Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-04-05
Weak ness Replies to the Chronicle.

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ave have only to say 10 the people
who expect TO participate In that (Bellair
Union) Convention, to remember that the
Democracy paid speakers and newspapers 10
deceiue you just iu the same way iu 1866.
This NOV ement is only a side show got up
for the benefit of Democracy. This being
50 you had better act with extreme caution,
a nd do nothing for which you will be
ashamed hereafter"
The above delicious morsel 10 actually
from de Chronicle I!
As we we're not in the newspaper bust.
ness in $50. or on the stump either, we
know nothing about paid speakers or news.
pa pers, but, as the Chronicle has stated. on
four or five different occasions, that they
Oere paid to deceive Americans, IL must
have been one Of the stipendiaries Of the
Democratic party. We have some evidence
Of the truth Of its statement that, at least.
one newspaper was ''paid to deceive you"
The Chronicle. II we remember right, run q
third ticket in 'b6 TO defeat the Americans,
and falsely stated In its last issue before the
election thst its cut-,broat ticket had ~
good q chance Of being elected a. the Amer
lean. The result showed that Il received
only about 1890 votes while the Americans
polled over 2200. On smother occasion 1t
fused with the Democracy on Prosecuting
Attorney, to elect a pet, and defeat an
American. Again 1t tried, In IN UNDER
handed way to defeat our candidate (NA-
THAN EvASs) for Judge, two years ago.
Recently II refused to publish a cali for an
opposition meeting in this township for feat
that we would use it against the Democracy.
Aud, to our certain know ledge, 1t has often
been Using the same type, publishing the
same matter, and playing a very poor second
fiddle to the Democratic paper in this place
for the last four yssrs. Yet It undertakes
to read the old and true, Whigs and iAmeri.
cans q lesson 40 10 their duty; dictate to
them how they shall sct In the coming cam.
psign; charge then falsely with being bought
and paid fort and that they are playing into
iha banda of iha Dsmocfacy.! Away with
such hypocrucy. ta q
Seli.respec, forbids Us noticing that paper
very often, but when II sets itself up as a
d~ietstor TO those who never, In a single 10
stance, aided, directly CT indirectly, the
Democracy, the thing makes itself SO sub
timely ridiculous that we deem II 10 be our
duty to take IL down . peg or two by refresh
ing ito memory as to Q few facts connected
with its duplicity, and show 1t up In oil
naked depravity to the people Of this county.
The majority Of the people Of this county
understands the Chronicle, or will before
we get through with 1t; they are also we'll
aware Of the fact that if the Democracy sue.
ceeds In this county IL is safe for its full
share Of the printing, as heretofore, and this
paper 10 entirely cut off, but IL the opposi
ton triumphs 1t 10 not so sure; hence its
Willingness to plsy in the hands OF its Demo.
cratic, ally by disappearing the object
aud ultimate design Of the Union party in
its effort to put q stop to the sectional Bgita-
lions, brough, about by a set OF corrupt
politicians for their own Sc fish purposes.
Above we slated a fact which has been
established by legal Investigation. Papers
and speakers 'cere paid In Pennsylvania
New York and New Jersey, and literally
paid to increase the Fillmore vote, and
thereby elect Buchanan President.
The publication Of the fact is met by
James +. Char lesworth, Esq, just as weak
ness will always meet with stubborn facts.
Ho dares not deny. He can only reply by
an untruthful attack upon the CHRosIcL E
He says II Is Iron de Chronicle" We sup.
pose the dancing. master thinks that sounds
a little FrencAy.
| lie charges that (l) tho CHRONICLE ran
third ticket In 1866 to defeat the Americans
b. (2) that the result showed that the Repuli
cans received only about 1900 votes, Will,
the Americans polled over %2aOO-(s) that 1
fused with Democracy to elect a Prose
d cutting A~,torney-(4) that It tried In AZ
D dnderhsnded way to defeat our cand idate
i. Nathan Evans for Judge-(6) that II recent,
. refused 10 publish a cal of an opposition
meeting in this township-(6) land to oul
certain knonedge. 1t has often been "usin.
, The sahte typs, publishing the same matter, ;
~ the Democratic paper Of this place !
To rapl, In brief;
First. The CHRONICLES supported the Re
publican ticket In 1855, which was the sec
ond party In the nation. si
Second. The result In Belmont county
showed In the aggregate . vote Of ibS7, In
issad'of''only about. 1900" The American
: vote the same year was In THE aggregate,
lsso, instesd of"over 1900" Albright.
vote which was the best. indeed In Belmont
county in 1859, was 1918 against ieie fo'
Davenport! n, ~
Third. 'Txs'chrenicls never fused with
Democracy TO elect any body. It is true
I,hs, the Democracy saw a. to vote for d.
D. T, CSwen fr Pro1soutof'Ons time, but It
/, was through 90 crime either 10 the CnRoE.
IoLx or Cowen.
Fourth. The CHsoAicIt' never by word