Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-24
To the Editor of the Belmont Chronicle:

Az btS 1oftc ttc Dth"OHk Sf' 'OHaStS-
SsR-It has long been the most promi-
nent characteristic of the leaders OF the
pseudo Democratic party to ignore all the
great questions of the day, and endeavor to
turn the tide of popular opinion in their ia.
vor by the pertinscity with which they urge
side issues, and questions entirely irrele-
want OF of minor Importance. But the Re-
pubIicans Of Ohio, in the present canvass,
are placed under debt Of lasting gratitude
to the standard bearer OF that party, that he
has had the temeriIy boldly to place himself
upon at least one broad plank of their plat
form that is intimately connected with the
all.important subject of the day, i. e. human
bondage. Whether he supposed that the
Republican cause wns so webk that he might
without danger take that step, or that he
considered any longer to dodge the main
questions before the people, and canvass
upon false issue, would be unpopular with
the honest and intelligent men of his party
we know not. Neither does it concern us
much TO know. Enough is it for US that
he has bravely avowed his sentiments on at
least one very important point. Hear what
Ne says. Our opponents are TO understand
that the Dred Scott decision is TO BE- made an
issue in The coming cdnrdSs, q nd that lre are
prepared 10 meet it On It's merits" And again,
The Died Scott decision is sound and STD
pie decision There You have it, ireemen
Of Ohio. The latest orgsd link of the
despo.'s cham preparing to bind our liber
ties in The sccursed letters of Southern
slavery, is fully endorsed by the Honorable
leader of the so-called Democratic party
That decision that deprives the States OF
the North of their constitutional and sacred
rights-to make their own laws and regu-
laie their own ,fficers accordingy-that
dehumanizes men created in the image and
likeness OF God, and places them upon an
equality With the beasts that per rish-that
deprives our people of their inalienable
rights of citizenship declares that a
"culored man has no rights that white
man is bound 10 respect" and as interpre-
ted and carried out by the heads of Mr.
Buchanan's department, refuses 10 the me-
gro the right to enter land; that decision,
with all its hideOus deformity and hateful
ness, that would drive every spark Of SYM
psthy and love for the poor enslared and
degrade African from the breast of civilized
humanity. is to be made an issue in the
present campaign. Are you ready, Free
meu o. the State OF Ohio, IL meet this is
sue upon it's merits! Voters of Old Bel
mont, are you fully aroused to the impor-
.ance of the duty that is incumbent upon
you to meet with that energy which endan-
gered liberty alone inspires, the enemies o
our country upon their own grounds! Are
you ready TO accept the challenge of their
Quixotic leader! Then arouse yourselves
TO the battle. Let there be no idle hangers
nn, no do nothings in the Republican army.
But let every freeman endeavor TO realize
the necessity of upholding our great State
in the unequivuca stand she has taken on
the >ide oil Freedom and the Rights of Man.
There are several other important doc
uines announced by MIR Payne in his uc-
ception speech, as issues in the present
campaign, which We propose to notice
somewhat in another article.
VERITAs.
GAINESVILLE, Sept. 7th, 1857.