Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-05
Dying Hard.

The st. Clairsvlle candidates on the but
tsrnut ticket are determined to ignore tie
decision fthe people in their case, and by
contest reopen the campaign. Some Of
them have had taste OF the dear peoples
money, and are determined to hang on it
they can by fair means or foul. They made
no secret, during the campaign, Of their in
tentions. OF contesting the election If they
should be defeated by the soldiers vote, but
now they ignore the soldiers votc entirely, aud
because they were not beaten on the home
vote, by three or four hundred majority
as they should have been, aud as they will
be if they try 1t over again,--they have
served notices on the Union candidates Of
their intention to contest, and fix the 10Th
and llth days of November as the time,
and St. Clairsvlle as the place, for taking
dispositions. We are glad they have done
this, as IL will afford an opportunity to have
the fraudulent vote, about which the but
ternut papers are making such ado, thor.
oughly sifted. and the sequel will show
which party has been most benefited by
that vote, and because we want these men
TO make their record fully, so that the peo.
pie may know just where to fnd them.-
They profess to be the friends of the soldier,
and abused the Republicans for refusing--as
they said-two years ago to pass law au-
thorizing them to vote. Now they have
right TO vote; but because they are too pat
riotic to vote disloynl ticket, these same
gentlemen ignore their right to vote, and
propose combined effort to disiranchise
them. sil u ua
The history Of contests and their results
Is not very encouraging to contesting par
ties, as they are unsuccessful in ordinary
essts 8 al o I five times out Of six, aud usual
~ result in the complete political destruc-
tioR Of shose who seek by this means to
thwsrt the purposes Of the pooph. 1t will
require no very great amount Of prescience
TO toll what the result will be, no far at least
ss the future Of the candidates is concerned,
when by the contest the parties, seek for
their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT to disfranchse
that noble band OF heroes who have been
standing like wall Of steel between the
desolstions of treasoD's war and the homes
those who seek thus to insult them; nor
will 1t require any more sagacity to tell what
the actual result will be. The parties may
presume upon the afiinities Of the Court,
but the Court will be determined by law,
evidence and precedent. Law and prece-
dent have established that elections are not
TO be set aside unless It is proven that
enough fraudulent or illegal votes have
been cast for the successful candidates to
change the result and the testimony will
sbow that at least four fraudulent vc tes have
been cost for the defeated candidates for
every one cast for the successful ones. 1t
IL not strange that these men should be do.
scived now, when during the whole cam.
paign they have been deceived snd misled
BY the oounsels and advice of the same men
that are now advising and counseling them.
II they could be deceived by these wet
nurses into the belief that they would carry
this county by from 300 to 1900 majority,
when IL required but ordinary political a.
gscity to figure up their defeat, it il not at
al wonderful that they should now be mes
Rsvised by them into the belief that thay
cad 6nd enough fraudulent votes in the
county to change the result, when the fraud.
ulent votes were oil, or near'y al. cast in
their favor. Whom the gods wish to
destroy they first make mad"
Let the successful candidates take up the
contest IN earnest. and silt fully and thor
.eughly the whole matter Of fraudulent 70.
ting, and make for these men and their par
~ srecord that in the future like Bauquo's !
ghost will not down at their bidding