is to be treated throughout as such
,personifcstion of infamy deserves.
Simon Cameron will 60 to the Senate to
serve no honest political opinion, TO dis
charge no honest political duty He will
90 there in guest of plunder, ready to be-
trsy friend or fee to gain his ends. He will
20 there through the aid Of corrupt means
70 accomplish corrupt proposes. He will
go there as ready to seli..his own vote and
influence, as he has been 10 purchase votes
and insaence to assist him in securing his
election 20 the Senate.
The democratic party possessed major
i,y sufficient to haze elected their nominee,
had all its representatives remained faith
ful TO their trust Three members, how
ever, elected BY the democratic party and
honored by its confidence, hsTe earned an
immortality Of infamy BY basesy tetrayingI
their constituents and their fGty. They