Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-04-26
The Presidency--The duty Of the
4. Great West.

e~v " oHo
ureat west.
EDITOR CHRONICLE: Moderh politicians
are too much inclined to give cp TO party
what should be for the real solid interests Of
The country;-to prove theory TO the %serious
detrlment OF the Prdctlcal-'o sgonize over
> 'anc'ed wrong while real evil grove
space. ronicaI Conventions-beipg but
me working out OF these chimericsl ideas
Of p~ohuc'ans-laIl into HE same errors, cpd
overlook the real obiec, end aim Of polite.
alorEa %sations- IN the eve of q great
Pcl,rs' csmpaign is cspeNnly the d4pst ap.
pfoprists time to Talk Of things perifdens to
tne soi'd interests OF INC country.
2 tue Present ano futuse cocneils OF the
country tne usest west must from her pcs
s'uon wea'tn ana rapidly increasing popu-
'.'o" e"a"o . '.'ee pace snd ins'st, whn
p'op''''y, ,os' no. interests receive thai a.
,s"''on wa,cn 'ner importance demands.
w"en w 'ooA :. '"e Immense products and
su' mo'e ,%~en'c resources of'the great
m',,ss'Pp' .aney-ner millions OF sctes OF
s'so'o nv "lgny Prooueuve isnd-her IN.
e1nsust'oie m'hss o! coal and iron-her
vou' Io'ss's, ana ne: territory extend
w run l"' 'Io'en fee'ons OF the North to
tae 's"e .. Pe'pe's., summer; and when
Ieue. ."ss " Cd ner present eVsstnsss
.ea, IS" were IN the tscs o.
es'''s"oa-or iesst tnd'nsrsnee
70 "e. mus. "sn,sss neeos; 70 dianeut 70
'.as'ss wnst wiz oe'nes destiny whss sic-
.no e":Iu'sssa y : 'ossesisg 'st'sfstive
Po'oy ~n'oh w''i oess'oPe and Proecf her
e's'y ,n'e.ss't Y
.'"e W.. posts"s " ms light II
nv. w 20 syeryt . INST the
49,, e.p !" o'nes sessions o. our
oo'o" "eeu'' snc s'snos IN . position to
m."' " ne' cfsims.
"ue'"e "eec seine repFesen.
ou,s 'o.' o,c'"s o" wnom we csn unite
~ ."o oo"'ns rfes'oen'isi csnvasst a'iee'
,"ou' "s""e' o'canvass'ng'o = principles
.no our enos mus. De iepresenssd ~ one
man sno 10 psoportfon TO - snssn'tode Of
inc interests insoiseo, are We, o. shos'd 20
os in'eresea W the ssisetssh Of on
"rSm wy eau rev o. uu 70 osf csuse. I
VINO 20 weH.naed ior tbs post ss one
who knows hi Great wsst@who has grown
with her srowth--who Gan MI her cause
ms own, snd her interests a bic isteresss'
Whers's hsii We innde mac htted for our
Representative not 10 our unldstAone who
has seen all her struggles in fhs face Of
hostile Ie~gis'ation-one who has toilsd fss
ms"y e+ao- eest yssFe tkAs-M 70 have
her claims seogn'seoin IN our Federal councils
and VINO mas her prosperity ataheartl T1 p
This man Ieonceive TO be rome Other
than Ssimon r. Ohssep ~ Governor of ou'
State. NO other nan whose name has ye,
been mentioned IN connecflon with Presi.
aentisi nonors, Is ~ our humble Judgment
% wen calculated to secure . recosnition o.
me interests and rights OF the West as Mr.,
chase. always her last friend, in Congress
Zoe out OF Congress-no doubts srise bd'
thss ne would Always be true 10 hsr.'
The two great measures Of public polio,
from which she must expect to feap thu
gfeatcst benefit, and through which her re-
sources sin % inc most speedily devslcpst
No stands pledged TO carry out. We silnde
o. COURSE tostns Ho"essead Lag. and I
Profecf.ve iarU. l5e q.
o. ths suejset Of sdsslet9 f pros4stlot
OF which tne position OF mr.. Chase ha'
been somewhat ques.lonedi we hnd him
writing TO senator Stanley In the following
|rneaavocai language: Ea
. "surel. tnere should % 90 disaereenhen
between Republicans asto The tariff. Whst
ever may % any mans theoretiesi views Of
nee trade we are agreed thst there is nc
prospect OF inc adoption Of the policy o
unIes.rsioea eonmsrc'si intercourse ,,
civilized nations during tho life OF sny' o
Us, and no one, ] believe, proposes The adop'
ton OF that policy oy the unitedp State
without the concurrence OF cshsr nstious
Certainly ! DO not. Isn1 practical man,
and wish TO take practical sisws Of thi'
tariff que"ion. as o. every other, svoidina
uitralsm In every direction. know that
We have . Always had stsrif. know ha'
wehave nefer had : horizontal tarih IN
ess the comprn@'ss - MY bs
oa'cd such. iinow mat for long time
70 oome, = Perhsps ss long q the uuion
snail sadure' We snail have a'tarin. Now
these th'ngs oeing Q am elstriy OF opin.
ion thsi tsiih laws, like all other laws
ohOnld he an fra mad A. IN do - wetaka AnfxJ