Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-10-18

How Shall | Vote in Move mbe r?

How Shall Vote in Move mber!
The first battle is fought. A decisive
bottle it has proven indeed. Now when the
smoke is clearing away, let each as q can.
did thinking man put the question: slow
shall | vote in Noyember!" The past week
has put many new phases upon the Presi-
Dental contest. Already we have heard Of
number Of. changes in Belmont county
from the Bell party to the Lincoln, and we
will certainly hear of many more. The
corrupt dealing Of The leaders of that party,
has been proven and is disgusting to honest
men who now realize the sell.
Upon this matter we extract the follow
ing sensible remarks from the Cincinnati
Gazette, which we commend tv the careful
attention Of every reader. The Gazette
Gays:
"An administration which has squandersd
the resources of the country, invoIv ed
US in debt, and presented the worst phases
Of political corruption, is just ending. Can
any man actuated by honorable motives
wish to see such things continued
Washington has been the seat of political
Juggling full long enough: 1t becomes all
true citizens to set lhemselve earnestly at
work 10 institute u new order OF things.
A patriot is not one who serves his cOun-
try within the narrow limits of party aone,
but who with careful ghze scans the whvle
field, and strikes wherever and whenever an
honest blow can be struck for the public
good. This is the time to divest ourselves
of parry trammels, and think and act for
ourselves. How many do .his! How many
allow the emselves to be warped in judgment
by leaders whuse constant aim is to present
wrong views of measures which they for
their own selfish ends wish to defeat!
Look well to the different parties, and
fragments OF parties, which are now striving
TO maintain the Did order Of things. Which
10 nationall Which represents most truly
the progressive principles oI the age! MOI
the Breck urldge wing, assuredy. That i.
working in pa:tsan spirit, und with psrti'
sun ends none in view. 1t represents
nothing bu: the spirit ofa mass of political
rulers, who are working for power. Ii ID
by no means the exponent of Southern
fee ling, aud thousands in the South do in
their hearts denounco ii though they can
not express their views fully. This party
is working to uphold a sci of leaders wlo
have long lived and fattened on the public
wealth, and they gladly seize upon the sub
ject OF Suvery. us ono which, II skil!iully
played upon, will most easly secure their
ends, while thousands of them care as little
as Douglas himself, whether "Slnvery is
voted up or voed down +" These well know
that with tho Inauguration Of u President
who wvu d not truckle to this spirit, comes
the downfall of tneir power over the masses
Il needs on y man at Washington who
will uphold free speech, ard place no obsia.
clss in the way OF free thought,to overthrow
the whole network Of power which these
Disunion leaders now possess. They know
this, sad feel II too, aud hence their frantic
endenvors to drag their constituents out Of
Union which they could no, hope to con.
troll, inlo a Confederacy which, though a
wreck, might yield its spoIls tor them.
Politicians have ruled more vigorously, II
possible, in the South than with us, and the
South has been grouad down as the North
has not been by its leader. All over the
land, the people are sick and disgusted with
political workings, aud waiting and hoping
for a change that will. restore tho gov
ment to its original purity.
Can this change be brought about by the
Douglas factioni We think not. The means
used 10 aecure It's triumph are the same, the
pur poses which It has In view ure the same
as they have ever been. 1t is a struggle for
Office, a contest for power, into which prln'
cipe does not enter: and should this party
succeed, it holds out no definite promise o.
reform. nor does Il propose any. 1t expects
to run along in the old pathway, which Il
digni6es with the name Of Democracy. bu,
to which, in these latter days, the system
bears little resemblance.
We know that thousands are open inl
their eyes to tho false lights with which
they have been led along. and to all OF thes,
our question is a pertinent one. How viii
you vote In Novemberi Are you sstisfe,
| with tho present etder OF thinqa, or will