Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-20
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REFERENcE-We publish this week the
letter of Hon. Joseph Holt, Post Master
General, and after the resignation of Floyd,
Secretary of War, under James Buchanan.
This letter was written to the Postmaster
of Louisville, and is one of tho ablest docu-
-ments that has been published since the COM
mencement OF the present difficulties. -
Coming as it does from Southerner, and a
Democrat, it cannot buthave a great inAu-
ence, not only in Kentucky but all over the
country.
We publish. also, the last speech of
Stephen A. Douglas, the acknowledged lead
er Of the Northern Democracy Let the
followers Of that great leader read it and
ponder its contents--its noble and patriotic
sentiment.
The letter of Edward Everett on the
crisis will be found in our columns, and the
letter of Leonard Streiff, of Frankfort, to
the Germans of Kentucky; making "a mass
Of National Union sentiment seldom found
in single paper, and, on the solicitation OF
number Of citizens, we have issued large
number of extra copies for gratuitous circu-
lation, which will be sent to persons who are
not regular subscribers to the CHRONICLE.
We ask you to carefully read and compare
these letters and speeches from the oppon
ents of the present Administration with the
articles you are in the habit of seeing in the
other county papers, and then determine
which is Unionism and which is disunionism
H0-LARGE ARRIVAL OF TRoops A.
BELLAIRE.-On Sunday the 18th, 10Th ant
goth Ohio Regiments were quartered il
Bellaire, amounting in the aggregate, t
about three thousand men. The 18th, Col
Connell, is the one to which Capt Tallman'
company is attached. The 10th, nobl
regiment by the way, is commanded by Co
Beatty-the Goth by Col. Morton. The l9t
and goth regiments were quarted on th
side of the river, while the 'bloody l7th
was lying up high and dry in BenwooC
The 10th is by far the finest looking Obi
regiment we have yet seen, and comes vel
near taking the starch" out of the famol
Indiana regiments. 1t is splendidly un
formed and equipped, is well offcered, an
will make its mark in battle Leland Ban,
Of Cleveland, the second in the State, a
companies this regiment
We did notget to see any Of the 18th, e,
cept our own company, and we are sorry
say that their uniforms are not rery great
superior to those of the 18th, of which v
spoke last week. We are assured that ii
State authorities have utterly refused to pi
the swindling contractors anything whatev
for these uniforms. Right; and, ifpossibl
send them to the penitentiary to boot. ~
boys are all in good health and fine spiri
and, our word for it, will give good .
count of themselves.
There is feet of twelve steamboats, lyi
at Bellaire, by which these regiments are
be transported down the river The fleet CO
sists of the Kenton, Anglo Saxon, Diade
Venango, Mariner, Mary Cook, Hastihy
Eunice, Marmora, Economy, Sir Willii
Wallace, and the Emma. It is thought
some persons that their destination is I
Kanawha valley, others thinks Cairo is {
point. They are hourly expecting orders
move.
LATER.-We learn the regiments
Bellaire ut about 10 o'clock tod
Wednesday, A dispatch was recei,
by Col. Connell ordering them immedia
ly to Marietta, and in less than half an HI
after the receipt of the despatch the
steamboats, with their load were steam
it down the Ohio. Gov Dennison arri,
in time to accompany the troops on Ii
trip. The feet of steamers going out f
abreast with banners flying and drums b,
ing presented magnificent spectacle
was viewed with interest by the crowds
spectators