Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-08-17

Martial that had tried them. He MORN.
ell over the bloodshed of the war, but
forget to mention that, while the war
was in progress and the sons of some
of his hearers were fighting in the
Union army, he drank as toast: "To
Tie unreturning broue--MAr THERE BE
MILLION OF THEM.
Mr.. SAMPLE CLARK was then called
for, when that gentleman appeared,
and, after a few preliminary remarks,
read from the BELMONT CHRONICLE the
address of the Oberlin (self. constitu-
ted) Committee of two to Gen. Cox,
to show the position of the Union Party
on the negro question-endorsed Gen.
Cox's doctrine on that issue-denounc
cd the 81 militia tax-pitched into
high taxes generally, and wound up
with an exhortation to the faithful to
stand by the "pdrty.
During his reading from the CnRoN-
IcLE he thought it necessary to apollo
gize for introducing that paper in a
meeting of that kind, on account, we
suppose, ofthe evident dread in which
it is held by his party. The only apol-
ogy needed was on the theory that it
was like "casting pearls before swine
Mr.. ROBERT E. CHAMBERS was then
placed upon the stand to recite his ster
eotyped speech on the subject Of call
ing people names, &c. He exhortcd
! the people to be calm, to,rcason, to ar
que, and hoped the day of good feel
! ing would return and then undertook,
| in the face of the fact that 500, 900 men
had been mustered out of the military
service within the past six months, to
make the people present believe the
army had been and was still being in
creased for the purpose Of fastening a
military despotism upon the people Of
the country. Long before he finished
his dry, prosy talk the great majority
of those present when he began had
left the room, and portion of those
remaining had gone to sleep.
:. While Mr. CHAMBERS was engaged
In his pathetic style, in urging upon
his audience the return TO reason and
argument, and praying for the return
of the era of good feeling, Mr.. A
YAUs-whom the St. Clairsvillc Gazette
in its lying article against r. II. Coon
RAN, Esq, sets up as q model man
was sitting on the table in front of the
speaker, with his feet up and his coat
tail drawn apart, disclosing to public
view large revolver, which lie had
strapped around his waist by belt
We do not know whether all present
were thus armed, but we did think tho
appeals made by Mr.. CHAMBERS tc
that audience to return to reason, &c.
were very much in place.
On the return of the nominating
committee, the bell was rang to brin:
the crowd together again, when til,
ticket was announced, and it was foun,
that ST. GAINESVILLE had secured
one Representative, the Treasurer, th'
Clerk Of the Courts, the Recorder, nnt
the Prosecuting 1norney-all the OH
ces that were worth having.
Mr., j. II. COLLINS then reported
the Platform, consisting of three res
olutions, the substance Of which was
A Democrat is better than negro.
the four dollar tax ought to be repeal
ed, and the National Debt, or the agree
ment of the Government with its cred
: itors, should be repudiated-afte
. which those who had not earlier bt
:. come disgusted and left, commence
! scattering for home, cursing the cliqu
and the ST. CLAIRSVILLE TICKET
Nj. V. B. MONROE, of Washingto
Township, who had been a candiGat
for Prosecuting Attorney, got out hi
. mule, mounted him, and took out {
:, town by the back street, cursing til
convention, St. Clairsville and til
ticket in the style of which he is sue
10 an efficient master, and thrcatenin
!, vengeance on all connected with then
On the whole, it was one of the fotes
deadest efforts ever made by the Den
ocracy Of Belmont County; and Ii
days work is worth five hundred vot,
to the Union Party in the County.
) TuE COPPER CANDIDATES.
is The ticket presented by the so call.
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