Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-19
PARTIES.

been political parties in the country, and
there always will be; y and the experience
OF the present contest in Ohio demonstrates
the correctness Of the saying, for there never
has been time in the political history of
the country when there was such an imperi-
tive necessity for unity of action on the
par of all the political elements, and so
favorable an opportunity to unite those ele-
ments into one grand party, as the present,
and yet we are divided. If, under the
dangers that are now threatening the coun-
try, the feelings of tho partisan and the
aspirations of the ambitious after the no
toriety and spoils of office, will not triumph
over patriotism and love of country, there
ism room to hope thatthe political mounte.
banks, who in this contest have succeeded
in keeping up party organization on dead
issues will ever consent, either on the score
Of patriotism or duty--even to save their
country from ruin-to the ignoring of party
contests. Every true Union man in the
country laments over the division of the
people into parties, and condemns the policy
that has produced it; and there is no doubt,
when the authors of this division are fully
known and understood, but what they will
receive the condemnation they deserve.
The men who are managing the ftctton
that claims to be the Democratic party are
attempting to persuade the people that they
arc the true Union party, and that they
have had nothing to do with this division.
Let us look at this matter, and sec whether
this is true or not. After Mr.. Lincoln was
inaugurated such men as Douglas of Iii .
nois, johnson, of Tennessee, Holt, of Ken
tucky, Dickinson, of New York, Butler, of
Massachusetts,, the great leatleys ofMe Demo-
crattc party of the country, took bold posi-
ton in favor Of ignoring old party organiza-
tons, and uniting as one man in the defence
OF the country. And these men were met
by the leaders of the Republican party in
the same compromising spirit; and after the
fall OF Sumter, the unity of feeling and
desire among all lovers of their country led
to the belief that the spirit of the partisan
was buried for tho present beneath the black
cloud that overshadowed the institutions of
Freedom: but the mercenary politicians,
like the serpent in the garden of Eden,
were dissatisfied with this unity of senti-
ment and promised harmony of action. and
went to work with all the cunning of their
antitype to play upon the party prejudices of
their former followers, in order to secure
division of the people.
The Republicans had on more than one oc-
cason taken position against party action in
the State & county, and had given the assur
ance that they were ready to support men
for Office in this contest, who were kaown to
be Onion men, without stopping to inquire
to what party they had belonged; but the
hungry politicians, about st. Carsville, led
by Hcaton and Patton, instead of meeting
this proposition in the spirit in which it was
made, resolved on party fight, aud made a
call for county convention, in which they
speak us follows: TN viow of tho distract
ed state of the country, and Me importance
Of mion of all conservative men to hurl
from po,ce Me Republican party," &c This
was followed by the call of the State Central
Committee, from which we make the fol-
lowing extract: ''Resolve,l, That it is er
pe,tien to hold Democratic State Conyen
ton at Columbus on Wednesday, Aug. /,
1861, ,tonominatea Democratic State Ticket"
&c Showing clearly that these political
scene shiftcrs in county and State, were de-
termined to divide the people of Ohio into
factions and parties, no matter what might
be tho result; and notwithstanding the ap-
peal made to them by tho State Central
Committee Of the Republican party to unite
with them in calling Union Convention
to nominate single ticket in the State ,cith-
ont regard to party, the Convention met
and nominated a Democratic ticket and made
a platform, the substance of which is opposi.
ton to the "Black Republican" party.
This is the history of the party movement
in Ohio, and we ask every candid man to
say who is responsible for the division.
No sane man doubts tho result in Ohio.
These hungry hounds may succeed in hood
and misleading the ignorant and
wilfhlly blind, but tho great mass of the
part of tho Democratic party
are true to the Union. Such Democrats as
Brough and Tod and Dorsey and Stambaugh
and Riley, and such Democratic papers as
the Toledo Herald and Times, the Alliance
Times, Mahonipg Sentinel, the Piqua En-.
qulrcr, Trumbull County Democrat, tho
Capitol City Fact, tho Cleveland Plain
Dealer, and others in tho State, with the
Vests and Kennons and Smiths and Porter
field, and host Of others in this county, arc
laboring with all their influence against this
Sham Democratic movement in State and
county, and in favor of the truo Union
movement, and with this influence and tho
united influence of the Republicans there
can be no doubt as to the result, Tho victory
will be overwhelming.
DOUGLAS MEM