Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-06-23

be remauded into the custody of the United
States marshal"
Asa consequence of this DECISION the
Editor has
"On the cath Of May mass convention of
black and white followers of Joshua K.
Gddings met at Cleveland, for tie arowed
object of tearing down The jail and setting
these prisoners fee" 7
bis Is rather reverse OF the natursl or
der of things, havirg the effect to transPere
before the cause has an exis:ance. How
this is to be reconried we are at loss to
know. But says he 'the svowed Object Of
tearing down the Jail and setting these Pris-
oners free," was what brought this body OF
men to the City OF Cleveland. If this had
been "the avowed Object uhy was il not
carried out? There were enough Republi-
can in that Convention to have detied resis-
iance, picked up the Jail and carried it into
The midst OF the lake, if such had ever been
their design. We have only to say that if
the Edi-or did not know. better, than to be-
Iieve that this was the design of that meet
ing, then he tas shown shameful ig-
uorance of well SnOwn truth. Had he
read the speeches Of CHASE and others. up
on that occasion he could not but have
known better. They couuse led only legit-
mate means ofremedying what they consid-
cred wrongful provisions of law. Throu gh
! the oallot-box, they wers advised to give
expression to their estimateof that law in
the election of such men as would legally
| remedy its odious provisions. We know,
and are free to admit that JOSHUA R. GID.
DINGs, who. in many things has acted the
noble part; in this matter allowed his feel.
ings to govern, instead of judgement, bat
there is no man or party responsible for
what JOSHUA R. GIDpfsGs shall do or say
except himself. That responsibility, we
have no doubt the old hero is both able
and willing TO bear. That Convention did
not approve of his opinions, if they had
as we xaid efore, they would have been
quick to execute. But the object of this
article in the Gazette is to show, as he says,
that Hon. WIN. DENKIsoN is $50 reckless a
character" that he would "encourage the
mob spirit of the fanatics," To prove his
point, he takes for granted that the object
of this meeting was just what he said, and
then givei the letter of WV. DExNIsos. ex.
planitory of his reason. for not attending
the Cleveland Convention. Now here :.
the letter.
"CoLUMBus, May goth. 1859.
s. o. Gris.ooid, Esor., and Others:
GENTs.-A prior engagement to attend
a meeting of the Republican Executive
Committee, at Albany, New York, on the
25th inst, will prevent me from complying
with your kind invitation to attend the Con.
ven.ion you have called. to be held at Cleve,
land, the preceding day.
"Let me express my ardent hope that the
proceedings of your Convention may be such
as will permanently contribute to the ad.
vancement of the sacred principles of free.
dom, Justice and humanity which have been
SO violently assailed by the Imprisonment
in your county Jail of Plum and Peck, and
their devoted colleagues, under the insult
ing provisions of the fugitive slave act, and
that in the contest between the antagonisms
of freedom and slavery, forced upon us by
the oligarchy and its Northern allies, We
may at all times prove ourselves worthy de-
scendants of the heroic founders of the Re-
public, who declared one of The great pur.
poses Of the Federal Constitution to be the
securing to themselves and their property
"the blessings Of liberty"
"Accept the assurance of my sincere re-
6 ard personally, and my uncompromising
hostility to slavery and des potism in every
form. Truly Yours,
/ = WIN. DENNIsoN, JR."
Upon this letter the Editor is pleased tc
make this comment
"He announces himself in favor of the
Hi9her-laD creed of the Oberlintes, ant
deeply sympathizes with those who have
been justly punished for recklessly violating
the laws
Now in all honesty where in the above
letter did Mr. DENNIsoN "announce him
self in favor of the Higher lap creed of the
Oberlinites, which the Editor elsewhere
qualities as open resistance to the laws!--
Such bold duplici'y is uaaccountsble. /.
it because Mr.. DENNrsoN declared his "ar-
dent hope that the proceedings Of" tha
"Convention NAV be such as will 2erma
nently contribute to the advancement of the
of the sacred principles oe freedom, justice
and humanity" Is it because he sympa
thizes with the unfortunate victims of ar
insulting and tyranical law! Or is it no
because WIN. DENNIsoN, JR, is the Repub
lican candidate for Governor, and it follow.
that the Democratic press must falsely hi
position and assail him with all manner o
libel.
@Rev. Alexander Clark, Editor of tn
School Visitor, says:
1--WE have had ample opportunities during
the last few weeks, of witnessing the prac
tical workings of the Iron City College,