Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-07-28

he kCt OF Els hasinS !He1 IN Dtinohi
county, is n srgumen. in his favor of NC
.light Importance.
In politics, he wac formerly Wing. was
a Wing ss lcng as the Wing party had an
sxistsnce, and is a Wing to day wherever
Wing principles have an Issue. In the
year lS4l he was The regular nominee o.
the Wing party Of Belmont county for cem
and was dcfested-not by his Dem
ocratic competitor. bnt BY sn-aboit;onie..
The abo''iiicnis,s put their candidate in the
field end succc eded N taking of just enough
votes 70 defeat NccALL. Some years alter
this he moved to Harrison county and in
the year 1850, we ihiik. lie was nominated
BY the Wings Of that county for Represen-
,a.ive. The Atolitiopists sgain put in
norninstion man to defeat him, but failed
Ia the attempt, Mccall was elected, ana
represented that conn'y with credit to him
self and constituents.
In 1851 the Wings at ,heir regular coun
ey Convention put him in nomination fol-
reelection. Atthis time we all know that
Abo!itionism began to assume more
tan khspe: ultralsns were fotsaker
end lined ,enable ground, and begsr
10 a ID :he Free Soil doctrine. Aftel
Mcc = noHination by Wings, Fret
Soil Convention was called and partia
ticket formed. and as high compliment II
the services of their representative, he ws
also nominated by that Contention. H.
was elected to serve the second term viii cl
he did in a most worthy manner. Here
one of the great chafges now brcugh
against him to prove him an Abolitionist.-
The Codiz Sentinel with characteristic dis
honesty publishes the proceedings OF tn
aFree Soil'' Conv ention leaving the infe,
| ence that he was only the candidate of ths
Convention. All the charges that hsv
been brought against "him worthy of not
this tar, are to prove this one charge that b
is on Aboiitionis.. We have made as fn
a statement Of fsc:s as possible shd less
the people to judge. Some trivial charge
are trump pered round which we will repea
not SO much that we fear :heir damage, 8
to let the people know to what our oppol
ents will descend. TIE Cddiz Sentinel sa,
he is in favor Of striking the word arhi
from the Constitution of Ohio. This chars
| is made 10 the face of n cCALL's refusal
sign petition to that effect, fact we
known to The Sentinel. One of it's a!li,
In this county publish es the same with e
I dcrsemeht, the other brands him Secede
The FIRST false charge, the second. pr
scriptien on account of religious belief
How inconsistent in this land where all a
free to worship God according to the dictat
{ of concience. Had he been an open seoff
of religion an avowed servant of the dev
then there would have been no objection.
But one other objection has been urge
To prove his dishonesty, he is charged wi
going to Methodist prayer meeting al
when called upon to pray, did actually pra
Now in all common sense was ever absur
| ity more absurd. Because not bound BY q
3 usual prejudice of church bigo;ry-religior
I greatest enemy-therefore he is branded
8 dishonest. We want no better evidence
0 the religion OF the heart and not the relige'
t of creeds. We have no fears but that d
4 CALL will survive all such fiimsy attacks.
vi They no doubt are source Of smuseme
= to him. :.
Il We are we'll aware that no effort will
spared to defeat him. The great hgh.
made Upon him. The struggle is despera
In democ ratio ranks, and it behooves
= friends to stand by him and see that he h
fair pay. For our part we are we'll sati
1t fie that he 10 the man for the office; a
what our feeble powers can do will be do
e with right good will. We are glad to t
'i our Harrison county friends that the ent
S opposition, with but few'exceptions inde
II yield him a most hearty support. We
s Belmont went into the Flushing Convt
l. tion as the opposition party OF Belme
'e county, Americans and Republicans :oge'
e or, and helped to nominate the man of {
o choice. There were full as many Anne
1t cans as Republicans aud they togetl
'e endorse him Is their common candidate.
= War Suspended.