Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-06-30
The Honest Democracy.

We have never seen the cry OF stop thief
80 early Illustrated Is in The course Of the
Democratic press of Ohio in the past few
weeks. Ignoring the possibility of ever
h aving done wrong themselves, they begin
tiIaee of abuse, exhaust;ng WEBsTER's s
strongest language, in villifying the Repub-
lican party, n OF for any act of that party
when in power but for declarations of some
members OF that party. But OF all the policy
that of sympathy with those in Republican
ranks who Sere defeated in their desire for
office, takes the lead. Why, kind reader,
you would scarcely believe, yet 'tis true as
preaching. that men who were most odious
to the Democracy few weeks ago, and
who shared ihe burden of their abuse, have
suddenly become exalted as oracles of per.
fection. and martyrs to the truth They
ara down On their knees doing homage to
these men and if you ask for what purpose
we reply: TO accomplish what they did in
the case of fckle Judge WARpEx. First
they commence by a profuse shedding of
crockedile tears, in denunciation of the
authors of the imagin ary wrongs, and in a
quiet way ehying nothing whatever about
their own fGilings. To hear their greedy
ehouts of corruption, Of injustice, and this,
that, and the other, one would suppose they
were models of perfection. To hear their
loud cry Of "slaughter," one would hardly
suppose that process of deca pitation had
been going on in their own ranks, counting
thousands as its victims. One would hardly
suppose no Democrat under appointment
has dared open his mouth, unless in peans
o. praise 10 the rulers of party. Yet this is
even 80. And this herd of tongue tied dem-
Bgogues would open the food-gates Of abuse
o. venom, Of spleen. and roll out that com.
mon filth Of which they are SO prolific, be.
cause, lsrsooih, the Republicans did not see
fit to nominate Judge SWAN for reelection
BY some strange process, there is begotter
within them remarkable !oue for Judge
SWAN. 50 great indeed that they were
resdy TO carry out their slaughtering pro-
cess By asking their candidate for Judge tc
withdraw, that they might reward this grea
and good man. Now who for minute will
believe this to be honestl If the Republi
can Convention had seen fit to nominate
Judge SWAN, these same organs would have
spared no pains to vilify him. Judge SWAN
is good man, and deserves praise from
better sources. We would have liked vel
to have had the privilege of voling for hin
again, but the fact Of his not being nomina
ted. and man having been put in nomina.
tion standing IN the same platform SwA,
does, and man too who never sought the
nomination .and who is pronounced by frienc
and foe as being Judge of the highes
ability, changes the whole face OF things.
Judge GHoLsoN demands our support.
But it is not only here the hypocracy Of
the Democracy is exhibited. The Ameri'
cans have suddenly become the objects ot
their unnatural "love." They feel deeply
for the wrong done this party in the Re.
publican Platform. A few weeks ago, ant
no language was strong enough to express
their contempt for this party, but suddenly
the relation is changed, and they 'love' the
Americans. Why, we will look for them
making proposals of marriage, on the prin.
ciple Of the man who married fortune and
got a wife to boot. The Gazette is making
rapid advances, looking far more to the in.
teres,s oe this much abused party, than tc
its own. We would not be surprised to sec
proposition from that paper for County
Democratic.A merican Convention. But O
course that ingenious sheet will prepare the
disnffecied mind by surplus of such palaver
as il INDUCED in so hugely last week. a
few more such papers must have powerful
effect. The Americans. of course, have beer
treated better in the Democratic ticket and
| platform. How strange the idea that the
Americans should be expected to support d
Democratic ticket. YET The Gazette moi
only fully expects it, but seems ready tc
propose union for better and for worse.
| Dz. RoBaCK's CcasrITUEErs--We learn that
lie -uA and ,rn Inr inycntnr Of Ihns.