Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-07-05

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will enter upon the duties OF their ofices,
and we expect that the government vii bs
SO fairly administered that the Douglas men
and Breckenridge men, the interventlonists
and Observation-Disclosures, the Lecomptoniies
and !an,i- Lecompt ptonites, and the various
sec.s into which the late Democratic party
10 divided will at least be better satisfied
with IL than they now are with their Presi.
dent, or their candidates.
The Republican party had been, for now
six years most pertinaciously misrepresent-
ed. and consequently. by many, misundsr-
stood. II is for this cause so msuy 1thous,
ands, who have really agreed with US, have
not acted with Us. ~
It may be recollscted by many. that when
Gov. Corwin, less than one year ago, ad-
dressed us at this place, he, among other
things forcibly, and eloquently urged the
Importance Of obedience to law. Our Bel
mont Democrats were, many of them. so
far deceived as to suppose that the remarks
would be, offensive to many, IL not all Re-
pubicaus. They really thought. many Of
them, that II was terrible philippe upon
the Republicans. OF course the Rspubli-
cans were agreed on, the principle, a few
felt aggreved, because they thought that
Gov. Corwin believed we, some of Us at
least, did not agree with him,
Somebody had called US Black Republi-
cans, reckon, he supposed, that
we thidk the colored race have rights which
white men are bound to respect. AZ a set
off to this some one had called the Demo.
Gratis yellow democrats. The reason given
for this is that many of the first Democratic
in the sunny South stand in such a relation
to the hundreds Of thousands OF yellow men.
and women that they ought to love them II
they do not.
} He spoke of the reports of the investipa,
J ting committees of Congress, the, Covode,
J the Hsrper's Ferry and others. Urged the
reading Of the majority and minority reports
81 Of those committees. He also spoke Of the;
election frauds in which thousands Of forged,
naturalization papers had been used, oi
! the double voting, of over 900 fraudulent
4 votes by which Blair of Missouri had been
, kept out Of his seat in Congress. Of the
!, lesser number by which Howard Of Michi.
:, gan was kept out Of his se,t, by such means
q the people are deprived Of their ::choics, end
I II not arrested 1t must render ours govern
Q ment Of corrust government officials, instead
i Lof p government of the people.
e Something had been said about Q protec-
d tive Tariff and Banks. His views upon
i those subjects were known. He was in
II favor or them because he believed them use
y full to the free laborers Of the country. He
i desired an administration friendly to tha,
v interest and he was willing to commit those
e questions to II. %
o He would conclude by again reminding
1t them of the importance of voting, and o
1t voting right.
% At the conclusion of Judge Cowen'
y ', speech DR.. N. W. Junkins, the leader o
I. the American party in Bellaire ever sine
If there was party, was called out and mad
a few remarks, casting in his lot with tn
y Lincoln Rangers and enlistihg for the wal
:. He humorously and truly represented tn
Bell and Everett movement in Belmon
s. County as the democratic aid Society. !.
'e His sheceh was c ut short By the arrivs
y of the train upon which he had to re,ur
a home.
al 4. w. Fawcett was next called out b
,s the enthusiastic crowd, who seemed insatis
Up BILE with the good thing. We did not he's
to his speech and therefore are unable to re
~ port it, but Of course it was good. Th
70 people who attended that Convention col
rt ried home with them the fires of enthusiast
III burning fresh with zeal in the cause.