Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-09-14
THE GAZETTE AND ITS CAM
DIDATES.

W. haNc duiihB Inc ldst lew WeekS
given our readers few facts in the po-
litical and official history of some of
the candidates of the Democratic"
county ticket, which the very courteous,
truthful, highminded e editor of the
Gazette says, without attempting to
answer or refute single statement
made by us, is "slang and falsehood."
We wish the editor aforesaid to dis
tinctly understand that we are not to be
diverted from our purpose, or deferred
in our efforts to expose his toadies and
satellites, by publication of facts,
which he cannot successfully contro-
vert and dare not attempt TO refute, by
a bypocritical cant about "filth,"
"slang," "abuse," &c.
We have not said single word
against the personal or private char
acter of any man on their ticket Their
public acts and official character, how
ever, are public property, and it is the
duty of a journalist to expose these to
the view of his readers whenever their
interests require it, and we shall not
falter in the discharge of this duty be-
cause it may give offence to the time
serving parsonage who edits the Ga
zette, and who is ever ready to
sSd hs hl G9 ;nppliIsn, Iaati hinges ofhs knee
The editor Of the Gazette, in refer
ence to our charges against Mr.. PAT
rERsoN, his candidate for county Treas
urer, says:
Nov, the Editor Of the Chronicle ought
to know that on the 10th day of January,
1862, the Legislature passed an act sus-
pending specie payment Of the banks,
and required the Treasurers of the different
countios Of the State to receive the notes lol
all solvent banks and greenbacks, for taxes
and every taxpayer in the county knows vel
that Mr.. Patterson did not require any
portion Of the taxes to be paid in specie. u
We certainly did know that the Leg
islature had passed such law, and
therefore we were the more surprised
and astonished that Mr.. PATTERSON, in
the face of that law, and in violation OF
its provisions should, on the I'd day of
October, 1862, nearly nine months of.
ter the passage Of that law, advertise
in the st. Clairsville Gazette that he
would require Of the tax payers of the
county one fourth Of their tar in specie.
If the editor of the Gazette would
consult his advertising columns he
would see that his statement "that Mr.
PATTERSON did not require any portion
of the taxes to be paid in SPECIE" was
false, and that he knew 1t was false
when he made it there is not the shad
ow of a doubt, for we had referred hin
in our last article to the time and plac,
such requirement had been made, ant
We can come to no other conclusion
than that he made the false statemen
knowingly, to mislead his readers
~"N W. "iS NV iSiJ III IllS HldtItT mere
ly to infer that Mr.. PATTERSON collect
ed part of the taxes of 1862 in speci
because he had informed the tax pay
ers he would require portion of thei
taxes in specie, but zoe are prepared q
Prove that he did collect a portion O
the taxes of that year in specie, ant
we give, from the names OF persons i,
our possession who did pay Mr.. PAT
TERsoN portion Of their tax in specie
the names of Messrs SHAVER q Smith
of Mead Township, whose testimon,
upon this subject will not be disputed
and we could give others il it was ne
cessary. " that "speoi6c" enough2
In reference to the Demand Note
the editor says: 4
'Aud as for demand notes which at III
time were premium-ths holders took Cal
Of their own interests, and sold them, an
aoue were paid into the Treasury"