Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30
Local Matters.
THE CLOSE OF OUR VOLUME

This issue completes the 6rst volume OF
THE CHRONICLE since we took charge Of IL,
and we take occasion to say q word in that
connection,
We took charge of the paper at time
the most momentous in tho history of The
country. The rebellion which we are now
engaged in putting down was then in its
food tide, State after State was holding
conventions and drifting into the sea of Re
belliou, "a weak and imbecile Executive,
controlled by some of the vilest traitors that
ever disgraced Cabinet, was permitting
batteries 10 be thrown around a Federal fort
in Charleston harbor,-all the fortresscs
built on our Southern seaboard, with the
exception of Fort Pickens and the forts at
the Keys of Florida, had been seized and
occupied by rebel troops, under the direc-
don Of rebel Governors, 1.-The mint at New
Orleans, and the National Sub-Treasury,
containing immense sums. of money, had
been seized and appropriated tb'rebel uses
Later in the drama the flag of Fort Sumter
fell before the guns Of the insurgents, the
Capital was besieged, and the disastrous
reverse at Bull Run fell upon the country
like pail of blackness.
Through all these mighty eventswe main
tained an unwavering devotion to the cause
ot' the Union, sndlpf OWL and Religious
liberty, and used all the means in our pow
er to unite the peoplein support of our i'm
petiAed Government. ..FFg g-f ,
Our comfy went irto the contest with a
large, organized party, openly and unavow-
edly opposed to the war, and with two
presses, one of which, at that time,
,boasted of having ''the largest circula-
tion of any paper in the county,"
Sindictisely fighting the Administration in
Its s'efforts to save the country. Notwith-
standing this, we, to-day have more than
tone tt5,sand brave men in the field to uphold
the Union, the Constitution, and the Flag
of our Country, r..i..i a., q. ,.s', q,
When we took charge Of The CHRONICLE
it had considerably less than 900 subscribers
=. now, thanks to our scores of good. friends
throughout the county, it has 1900. Thi'
asa very healthy increase, but it can easil.
be bettered. rAH of our subscribers car
help as and the glorious cause to which w
are all devoted, if they have mind to
and we doubt hot they will Recollect
friends, while your sons and brothers ar
engaged in the field, yoa have duties t.
perform in the same sacred cause at home
1t is your duty to see that no halfway Uniol
men crawl into positions in civil life tha
will enable them to stab the Government
and your friends in the "lented field" il
the back. In 40 other way eau you NOR
.eEsstually prevent this than by giving
large circulation and q cordial support t
.yopr home Union paper. Again, advertis
ing and job work have very materially d
minished with all publishers. This enable
us to give great deal more reading matter
but "plays smash" with our revenue. w
are oosGdent the readers of The CHRoNIoI.
are now getting fully t,cics as much readin
matter as theyldid this time last year. Can "
not expect, then, that all our subscriber
will take renewed interest in the welfar
of the paper, and that they will still us
greater efforts to increase its circulation
THE CHRONICLE is the only Union pap'
in the county. 1t should have circulation
at least, equal to both Of the Opposite
presses. 1t can have, if DUR friends will
On our part, we promise still greater effor
to make it an efficient and readable pape
ia mn teHpANNy SIocuM" and "COus