Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-22

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s~THE Mcclellan Ratification meet
ing on Saturday might be fairly termed q
Grand F,zzle, for after two weeks unccasine
effort on the part Of the leaders through
the papers, through their secret organiza
tions, and by private letters, there were less
than two hundred persons present. 30 far
as enthusiasm is concerned there was very
tie gift manifested, except by tho speakers,
and they would occasionally stop in the
midst Of their speeches and move three
cheers for something or somebody, and with.
out motion no cheers were given for caudi-
dates, poles. flags, nor anything else. The
reason why, we presume, was that whisky
was ten cents a glass, aud the votaries Of
Modern Democracy could not afford to get
up their enthusiasm at such prices.
Mr.. r. S. Clark was the principle speak
er, 40 far as sound was concerned, and Mr.,
r. 4. Chambers was the most able, in point
of capacity to hold, as he commenced about
half past three o'clock, aud, with brief
in,ermission for supper, continued until
after ten.
Mr.. Clark said the people Of this country
were living under worse despotism than
any other people on Gods footstool. '
That Lincoln was q tyrant and usur-
per. y ~ That the people were
resolved to preserve their liberties by the
ballot If they could, but if they failed there,
he would inform the party in power that
they were terribly in earnest and would pre-
serve them at all hazards. He told the
people that under the rule of the tyran'
Lincoln large number of women, belong
inq to the first families" were confined il
bastiles in Kentucky, &c. We have neither
time nor space to follow him through hi
speech, but if the Democratic party OF Bel
mont county, after the abuse of the Admin
istration, the misrepresentation Of facts
and clustering generally, Of this speaker
thinks there is no freedom Of speech, w
would like some one belonging to that fra
ternity to inform us what further "libert
of speech" they want ,...
We are unable to report Mr.. Chambers
although we listened to him for about a
hour and half, we could not spare tn
time to hear him further, and it is possbl
that after we left he said something, but u
to the time we went away, and we stai
until the audiance had generally left, th
only thing he had said, and that was nc
. very directly said, was that our present di
ficulties were attributable to the fact tha
there had been departure from the funds
mental principles of the Government, br
we could not learn how, when, where, or
whom. 1t was really too bad for the PEI
pie, the Democratic people, to run off an
leave Mr.. Chambers talking so earnestl
without an audience. And the manner
T which it was done, too, was really too bad.
!. Bellaire man got crowd around him, ira
ing knifes, and slowly moved toward Il
3, West side of the National, from the stel
of which Mr. Chambers was speaking. III
''meeting' quietly followed the knife-tra
ing crowd and Mr.. Chambers was compell'
.. to face towards the West, so that the 81
=. shone directly in his face. literally blindi
him, when the crowd took advantage OF hi
70 and left for home, leaving him without he'
o. ers, and when informed of the fact he quiz
t. " subsded until after supper, when he W
n. permitted to finish his speech to the US,
. Saturday night meeting Of the Sons oil Ii
erty. M
During the pole raising Mr.. r. S. Cla
to announced that Zack Wheat, q dogge
II keeper Of Wheeling, would suporntend a
boss the job.