Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-17
at is our opinion that JOHN
G.. BRESLLN distracted the money
from the Treasury Report 0: the
Investigating Committee.
The Convention and the Candidates

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The Convention and the Candidates.
We have attended many gathering Of
she people, under similar circumstances and
for similar purposes, but we have certainly
never seen a larger nor more enthusiastic
assembly than that OF last Saturday, under
a cali for u Republican and American Con-
vention, which were invited all others. who
with these, were opposed to the principles
and Disguised with the practices Of the self
styled Democracy. The people answered by
attending en- masse. There is something
peculiarly significant in these risings of the
people. When all goes vel! under the con-
trol of the dominant party, there is calm &
quiet confidence manifested by the people.
But the minute their rights are threatened,
and their most sacred privileges subverted,
as hey have boldly been done by the self
styled Democracy during the last five years
then it is, the quiet is interrupted; the sea
that was all calm, breaks in wild commoton
and the heaYiug of the last dross of stagna-
ton; again the trubleC masses quiet down;
their destiny is accomplished, and the God
of Liberty looks down and smiles. Thus
political regeneration is constantly going
on, and q more important epoc than the
present, there never was. Deeply conscious
of this, The people are arising. and the poll
teal heavens, although ominous clouds low
er over US at present, yet are por,entious OF
oaming good. Under these stirring influ-
ences, the Convention of last Saturday YVES
called. The people anxious TO act well
their part in the grand drama, have put in
nomination candidates for the various coun.
ty Offices, as follows:
ISAAC WEIGH for Representative. He
is not one of your cut and dried candidates
whose name has been before conventions
for years, but is now by bis fellow citizens
called upon to meet the emergency, and
Learning hia Pis-~ 81 sho bidding sc .ho r-~-
pie he is before you, not through pleasure us
#uch as a sense of duty. Mr.. WEIGH we
have long known to be man of integrity
of sound principle, an energic worker, and
one yre-emmenilv qualified for the duties OF
a legislator.
Sam. DAVENPORT, for Probate Judge In
voting for Mr. DAvEErGET no one need ha, e
any hesitation. Heis man. He is well
yersed In law, an accomplished scholar, O
perfect gentleman, possessing the prero qui-
sites that SO ially qualify him for the Judge
ship.
ALEX: HAMMOND, for Treasurer With
MIR. HAMMOND we are not personally &C.
quanted else we might speak more freely.
But from reputation he is strictly homes,
man, and entirely qualified for the office
The people cun run no risk in him.
Lorenzo DAEFoRp, Prosecutor, is well
known all over the county as young man
of decided ability, and a very successful
Prsctiener, popular at the baz, and popular
among the people, and will most assuredly
be elected.
1T. ScHoLFlELD, for Commissioner
There is not another man in the county tc
be preferred to Mr. ScHoLFIELp. He is vel
known, and known only to be esteemed
We bespeak for him the unqualified support
Of every voter.
GEORGE CRISwELL. for coroner, and JoHs
WARD, for Iufrmary Director need no othel
Recommendation than that they were unani
mously nominated by acclamation in the
convention.
Take the ticket altogether and connec
with our State nominees, and we have ont
of the strongest tickets the people os Bel
mont county were ever called upon to sup
port. We are proud of our ticket OF it
election we feel confident. 1t il just such
ticket as the people want, and such one
the emergency calls for.