Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-10-14

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ora writer over the signsture of An
American" in paper up town, of last week
calls Us to account for an article published
in THE CHRONICLE of the 3o,h ult, in rather
a summary manner. Now, personally we
entertain the highest regard for the gentle
man TO whom belongs the paternity of this
effusioa. We take him for pretty fair
specimen of the Aboriginee and give him
due credit for the honesty and candor with
which he has asserted his sentiments all
through the campaign just closed.
Inaorder that our readers may understand
the drift of the article, we shall take the
privilege of quoting thereIrom freely. The
writer begins By asking the privilege of the
editdr. 10 s1swer the article in The CHRoK-
Icrr. in the following aise:
II will be under an obligation 20 you for
the prisilego of your columns, TO answer an
article in the last Issue of The Belmont
Chronicle, affixed thereto the little lone
Star, and we hope and believe he stands
alone as his signature, the Star, in the
dosmajihat he hurls against every person
who holds to the "doctrine Of popular SOW
ereignty," We who hold to tina, doctrine,
and entertain the least spark of love for the
peace, harmony and perPetuity OF the Union
of these Confssera;ed Stntes, are TO be
treated with no respect BY this modern
Solomon, bnt are to be thrown without our
consent into the Democratic ranks because
We advocate principles that arguments can
moi refate.s Here is what the Star says:
.Scarcelya day of our lives passes that
we do not he ar persons who should DO in the
iocofoeo party, with canting tongues en-
deavoring to persuade Republicans that they
should abnnden their former positions and
take up .pepuinr sosereignty.''
We beg pardon, Mr. "American." we Dc
nsisi Il al we intend to treat YOU with al
aspect, and are sorry that we cannot vel
come you into party that will ul,imatei,
-Iulc tuHl ScStIiItb VI tlllo ikCPOObN
We are convinced that the Republican party
as a ?arty--wiil never be found to falte
in the support of those great Fundamental
principles laid down by their convention o
celegatee assembled in Philadelphia in 1885,
those principles that in the same year
carried cur victorious banner in triumph al
over the North. Never. Some members o
the Republican party, it is true, may favo
your pet issue, but the pariy-nerer.
The expression, "tbis modern Solomon,
we, of course, take as a compliment =
Thank you
But the writer goes on further TO say:
We do not ask the Republicans 10 abandon
their former positions. but we ask them il
all ctndor to adhere strictly to the position
taken by the Republican representatives il
the last Congress upon the Lecompton Con
stitution, endorsing without reserve tn
hated doctrine of Stai. popular sovereignty
The "hated doctrine of Star!" All. in
deed! But we protest against thus beini
unceremoniOusly saddled with the doctrine
1t is not ours. We ask you. however, il
all aeandor'' to state the case truly, whel
Won DO state it. The Representatives o
the Republican party in the last Congress
in voting for the Montgomery -Crittende
Amendment, stated distinctly and unequvo
cslly that they did not intend to abandon on
plank Of Heir party platform, accepted bet tha
Amendment as the best that could be done
under the circumstances, for Freedom j
Kansas. As lovers of freedom and patriots
they were willing to unite with the Sout
Americans on this Compromise Measure, a
the best that could be done to effsctuall
crush out the Lecompton iniquity.-
Dir. GIpbIKes, of our own State
stated this clearly and distictly in behalf Q
the Republican members of Congress, an
we regard it as On fair that any other cor
.,ruction should be placed upon the actio
of the Republican members who voted TO
that amendment" The course of thos
Representatives has been so clearly win
d,cated, that we are surprised that one pos
sessed of the intelligence OF "An Ameri
can" should make the charge.
The assertion TINT Mr.. ConwIN made th
declaration that Congress had NJ power t
check the extension of Slavery, is all bosf
We read the report of Mr. CoRwIS's speech
as published in The ZanesviHe Cou-ie'
pretty good authority, by the way. and foun
Mr.. CoHwIE maintaining the same view
,hs, he, had before put forth in his Colun
bus sreech, which we some time since lai
be fore our readers.
We next find our "American" frien
giving us some advice:
We would advise this writer. our Reput
lican friend. to 20 and study the politics
history OF those lights who illumi tn
political horizon for the last half a century
and drink in at their shrine political wisdom
thepssy, II it can be said in truth. thst th
doctrine of sslEgovernmen Mt was repudiate
BY thnse ssges Of the Republic.
WHO proposes 10 "abandon self-govern
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