Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-02
The Progressive Democracy

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To The Editor Of the Belmont Chronicle:
SIR-We have seen the principle applied.
'to the vo;ers belong the Spoils,' during the
Pierce Administration, without respect 10
honesty or caPabilIty, as qualifications for
Office, and we have another Locoioco Ad-
minisrat.nn, still they are not satisfied, but
are applying the rotation SYSTEM as ithey
term it, as if the President was not the
Pres dent of the whole people, but of the
Locofoco's and 'nCne others, and the con-
stituenis OF CuBgressmen, not the whole
people of their DISTRICTS bet those :hat
voted for them. This is Progressive De-
mocracy, as vindcated by the late Admins
tratIon, anu The present IN nnm=-ou, Gases.
but especially III the selection, or e.ecii.n
of Post Master in the City of Wheeling
| over, for We cared not who was Post Mast
er in Wheeling; but the principle, of hold
/
ohers,' y ithOut the aG or interference. q
the 'uncleen,' or opposition, i novel, and
! belongs to this age of p ooress:ou in The
nineteenth Century, in this Free Country
'u der the glorious Administration OF James
Buchanan MANY will not believe tina. the
| Free Slatemcn ia Kansas musi ,ake tesr
uatns ru vote, bui here, even in the CITY ut
VI hee e,ing. the ;,sl Tor every voter was;
GiG you, or die you Eul vote or James Buc
B.; hauanl AMI a. shat d I'd Mt tie iuf OIL
| buck we're cons .dereG 'unciea ~ they had
to stand ba,k. Every Loco could vote al
this election, i he did not get a letter
through the Post Office during the Admins.
tration. Ii not Loco. no diff, renee how
much business he has through the Office, he
must not Vote Shades OF Old Hickory
How thou art ialen! II is said that three
iuurthS oi the business of the Post Office is
d1ne by the opposition, but this new Loco
principle must be applied, for Democracy
must progress No doubt this onesided
election will be denied by the Locos, in
many places, away from Wheeling. The
:, iacts are about as follows: AT the late elec.
tiun in Va, Shered Clemens was ELECTED
Congressman. in the Wheeling district
: There were some six applicants TO Presi
, dent Buchanan for the Office of Post Master
Tor the City Oh Wheeling, and the President
referred the case to the newly elected Con.
gressman Clemens, and he, or he and the
: President agreed on an election by the
, LocUs. A proc lamalion or dctum was theI
issued by Gov. Clemens, (similar TO Coy
ernor's.) decrceing, what day the ectior
should be held, who should vote, the hour:
the polls should De opened and closed, The
officers that should conduct the election
, their pay, how much each should receive
and the expense Of the election as vel! a:
advertising and all the etcetras, also wht
should pay The bill. All this was done by
Democratic Congressman, and he says, Il
t is just TO myself, just to the applicants, ant
; just to the people,
Gov. Clemens in bis dctum says, sal
those persons who reside in, and who vo,et
in said City lvr James buchanan at the las
Presidential eiertrH: none others, shall bt
r allowed to Indicate one person us Posi-
r Master Gi sa u tity-in H. event viii the De
. Partmen' or mys.h approve OF The e.ec ION
r Of any enc Who Is nOl Simon Pure D. mo
! crat OF The Progressive order. Like all die
: laturs be reserves lh%. right to approve u
disprUve. Why hold an eieciion! Jefler
3, son saids4equal and exact justice o a il III, II
], but Progressive Democracy il, equal ant
= exact justice to al true Progressive Loco
tocos. like the Pro-Slavery Democrats ii
govern Free Sualemen, not US Gov
( Clemens says again, 1t is fair, it is Repub
ican, and | viii suffer the rack aud tn
= thumb screw, before | will abauden hat L
right, in this and all other matters of OF
fcal Cuty' Very Republican 'Splig o
y Democracy Patriotic +. f. V. Governo
4 L lemt MS! Tne election UI Post Master
the official uury' of congressman is an ex
t,a KIND OF Prog e. sive Locoio osm. B.
! tne [, ms, .the rack 'the ihumt screw
:. i.al e means know nui, unless they ar
-. 10 u dpJhyG 90 tiie cieaii. meaning '"ew Dr..
suuuue YOU We are progressing WI
rarla sliIurs ia thai direction, whe rh,
> ca take TIE rIglt OF suffrage, that born u
II our Liberty, from all who do not come u
;. TO their notion OF LocoiocUism. This throw
Know NoihnIism ~ iha shade, aud Gov
L,emen- was one vi its West OPP ,osers.-
There is ,he 1lclum N It's true light an
: meaning, Gov. Snerrad, by authority G
My Sovereign james the Fourth. do deere
. unto all true Locofocos in the great City c
L. " ho,ing, knowing the confidence yo
X nave N may great wisdom III all matters Z
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