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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
BULLY FOR DAVE TODD

Certainly ono of the most glorious fellows
that is to be found anywhere under the
American flag is Hon. Dave Tod, of Ma
honing, There is no backbiting nor hair
splitting about him. He is an Uncondition-
al Union Man, and his course in this crisis
commends him to every patriot in the land.
First, as President of the Cleveland and
Mahoning II. R. Co., he issued orders to
the conductors of that road that if any pas
sengers on their trains should talk secession,
the train should be stopped at the first sta
ton, the money refunded, and the "sesesher'
put off. Next, at his own expense, he uni
formed military company that was going
into service from his town. And, lastly, he
has made speech to military company
from Solon, that entities him to the thanks
OF the country. It's a glorious speech
brimfull of patriotism, We hope our pa
triotic neighbor down-street will publish it.
We'll lend him the type.
You may have thought you had impor-
tant work in education, religion. etc. bnt II
was all insignificant beside the work now in
hand. Should the Stars and Stripes now
trail IN the dust you can no longer say, we can
dSHsn dr .Sa SaS,ss Ss snen ny Sess 5 ny st i
point. i may cost us all, but we shall be
gamers II we maintain our firm principles.
am happy to say that with the closest
scrutiny, and my almost wish that my pre-
dictlons on the stump should be fulfilled, I
am am trank to confess that I heartily endorse
dna oI.prore ere,y act Of Lincoln since his in
dng~dtion. ! poaH support hin, as soon
as I'ooud Andre,o Jackson.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06

"NoT so, however, with the Democratic
press; they have not had to strike their col
ors, but the same glorious Banner floats aloft
as it ever has done, as it may be seen at tho
head of our columns - Gazette.
Yes, the Gazette has got flag at the head
of its columns, sure enough, and it repre-
sents the views of its Editor he is in favor
of Secession, and has the nine seeded States
struck off-his flag has only twenty-five stars
on it.
We think the Editor had better quit talk
ing about the flag that he seen in the process
sion in this place in 1856, with sixteen stars
on it, as that flag had sixteen on each side,
making 32 but johnny can't see but one
side ofanything, and we mustthcrefore make
some allowance for him. We, however, may
be mistaken about his Hag-it may have the
nine stars on the other side, and we shall
wait to see if he won't turn it over before we
say anything more about it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Andrew Jackson Donelson.

We have seen ii announced in several pa
pers that this gentleman, the candidate of
the American party for the Vice Presidency
in 1856, has Joined the disunion party and
avowed his determination to draw, in the
disunion cause, the sword bequeathed to him
by that glorious old patriot, Gene1l jack
son. Well, men in whom we had more con-
fidence than we ever had in Mr.. Donelson,
have betrayed their country, and we need
not be much astonished to find that he has
committed the same great crime.
One thing, however, we have right to
expect from Mr.. Donelson. We don't think
that his fighting will amount TO much, but
we insist that the little he does should by all
means be done with some other weapon than
the sword he inherited from his great name
sake. We chance to have before us at this
moment a copy Of General Jackson's will,
and we copy from it these paragraphs:
First. | bequeath my body to the dust
whence it comes, and my soul to God who
gave it, hoping for a happy Immortality
through the atonng merits of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.
"Seventh. l bequeath to my well beloved
Andrew j. Donelson, son of Samuel D0nel.
son, deceased, the elegant sword presented
to me by the State Of Tennessee, with Mi,
injunction, that he fail not to use it, when
necessary, IN support and protectiOH Of on,
glorious Union, and for the protection of the
constitutional rights of our beloved country
should they be assailed by foreign encmie,
or domestic tiD,itOrs."
And now we say to Andrew jackson
Donelson, that he had far better cut his owl
throat with that sword, or cast himself upor
its naked point, than devote it to the ser
vice of those who are fighting for the de
siruction of ''our glorious Union. - Louis
vile journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Passed April 4, 1861.
AN ACT

mo. SOL AN ACT
Supplementary to act to encourage teachers institutes
passed February ., lsl1, aud the several amendments
thereto.
Section !. BE II enacted by the General Assembly of
the State OF Ohio, That where association of teoc6ers
o common schools, called teachers ms te has been
or may he formed by teachers OF more contiguous
counties the county commissioners OF each of said conn
ties nre hereby authorized to appropriate for The use OF
sad association, sum not exceeding hundred dollars
any one year from any moneys in the county treasury
not otherwise appropriated
See The moneys so appropriated shall, upon the or
der oil the county auditor be paid over the committee or
treasurer OF snd instituted provided that no part of the
money shn e ordered by the county auditor To he pail
over except upon the petition oi at least twe!ty practical
teachers residents oi the county in which such appropra-
tons shul be made who shall therein declare their tc
ton To intend the meeting of said association.
See - 1t shall be the duty o the officers of every such
tenchers Institute, o report at the close the school ex
nlers oil the proper county the OF each euchcr i'm
attendance the time ol attendance and the amount paid
ior the use oil the institute to the commits .ioner of
common schools within thirty days after every meeting of
the institutes account OF the moneys received from
what source, and how expended by them and such other
matter relating to the institute the NAV re-
quire.
Sec s, This net shall take effect and be in force from
and after is passage,
ED. A. PARROTr,
Speaker pro tenn OF the House OF Representatives
ROBERT Q. KIRK,
, President OF the Senate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Character of the Southern Privatoer-
ing

IFrom tho London Volunteer Service GaIcttel
1t must be bornein mind that those who
take out letters of marque do not go Nlt as
honorable soldiers or sailors, meaning to
fight tho regular troops and shipsof the ma
ton against whom they are commissioned
Possibly, II they cannot escape u cruiser,
they may tight hard to get away, but so long
MS they can they will avoid armed vessels.
They are sneaks and towards by profession,
rs well as robbers, What they goout for is,
openly and avowedly, to prey upon the weak,
to plunder unarmed merchant vessels, giving
wide berth to those whom they cannot
take at disadvantage. 1t is bad enough
that any nation or power, pretending to be
civilized, should encourage its own citizens
to engage in privateering. But to enlist
foreigners, citizens of neutral States---to go
about commissioning the scum of the scoun-
dreism Of the world, and bounding them on
against men of their own blood and tongue
this is an atrocity which it has been re-
served for the slave States to perpetuate. A
power-nation we will not call them-which
tounds itself expressly on Slavery, and in
auguratos its birth by the attempt to revive
the custom of issuing letters of marque to
foreigners, what part in the world history
are We to look for from such power as this?
AS to those Englishmcn, if any such should
be found, (which we will not readily be-
lieve who may accept commissions of this
kind, all we can say Of them is, that they
will have so wholly mistaken their work in
this world, that the sooner il is rid of them
the better. We most heartily wish every
one of them short shift, strong cord and
jump from the yard-arm of the nearest
man -of-war. a
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Passed April O, 1861.
AN ACT
mo, sci

mo. sci AN ACT
To amend section tyou Of act entitled an act pro
vidlng for the punishment OF crimes passed March 4
1s;l5. =
Section l. BE IT enacted by the General Assembly OF
the state oil Ohio, That section thirty -four of the aforesaid
act be so amended as 10 read us follows:
Section a. That il any person or persons shall admin.
lister to another with the nento destroy or take the
life o the person or persons whom the shall be ad
mnisiered, or do him. her them injury, fany per-
medicine with the aforesaid INTENT the person persons
so offending their aders and abeiors shall be deemed
guilty of insdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be imprisoned IN the penitenary, and kept hard labor
not more than fifteen nor less than two years,
See. Original section thirty -four OF the above recited
act which this is amendment is hereby repealed
Provided, that all offences committed while the sec lion
hereby repealed in force, shall be prosecuted and
punished hereunder IL the same were not repealed
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect on its passage.
RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
ROBERT O. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06

spent my time to defeat Lincoln; l
spent my money, l nearly spent my life to
defeat him, but no sooner did L hear the
news from Sumter, that the flag then up
held by Lincoln, had fallen, than thought
| was the most ardent supporter he had. A
neighbcr of mine, once County Commits
sioner, business partner of mine, a demo-
crat, heard was in doubt about his course.
He came to my house, and before | asked
him to sit down, asked him if he doubted
what to do in crisis. He said the id
Republicans had got the country into trouble
and they might get it out" Said /, "go
out y He looked at me, but did not move,
and said, 'go out and never darken my
door again And he did 20 out, and will
never return. 1t was not bad in his blood,
however, for two of his sons are in the 10th
Regiment.
Promise these men that when they come
back, as from the character of their Captain
McIlrath, | know they will, covered with
honor, you will invite them here again.
Again we say, Bully for Dave Tod
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Passed April o, 1861.
AN ACT

Further to amend an act provide for the creation and
regulation oil Incorporated companies in the sate Of
Ohio" passed May list, 1852, and to regulate railroad
companies.
Section l. Re il enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Clio That shall not he lawful for any mil
roud company within this state whose road forms nnrt Of
any 4, g d rdtl"ijt between points TO any
ohrr ih9 TO coNtrnc or agree with any person. with
any other railroad company companies having road
orlne o roads or forming part OF line OF roads between
the same points not 10 carry freight Passengers To or
rom such common points, nor shall be lawful for such
company To refuse to receive curry any freight or pas
senSers brought to il or them TO be carried.
Sec. =. When the railroad Of any company being
trunk rOnd, shall the same place connect with
orbr crsarirh ywo or more other ruiironls which
corS cs Tor the business from such trunk rail-
road, the company operating such trunk road shall carry
passengers and freight and shall churge and receive only
te sans ANA no more for transporting passengers or
freight gogio or coming from each OF s,c co,ect-
ing or tributary roads line OF roads for like service rn-
dercd as Tor another.
Sec 3 Each and every railroad company in this state
sia' snip all ireiyts that may within lis conlro, by
,hr raroau or railroads. over which the may have
bern ordercd to he conveyed by the shipper thereof aud
any railroad company whose agent agents shall know
hsy divert or permit 10 be Diverted amy frcgls hutnIay
come nldcf MS or llicir CONTROL from the ruund or rail-
roads over which the may have been ordered TO be
conveyed as shall forfeit pay to the rlroad
company conrnnes from which said hccn
diverted three times the amount received Tor Transport
hS sch rrigts aud such 0gcn agents shall be decni-
ca gmy Of ni>demeanor and unon conviction thereof
shui ne nhe not more than hundred dollars i'm
plisoned in the roIny ji NOT more than thirty DAYS or
no, at n, discretion ote court Provided that the pro-
VISIONS o ms net snail In no way Interfere with any law
inl ooiyaols heretofore entered into by any railroad
company.
Sec L. On complaint ofthe violation of any cf the pro-
Visions oil ths act by petition in other actions, OH
servncc ol the inny be enforced by niu cton n,
pnry SO violating said provisions, rnny otem shall
oc ii'ne W ulnn!eS to the person or company injured
Tor the injury sustained in conscq uruce thereof
Sc; This act shall take effect and be in forco front
Speaker pro ten. of the House OF REPRESENTATIVE
ROBERT C. KIRK,
Passed April II, 1861 ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Wings not good to Make Traitors of.

The Richmond Examiner warns the seces-
sionists of Virginia against giving their con-
flence to the old Wings, no matter how
strong may seem their synpathies with the
treason which pervades the Eastern portion
of the State. The following attack upon the
Wings will be accepted as a tribute to their
patriotism and fidelity. Long may it be be-
fore any who have claimed fellowship with
that glorious old party are dishonored by
the praises of treason:
eff the people of Virginia want any good
to come, Of its Legislature, let them meet
rapidly in their county meetings and neigh
borhood councils and organize the whole
force of the Democratic party for the elec-
tion this month Let personal ambition
sleep now; let petty jealousy and new con-
nections drop The old flag and the old cry
OF States Rights must rally the original
Democratic party. Without it this State is
lost forever. Let no doubtful men be cho-
sen for this forlorn hope of Democracy. New
converts may be very sincere, but wolves
sometimes put on sleeps clothing. The
veteran centurions of Virginia. ancient le-
gions should now be drawn out of their re
tirement. We should elect those men oply
who have always been Democrats, who have
always fought for the South, who have ever
served States Rights, and never bowed the
knee to the Baal Of Federalism at any of his
many altars Honesty, consistency, reso-
luton is what the times need, and to get it
we must re.organize the Democratic party
and stick to Democratic men. We have tried.
fusion; we have listened to the story that
times like these break up party lines, and.
oftederalism left on our backs. Virginia cot
a submissionist Convention by fusion; let us.
try to get States Rights Convention from
the Democratic party" 7G1
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06

Col. FoRNEY furnishes tc tho Philadel-
phia Press, a very affecting account of the
Ellsworth funeral exercises at the White
House. We give an extract Of deep inter
est:
While gazing upon the scene, and listening
to the religious services over the bier of poor
Ellsworth in tho East room of the White
House, many peculiar reflections suggested
themselves. Tho most interesting figure of
the group was Gen. Scott. He was dressed
in the full uniform of his high position and
entered leaning upon the arm Of his aid, and
partially supporting this noble stalwart form
with his cane, which he carried in his left
hand His severe, resolute face his grand
military air; the long and inquiring look he
bestowed upon the corpse his distinct re-
sponses to the prayers Of the Church, and
the eager attention he gave to the sermon,
were all strangely significant. Before him
lay the dead body Of one, almost boy in
years, who had died for his country; around
him gathered the great ones Of the land.
There was the President, still young man I;
on his right Che Secretary of War, not yet
sixty, and in the prime Of health; leaning
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Passed April 9, 1851.
AN ACT
mo. 53.l

To amend the act to amend act entitled an act defining
the powers and duties OF Justices OF the peace and con-
stables in criminal passed March 9th 1897, and
the act amendaory thereto, passed March 7h, 1s4a.
Sectonl. Be il enacted by the General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio That the justice issuing any warrant on
the affidavit Of any person for oese punishable by
confinement in the pemtentary may at his discretion re-
sponsblo for costs In the complaint shall be dismiss
ed in that information shall be filed and
eeued IN !e PROPER court OF oli q indictment be not
Tense, which acknowledgment Of security for costs shall
be entered the docketof the justice, and the justice on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06

The election in the 7th District (Gov.
Corwin's) resulted in the choice of Hon.
Richard II. Harrison, a member of the pres
ent Legislature.
In the 18th District (Sherman's) Judge
Worcester was successful by about 1000 ma
jority.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Shall Ohio Obliterate Party Lines at
the State Election.
From the Cleveland IIerald.l ]

We hesitate not to say that we hope the
State nominations for the fall elections will
be Union nominations-in every sense of
the word Union nominatiOns--union of
political parties in the nomination of Union
men for the offices.
Party-right and desirable, yea, even
necessary, in ordinary times, for the pre-
servatlon Of public honesty and official faith
fulness--should now, under the cloud of
civil war, be buried, and an 'era of good
feeling" established Through the entire Free
States
The war is of the South own choosing !;
inaugurated by the South in the rupture of
old political organizations commenced, as
the South saw fit, by undermining the Ad-
minlstraton secretly prosecuted by the
base perfidy of traitors and thieves, who
had secured official position and burst up
on the country when the Williams in power
supposed their treason had so permeated
every nerve Of the body polite as to COM
NIT one section fully to secession, and par
alyze the other section beyond power Of re-
sistance.
Party lines, at the North, even existed
through all this; ordinations and recrimi-
nations fed the hopes of the slave power,
until it supposed the North, by its divisions,
was bound hand and foot. But the fire up
on Sumter lighted up the slumbering pa
triotism of the North, it burst the letters
the political Delilah had woven around the
slumbering Samson, and as one man, the
Free States sprang to their feet, an armed
unit. The scene was sublime, and words
can but family whisper its grandeur.
In this uprising who can say that either
political party led the other? Who can say
with here and there n man unworthy OF
the name Of freeman-that Republicans and
Democrats are not all in favor of vigorous
prosecution of the war, until treason is over
whelmod, and the Stars and Stripes float
from every flagstaff from the Pacific to the
Atlantic?
We say, then, let us bury party in our
nominations. The plan of procedure we
care not to discuss; sufficient now to lay
down tho principle. Whether the nomina-
tons be by joint State Convention, or by
joint action of the present State Executive
Committees, or by Union County Conven-
tons appointing Union delegates to Union
Convention, we care not.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
THE UNION CAUSE IN MARY
LAND

The Unconditional Union men of Mary
land have nominations in all the districts of
that State for the Congressional election of
18th June, for the extra session of Con-
gress. The candidates are, Il. II. Webster,
Henry Winter Davis, j. A. Crisfcld, G. L.
Lcary, and Francis Thomas. These gentle
men are making vigorous canyas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06
Passed April 5, 1861.
mo. 5ll
AN ACT
To project agricultural fairs.

Section l. De it tenactcd by the General Assembly of
the Saie OF Ohio, That shall be unlawful for amy person
to exhibit or show any natural artificial curiosity for
any price or gam or shall set up To let profit any
swing, revolving swing, flying horses whrlgigs will
IN one,iourh OF ame of the fair erou Of any agricu
raj society in this state while the fair of such society is be-
ng held lharc unless such person shnll first have OBJ
tanned the written permission the board OF such agrcul-
tnral society to make such exhibition.
see q That ifany person shall violate the provisions
oil this act he shall conviction thereof be fined in any
sum rot less than one nor more than hundred dollars
and all moneys derived from the violation of this act sha
be appropriated to the support OF common schools.
Sec .. This act shah take effect from and after its
passage
RICHARD C. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT c. KIRK,
. President OF the Senate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06

The Government have decided to retain
MIR. j. j. Cisco, Assistant Treasurer at
the port of New York. He has fulfilled his
duties admirably, and the Administration
have paid proper tribute to his ability and
energy in sinking party predictions and re-
questing his continuance in his responsible
position.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06

THE Mobile Tribune suggests the impor-
tanee of fishermen preserving the mullet and
red snapper found in Mobile Bay, for the
future use of the Confederate army. A
famine is evidently ioresesn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06

II is,belicved that the Cabinet has dccid-
cd to raise new levy of seventy five thous
and troops for three years service.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-06

s.'An communica aions intended for insertion in the
paper, business relating TO the Office should be
adire ssed BehnOn, Chronicle ST Clairsville ohion
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Passed April IL, 1861.



ST. CLARsvILLR June Z, 1851.
hereby certify that have compared the foregoing lnws
WIN cory furnished me by the Secretary OF State and
that inl them correctly copied
C. l.. POORAIAN,
Auditor Belmont County.