Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-03
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of the Portsmouth Tribune. The Tribune,
YOU will remember, was one Of the ablest
Fillmore-Americon papers published in Ohio
in sc; and, as such, | would desire to cell
the attention of those persons in Belmont
county who are mapifcsting some disposition
to throw away their Influence upon a TAirdI
Party candidate, to Mr.. McFarland's calm
| dispassionate argument in favor of a USIoN
OF ALL OPPOSED TO THE DoMrNANT PARTY
UPON THK NOMINEE OF THE CHICAGO Co.'S
vENTIoN. sANf+NAt -
Let every one who rs doubling or hesita
ting, at such time. read and ponder this
article we'll; and then, may we not hope,
they will arise from its perusnl with the
fixed determination to vote and act with the
only party that promises any show Of sue,
cess against this Sham Democracy. He say !:
eve know not who may be nominated at
that Conve ntion, but If the nominee is
known to be unequiuocaLy opposed to The er-
tension Of Slavery in any territory. wherein
IL is not already established bg local ldp,--J
he repudiates the bred Scott decision, and its
logical deduction, namely, a Slaue Code for
the protection Of Slavery in all The territories,
If he is in favor of the immediate admis-
sion OF Kansas under the Wyandotte Con-
stitution. irrespective of the infamous pro
~visiuns of the English bill,--if he honestly
regards slavery as being an institution Of
local lao and not national lao, we will give
him our jealous, undivided support. We
take it for granted that no man not known
J to be sound and reliable upon these ques.
. / So ,s,,,, m saoo;x, ,ho roo;,nt;oo n, Chfoa.o
> There are other questions of National Policy
upon which we would prefer trusting the
. nominee Of the Chicago Convention to the
s nominee of the Locofocos, or Any third par.
ty that may be brought into the feld,-amonp
t these are the Homestead Bill and protection
d to American Art and Industry.
y We be lieve the time has arrived for al
men who love their country and wish to per
peiuste her Republican form Of Government
y to show their hands and take position 10 out
or the other of the two leading ~politica
e parties now preparing for the Contest. Boil
political organizations cannot be right
one is right, the other is radically wrong
The day Tor hesitating, or trimming an
wavering has gone by. The dangerous doc
J., trines OF the Locofoco patty are known.-
The grasping, overshadowing influence o
the Slave Power is sweeping like a whirl
wind over the Free North and West, an
re fastening with hooks of steel upon ever,
re point it Gun gain a hold. 1t is no time 70
men TO fold their arms and passively indulg
b. in the sleep OF conservatism while tn
vitality and energy Of the Free North an
h. West are sought to be crushed and stiffe
at by the HYDRA OF the Slave Power as tstalk
abroad, with it's rearing heads Of "Squat,e
er Sovereignty" "Lecomptonism,' "Dre
in Scott Decision" and "The Slave Code" fe
is and fatiening upon the patronage Of a CO
Is rupt administration
nd 1t is no time to tickle this monster wit
IL. s'raws, and attempt to appease its ~voraciol
lis appetite with timid peace-offerings of "col
he servatism We want a Hercules to mar
nd fully oppose, and club the life out of III
lis monster That Hercules is the Republics
ey Party!
=" In 1856 Bates was n conservative" ma
err He, like ourselves, assisted t, elect BucI
nd anhn by supporting a ihird-pariy candidate
e. but there were several pnges of Buchanan
'ai life then blank that have since been write
49, hc WV pu'y nus US F''SiSHet sih
then, and taken sever al strides forward III
RS make it's disciples in the North stare aghas
IN. Like the Lilliputians, they have iostered
MS Brohdingnagisn in the Southern Democra,
ed until they have to run from it for fear
l | being crushed to death by its gentlest step
of Even the Pos,masters of the North have
I'm get upon stills to avoid being run over
blown away every time it changes posi,i,
or snorts.
ny When such men ps Seward and Bntes a,
&C. Corwin, and others OF like stamp, who
at patriotism and conservatism are undoub,e
ign take the position they have, WI anticipa
of no great danger in being found in their col
tor pany. They advocate nothing that we ca
hat not advocate with u free good will. v
ny have made up our mind deliberately and d
OF teamincdly to go with these men in I
in great fight for a living, vital principle, de
npt to every man who hates despotism, polite
tor corruption and a Slave oligarchy. We b
ich lieve that nearly all Of our readers who e
dorsed our determined advocacy OF a Uni
hat in 1858, of all opposed to the Democracy
err this county aud this Congressional Distr
lip w der the head of the Opposition party W
his endorse us nov and 60 with us. ~actuated
as the same motives that governed them the
!, Should there be any, however, who cam
do so, we part company with them r~eluctal
Oh ly, Trusting that they will yet change tn
minds, and array themselves with US ON I
side Of Freedom"
- In introducing this article Of the Tr;bul
the Gal!iapolis Journal well says:
NJ "THR PORTSMOUTH TRIBUNE.-This 50
lied and well conducted paper has come
bold and fearlessly for Republican doctri
AS and is pledged to the support of the moi
nee of the Chicago Convention. The POI
6. mouth Tribune and Gallipolis Journal w
the only Fillmore organs in the Tenth O.
..iM gressional District during the memora
contest OF 1856. Then we fought yard a
to and yard-arm together against fearful o.
,ep- in vindication Of principles upon which
conceived the Government should be has
rain and our browning efforts were swept as
~ ...nn;nr stanaa foy Tim advan