Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-16

@Mr. John H. Stringfellow announces
in the SqhatLer Sorereien, whereof he is
in part Editor and Proprietor, that he is
candidate for Delegate from Kansas TO the
next Congress, subject to the choice of the
Pro.Slavery-no National, Democratic"
party. He says:
" 10 the Democracy Of Kansas 7frritOry:
IL take this method Of announcing 10 the
National Democratic party of Kansas that,
unsolicited ly any one Of the citizens, am a
candidate for the Office of Delegate to Con-
gress, subject 10 that time e-honored ins,itu-
tinn, Convention Of its members. In ta-
king this step il is necessary that | shall
state the reasons which sctuate me to the
course. In the FIRST plsce will very mod
estly prem Sc, that am quite as well quail
flied for the place as many who desire t..
though their mndesfy may keep them from
saying anything about il. In the secoud
place, being believer in one OF our doc
trines which Is "rotation in "fice." it is
time our friend Whitfield be reiiered He
has been long and faithful servant, and it
would be great hardship to keep him
longer a, work, away from en- afec,ioIaie
wife and his young children that he must
desire 10 be with, 10 enable him To give
,hcm those attentions SO necessary and dear
20 un affrciionste husband and kind father,
particularly when others are ,riQing to re-
lieve him OF his work. have TO extraor-
dinary claims on the party. but The pa, iy has
on me. ! acknowledge the debt and am
willing TO discharge the obligation so far as
] can, consenring if they desire it, 20 serve
them in the capacity of Delegate. Twill
promise them if they impo-e on me the
,rork Of carrying their standard, to do it with
hearty COED will, SIS though was work
ing for myself instead of my masters. Twill
promise never to luse sight OF one OF the
"ancisnt land marks" To know nothing
but that which i. inscribed on our banner;
the same inscription which ID found on the
banrer of our party from New Hampshire
and Maine, in the North, to Texas and
Louisiana, in the South. In Virginia and
South Carolina on the sestoare to Michigan
snd Minnesota on the Lakes. Eternal war
on Black Republicsnism wherever it shall
be met, shall be my motto, feeling that if ii
succeeds our glorious institutions must
crumbie into worse than nothingness. But
believing that by sn honest, faithful and
fra'ernal appeal to the judgment and patriot
ism of the people, persistent anG fair pre-
sentation Of those great national and con-
serrative principles of our party, We will
not only be able to defeat those traitorous
agitstors. but will once more restore that
age Of reason and good feeling which years
ago reisnet in every quarter of our common
country, when geographical lines were un-
known, and when to be citizens of the
Cnittd Nafes was to be brothers Of one
common country.
"If my fellow Democrats, however, find
one with more strength who will serre them
for the same ra9cs, and desire to secure
those services, will be the last man TO
complsin, but, on the contrary, will do my
best TO secure the burden on his more bra,cRy
shoulders.
"Yours, most iling to serve,
JOHN H. STRINGFELLOW."
-Stringfellow will hardly expect a puff
from the Tribune, but We recognize merit
in foes as well as friends, and are never
slow to admit il. We tell the Border Ruff
fans, therefore, that they cannot serve
themselves better than by elec,ing String
fellow. He has quite as much brass as
Whitfield, with inmeasUreably more brains.