Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-07-16
BRICK PoMERoY ON THE DEM
oCRATIC TICKET.



Now ne Gees rorn seymour ana Blair.
macy Reading Tor Democrats.
The Lacrosse Democrat Of July eth
handles Seymour and Blair-who had
not then received the nomination
without gloves. AS the Democrat, edit
ed by the notorious Brick Pomeroy, is
q power in the Democratic party, having
the largest circulation of apy Democratic
newspaper, it is of interest to. know what
1t thinks Of the Democratic candidates,
HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
We notice that Governor Seymour
made speech in New York City on the
25th of June, in which, the telegraph
says, he proceeded to reiterate his
views formerly expressed on the finan-
cial question" What these views are,
as contained in his Albany speech, our
readers are fully informed-preeisely
those affirmed by the Jacobins at their
Chicago Convention-gold for tho bond
holders-rags for the people. < saJ Z
1t Is wen known that Governor Sey-
mour Is opposed to touching the financial
question-wants to leave 1t to stand as it
is, all i'm favor of the bondholders, and
against the people-gold, and no taxes
to pay for the former, and rags, and all
the taxes to pay for the latter.
8 With characteristic sophistry, he says
that "our debt In not due until fifteen
years from this time" Therefore he
says its present discussion is useless-it
Is not q practical question.
Oftho fearful consequences of follow
ing Gov. Seymour's advice we have here
tofore expressed our views, and We now
repeat them, on the eve of the great event
which Is to determine the destiny of the
American people.
9 Gov. Seymour is trying to put the pub.
lie mind asleep on the bond question,
and stagger, and starve under the, load
of taxation, to pay the bondholders their
semi-annual interest In gold, and their
taxes In addition, by telling the country
that the financial question should not be
brought into the canvass this year, that
everything Is well enough as 1t 10, ifyou
will only make the country economize
in its expenditures, and that n generation
hence will be time enough to talk about
the national debt. - THi I5 7-a-it s"a
HOw false and deceptive ef1Jt.H
1t takes one hundred and twenty-five
millions in gold-say one hundred and
seventy-five millions in greenbacks, at
present depreciation-to pay the Interest
this drain upon the resources of the
Plowholders-Gov. Seymour proposes to
continue without change for q generation
or. more.
Whyf
Because he has not courage to grapple
with the question like statesman and
patriot! y.ai.
And because the bondholders have got
him in their tolls, and are using him to
uphold their interests
And ensiave the PLowHoLDERs!
FRANK p. BLAIR, OLD BLAIR, AND THE
BLAIRs GENERALLY.
It is reported that Montgomery Blair
SAYS none of the candidates now promi-
nently named, will receive the Demo
cratic nomination at New York, and
that the party can only be united by
bringing forward q new man.-lEx
change. .!a 300" - '.s :"
Such stuff as the above Is more than
Democratic nature can bear. To have
one OF that pestilent Blair family talk.
ing thus oracularly about the efiairs ot
the Democratic party Is the most impn-
dent thing OF the day. 4 .F.f' '"i ~.
What have the Blairs In common with
the Democratic party? Old Blair has
been virulently working against 1t, and
doing 1t all the harm In his power fol
more than twenty years, and during ail
this stims--embracing the whole Of theil
political lives-the young Blairs have
been ready and active co-workers with
their father In feeding his hate and min
istering to his thirst for vengeanc,
against the Democratic party. .l.,l.I3
They all contributed, to the extent o
their ability, to widen the gulf and In
crease the bitterness between tile North
and South, which led to the late tremen
dous conv'ilsions. They were In every
division and hostility, from the free sol
detection, under the Van Burens, IL
observation-disclosures and enei
neered by yaold I3lair-until the election o
Lincoln, and the Inauguration of aboli
tion diabolism in the Capitea of th'
Union. -.15 ..f1' s..I.. ...
One of the young Blairs. q member o
Linooln's Cabinet, the other, one of hi
military tools-the civilian damninl
himself forever, AS q public man, ant
placing All impassablel barrier between
himself and all true democratic fellow
ship, by u bold violation of the law, al
audaciOus defiance of the Constitution II
excluding from the mails all Democratic
papers which consplcuously differed II
opinion from the policyand measures o
the Lincoln administration, and wheI
respectfully asked by the parties aggrlev
ed why, and by what authority, sucl
action was taken against them, insolent
ly answered, as would petlllant boy
when questioned why lie had beei
guilty OF certain misconduct, did
because I had mind to "--and tn
military member of the Blair family
making his first demonstration in til
field, ny leading his regiment Of bruta
rufiians against the unarmed populace o
st. Louis, Unfortunately shooting
down In the crowded streets, men, won
en- and children, numbering by whole
sale an unotfendiug population, ant
committing deed of cruelty blacke
and more objectionable than any Q
which the infamous Suwarrow was eve
guilty, and, In contrast with which th
acts of fwomen-whipping Haynau, WHOM
the sturdy aud indignant brewers O
London somercilessly hooted aud pelted
appear decent and hum IN.
And this he, too, did" because he ha'
a mind to-" l.ra
And who does not remember that I'm
piece of political strategy-that charm
| ingly pure and honorable bit of man9
vering between Lincoln and younI
Frank Blair, during the war, when tn
latter, while holding generals com
mission In the army, got himself electe
to Congress from 81. Louis?,g ia ,aa.i