Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-08
Who Are Our friends

Wust Ue Certdiny uot 70, NWet "V -" wy
upon all who enter the conflict under HE
banner. He will count the strength Of his
forces, by individual divisions, and one divis-
ion failing to carry out the work allotted to
it may defeat all his plans. A whisper Of
suspicion against any officer or division,
which goes to show that II can moi, be relied
upon Is sufficient to discard 1t altogether
This ia the only true light by which we
should be governed in the approaching cen
test. We are not to fight a battle with
Sbarp's rifles ant sword, but with mind
and principle, directed with unerring aim,
and the keen sword of truth with which
error must be met and driven back. Between
the two great parties engaged in this con-
test there is no medium. The Democratic
party is radically in error. The only force
that meets 1t fairly and boldly 10 the Repub.
lican party. The position Of the former is
ir violation Of all the principles that gov
erned our Republic in its early days. 1t Is
proHigate and corrupt in the use Of the pub
lie monies, spending $50 900 900 where
$4,000, 900 is amply sufficient to sustain all
the expenses Of the Government, spending
money largely 10 buying votes in all the
doubtful Districts and States, counting mil.
lions in its corruption fund all to retain a
power which has been %outrageously abusedi
refusing to grant protection or discourage
ment to the home producers, but meeting
i,s heavy demands by shinplaster promises
to pay ,ramping under foot and degrading
labor, while favoring and psGpering capital,
disco uruging freedom and independence. BY
building up the anti Democratic bsrbaric
relic Of slavery. In juxta. position to this
We lave the latter built up Of the bone and
sine. Of the nation, demanding economy in
the disbursement of the public revenue, the
greatest good of the greatest number, the
recognition of capital as only the agent for
the remuneration of labor, the protection
and encouragement of home production, the
speedy settlement of the territories by up.
propriatiu ing odr wns.e land for homes to the
poor who afe now destitute. and the saliva.
ton OF our common territory from the blight.
ing. whitening curse Of A fricsn Slavery. 1t
could not have been expected that the foun-
ders Of this Government could have done
every thing in absolute perfection. yet one
would hardly have supposed that the seeds
OF slavery handed down from the most bar.
barous nations, should have been allowed to
take such roo, upon this free soil, under the
very shadow Of the tree Of liberty, like
Satan In Eden to faint and curse the whole.
Had jefferson been told that the great party
Of the country, that party that for ysafs
pointed TO him as its fountain, should, at
this early day, become SO far swallowed up
in fatal error, 80 entirely Identified with
this devouring evil, as to seek to pervert the
intent Of the Constitution. making II an in
strument Of 'protection to the greatest of
crimes, that of slavery, he would have done
more than trembled for his country. In the
dim future, instead Of those thrilling words.
uhe land of the brave and the home OF the
free,' he would have read the land Of the
slaue and home of the despot This party
now talks lightly Of the liberty which our
forefa'hers though, fit to be purchased, even
at the expense of their Stood, yes We say
this party would ruthlessly tear down the
standard Of liberty, sever tho bonds Of union
and cast to the forewinds the rich heritage
bequoathed to them, tresding under foot the
patriots dust, one woul u think enough to
wake the old bones in their graves
Here stand the two parties Of our country.
All half ways are but enemies in ambush to
attack US when unawares. We should
watch sush well, and treat them I'D q secret
foe They are but agents of the Democratic
party, and although but few In number, yet
can be the agent Of groa. evil. This party
INV under the delusion Of . new hS te are
rally ing to re.enast what they ;did In 1855.
1t will be well for the honest misses who
have voted with the "betweens" in the past
to Look back and see what they have done.
One thing is very certain, ..unpaia,aSle
though it may be, that you elected james
Buchanan. You are now ssxed to do an
other just such foolish trick. A man will
b. brought out clothed in all those d~elusive
names "Conser.itive, ""Old Wing" &c.,
for you to throw away your votes upon so
that the Buchanan Democracy can elect an.
other President, and then It will all be top.
ped off with a good reward FROM the sue.
cessful candidate to the Conservative, &C.
for their good service In quilting you. Con-
sentative and Old Wing orators will be paid
to travel all the country round aud the
starving newspapers Of the same school
will receive fresh impetus by heavy advances