Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-07-11
THE SOUTHERN RIGHTS"
CANDIDATES..

CANDIDATES.
To the uninitiated it was little astound-
ing to see the Belmont Convention slaught.
cring such men as J. S. Anderson, Amo,
Glover and Samuel Riley, and nominating
men like Thos Parker, /. H. Patterson and
George Crisswell but they have by this
time learned, no doubt, that the old
Democratic test, is he honest2 is he ca
pable?" has been laid aside by modern
Democracy, and the only question asked is,
" Will he be plant tool in the hands Of
the clique?" The Democracy Of York,
Mead, Wayne and Washington were there
with some good men as candidates, but soon
found out that, although the convention was
very strongly in favor Of giving the South
her rights, " there was no disposition to give
Mead any of the "biled eggs, or York or
Wayne or Smith or Washington any of the
comforts that are distributed to keep men
faithful. These plebeian Townships may do
the voting, but it would be very unreason-
able for them to ask for any Of the offices
until Richland, Pultney and Warren arc
fully satisfied; especially SO, when it is not
necessary to keep them to the work, as they
are regarded as sufficiently subservient with,
out the influence Of promised reward.
But we designed to say something about
the candidates when we commenced this ar
ticle, and shall now proceed to give our read.
ers q slight introduction to the successful
aspirants to martyrdom.
We shall commence with the candidate
for Representative-Mr. Thomas Parker
He is native of Virginia, not particularly
noted for his great mental superiority OF
moral qualifications, but regarded as mar
of strong Pro Slavery, partizan prejudiccs
who has been guilty of saying some yer.
strong things on the Slavery question, a
well as on tho present crisis some of which
We may find it necessary to publish during
the campaign. His political prejudice ma.
be inferred from the following remark, mad
by him at the time of the large Republcal
meeting at Barnesville, few days befor
the October election of last year, when
was pretty generally conceded that Lincol
would be elected President. In the presenc
Of number of persons he said, "Well
the Bell men and Democrats have nothin
now to do but to commence and fight Lin
coins Administration. No matter wha
Lincoln might do, he was determined t
fight him. When his Unionism shall be O.
trial, we have few of his sayings that wi
satisfy the people Of this county Of his pc
sition. For the present, we shall leave him
with remark We heard leading Demo
crat, who was at the convention, make whe
he was announced as candidate, ether
is no use talking to me: he 1iN, he MUS
bo defeated.
For Treasurer, /. II. Patterson the pal
ticular pet of the clique a signer of tn
peace petition-formerly a Wing, now
Democrat-last fall candidate before tn
convention for Auditor, now candidate fo
Treasurer-in favor of |. II. Patterson fo
Treasurer, or some other Office, and anythin
} else that will secure that result
For Commissioner, James Alexander,
very respectable gentleman of Pultnoy Towr
ship-last Fall candidate for the san,
f office, on the Belleverett ticket, when b
succeeded in getting enough Democrat
votes to defeat Mr.. Massie, tho Democrat
nominee-on which account he will, n
doubt, get very ,oarm support from tn
friends Of that gentleman.
For Coroner, George Crisswell, "A Viii,
a Know Nothing, Democrat, an "any
thing to beat Black Republicanism, ~
IT WILL PAY.
For Prosecuting Attorney, j, A. Work
of Pultney,-tbe only unconditional Unio
man on the ticket, unless Mr., Caldwell
one, and against whom we have nothing I
say, only that he is in very poor company
but excuse him on the ground that the con
pany is not Of his own selection.
Infrmary Director, William CALDWELL =
tho only simon pure Democrat on tho ticket
Taken altogether, it is very weak ticket
and is very far from giving general satisfat
ton to the parties it is intended to represen,
This, in connection with the fact that il wa
nominated on the issue of opposition to til
war, will unless We are very much deceive
by the signs Of the times, secure its utte
and total defeat