Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-16

The Gazette of last week, under the
head Of MORE Mon. VIOLENCE ATTEMPT
TO COMMIT WHOLESALE MURDER, con-
tained an article over two columns in length
Of the most malicious and incendiary char.
acter, full of falsehoods and misrepresen.
tations from the beginning to the end, and
designed by its author to arouse the animal
Of his party-its great com ponant element
Ito the commission of those outrages and
wrongs for which it has ulways had such an
uncomfortable penchant. The author ofthat
article-we will not say the editor Of the
paper, for he is evidently not is author--is
guilty Of very great act Of injustice to the
parties implicated in this transaction, in
publishing so base perversion of the truth,
in the premises, to prejudice public feel.
ing and sentiment, when he knew the mat
ter was to be legally investigated. But who
over knew a Copperhead to be guilty of an
act Of justice?
If the people Of the county and State
understood the facts in this case as they
will when it shall have been investigated by
the legal authorities, as it will be, and the
actions and doings of both sides made
known, the article in question could do no
harm its partisan character would be fully
understood, as well as its complete disre.
gard for truth, and its author would re.
ceive what he merits, the scorn and con.
tempt Of every honest man. But as there
can be no legal investigation of il until af.
ter the Fall election, it was thought some
capital might be made Of it, to bolster up
the waning fortunes Of the Democratic
ticket in the State and county, and for this
purpose they proceed to publish distorted
account Of the affair, and without delay
send to tho Statesman false and mischiey.
Gus account for State use. a1
Wo shall refrain at present, on the solici.
tation Of friends Of tho implicated, from
making any statement Of the matter, and
ask the respectable portion of community
to withhold their opinions until after the
matter shah be properly investigated. We
have no disposition to screen the violators
OF law, orthe disturbers of the public peace,
and when this affair shall be fairly and i'm.
partially ndjudicated, if IL shall be found
that Mr., Nichols and friends, instead Of
acting simply on tho defensive, as We be.
lieve they did, were the aggressive patty,
We shall chcerfully submit to the decision.
We would, however, Gull the attention Of
the friends Of law aud order to the follow.
ing extracts from the article referred to, to
show the character Of the men engaged on
the other side Of the question, and how far
they wentin violation Of the law after the
difficulty ,ods over: ttr. ..'G
AFTER considerable parleying. and threat.
ening on both sides the Omnibus starred
with its load for Morristown. Some Of m
Democrats threatening TO return that niSdt
,cih armed men and clean out and burn he
Abolition hole. So W
,.'Atter the Morristown Omnibus arrived
at Morristowp and it became known that a
murderous assault had been made ON their
tollow,citizens, and that Mr.. Simpson had
been shot through the arm, making an ugly
and painful wound, ABOUT FORTY MEN
ARMED THEMSELVES AND STARTED YoR
"We intend to hold meetings. We will
form PROFESSIONS. We will display and car.
~ banners, with notices of our own choioe.
We ,ciN cheer for ,ckom Il may sesm GOOD
unto US, and no man of either hioh or b,g
degree, shall interfere cifh w ,oih IupuNI.
rY in these matters And all such interfer.
ence may As we'll stop now as apy other
time. for stop Il must and shall. THE De