Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-01-07
BR1peEpoRr. Dec. ee.h, 1857.

DRlDGEPoRTy DeC- ~Ohh, loo'
Mr.. EDITOR: By the appearance OF so
much misery. wretchedness and degradation
which is every day seen hanging around the
Rail Road Depot, strangers must think our
town a real P~obdemoniu. How the Rail
Rad officers Can stand il, or what has be
Come o our civil officers We do not profess
to know. Drunkenness is extsnt these
10 .ydays, much more so than anv tina, has
gone before. The poor fellow VITO vas
~eGt To the poor house, il seems rather lie
around here in ths mud where he can get
his desire, OF whisky, than the accommoda-
I onz al the County HOUSE. Report says
that a m-n brought ever a jug of whisky
from Wheeling, and sold it out al FIVE cents
a drink, in the street; three OF his customers
quarreiled with him, knocking MIN down.
etc. a warrant Vas Issued for them, after
the officer had carried The warrant Bbout a
week, one OF the offenders was arrested, and
was sent TO your tow n to Jail, while the 9TH
er two have not been arrested. W do not
know why, but we think It a pits to make
expense for the county it'll them, but # one
is guilty, and should be sent to Jail, why
not send til I'm alt, and the man that sold
Them the liquor should be put in the dee pest
cell. Much depends on the vigilance OF
officers. Times are very du |, our lock up
is nearly finished. The bu Icing on Loaf
er's corner is nearly completed, there is
quite a contrast between 1t, and the mud in
the street IN front of it. 4 protracted
meeting is going on at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. They are having quite a re-
vival. The House of Representatives met
Dec, Goth at the Office of a. ]. Lawrence
Esq. A. Grub, of Ohio, Speaker, Wm.
Robinson of California, Clerk. A Sergeant
alarms and four pages were chosen. j. K.
Newland of No., IL. Cspeheart CT Iowa
and Ho!sted of New York, appeared, after
examination of their credentials, took their
seats. After preliminary business, on mo-
tion the House resolved itself into a CON-
mIttee of the whole, on the state of the
Union, Mr.. Jones of Arkansas in the chair.
Quite an animated discussion was had on
the Presidents Message, after which the
House adjourned t. meet OF Tuesday even
ing Dec. 29th, in the abasement Of the
Presbyteriaa Church House met. alter
preliminary business, ". B. Dunievy, mem
Der from Illinois, offered a motion 'that the
Committee on Territories be requested to
bring in a bill to cradle the people of Kan
sas TO elect delegates 10 a convention t.
iurm a constitution, preparatory to their ad-
mission into the Union as a State" This
motion was supported by the members from
Illinois, Massachusetts and Iowa. and Offer
ed by the members from louisiana, South
Cdrulina and Virginia, in which they showed
Their chiyalry, and hot blood of the South.
The motion prevailed. House adjourned TO
n.eet on FRIDAY evening, Jan. LIST 1S5o.-l
The world still moves on, whIle The Engiisl,
are ChristiaHizu g he Sepoys Of India, that
lie murderiag thein by thousands, Brigham
Young and his wives, deity Uncle Sam,
Gen. aiker Is taken 10 Washington 10
have a force OF d trial, the people OF KAN
sas after being Promised 20 have the priv
Iiese OF regulating Ihtir own ailaIrs IN their
o~n WY, ATE deprived OF the privilege, be-
Cause, iUrsOUtI, 1t would not Go 20 iet the
Back Republicans vote Gown ID d, m~ocratic
constitution, aid while the Free Stale men
IN hahs~s are prosecuted, murdered, unc
deprived Ot their dearest rights. the mem
bers OF he Congress Of The United STATES
Adjourned 10 drluk Champagne, and eat
turkey during tie no dyaays, alter which
Congress Viii re-asseiabie, al very patrirt'c,
the Union must be saved, the Lecompion
ttdud must De passed, making Kansas a !
slave state, then up comes Minesota tor ad-
niissIon, by The side OF which viii come
Southern California, the ouc a Free, the
other d Slave State then Oregon; "hat Is
to be dOie with Free Oregon! but jhen u
stale must be carved out OF the first Con-
gressIonal district Of Texas, OF Course d
slave state, ana Territories made to suit, iur
''the balance Of power must be kept up
You may think NE a lite wild, but this Is
the democratic plan, which We have from
democratic author lily; and an attempt will
be made to reopen the Slave trade, tor that
good Democratic doctrine. We viii wait,
time that every good man should show him
self, whether he is on the side of Despot-
ism, or Republicanism. Yours, truly,