Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-09-17


SIR-An occasional statement in youl
paper of affairs in Barnesville and vi
cinity, especially the doings of political
parties &c. at this juncture, would per-
haps prove acceptable to your readers
l shall therefore take the liberty of jOt
ting down briefly, an item or two that
haveacQuire6 an historic alinteersti in ouI
community.
On Saturday the 5th inst, we were the
recipients of flood of Democratic orato-
ry. and sudden death which were two
rather remarkable and melancholy oc-
currences to happen in town in one day.
/ What is strange in reference to the
m.tter is that the cause of the death is
strongly chargeable on the Democracy,
and a legal investigation may rucceed in,
at least, establishing the fact that it was
dependent on it. Let US see. By refer
enee to the files of the great Democratic
light of the county--I refer to the Gazette
you W ill see that in the notices of meet
ings throughout the county, that one or
two of your fellow townsmen were an
nounced to speak here on the day above
mentioned. The time rolled around, and,
with the speakers, the crowd assembled
in Mr.. Gardners tobacco house, and a
very respectable and gentlemanly speak
er from your place, called by some of his
friends here, the Great Democratic FL
nancier of the county, took the stand
and descanted rather extensively on the
management of affairs financially, as
well as otherwise in our county. There
are some persons here of so little faith,
as to say that the speech fell like a wet
blanket on the party, and that it pro-
duced no effect whatever. L shall here
take the liberty to make denial of the
charge, and, therefore, state. that while
the speech was being delivered an inn
prudent porker, OF about one years
growth, not knowing any better, and
without the fear of unpleasant conse-
quences, while passing the place of speak
idg, and when Immediately opposite,
fell from his feet, and alter a few spas
modic struggles, ceased to breathe. Now,
Mr.. Editor it is the private opinion of a
number of our citizens that his porkship
died from dose of finance administered
at that Democratic meeting. DO you
suppose 1t could be possible? ? This should
be sad warning to hogs, and they ought,
especially to remember that as Democ-
racy and Benzinen Whisky are linked
together, so it is equally dangerous for
even the brute creation to come within
the scope of their anbOt9adi1g iflttu-
e,ace. But the crowning part of the
whole thing-the Sltnlneuna 6O'ounl of
Democratic aspirants, in and around
Warren Township, was announced to
come off on Saturday the 18th inst. ,-one
week later than the date of the above
recorded event, viz: the sudden death.
Posters were printed, and put up on
every thoroughfare, and in every saloon
in the place, advertisements were paid
for, and inserted in our town paper. In
fact, every arrangement was made for
the raising of hickory pole at that time.
True to the call, and to Democratic in
stincts, the unwashed, unterrified, but
thirsty q s'fdithfuL" assembled on the
eventful occasion. In spite of the.efforts
of the Good Templars, their thirst was
assuaged, but the unterrified, unwashed
condition remained in stdtu quo. The
pole was spliced, a long dirty, blue look
ing streamer, upon which, was printed
the letters "Seymour and Blair" was
brought out and tied on its top, and
strange to relate, the red, white and
blue flag of our country, beautiful as the
starry-decked heavens, was suspended
underneath. The hole was dug, and
with shout,-some thoughtless soldier,
standing near said, rebel yell, n-they
went for it. and after laboring for some
2 or hours, inspired by both fidelity TO
party, and supply of "benzine" they
failed, and to-day, their pole, stripped Of
its flag and streamer, lies ingloriously in
the middle of the street, monument of
the folly of the unterrified in Warren
Township. Mr.. Editor, it was unques-
tionably failure, and the Republicans
of Warren Township look upon the mat
ter as symbolical of the downfall Of Sey-
mour and Blair after the November cleo
tion.. We have inscribed upon our ban
ner "GRANr, COLFAX AND VICTORY -
and we are determined to roll up au in
creased majority for the Republican
candidates at the fall elections, and here
by state if any other township in the
county can beat us i'm Republican gains
over the last gubernatorial election, let
them propel and report. L. II.
Bar7aesviye, O.,Sept. IA, 1868.