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ROBERT e, CHAMBERS.

This very stiff young gentleman is the can
didate of the Secession wing of the Belmont
county Democracy for the Senate. He says
heis not opposed to CONSTITUTIONAL pros
ecution of the war; but all the acts of the
President in his war policy are 'unconsti-
tutional;" hence hisopposition to them, He
says the Union cannot be maintained by CO.
ercive measures. Why, then, wage war
of any kind to put down rebellion and main.
tain the Union, if it cannot be maintained
by coercive measures2 The fact is Robert
is an adhering Breckenridge Vallandigham
Democrat of the Johnny Heaton school ;
and, if elected to tho Senate, would take
great pleasure in voting for @. L. Vallan-
digham for the U. 8. Senate; and SO would
Tom Parker. Then, indeed, would Mr..
Vallandigham have additional claims to be.
ing called "thc proudest man in America. ~
and johnny Heaton would rank next.
Answer, Robert, would you, if elected to
the Senate, vote for G. L. Vallandigham fol
U. s. Senator; prorided, al,oays, that he
shall not, previous to that time, be arrested
and hung for treason?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03

"Vany one State, or any portion oftie
people ofaay State. oloose % place them
:ssss: ~ :sso@, e agI l1s Tsssnt sf,esglh q q
Mis Goregment, an, for ascertainin0
phether zoe hare a Government or not-prdc-
hcable, efficient, capable of maintaining It's
authority and nphohl,ng The po,ons and IN
tcrests uhich belong 10 a Government Nor,
ar, am 4 10 be alarmed or dissuaded from
any such course dy mtimations of The spiRing
Of blood. Ubtood is to be split, Jy Whose
JaSt .n 70 be spng Upon Mesupposiiion
lmn'ntdin, ii .oiU be Met fault Of those who
choose 10 raise The standard ofdisunion, and
sndcacor 10 prostrute The Government. And,
ar, tohen that is done so long as Il pleases
God 10 gre mea roice 10 cypress niy Seah-
way be By age, that rOire and that arm ,cW
be on Me side of niy country, for The support
ofthe general authority, and for the main.
tenance ofhe Rueys QIhe Uaioa -ISpeech
Of Henry Clay, August lst, 1850.
We are all, wjth our erery earthly inter-
est, embarked " mid ocean on The same COM
mon deck. The howi ofhe storm is IN our
ears, and "the HghtniaG's red glare is paint
ing he'll on the ssN and mhiic lie noble ship
pitches aud rolls under The kIshings Of he
tcares, the cry is heard that she has sprung
olea6 at many points, and that tho rushing
,catcrs are mounting rapidly in the hold.
The man ,cho, IN such an hour, ,oiU not pork
at He pumps, is either maniac or mon
aer. '-lsocrctary Holt,
"The conspiracy Is nop k,onn. Armies
Aavs been raised. nar's leried TO accomplish
u. There are onlj t,co sides 10 the question.
Every man must be for The United States or
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
the people, and are now, because of that dc.

the people, and are now, because of that de-
cision, or their unwilingness to submit to
it, arrayed in arms against the Government I;
threatening not only the right Of suffrage,
but the very existence Of Unconstitutional Lib.
erty. And the great question that is to be
determined by you, in conjunction with your
fellow citizens, in the exercise Of this priv
ilege on Tuesday next, is, not simply who
shall be your Representatives in the next
Legislature, or who shall fill your county Of
fees, but whether this Government is able
to sustain itself on the provisions of the
Constitution, and vindicate the principles Of
self government, or whether this great ex-
pertinent of selfgoverumcnt is to be pro.
nounced failure, and the rebellion that is
threatening its destruction shall consummate
its work.
Such men as Vallandigham and Heaton.
the sUom and avowed friends of those who
seek the destruction Of their country, and
who have pronounced the present war for
its preservation ''damnable war;" and ad
vised you to 'have nothing to do with the
unholy thing" who have gotten up peace
petitions and sent them to be read at the
head Of the rebel army, are arrayed upon
the one side of this question, asking you to
vote for and sustain the candidates of Heir
choice, ,oih no other object in pie,o than to
use the votes thus secured as an evidehAe
that the people of the North sustain them
in their reasonable course, and are opposed
to the prosecution of the war, and in favor
Of recognizing the independence Of the
South.
The other side is led on by the patri-
otto leaders of all parties, who have buried
the recollection of their past political differ
ences beneath the waves of the mad men's
revolution that seeks to overwhclm the her
itago of their fathers, and have united as
brethren, and sworn upon the altar of their
country that, what ever else may perish,
this glorious country must and shall be pre-
served.
The candidates on tho first ticket arc
known by their associations and by their er-
pressions, to be against the Government, and
in favor ofthe rebels. We have so charged
them, time after time, and they have not
dared to deny It,
The candidates on the other ticket, (the
Sd of August,) are placed upon platform
that needs no Interpretation, their record
upon the Union question is beyond suspicion.
They are kno,cn to be unequivocally in favor
of the Union, and pledged to its support un-
der all circumstances
Your duty in the premises i, clear. If
you love your country and her institutions,
vote for the men who are pledged to sustain
them. lfyou desire their overthrow and
destruction, follow in the wake of Heaton
& Co and vote the 4th.of.July- Hurrah- for
jeff Davis ticket.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
VOTERS OF BELMONT COUNTY

The right to determine who shall be our
rulers and servants is still tho privilege Of
American cirizens. You will be called on,
under the Constitution and laws of Ohio, to
exercise it on Tuesday next. How long you
will enjoy this privilege depends very much
on the manner in which you use it. THEM
stitutions Of your country are on trial 1t is
scarcely year ago that you were called up
on to exercise the right Of suffrage in the
selection ofa Chief Magistrate for the Ma.
ton. Amiuority in that election refused
to submit to the cousd tutional decision Of
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
ELECTIONEERING FOR THE
4TH OF JULY TICKET

The friends Of the above ticket were very
busy electioneering for it during the Fair.
One of them, very influential gentleman
from Colerain Township, became somewhat
excited on the war question, and, in sreak.
ing of our army, said, in connection with the
Lexington surrender, "Ifthe damned scoun.
drels get few more lickings they will learn
to mind their own business
Another Je5lop, who lives in st. Clairsviilc,
speaking Of the Southern Confedcracy, sud:
II would sooner live under JEFF Davis
Southern Confederacy than under this ID
Abolition Government"
All that kind of men are very busily
engaged in working for the 4th of July
ticket. Birds Of feather will flock to-
gether.'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
The M. P. Church on the War.

The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted, without dissenting voice,
by conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, held in Mount Pleasant, Jefferson
county, Ohio, September 25th, 1851:
Your Committee on the State of the
County beg leave to report that
WHEREAS. Our heretofore prosperous and
happy Country has experienced a sad and
sudden reverse Of fortune and prosperity /;
and, 1--WE tetfH
WHEREAS, This reverse has been the re-
suit OF an unprecedented rebellion ngainst
aud unprovoked attack upon the Constitu.
ton, laws, and Government of this nationI:
Therefore, u l-Ilf
Ipesolved, lst, That, should this cruel
and murderous rebellion finally succeed, this
nation is stained with burning disgrace
which neither time, treasure or blood can
ever wipe away. tet@
Resolred, 2nd. That the success of this
rebellion would be the death knell of civil
and religious liberty in this Country, and a
wanton destruction Of the great principles OF
popular Government, held dear to overy
American heart
tfesotped, Bird, That this rebellion, based
as II is on treason, perjury, theft and rob.
berry, must be hateful in the sight of God
and repugnant to the moral sense of every
good citizen, and should at the earliest pos.
sible date be promptly met and tborouehlv
crushed out by all the powers of the Gem
eral Government, aided by every possible
effort of every loyal citizen of the nation.
Resolued. 4th, That the Christian Church,
as she is projected by the civil Government
IN all Christian rights and religious privil.
edges, is under the most solemn moral and
religious obligations to stand up in this time
of our Country $ peril and throw her whole
influence in favor of the civil anil
military powers of the Government SC
cnorgetically put forth for selfdeience.
Resolced, .5th That we regard this grea,
calamity to have come upon us by Divine
permission as a chastisement for our sins; that
we have been guilty of the sins of oppres.
sion, Sabbath breaking and intemperence
and all these sins have been directly or in.
directly legalized. t
Resolued, 9th, That we recommend 10
each Minister and Preacher of this confer
elnce, and through them to the people OF
their several charges, to hold one prayer
meeting ut least every two weeks for the
blessing Of God upon the Country, and that
He will turn away His anger from us.
ltcsotred, 9Th, That all partisan feeling
and party politics should for the time being
he wholly ignored, and the Country's saliva
ton be held and acted upon'as the Alpha &
Omega of every political campaign, gener-
A. ABBOTr
W. H. MARSHAL,
NJ NJ IAI,f;ItfTN ~'"oe
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
Fight in Kentucky.

b Our dispatches give an account Of an at
tack by the Confederate rebels on Union
camp ut Mud Greek, and their defeat. In
the absence Of ofIpositive information, we snp-
pose that the locality is at Big Muddy Greek,
which emptics into Green river about thirty
miles northwest Of Bowling Green, and that
the camp was there to defend the locks on
Green river. The effect Of this fight and
success is rallying the Union men, who are
coming in with their hunting rifles and shot
guns. The accounts from other parts of
Kentucky are that the military spirit is be-
coming aroused, and the Union men moro
determined. II Cincinnati Gazette, Monday,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03

In the five regiments sent out by Connec-
icut there are but four mon who could not
yrite their names. These mudsills of Con.
heotieut have to fight Southern gentlemen
ike tho Fall River Rangers taken at Fort
Hstisras, where, in company of sixty four,
but five were able to sign their names to the
enlistment roll.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
"TO YOUR TENTS 0, ISREAL y

We have not thought it necessary hereto
fore to say anything to tho Republicans of
this county by way of stirring them up tn
a discharge of their duty in the pending
contest, for the reason that we have regard.
ed them as intensely right upon that ques-
ton, But, for fear there may be some few
persons who are indifferent and idle in this
great struggle, we have thought il advisable
to stir up your minds by way of re.
membrance,"
The candidate Of your choice is in the
Presidential chair. These simy traitors
that would destroy your country have made
this pretcxt, and are boldly endcavoring to
carry out their long cherished purposes.
They are aided and abetted in their efforts
by black. hearted disunionists in your midst,
that would, in order to cary out their feel
ings of hatred for you and your party,
paralyze the arm of the Government and
destroy its efficiency in this tho hour of its
fiery trial. 1t is your duty, ther, ore, to
stand by and support the men, no matter
where they come from, who are ready and
willing to uphold the hands of the Govern
ment, and are pledged to support itin its
efforts to crush out this infanous rebellion.
Come up, then, in your strength on Tues
day next, and vote for your ticket, every
man on your ticket, regardless of the ap.
peals that may be made to you from any
source, 1t is as good ticket as ever was
presented to you for your suffrage, and you
will have done less than your duty to your
country and yourself if you neglect to 90 to
the election, or, going, fail to vote for every
man on the ticket
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
Belmont County, OhiO.-.-Court
OF Common Pleas.
Petitions for Partition.
audrr Cochran rnurry -


A'1ands, Cochran John w.HA6MoxD
r,;,.h.,. and EiiaLeih Hsmmond.
Henry Hammond. Jane liainmonJ Jscoh Eaone
hn,nah Hammond and Lnura z Hammond tmiuos.i ~
.e honce .sI at The SPrsg Term 1851 Of he sbs,.
~ soun mey were made defendans 10 i've b. t;.ios
lor pariion sled in said Court before thar - ~ ~
% %sooye nsm.d Alexander Cochran Against Eli,.hs,s
whsrti slr said Alexander Cochran dcmands 4. r,IS
w .u, ,"1 ~ Mioowg described real esstr and the sssr
So s.r,s corsn ns.en ~ 20 tne said Elizabeth Cochran
.oenran deceased ny deed dated August iss3 and ~
Ses ..se ad w poles, conveyed by Joseph McKm srd
VIE ,aa decedet by deed bearing date April a ies1
oeing NE premises OF which said Robert Cocbrsu ~.
lais OF said county Of Belmont died sisard ana
ana more particularly described in said petition Az.
nots NO . and In Waliuee's Addition 10 ibe low. y
Marisve, in suid county " 'Ae 'o"h -
And ta, at the next OF said Court
ne haue ~ the said Alexander Cochran Tor an ords,
'na' paf'ion may he made OF said premises. ="
August 2o 6i-5w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
ASK HIM WHY

Democrats Of Belmont county, ask John
II. Heaton why he has refused to let you
sec, through tho medium Of his paper, the
recent very able letter Of Hon. james r.
Morris to Collins. Tell him Mr.. Morris re-
ques,ed he should publish 1t several weeks
ago, 'a ioHssss =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03

A WEsrERN contemporary defines Peace
meeting to be "a meeting to enter asolemn
and indignant protest against every effort to
save the Government from being over.
thrown"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03

The days have been very warm, but the
nights are pleasant. The vegetation is the
best | ever saw With little labor, we have
had melons, squashes, and sweet potatoes
oil Of superior quality. We have had ripe
grapes month since. Corn will do to cut
up next week. Everything seems to be
right but the people, they seem to have
gone mad. ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
Unconditional Union Ticket.

- FOR GOVERNOR,
DAVID TOD,
Of Mahoning County.
t,. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
BENZ. STANTON,
i9- Of Logan Count.
TREASURER OF STATE,
io.s G. v0INEE DORSEY,
ai1l of Miami.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
iai II. RUSas COwEN,
of Belmont.
a COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY,
JOSEPH III. RILEY,
-".H of Franklin.
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT
JOSIAH SCOTT,
Of Butler.
Nt BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
JOHN +. TORRENCE,
of Hamilton.
....H COMMON PLEAS JUDGE,
JOHN w. OKEY, of Monroe
SENATOR,
ISAAC WELSH, of Washington.
REPRESENTATIVE,
WILSON 8. KENNON, of Riohlsnd.
TREASURER,
GEORGE G. BETHEL, of Flushing.
~. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
CHANDLER w. CARROLL, of II Richland.
COMMISSIONER,
JAMES McGREGOR, of Pu!acy.
r- CORONER, s-r
JOHN WRIGHT, of Pu..s,y..
DIRECTOR OF THE INFInaAnY,
WILLIAM RAMAGE, Of W hseling.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03

The allies Of the Southern rebels in order
Of importance, are the Devil, the London
Times, and the Indians.
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Sherif's Sale

SAAOAAA y 0dlos
" ns"'o" lRr VIRTUE Of n
!. ysms. Mc,Sohsughry, ct al. Cd iro,n he csuT
.onmon Plrnsoi Belmont county Ohio viii 49, ~ ~
% ,u q, nn ''' ro'' door Of tho cou HoIss ia a. Csis
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1861,
between The hours Of 10 O'clock A. NJ and ,,.L,..
n; OF sad day tho following described real ss,s,s ~
wv: NV seing part Of Section 40. a. Townsh;p : .rx
,sange . M same being par Of the South Es, and
r. quarters q SAID seeis and bounded on The EsS tv
we ,arls Of Thomas NJ Cab. the Nonh bv n. i.rJ
oi Thomas Mccall and Joseph Mccall on Is, W.. -ns ~
snow orcuri.d W L NJ. Thornton aud on ,he sa,,k
usrt OF land, containing 40 Ssloo sere,
f s,i seeoad "ss' seig part Of the Norh.Eaa quars~
ol oeeuon NO. y Township No T. Of Rauvs 40
bounded on tho East by lands Of Charles X,iin.o, sse
.e North by ,h. first ecribea Of land And ne I.cS
occupied by L. NJ Thornton aud the seron line bstwes.
" ana ~ on the Nea by lands Of John B,~lsv
so acres. '"~''a" "esu, containing
First trnet appraised at S04 CO.
Second tract appraised nj s2i00
Terms Of sale cash ---t-.s-.
p. LOCHARY. speri,, M.....
Snenh oihee' ~. Clairsvie, Sept III isol.-oc
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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-24

AlAHtN AHh NMN NNAHtfys
The natural faculties Of each child are
e plain 10 careful observation as the sun
monday; and it is only necessary 10
now the mental bias Of child to ascer-
lain for what his or her powers are best
pdapted. Lot every father, every mother,
+ bil Who hope 10 call themselves parents,
thild at play. Suffer it to play as it will,
hnd note what sport attracts it, and where
in lies the chief pleasure.
3 Away with those horrors, infant phen-
omeha. Let nature alone, and do you, ig-
sorant man, keep your great, coarse finger
4 but Of delicate machinery, which, working
4 by and through nature, viii, at the proper
noment, indicate the course to be pursued,
HE development which is sought. Permit
childhood to guide you in the treatment
thereof. Nature is wise teacher
At infancy, the healthy body, incapable
of progressive motion, demands rest; give
then perfect quiet. Mans early life is a
J. ere vegetative existence; the BRAIN
gently pulsating beneath the Uniformed
bone, is not yet the seat of reason, but of
instinct; while nature then demands en-
tire repose, or at the most passive action,
Why should barbafous nurse and Ignorant
ulnlntI ulIal lHG llNtAt lOIln III lllGh EN-
broidery display il to the admiring multi
tude; handle it with humping vibration,
or spin it like boomrang in the air .?
Why seek the most noisy promenade to con-
fuse il with the uproar? Why pound it up
and down over hundreds Of miles in the
midst Of smoke, effiuyia, and all the rattle.
noise and screams incident to railroad
travel? Avoid those denominations called
L.. H. IL.
all those swinging motions which can not
fail TO produce, in a minor ie gree, those
very agreeable sensations, that pleasant
I lethargy, which seize upon one when he is
taking his FIRST lessons in drunkness.
What rcnown would that agriculturist
win for himself who should first invent a
patent, portable, double-action, self-rock-
ing cradle for sucking calves what an ad-
vantage to the bovine race.
When by pure air and its natural nour-
/ ishment, The child has becoB8 old enough
10 creep about, down ON the floor win it
and let il 60; give it a<all or something
10, creep after, and rest fully content that
when tired, the child wi cease its play.
not encourage, it to stlnN alone, lest bow
legs an! weak ankle, bf the penalty of
your too asslduous Gag Of your selfish de-
sire TO see your child walk before nature
has deertod it. When the proper time
arrives, the little hands will seek the tops
Of chair seaispths little body will sway to
and fro, erect lor the first time; soon the
FIST step is14ken, and then all is plain.
KeeP-S 1r books, your illuminated al
rlobt, your intellectual blocks, and your
abogtions Of toys-earicatures upon ma
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