Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-01-28
Close of our Third Volume,

Close Of our Third Volume.
This issue Of TnE CHRONICLE closes the
Third Volume oi the paper since we took
charge of it. Since it has come under our
control We have increased its circulation
considerably, and We believe its usefulness
very materially. We have tried to make it
a fearless and truthful exponent Of principles
which we conceive will enhance the power
and glory of the Republic; principles which
a million of our fellow citizens have gone
through privetions, and suffering, and blood
to uphold. The country. next summer and
and fall, will be called on to pass through
another frey ordeal at the ballot-box. AL.
ready the friends of disunion peace, at the
bchests of Southern traitors, are marshal.
ing their forces, preparatory to another des
perate struggle to get control of the Gov
ernment. They have proclaimed their pur-
pose to recall our victorious armies from their
fields of conquest and glory in the South
and to withdraw our fleets from the Rebel
ports. A general who proved recrsant TO
the holy trust committed to his keeping,
and frittered away the finest army ever
mustered on this continent, is seized by
them to carry out their purposes. The is.
sues are made. We believe ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN and George d. Mcclellan will repre-
sent the two opposing parties who will this
year struggle for the control of this Gov
ernment. Every one who knows any thing
at all Of the history of the country knows
what terrible effort the friends Of jeff.
Davis will make to succeed and every intel
igent man knows the fearful Consequences if
they are successful.
We conceive it is just as important that
these men should be defeated rs it is that
Loe and Joe Johnston should be whipped
by our armies in the. fold. In order to do
this, completely and overwhelmingly, We
must have unity Of purpose, and greater
effort than our friends usually exert. A
few hundred copies Of THE CHRONICLE, II
put in tho hands Of these blind followers
Of the blind" every week until after the
election, will do more good than thousands
Of dollars expended on mass meetings nexI
summer and fall. There is no mistake about
this.
The Union party Of Belmont County is
now we'll organized and thoroughly dis
ciplined. In the campaign last Fall we won
q brilliant and decisive victory. But our
friends should not, because we were success
full at tho last election, sit quietly down and
content themselves with the idea that we
can now carry the county without any effort.
Tho opposition carried this county, in 1852,
by about 1000 majority, and yet, in 1853
we beat thcm some 600. If We would be
successful we must oork-woRK-WORK
Be assured these insidious friends OF the
Southern traitors will spare no effort to de-
feat the Government in its efforts to pre-
serve the Union and punish traitors.
Every Union man in the county shoult
consider it his bounden duty to. not onl,
take his county paper himself, but to pre-
vail upon others TO do likewise. We ar'
desirous of printing live paper, which
shall recommend itself to the support ant
confidence Of every loyal man and woman
in the county. We will do our full share il
this respect, il the Union men Of Belmont
county will do theirs. We feel that We have
right to ssk this Of them. We have gone
to considerable outlay to improve the APP
pearanoe aud character Of the paper, and WI
believe we now print as good county papel
as is printed in the State, and yet there arr
TOO thousand Union votersin Belmont count,
who do not take it. And that too, on th,
eve of the most momentous political cam
paisn since the election Of Washington.
We have been compelled, owing to tn
enormous prices we have TO pay for every
thing, to advance the pricc of our paper
half dollar. We are sure every REASONABLE
person must acknowledge the justice ant
propriety of this. For some things wo ar
now paying double what wo did when W
took charge Of the paper, and we can 60
nothing except we pay at least so per cent
more than We did then. Under such Or
cumstanees there was no other course ief
for US but to advance. The large majority
Of papers raised their prices last year, and
We are very sure We would be better off to-
day il we had done the same thing.
Subscribers to newspapers, especially q,
such time az this, should pay for thsi,
papers in advance. This is trying tima
with publishers Of newspapers None o.
them are making money, and very many
have had to suspend. Under such eircum
stances, to have John smiths or Ton
Jones paper returned BY the Postmaster
stating that he has gone to Iowa or Texas
owing US two, four, or six dollars, Is YER
provoking We do not at all expectto max
tOrtnss while the war lasts. st any rate