Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-08
To the Editor of the Belmont Chronicle:

10 the EdHOr of fe Belmont CaTonlc!e.
SIR: As the gallant leader of the Demo-
cracy has proven himself very bold and fear
less in the promulgation of his doctrines,
he is, also, 10 less SO In bringing his charges
against the Republican party. He says
"that the Republicans shall be held account,
able for all the defalcations si the State
Treasury" If he is an honest man we sup
pose he would hardly make an assertion go
broad and sweeping since Mr.. Sparrow'sr r,
port has been published. But as Heaton
(from his own experience in such matters,
doubtles) has old US exactly where the
money has gone TO, we shall say no more
about it.
Again Mr.. Payne, proclaims TO the world
the astounding fact "that ii is the main OBJ
ject of the Republican party to raise the
negro race to an equality with the @hi!e
race" Horrible crime that, surelvI Is il
possible that they are So lost to common
sense or even common propriety as TO ever
think OF such heinous thing! Friend
Heaton, with others wou!d-be leaders OF
the Democracy, differ from their leader in
this respect however, and say that it is their
object "to BRING the white race down to the
level of the black one" Who shall decide
when doctors disagree! We believe how
ever that Mr.. Payne is nearest the truth
And what objection, we ask in all candur
can any man of sense, or moral honesty
make against another, or against party
whose business is professedly 10 elevate the
degraded, relieve the oppressed, or in any
wise alleviate The suaerings of common
humanity Why, if this principle had never
been acted upon in the world, we, as peo-
pie, great and glorious as we conceive our
selves, nigh. never have had an existence
in the annals of time, but might still be
laborng under the darkness and gloom and
III misery that once surround our ancestors OF
North, IN Europe. And for our part we can
not conceive how it is possible for any man,
or set of men, who believes in the doctrines
OF Christianity, which declares .he matura
equality of the whole human race, and that
eGvd has made of one blood all to dwell OH
all the face of the earih," can ease the r
consciences, Or reconcile their acts with
: their christian laith while they are engaged
in opposing every effort put forth for the
elevation Of their fellow man. And here
we would like also to ask, when people or
nation is raised, Intellectually and u orally
@ level with more favored people, WIN
would dare proclaim that they had no right
to the political privileges of that more
favored people! Such an Individual would
surely be an anamoly in the civilized world
i And besides all this, African Slavery has
nev,r vet had an apologist, from the Jesui.
ticaI priest, Las Gases, who introduced it,
down to DR.. Russ who declares that Goo
has ordained it, who did rot proceed on this
F very ground, that it was the only means for
elepating the negro. Men protesting god
illness have sought the doctrine that dark
qnd benighted Africa could alone be saved
) by the ensavement of her children. Iu
other words that it is right to do evil tina,
good may result thereirom. So that admit
ting the charges of Mr. Payne to be true,
the Republican party are only pursuing the
; same end as the upholders of the system o!
slavery ale. They only differ as to the
means to be employed. The one wishes to
accomplish it by dongs right. The other
by practising an admitted wrong. In con-
, clusion we would just say to every Repub-
ican in Ohio, mind none of these charges
but on the Second Tuesday of this month
do your dury and all will be right.
VERITAs.
| BaRNEsyIILE Oct 2d, 1857