Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-09-09


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Couldn't he live by digging--anythine
rather thansthis? Brother Cox underrated
himself when he made that speech But il
he dtd o,oe them-+has he not PAID them!
(Great applause.) When he made his ex-
cellent speech on the opening of thst beau
tilul hall, he res sohed with the President
like q man. Then came the sacrifice. He
said his party required it. Then he tIed
to convince them that the vote was nearly
what he would have given.
| No Pope ever sat in that Vatican spoken
ofby Brother Cox in his book, who ever
executed his DEGREES more remorselessly
than President Buchanan at Washington
Thirty years ago, the old Whig party be-
gan to be alarmed at the encroachments OF
the Executive Power. They had predicted
that it would override the other Depart
ments Of Government. And now. every
day votes are given, and measures are car
ried or defeated through the effect of smiles
or irowns Of Executive Power.
He was done with Brother Cox.
How have we been brough: into cur pres
ent predicamentl Long ago was inaugu-
rated the policy ol making slavery national.
A Voice-"Tbat will nevor do."
Corwin-"No, my friend that .rW never
do! and it will nsuer Be-"
This reply, ringing like clarion with
the tones of abso lutte conviction, thrilled
the audience, which united as one man in
a cheer which almost made the leaves dance.
Mr.. Corwin, proceeded. He had begun
20 entertain some hope of the Democratic
party. There were some 0nti-LecomPton
Democrats that would go against the bull
Of the Pope at Washington. 40, my Dem
ocratic brother, I'd like to sleep ,eih you!"
(Another speech with his face)
The old trainers of the Constitution de-
clared that the laws should be made by
Congress, the President was 10 have only
the power to execute. Under the English
Constitution IN the time of the Common
wealth which was, after all, the forerunne er
of our Constitution, they had no Veto
After William of Holland, one of the wises;
and best rulers who ever lived, was called
to the crown, he once vetoed bill passed
by Parliament. One of his counselors told
him if he ever did that again he would be
sent back to Holland some morning, without
his. boots. He wished some Democrat
would say something of the kind to Buch-
anan. sss @ -f.
In the early days Of the Constitution they
didn't bribe men to vote with Post-Oflces
or bv giving their cousins an Office.
Now, you are saying to Kansas-come IN
with handouts or horsewhip-take care to
bring with you an answer--eoRe in so, and
you shall be married but if you put on the
white vote of freedom, you shall die an old
maid He submitted it to his fair country
men whether this was right. 1t was not
what they call in Ksntucky=a=- f1-s
And if Kansas applied. for admission next
winter, under free Constitution, and was
voted out by the Democratic party, they
would never elect another justice Of the
peace or constable in Ohio. There wouldn'
be enough left for a decent funeral. He
didn't think Cox would vote so. Knew he
wouldn't, if he found out the people didn't
like it-he would be very obedient! Laugh
ter He hoped they would admoaish bin
at the ballot box tn is fall. 1t could only
bring him around! hewasE t totally irreclalm.
able! Send Case after hin-he'il convert
him! He will acknowledge before the cam,
paicn is over that he has "sin-ned and come
short!" 3 -.-.- Is ..s.- ..
Mr.. Corwin discussed the Tariff question
at length. He contended that Tariff was
unfavorable to slave labor, and would built
| up free labor at the North. The fight be.
gan on the tariff question. Thirty years ago
was begun what was ended in the English
swindIe. He had seen the birth OF this fel.
lsw-and he hoped to be in at the death.
1t had been predicted, and the Democracy
was fairly warned in 1876: "Just SO sure as
| you repeal the tariff of '42, you will bring
about commercial revulsion." They re,
pealed the tariff. Every year our imports
increased, while our exports remained near
| ly the same. Our imports are of fancy arti
cles, which may Gust immense sums. Yot
NAV hang thousands of dollars around tht
neck Of one of our ladies'; but you can't stuff
more than pound of bread day into thu
pockets of the Liverpool ladies, howevcl
! low their tariff may be. ,r ........
The Democrats are terribly alarmed a
the smell of bank notes. Stick one unde
their eyes and they sn ,rt like the devil a
the smell of certain burning herbs. Blu
when the workings of free trade have emp
4 tied the treasury, ano The government i
nearly bankrupt, treasury notes are issued
Hammond says we of the North borrowed
abolitionism from Washington and Jefferson
at the South. He says the South can rul
the North, and through the North the world
1t seemed too true. There was no sucl
!, place as free territory on the face of tn,
earth The Judiciary was on the side o
slavery. The Dred Scott decision carried
slavery any and everywhere. You nigh
! legislate horses, iackasses or thieves oct o
Kansas; you might say no man should carr
: ten thousand r.ttlesnakes there and turl
them loose on the premises; but you coul
not legislate slavery out.
The country was warned against the re
peal of the Missouri Compromise. But tn
President wanted it repealed, and he mus
be sustained. Douglas wanted it repealed
, for he wanted to be President. 1t was re
pealed. Civil war ensued.
; Ii was the Democracy who. wanted thi
done. The effects followed in regula
sequence II was the last bitter drop whic
> made the cnp overflow, and now he wa
thankful man had been found to look
President of his own pr rty in the face, an