Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-08-24


negroes, as an attempt to wipe out the
powers OF the State consolidation, and estab
ish in the Federal Government absolute
monarchical powers. Another declares that
while a portion Of the Democratic party !
are wasting their time and their health. as
usual, abeut negro suffrage aud negro equali- |
ty in the South, the real question is not |
stated, namely, shall free white men in the |
South continue to enjoy the rights which |
have always belonged TO American freemen, |
or shall they bheld as a conquered people,
and governed like Hungary, Ireland and
Poland2
1t was also resolved that we mast resort
to the obvious means Of success. ln the
first place let us reject all schemes Tor
continuing the waste and violence Of he war
/ by which we are going deeper into debt every
day: let the army be disbanded and the
negro soldiers be Withdrawn from the South
ern States let us reject the scheme Of ex-
Guiding any white man from the polls, aud
from office in those States hy any subteriuge
whatever; and let us not presume to dictate
to any State, directly or indirt city, nor con-
tinue for day any intrusion into their
domestic affairs; and we hold that all the
schemes fol governing them, by Mr. Lln-
coins 1.-THE of so called loyalists, or DIR.
Johnson's plan of disabling the leaders of
the South, are unjusifiabIe.
The last regular resolution must be read in
full TO be al preeiatei
: Rcsolcol, That the Western Democracy
has been divided ON these doc rnc>, but tho
! accumuia.tng proLG Of bad designs during
and since the war demonstrated that they
must reconstruct their party Oh the basis OF
t State sovereignty, il they expect to rule the
D country; for which purpose, now is the
golden opportunity. On that foundation
n honest, istelligent men uf every party will
a have to stand. The E1sorn Democracy
t the Southern Democracy, the Western
e Democracy, can stand together on nothing
It else. The party has no other future. Bu
1t the eternal aggression of force upon truth
y capital on labor, despotism on liberty, con
c soldation on State rights, the Commercial
J. seaboard upon the agricultural mississippi
lr Valley, will be defeated finally and altogeth
Ie er, because this day, in this place, the faith
{. full men assembled plant their standard o.
ID the mighty bulwarks of Ohio State soveI
Of eighty, aud assert the equal sovereignty o
0, every other State.
IL The resolutions were adopted. ..
" The Convention then .proceede ed to non
c mate ticket, with the following result
of Fol- Governor, Hon. Alex. Long, Of .Hami
TX ton county; Lieutenant Governor, HoI
he Chiffon A. White, of Brown; Treasure
= John G. McGuffey, of Franklin; Suprem
he Judge, long term, Nj. Fl. Mitchell, of Kn0,
cir short term, Alexander A. Baggs, OF Hlgl
as land; Attorney General, Hon. Robe
I'm Hutchison, of franklin; School Comm
he sioner, James M. White, of fHardin; Boal
on of Public Works, W. H. Creighton,
ye Madison, and for Clerk Of Supreme Coul
I'd, V. Il. Shaw, Of Fairfield.
he There was no onDosition to any candida
ing except Chiffon A. White, and that "
nd because he was supposed to have q hank,
he ing for the flesh pots of Washington.
cy The Secretary of the convention declar
led that he was right in sentiment, and if d
IN. convention ofthe oath should Insult his go
ley sense by nominating Colonel Geo.
ose McCosk, or any other soldier he would
ter cept this nomination, but if W. MI lion,
the any other man Of bis class should bo no
for mated, then he would go against the SOW
eighty ticket, but other parties vouchi
gh. for the soundness Of Mr.. Whites p:incip
ch all opposition was withdrawn. Mr.. Bay
on was tho Democratic candidate for Supre
Judge last fall Hon. Alex. Long was cal
M, on for speech, and was received with 10
ood cheers. In his speech he declared the So,
,ert unsuhjugated reiterated the State rig
Ter, resolutions OF 1898, and declared thas
M. who had been nominated that day ara
tch- true champions of liberty and while he
,ob. not expect to be elected, he intended
rec, make the fight an earnest one.
the Thu, ticket is considered strong enc,
tho althonph the members were few, yet tn
it is no doubt that the party is well organ
the in some counties, and that they will
be strongly represented in the Convention
ern the 24th. Look out thec for stormy tin